Cecilia Molokwane (middle) with her Rising Stars male Netball team.
POLOKWANE – Netball is not only for women, says Rising Stars netball coach, Cecilia Molokwane.
Among many under her belt, are the Rising Stars male team, which she has been coaching for four years now.
The reason why she chose to coach males is because she wanted to break the stereotypes around netball being a sport for women only.
The Rising Stars play against the Lesotho Correctional Service male netball team
“Just like soccer netball is not only for women, we do have women that play netball and no they are not lesbians, same applies for the men/males that are playing netball, they are not gay,” she explains.
Rising Stars males played against Lesotho Correctional Service male team on Saturday, 24 June, during the Netball Inauguration Tournament, that was hosted by the Rising Stars Netball Association, and won the game.
The Rising Stars Male team in action against the Lesotho Correctional Service male netball team
Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard
