Grocott's Mail
    Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Monday, June 23
    Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Grocott's Mail
    • NEWS
      • Courts & Crime
      • Features
      • Politics
      • People
      • Health & Well-being
    • SPORT
      • News
      • Results
      • Sports Diary
      • Club Contacts
      • Columns
      • Sport Galleries
      • Sport Videos
    • OPINION
      • Election Connection
      • Makana Voices
      • Deur ‘n Gekleurde Bril
      • Newtown… Old Eyes
      • Incisive View
      • Your Say
    • CUE
      • Cue Archives
    • ARTSLIFE
      • Makana Sharp!
      • Visual Art
      • Literature
      • Food
      • Festivals
      • Community Arts
      • Going Places
    • OUR TOWN
      • What’s on
      • Spiritual
      • Emergency & Well-being
      • Covid-19
      • Safety
      • Civic
      • Municipality
      • Weather
      • Properties
        • Grahamstown Properties
      • Your Town, Our Town
    • OUTSIDE
      • Enviro News
      • Gardening
      • Farming
      • Science
      • Conservation
      • Motoring
      • Pets/Animals
    • ECONOMIX
      • Business News
      • Entrepreneurship
      • Personal Finance
    • EDUCATION
      • Education NEWS
      • Education OUR TOWN
      • Education INFO
    • EDITORIAL
    Grocott's Mail
    You are at:Home»Uncategorized»Local league off to a bumpy start
    Uncategorized

    Local league off to a bumpy start

    Grocott's MailBy Grocott's MailOctober 13, 2011No Comments2 Mins Read
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email

    A host of administrative and organisational problems have dogged the early games of the Makana Local Football Association soccer league.

    As a result, the second-round matches were not played and last week the teams went straight into the matches scheduled for the third round.

    This year's league has 30 teams because the development and first divisions have been merged to make one league.

    League co-ordinator, Thandazile Madinda, said, "Some teams are failing to pitch up at the games. They automatically forfeit the points to the team have been stopped, as a decision on their participation is still pending. The league is worried that school holidays and exams are going to hamper the two teams' [participation]."

    A host of administrative and organisational problems have dogged the early games of the Makana Local Football Association soccer league.

    As a result, the second-round matches were not played and last week the teams went straight into the matches scheduled for the third round.

    This year's league has 30 teams because the development and first divisions have been merged to make one league.

    League co-ordinator, Thandazile Madinda, said, "Some teams are failing to pitch up at the games. They automatically forfeit the points to the team have been stopped, as a decision on their participation is still pending. The league is worried that school holidays and exams are going to hamper the two teams' [participation]."

    Madinda also told Grocott's Mail that the teams also didn't have their ducks in a row when it came to administrative matters.

    "The teams are not ready to play, as their new off-season acquisitions have not been registered and have no clearance cards allocated to them. But we have allowed them to play, as long as they produce proper documentation from their previous clubs, showing they have moved."

    Last year's winner, Cameroon, started the defence of their title of to a winning start against Young Stars at JD Dlepu stadium. They won the match 2-0. Last week's match was postponed because members of the team had to attend a funeral.

    Selected Results from rounds one and three:

    First round
    Mighty Chiefs 5-2 Black Stars
    Municipality 4-2 New Seekers
    Italy 3-1 Brothers
    Eleven Attackers 4-3 Amavototo
    New Town City 1-1 Young Killers
    Santos 3-1 Shooting stars

    Second round
    Italy 2-0 Eleven Attackers
    New Town City 8-2 Municipality
    Pioneers 3-3 Seekers
    Joza Callies 1-0 Amavototo

    Previous ArticleGrahamstown gardens strut their stuff
    Next Article Low scoring matches in early stages of GCB league
    Grocott's Mail

      Comments are closed.

      Code of Ethics and Conduct
      GROCOTT’S SUBSCRIPTION
      RMR
      Listen to RMR


      Humans of Makhanda

      Humans of Makhanda

      Weather    |     About     |     Advertise     |     Subscribe     |     Contact     |     Support Grocott’s Mail

      © 2025 Maintained by School of Journalism & Media Studies.

      Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.