North Durban soccer players keep their eye on the ball
It saw 108 aspiring Bafana Bafana and Banyana Banyana players losing and gaining possession and then heading towards the goals to lodge the ball in the back of the net.
THE Amaoti Sports Ground hosted players from two local primary schools and three high schools in a day of sporting exertion and great camaraderie as they vied for top honours urged on by their enthusiastic peers.
The occasion was The Domino Foundation’s Soccer Tournament organised by Life Skills’ youth worker Scelo Miya.
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“We wanted to organise something where young people from across Amaoti all came together with the same team spirit to support and uplift each other, no matter what we may call the occasion – football, soccer, sokker or ibhola,” said Scelo.
Besides the values-based lessons the youth workers teach to enable the Amaoti learners to make wise life choices and become better citizens, they are developing a growing extramurals programme with gumboot dancing and poetry and various sports activities.
“Many children in townships have nothing constructive to do in the afternoons after classes have finished,” Scelo said.
“What we are offering them will not only keep them off the streets and away from anti-social activities, but it will develop skills and interests which will give them a richer culture and future,” he added.
Scelo believes the event was a good relationship-building opportunity for schools and children to get to know each other better and to build strong mutual understanding through sport.
He also gave a shout-out to aQuellé and Hodari Foods for generously donating refreshments and food for all competitors.
“With summer here, everyone was very pleased to be able to quench their thirst and satisfy their appetites after all the action!”
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