Future soccer stars shine at soccer tournament at Birch Acres

Sports Plus Academy (SPA) hosted a successful soccer tournament at the Birch Acres Primary soccer fields on November 24.

The winners of the tournament are the u-10s from Birch Acres Primary, u-12s from Sports Plus Academy and the u-15s from Basta Football Club.

SPA saw the need to host the tournament because it realised that there are children who need recognition in Kempton Park and Tembisa.

“The tournament is to keep the kids away from the streets, drugs and crime. We just want to keep them active and make sure that the kids are safe,” said Calvin Segoale, director of SPA.

The academy launched in July and hosted a series of tournaments throughout the year. Segoale says he has been playing soccer for a while and developed a few connections with Dynamos Football Club, Black Leopards Football Club and Polokwane City Football Club and now wants to link the children to these major football clubs for their development.

Eighteen teams participated in the tournament, u-10, u-12 and u-15. Some of the teams were from Birch Acres Primary, Edenvale Primary and Little Stars Football Club from Tembisa. There were also scouts from Kaiser Chiefs, Tuks and Highlands Park.

The tournament ended off with teams celebrating their wins with music and dancing.