A count down to the inaugural Bokone Bophirima Maize Triangle Challenge
With less than five days left before staging of the much awaited Bokone Bophirima Maize Triangle Challenge, the Provincial Government says it is bracing itself for an influx of about 20 000 soccer fans for Saturday’s soccer tournament, which has attracted huge interest from not only around Bokone Bophirima, Free State and Mpumalanga Provinces, but from the neighbouring Botswana as well.
Bokone Bophirima Maize Triangle Challenge is a one-day soccer tournament which the Provincial Government initiated as part of the bigger vision to rebrand, reposition and renew the Province. This tournament will be hosted at Moruleng Stadium on the 11 of July 2015.
It is anticipated that Bokone Bophirima Maize Triangle Challenge will not just be a preeminent soccer event of its kind, but an activity that will boost the development of Small Medium Micro Enterprise.
“To ensure that local Small, Medium and Micro-sized Enterprises (SMMEs) participate and benefit from the hosting of this tournament, the Local Organising Committee has invited all SMMEs to attend a briefing and registration session that is scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday this week”, explained Brian Setswambung, the Acting Provincial Spokesperson, who urged vendors who wish to market and sell their products during the tournament to attend this important session. The briefing sessions will be held at Moruleng Stadium, from 09h00 until 13h00 during these two days.
In an effort to equip young talent with skills for professional football, a soccer clinic for 200 youngsters selected from around Moses Kotane Local Municipality will be held at the Holy Family School in Mogwase on Friday, 10 July, from 10h00. The clinics will be conducted by professional footballers from the four teams participating in the Bokone Bophirima Maize Triangle Challenge.
The draw for this inaugural tournament was conducted on the 11th of June 2015 at Delareyville which falls within the Province’s maize triangle region. Platinum Stars will face Township Rollers in the first semi-final which will start at 10h00, while the second semi-final will be a mouth watering clash between Bloemfontein Celtics and Mpumalanga Black Aces. The finals will start at 17h00.
Tickets for full day soccer spectacular are available at Computickets and its outlets, and continue to sell fast. Residents are encouraged to buy tickets and be part of this historic event in the Bokone Bophirima Province; an event well thought-out to be a family affair, filled with entertainment for the young and old.
