By Chris Totobela Top local women’s football side, African Connection, will host a seven-a-side soccer tournament on 8 August, Women’s Day. This event is open to all those who are interested in taking part from schools, local sides, political organisations, churches, and businesses. Entry is free and there will be prizes for the winners. As part of the main programme, African Connection Legends under the captaincy of their legendary goal poacher, Nwabisa Tyelbooi, will take on Joza Aerobics and Fitness Club members. In the main supporting game, Makhanda female boxers will come up against Makhanda netball players. It will be…
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By Chris Totobela All roads led to the Rhodes Upper Prospect field on 8 and 9 July where the Makana LFA Premier League champions would be crowned. Two on-form teams, Sophia Stars and Young Eagles, clashed, and at stake was the premier league title and promotion to the SAB Regional League. On 8 July, a decent crowd braved the cold weather and turned up for the first leg of the two-legged play-offs. The game started at a high pace with both teams playing long balls to their frontmen. It was a scrappy affair as both teams looked nervous and anxious…
By Chris Totobela Makhanda was a buzz this past weekend as everyone was busy preparing for the conclusion of the National Arts Festival (NAF). Makana LFA premier league clubs also played their last two rounds of the season, which turned out to be a problem for some teams. Only four games took place on the weekend, three on Saturday and only one on Sunday, while the rest of the fixtures did not take place due to teams not pitching up. On Saturday, Lalibela Lions defeated African Spears by five unanswered goals. The score was two nil to the Lions at…
By Chris Totobela Makana LFA Premier League games were cancelled last weekend, as Fiddler’s Green was turned into a kids’ playground for the annual National Arts Festival. The First Division games continued as scheduled at the Extension Seven field. On 24 June, Hellenic beat the helpless Cameroon side which was relegated from the top division and now finds life very difficult in the lower ranks. One Love was awarded a walkover as Santos failed to pitch up for the second time this season. Former upcoming giants of local football who were once the regional league participants, Sakhulutsha, defeated Jacaranda Academy…
NguChris Totobela Bekuqhawuka unobathana kumabala aseQhorha kule mpelaveki sisuka kuyo. Ulutsha lwaseQhorha luzibandakanye noMzantsi Afrika uphela ekubhiyozeleni umhla wolutsha ngokusingatha itumente yebhola ekhatywayo nebhola yomnyazi. Le tumente iqale ngoLwesihlanu yaze yagqityezelwa ngeCawe, nalapho kuwongwe khona abo baphumeleleyo. Kwitumente yamakhwenkwana angaphantsi kweminyaka elishumi elinesihlanu Amanzi FC, ibethe iReally Chiefs ngamanqaku amathathu eqandeni kumdlalo wamanqamu. Isigaba sabo baneminyaka engaphantsi kwamashumi amabini ananye iUnited Brothers yase-Addo ibethe iFriendly City yaseQorha kwiipenaliti ngamanqaku amathandathu kwamahlanu yabe kanti igoduka nendebe yobuntshatsheli. Kwibhola yomnyazi, iFriendly City iwongwe njenge ntshatsheli emva kokubetha iJaguars ngamanqaku angamashumi amabini kwasithoba. Umququzeleli waletumente uLuyanda Wala uthi le tumente ibe yimpumelelo kakhulu…
NguChris Totobela Bekushiyana Oomama ukondla kwibala laseNtsika e-Extension Seven nalapho amakhwenkwana aselula ebevana amandla khona. ISophia Stars ibambisene nabakwaThree Valleys Wildlife isingethe itumente yabadlali abangaphantsi kweminyaka elishumi elinesine kwakunye nabadlali abaneminyaka engaphantsi kweshumi elinesithandathu njenge nxalenye yemibhiyozo yenyanga yolutsha. Le midlalo iqale ngomhla wolutsha obizwa iJune 16 yaze yagqityezelwa ngeCawe umhla weshumi elinesibhozo. Kwabo baminyaka engaphantsi kweshumi elinesine iSophia Stars, iwongwe njenge ntshatsheli emva kokubetha iJacaranda Aces ngamanqaku amahlanu kwamane kwii penaliti emva kokuba uphele umdlalo ebambene ngenqaku macala. ISeven Stars yona igqibe kwindawo yesithathu. Kwabo baminyaka engaphantsi kweshumi elinesithandathu iGolden Eagles, iwongwe njenge ntshatsheli emva kokubetha iSophia Stars ngenqaku…
By Chris Totobela On Youth Day (June 16), Jacaranda Aces hosted a netball tournament in Joza, Makhanda as part of the country-wide Youth Day celebrations. There were six under-19 teams, four senior teams, and four male teams that took part in this event held at the Joza Indoor Sports Centre. A decent crowd turned out and was entertained all day by the enthusiastic players who showed their talent and skills on the day. There were some very exciting encounters and in the under-19 section, Leicester City edged out Stallions in a thrill-a-minute game that got the crowd clapping throughout the…
By Chris Totobela The Makana Boxing Organisation (Makabo) joined in the 16 June Youth Day celebrations with a boxing tournament held at the Indoor Sports Centre in Joza, with the Golden Gloves, Masibambane, and Thembalethu Boxing Club exchanging leather. There were some very interesting bouts that got the crowd on their feet. In the opening bout of the tournament, Golden Gloves’sYonda Mabandla lost to Thembalethu Boxing Club’s Daliwonga Makhuluma by TKO in the third round. Another exciting bout saw Ayabonga Mantile of Masibambane BC against Linamandla Jimm of Golden Gloves in a highly anticipated encounter. The fans of both camps…
NguChris Totobela Zidla zigoduka kwisigaba soompondo zihlanjiwe kwiMakana LFA. IGolden Eagles ibhaxabule iNewseekers, ethande ukuba yingqongqo mva nje, ngamanqaku amahlanu kwelinye. Ngelixa iLalibela Lions engenalusini mva nje itywatyushe iYoung Stars ngamanqaku amahlanu eqandeni. iYoung Eagles yona, ibethe iLove and Peace, inyuka umnqantsa, ngamanqaku amathathu kwelinye. I Sophia Stars ibingathi idiliza ityotyombe ngethuba ibetha iGolden Brothers ngamanqaku alithoba kwelinye logama iMaru Academy ibhaxabule iEagles ngamane kwelinye. Kwisigaba sokuqala seMakana LFA ngoMgqibelo iRhodes ibethe iSeven Stars ngenqaku elinye eqandeni logama iJuventus neLeicester City zibambene ngenqaku elinye macala. IHellenic ne Sakhulutsha zibambene ngamanqaku amabini macala. NgeCawa, iRising Stars ibethe iOne Love ngamanqaku amathathu…
By Chris Totobela One of the greatest derbies in local football took place on Sunday at Fiddlers Green. On show, was the Makana LFA premier league game between old rivalries Joza Callies and XI Attackers in the Joza derby that started way back more than two decades ago. Both teams are going through a rough patch and are slowly trying to reclaim their status as one of the local football giants. Both teams started the game at a high pace, trying to gain control of proceedings early on. Joza Callies took the game to Attackers and forced them to play…