Tuks qualifies for Varsity Football semi-final
The defending Varsity Football champions, Tuks, managed to qualify for the tournament’s semi-final when they beat the University of the Western Cape in their last league game.
Tuks achieved a first last week when they managed to beat UWC 3-0 in the Varsity-encounter in Belville.
The players managed to do what no other Tuks team has been able to do since the inception of the Varsity Tournament, and that is to beat UWC on their home turf. The closest they came to it previously was in 2016 when they drew 1-1.
More importantly is that the defending champions qualified for this week’s semi-finals. Tuks will be playing TUT in a Pretoria derby, which promises to be a humdinger. TUT shocked Tuks in their first encounter beating the home team 2-1.
One of the most outstanding aspects year after year is the way Tuks seems to peak precisely at the right time. There are a lot of similarities between the Tuks Varsity campaign and the fabled race between the tortoise and hare.
While some the team’s start of notching up one victory after another Tuks seems to be always faltering at the beginning of their campaign. They managed only to win one of their first four games, but when it mattered, Tuks ceaselessly seem to lift their standard of play.
Tuks won their last three games easily scoring seven goals and not conceding one which led to them being combined log leaders with UJ.
“Very proud of my boys,” said a relieved Tuks coach Tlisane Motaung after his team’s brilliant victory.
According to Motaung beating UWC is the confidence booster his team needs before taking on TUT in the semi-finals.
An elated Tuks captain, Simbongile Njokwe, ascribed his team’s performance to pure passion and guts.
“The fact that it did not rain and that there was no wind to speak did favour us. Before the game, I said to my teammates that records are there to be broken and that is what we did. What is equally as exciting is that we have gone five games without conceding any goals,” said the captain.
Chinedu Okolo made sure he remained Tuks top goal scorer when he netted his team’s first goal. His tally stands at three so far.
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