Kickoff (Cape Town)
21 November 2008
Goals galore and soccer action aplenty is on the cards when Diski-5-Gauteng province soccer action takes Sandton's Mandela Square by storm today (from 16h00) and Sunday, November 23 (from 15h00).
The five-a-side soccer competition is a part of the Gauteng Provincial Government's hosting of the world's premier soccer exhibition Soccerex, at the Sandton Convention Centre from November 23-26.
The soccer tournament, contested by the boys Under-17 and ladies open categories, has been played out at the five Safa Gauteng regions, namely Sedibeng, West Rand, Vaal, Ekurhuleni and Tshwane.
Matches are played on a 5-minutes-per-half basis.
Matches today will be played on a round robin basis with the top two sides in the respective competitions qualifying to compete in the showpiece finals.
The ultimate champions of the boys and ladies competitions, will each received shopping vouchers and a chance to be coached for an afternoon by leading trainers from the David Beckham Academy in SA.
Teams in the hunt for honours in the boys Under-17 competition are Newcastle (Tshwane), Scheepers (West Rand), Gunners (Johannesburg), Madagascar (Sedibeng) and Sanders United (Ekurhuleni).
The ladies title will be decided between Golden Girls (Johannesburg), Parma Ladies (West Rand), Halleluya Young Angels (Tshwane), Luso Africa (Ekurhuleni) and VUT Girls (Sedibeng).
As part of the build up to the soccer action, Gauteng's leading Teka Diski ball juggling sensations will be on hand to thrill the crowd with their tricky techniques. Add in music and other forms of entertainment, and Mandela Square is the place to be for Diski-5-Gauteng Province soccer fun and flair.
Gauteng MEC: Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture, Ms Barbara Creecy said: "The chance to strive for soccer success on the internationally renowned Mandela Square in Sandton is certain to take the motivation and skills levels of the players to even greater heights, and I am confident that the soccer action will be one of the highlights of the Gauteng Provincial Government's hosting of Soccerex in Johannesburg for the second consecutive year.
"The Gauteng Province is known in sporting circles as 'the Home of Champions' and I am sure that the level of soccer on display will give our influx of Soccerex-bound international visitors a healthy indication of our country's passion for soccer ahead of the Fifa 2009 Confederations Cup and Fifa 2010 World Cup, both to be held in SA."
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