Another opportunity for Bela-Bela soccer player

Bela-Bela Soccer Academy continues to inspire and produce quality players.

The latest gem is James Nkiya Ndlovu, who was this week taken through an assessment by Caf Champions League title-holders Mamelodi Sundowns FC.

He was scheduled to spend three days with the Pretoria-based club, starting from Monday 9 December.

According to Bela-Bela Soccer Academy sources, the 18-year-old central midfielder arrived at the Mamelodi Sundowns Chloorkop estate on Sunday 8 December.

The Pretoria team’s scouts identified Ndlovu during the Kay Motsepe Schools Cup at the provincial leg of the finals in Polokwane in recent weeks.

Another Bela-Bela Soccer Academy player, Joseph Sebola, has since signed on the dotted line for Giyani-based Ndengeza FC, which is campaigning in the third-tier ABC Motsepe League.

Itumeng Hlongwane, another product of the academy, has signed with the Kaiser Chiefs development structures.

— The BEAT