Shell Kgapane U17 Top 8 soccer Tournament is set to take place this weekend.
By: Refilwe Sebola
In a bid to revive football in Kgapane township, Shell Kgapane is sponsoring an inaugural top 8 soccer tournament for U17 teams.
The one day tournament is set to start in earnest this Saturday at 09h00 in Kgapane stadium. Winners of the tournament will receive R1500 cash, a trophy and gold medals while the runner-up will pocket home R900 and silver medals. One of the Directors of Shell Kgapane Michael Selomo expressed his appreciation for an opportunity afforded to them to give back to the community.
“We are very excited to have been given such an opportunity to give back to the community. We believe that through this kind of initiatives more great players like Benni McCarthy will emerge. we hope and believe that the next generation of young players will be impacted by these young players and we also urge other companies to also come on board to sponsor youth soccer development” he said. The fixture is as follows Rasta fc vs Barcelona, Tshepo Academy vs king’s court Academy, Mashona vs Goalbusters Life Academy vs Ramohlala.