Street Soccer

Channelling their Italian namesakes, Welkom’s Juventus FC outclassed the opposition with fluid tackles and deft passes on their way to being crowned the Free State KIA Street Soccer provincial champions.  Try as they did, the other regions couldn’t match the sheer skill shown by both Welkom sides…no surprise then that Juventus faced street neighbours Zwakala …

It was all Pretoria on Wednesday as Atteridgeville’s Ten Morgan were crowned the Gauteng champions at the KIA Street Soccer provincial finals in Dobsonville Soweto.  On a scorcher of an early Spring afternoon, the competition matched the weather conditions, and it was left to the sides from the north of Gauteng to out-last the opposition, …

Street soccer teams from communities around the country will each compete for the title of KIA Street Soccer provincial champion over the coming weeks. The winning teams will qualify for the competition’s ultimate clash – the National Festival Finale, which will determine the 2012 Kia Street Soccer champion of champions team. This year, for the …

There was joy and heartbreak in Zwide as real Dodgers were crowned the Eastern Cape’s provincial KIA Street Soccer Champions.  On a warm August afternoon, the Zwide community descended on Java Street to watch the first of five provincial finals.  The drama was palpable from the first blow of the referee’s whistle as the twelve …

We’re starting to tie-up the loose ends, putting things together as the final picture starts coming into focus.  After ten weeks of nail-biting action, the regional finals of KIA Street Soccer are upon us.  It has been a remarkable time in the build-up to this week. It doesn’t stop here however, as the anticipation builds …

This weekend sees the start of the 2012/2013 ABSA Premiership, where our PSL partners, including Ajax Cape Town and Amazulu FC will be looking for favourable results on their quest to glory come the end of the season in May 2013.  At the same time, this past week saw the staging of the ABSA Women’s …

Following Roland Schoeman’s 6th place finishing in the men’s 50m freestyle on Friday evening, the experienced Olympic campaigner was scathing in his attack on government and SASCOC, lamenting the lack of financial support for him in the build-up to the Games.  This was not a story we had not heard before, as the gold-winning Awesome …

The national women’s football team bowed out of the Olympics on Tuesday evening after two losses and a draw in their campaign.  They did so with their heads held high after putting up a challenge against the world champions Japan for a fighting draw in their last group fixture.  Only a few years ago London …

A very competitive group of young men from Merchant Taylors’ Boys’ School stopped by KIA Street Soccer in Langa on Friday afternoon.  This was no ordinary ‘look-see’ for the boys as the schoolboys, all the way from Liverpool in the United Kingdom on a three-week rugby tour, made a donation to the Sporting Chance Development …

Mandela Day has come and gone and will soon be a memory, best remembered by the photos capturing the day.  In a few days Volunteer Month draws to an end.  Yet so much more than the memories were captured last week, and during this month.  Words were spoken and pledges were made as we realised …