The winners of the Johannesburg regional Diski-5-Aside football tournament have vowed to win the finals and bring the cup to Soweto. Co-Chester United (girls) and Braamfischer Manchester (boys) both from Dobsonville in Soweto have sounded a warning to other regional teams which are yet to play their games.
The multi-skilled and exciting Braamfischer Manchester, who won seven to one in the final, went through the tournament without loosing a single match and recorded over 30 goals. The tournament, which will run over the next five weekends in different Gauteng regions, got off to a brilliant start with about 10 boys and eight girls teams from around the Johannesburg region taking part.
It (tournament) is held in collaboration with the six South African Football Association Structures (SAFA) structures across the regions. It seeks to strengthen the development of soccer among the youth towards 2010 and beyond. The partnership by the Gauteng Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation is to also to use it as part of the build-up to the 2009 Soccerex later this year to be held from 28 November to 2 December.
Soccerex is the ultimate soccer business exhibition which has been held in South Africa for the past two years. Regional winners will fight it out at the provincial finals during the expo where the winners will receive trophies and medals as well as coaching clinics from the David Beckham Academy.
The next games will be held and hosted by the West Rand region on Saturday 17 October at the Toekomsrus stadium.
Issued b: Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation, Gauteng Provincial Government
13 October 2009
Source: Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation, Gauteng Provincial Government (http://www.srac.gpg.gov.za/)
