Klass Mothapo High school from Ga-Mothapo
in Polokwane are the new Limpopo champions of the COPA Coca-Cola U15
Football Tournament.
The school won the provincial tournament hosted by Coca-Cola in conjunction
with the South African Schools Football Association (SASFA), held at the
Nkowankowa Stadium in Tzaneen on Saturday after beating Hudson Ntsanwisi
Secondary School from Mopani 4 – 0 in the final.
COPA Coca-Cola is a global initiative that gives millions of young football
fans a chance to come together and celebrate their passion for football, and
also affords them the opportunity to realise their greatest potential by
living an active healthy lifestyle.
The South African initiative searches for raw talent to find the best U15
school teams, as well as the most promising U15 talent in the country, by
conducting level-by-level knockout competitions.
Furthermore, COPA Coca-Cola has added a new innovation to the 2015 edition
of the tournament through the new ‘Which Part Will You Play’ campaign which
recognises that every footballer plays an important role in their team
beyond football skills. Coca-Cola will be selecting an invitational side,
which will travel to the COPA Coca-Cola National Finals, comprising of 11
individuals who epitomise the key components which make up a successful
football team.
Siyabonga Maphanga, a central defender from Manoke Secondary School in
Sekhukhune was selected to join the invitational side after being identified
as ‘The impossible’ for his display of impressive and clinical defensive
efforts in ensuring his team keeps a clean sheet.
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“I am overwhelmed and grateful to Coca-Cola for the once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity they have offered me, it is really a dream come true. Earlier
this year I persuaded our coach to register us for the COPA Coca-Cola, all I
wanted was to play in the tournament, not knowing that I would be seen and
selected to play at the National Finals by someone of Andrew Rabutla’s
stature.” said Maphanga.
Also joining Maphanga will be defensive midfielder Amukelani Maboko from
Hudson Ntswanisi High School in Mopani. Although his team lost in the final
Maboko played a crucial role in making sure they reached the finals. He was
identified, as “The machine” for his ability to control the midfield and for
the quality of his deliveries into the box.
Both Maphanga and Maboko will join the nine other character selectees at the
COPA Coca-Cola National Finals scheduled for 23-26 September 2015.
LIMPOPO RESULTS
TEAMS
. Hudson Ntswanisi Secondary School – Mopani Region
. Klass Mothapo Secondary School – Capricorn Region
. Manoke Secondary School – Sekhukhune Region
. Centauri Combined School – Vhembe Region
. Bela-Bela High School – Waterberg Region
STREAM A
TEAM
RESULTS
TEAM
Hudson Ntswanisi Secondary School
0 – 0
Centauri Combined School
Centauri Combined School
0 – 1
Hudson Ntswanisi Secondary School
STREAM B
TEAM
RESULTS
TEAM
Klass Mothapo Secondary School
3 – 3
Manoke Secondary School
Bela-Bela High School
0 – 4
Klass Mothapo Secondary School
Manoke Secondary School
1 – 0
Bela-Bela High School
FINAL
TEAM
RESULTS
TEAM
Hudson Ntswanisi Secondary School
4 – 0
Klass Mothapo Secondary School
Klass Mothapo will now join St Marks Secondary School (Mpumalanga), St
Francis College (KwaZulu-Natal) Moroka Secondary School (Free State) Luckoff
Secondary School (Western Cape), Sol Platies Secondary School (North West),
Molly Blackburn High School (Eastern Cape) and Steynville High School
(Northern Cape) in the COPA Coca-Cola National Finals list. The eight teams
will wait for the remaining finalists to be determined in the remaining
Provincial Finals.
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