The community recently came together to celebrate and honour Women’s Day through a soccer tournament.

The two-day tournament hosted by Richard Khoza, leader of Makubephi FC, which also participated, brought together 16 teams from eMalahleni to the Elandsfontein ground, which all battled hard for the awesome prizes.

The teams brought their best performances since the start of the tournament on August 9, but Sunrise FC was left to compete against PSG Rox in the finals after they had secured wins against Tarmady FC and Youthville, respectively, in the semi-finals.

Sunrise FC asserted their dominance with a 2:0 win, winning for themselves a trophy, gold medals, R10 000 in cash, while the PSG FC received silver medals and R4 000 in cash.

The tournament also featured a game between the Sbobo Ladies and the Makubephi FC Ladies, who also had some fun in the field.

Lihle Sibeko, the tournament organiser and sports organiser of Makubephi FC, stressed the importance of men coming together to encourage and educate one another on how to love, care, and protect women to end Gender-Based Violence.

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“The women in our lives count on us for love and protection. As men, we need to learn to love and care for them the right way,” Lihle said.

Richard appeals to more organisations and individuals to also step in and support the development of women’s soccer, and also get more youth in the streets to participate in the sport.

“Donations of balls, soccer boots, or anything that could assist us in keeping more of our young kids off the streets would be much appreciated,” Richard said.

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