Two learners to compete for Egypt CAF trip
In celebration of the sponsorship and in the spirit of African sports talent, Total South Africa is partnering with 32 schools across the country to ignite football talent and nurture the soccer culture.
The Total Group is a proud sponsor of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the title sponsor for the Total Africa Cup of Nations 2019 in Egypt, which will kick off on Friday, 21 June.
In celebration of the sponsorship and in the spirit of African sports talent, Total South Africa is partnering with 32 schools across the country to ignite football talent and nurture the soccer culture. The school games will make provision for 14 boys and 14 girls in each grade to play a soccer game to stand a chance to be selected as the top boy and girl player of their grade. These top players will then participate in skills-based soccer activities where a talent scout will select the best players from each school. The winners from each school will be part of a lucky draw to win tickets to attend one of the Bafana Bafana Games in Egypt.
One of the schools participating in the tournament, Thusong Primary School, held its soccer matches on Tuesday, 4 June, with the learners from Grade 4 to Grade 7 competing among themselves. Two learners were selected to compete on the national level with other learners to stand a chance to win the trip to Egypt. Keamogetse Monegi, who is in Grade 4, won the boys’ category and Kamogelo Maponya, who is in Grade 7, won the girls’ category.
Total signed a partnership agreement with CAF in 2016, becoming the official title sponsor of African football for eight years. Total became the title sponsor of 10 competitions – three inter-club and seven nationals. The partnership started in 2017 in Gabon, with the prestigious Africa Cup of Nations, which was renamed the Total Africa Cup of Nations.
In addition to the soccer activities, there will be a safety session at each school to highlight the importance of road safety in a fun and engaging way. Each learner will be given an educational Road to Safety activity booklet with colouring-in pencils and reflective stickers that can be worn on clothing to be more visible on the road.
