Midrand LFA Women’s League held a top-eight tournament to give ladies some minutes before the new season begins
Midrand LFA Woman’s League held a small preseason tournament at the Eduvos campus.
‘Girls with dreams become women with vision’ is the motto for the members of the Midrand Local Football Association (LFA) Woman’s League.
Coach for the M.Superstars, Katlego Tlhako, said, “The tournament aims to not only revive the clubs of the Midrand LFA Woman’s League but also gives the players hope before the new season begins as the previous season had been abandoned due to unforeseen challenges.”
In the first match of the tournament, Chloorkop S. Eagles faced off against the home defenders.
Ntando Ndwandwe, captain and striker for the Eagles, slotted in two goals to put the Eagles through to the next round.
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Ndwandwe said that it was extremely difficult as a lot of their players were unavailable for the tournament but as the captain, she had to make a plan and she attributed the success of the club to their rigid defence and commitment to the team.
The second match-up saw Man Drill Ladies comfortably beat M.Superstars Ladies.
“The coach told us to just be ourselves, and play the way we play because there is no other way to play,” said Morongwa Mashishi, the striker and midfielder of Man Drill Ladies.
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Fire Sisters FD made light work of Nkulisa Queens who only had eight players on the field, beating them 5–1 to progress to the tournament’s semi-finals.
Super Midrand Spurs came from behind to beat Vossies Ladies 2–1 to conclude the first-round proceedings.
In the semi-finals, the Eagles saw off Fire Sisters FD 3–2 while Super Midrand Spurs crashed out of the tournament losing 2–0 to Man Drill Ladies.
This a tightly contested final between Man Dill Ladies and Chloorkop S. Eagles and it was the Eagles that soared as they clinched the title 2–1 in what can only described as tightly contested penalty shootouts.
All participants received participation medals to keep them motivated and looking forward to the start of the new season.
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