Mninginisi are Mayor’s Cup champions

This comes after the two teams in the men’s soccer category of the Greater Giyani Municipality tournament drew 0-0 on the field forcing the match to go to a penalty shootout to find the winner. Since both teams came prepared and determined to win the tournament, the match was not easy. When it eventually came to the penalty shootout, two players from Mbatlo Hastalavista panicked and hit the posts.

While their goalkeeper Xikombelo Nghonyama managed to save one penalty shot, this did not do much to level the score against their opponent; hence they ended up losing the match against Gezani United. The tournament attracted spectators from both local and district municipalities, as well as scouts from big teams in the PSL, who were looking to find potential players among the teams participating in the tournament.

“We specifically requested that the youth is represented among the players because we wanted to give them a platform where they could be spotted by scouts working for teams playing at a professional level,” said the mayor as she congratulated the winners. “I would like to thank everybody that has supported this tournament including the participants.

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I hope you will all return next year for the same tournament. Those of you who lost today must understand that it is not the end of the world. Come again next year to try your luck,” she said. Mninginisi Gezani United walked away with R22 100, 24 gold medals plus two soccer kits and two balls.

The runner-up received R17 100 with 24 silver medals, kits and soccer balls. The team that ended third received R10 100, plus 24 bronze medals and one soccer kit plus a soccer ball, followed by an R8100 prize for fourth place.