The Black Rovers with a trophy they received at the Rural Development Games.
Photo: supplied
POLOKWANE – The games were the Rovers’ first tounament and made a concerted effort to do their best.
The Black Rovers from Moletji who represented Limpopo at Peter Mokaba Stadium with their coaches and mentors. Photo: supplied
They played to a goalless draw against Barcelona, a team from the Western Cape.
The soccer teams were coached and trained by different Limpopo soccer team coaches, namely Oupa Malebana (Head Coach), Theo Moloto and Evans Nkoana.
The team during the final. Photo: supplied
“Though we did not get the results we expected or wanted, there’s always room for improvement. At the end of the day we are honestly proud of them, they did and tried their best in all the tournament matches,” Coach Nkoana added.
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
