UJ to compete in this years women’s Varsity Football
AUCKLAND PARK – UJ ladies to show the boys how to win the Varsity Football crown.
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) women’s football team is on a mission to continue their run of form by having a successful Varsity Football tournament.
This run comes off the back of impressive performances by UJ as they won the University Sport South Africa football tournament earlier this year.
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⚽️ Varsity Women's Football
🗓️ 20 – 22 September
📍 Fanie Du Toit Stadium, Potchefstroom
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UJ’s captain, Thato Letsoso, will not be travelling with the team but they believe they will be able to take their A-game to the tournament.
Letsoso will be with Banyana Banyana in Port Elizabeth competing in the Cosafa Cup. Regardless of her absence, she had some advice for the team.
“I think it is important not to look too far ahead when it comes to tournaments such as this,” she advised. “We must just take baby steps and concentrate on each match as it happens.”
Eight of South Africa’s best university women’s football teams will travel to North-West University for a weekend of fiery football action from 20 to 22 September.
The eight teams will be divided into two pools and will play three round-robin matches on 20 and 21 September.
The top two in each pool will qualify for Saturday’s semi-finals with the final being played on 27 September, the same date as the men’s Varsity Football final.
Letsoso believes that due to the intense schedule, the biggest hurdle during the tournament for teams will be managing fatigue and injuries.
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Women's #VarsityFootball kicks off this week from Thursday, 20-22 Sept where the top 8 university teams will once again compete for glory. #iyachesa!
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Letsoso shared the team’s thoughts going into the competition.
“We stick together as a team and are always ready to handle the tough situations. Also, our technical team put in a great amount of work.”
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