NguChris Totobela Amagqiyazana aseze ngobuso elizweni eqela lebhola yomnyazi iLeicester City, adibene neembila zithutha. Kule mpelaveki ephelileyo iLeicester City ijongise imibombo eQhorha nalapho beliyokuvana amandla neqela elaziwayo loompondo zinlanjiwe iSt Marks. Kuqale kwadlala amantombazana aselula angaphantsi kweminyaka engamashumi elinesihlanu nalapho iLeicester City ibhulelwe ugqirha nezicaka ngamanqaku alishumi elinesixhenxe kwasixhenxe. Kulo wooNongqovu umdlalo iSt Marks izityele itheko kwiqela lalapha ekhaya yaphumelela ngamanqaku angamashumi amabini anesibhozo kwamane. Umphathi weliqela lalapha ekhaya uLizo Mdaka, uthi akanalo nexhala zezi ziphumo nanjengoko olu khenketho belujoliswe ekuqokeleleni amava ukuzama ukuncedisa ekukhuleni komdlalo wabadlali beliqela. Uphinde woleka wathi kuse kutsha kakhulu kubadlali bakhe kwaye iyakuba kukubadlela nje…
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By Chris Totobela It was a high-scoring weekend for Makana LFA premier and first divisions. On 3 June, the title contenders, Sophia Young Stars, thrashed the Eagles by thirteen goals to two. Joza Callies and Makana Tigers played out to a two-all draw. XI Attackers defeated 6Sai Army by three goals to one. On 4 June, one of the youngest squads in the league, African Spears, got their maiden victory this season when they narrowly edged Young Stars out by four goals to three in a closely contested game. Lalibela Lions, who kicked into gear way too late in the…
By Chris Totobela This year has not been a good one for Makhanda’s sports fraternity, as the town has lost so many great sports icons. Another great boxing icon has now fallen. Fundisile “Kid Zanta” Kralo died recently at the age of 76 after a long illness. His memorial service will be held on 7 June at the Noluthando Hall in Joza, and his funeral will be on Saturday 10 June, also at the Noluthando Hall. Kralo was part of the South African team that went to Italy in 1968 – called the Kudus in the apartheid era. One of…
By Chris Totobela On 20 May, a football side selected from various Makana schools travelled to Graaf-Reinet for the Sarah Baartman district team trials. Four local boys made the cut, one from TEM Mrwetyana Secondary, one from Nombulelo Secondary, and two from Khutliso Daniels Secondary. On 2 and 3 June, this district team travelled to East London for the provincial trials. At the provincial trials, Khutliso Daniels’s Luyolo Matiwane, affectionately known as Pepesi in football circles, was the only local player who made the Eastern Cape team that will travel to Gauteng. The soft-spoken Matiwane started his youth development at…
By Chris Totobela Current log leaders Sophia Young Stars, together with the Three Valleys Wild Farm, will be hosting a Juniors football tournament on Youth Day. This will be a huge relief to many junior teams as they last played a long time ago. According to Sophia’s director of sport Thulani Msipha, this tournament will be held on Youth Day and will only cater for under 14s and under 16s. He went on to say, “On this day, we will be celebrating the sacrifices of the students who fought for our liberation from the apartheid regime.” He also called upon…
NguChris Totobela Bekugoso okwaphukayo kwimidlalo yeMakana LFA ebithe bhazalala kumabala amabini. Kwamabala laseFiddlers Green neFoleys Ground, oompondo zihlanjiwe, bebeqhubisene kwimidlalo ebithande ukuba nzima ngeyona ndlela. Ngomgqibelo ILalibela Lions ixhentse izombelela ngethuba itywatyusha iLove and Peace ngamanqaku asixhenxe kwamabini. INewseekers yona yabhungca kwi-African Spears ngamanqaku amahlanu kwamane logama bona oomehlo madala iAttackers ibethe iGolden Brothers ngamanqaku amane kwamabini. Ngomgqibelo njalo, iqela elalisakuba lelinye lamaqela amakhulu alapha eMakhanda iJuventus ivule kakuhle emva kweminyaka emininzi lanyamalala. AmaTaliyane abethe iJacaranda Academy ngamanqaku amabini kwelinye, yaze yona iRhodes yabhaxabula iCameroon ngamathathu eqandeni logama yona iSeven stars itywatyushe iLeister City ngamane eqandeni. NgeCawa iMaru Academy ibambene…
By Chris Totobela One of Makhanda’s unsung heroines is making her mark in male-dominated sports, karate and boxing. Qonce, born 41-year-old Bongi Mbangela, moved to Makhanda in 2007 and joined the Joza karate club. Now a black belt, she already had a purple belt when she joined the club. Mbangela started her karate career in 1990 after her grandfather advised her to join the sport. “My grandfather forced me to do karate as he wanted me to learn self-defence and discipline, and I later fell in love with the sport,” said Mbangeli. As a child, she started with a white…
NguChris Totobela Bekuxhelwe exhukwane kubathandi bebhola ekhatywayo kule mpelaveki sisuka kuyo nanjengoko imidlalo yeMakana LFA iphinde yabuya. Amaqela ebebila esoma exhwithana kwimidlalo ebibanjelwe kwibala laseFiddler’s Green. Ngomgqibelo iLove and Peace ibethe iAfrican Spears ngamanqaku amane kwamabini, logama yona iYoung Eagles ejonge le ndebe ngamehlo abomvu ibhaxabule iGolden Eagles ngamanqaku asixhenxe kwelinye kumdlalo obuthande ukekelela calanye. NgeCawe i6Sai Army ibethe iEagles ngamanqaku amathathu kwelinye logama yona iMakana Tigers ibhungce ngamanqaku amathathu kwamabini ngethuba iqhubisene neMaru Academy. Komnye umdlalo obutakisa iintlantsi oomakadebona iJoza Callies ibambene ngamanqaku amabini macala neSophia Stars ezintandane zoku phakamisa le ndebe okokuqala kwi mbali yabo. Iya isongana ibhobhile…
By Chris Totobela On 21 May, football fans braved the chilly weather to watch a women’s football game between African Connection women’s football club and the Mary Waters’ girls’ football team, in an entertaining encounter played at Mickey Yili stadium. In the first half, the young Connection side absorbed a lot of pressure from the determined Mary Waters side. The seven-times regional champions got their break midway through the first half when the referee awarded a penalty after the defender handled the ball inside the box. Sandisiwe Mhlawuli calmly slotted the ball home. Lack of communication at the back resulted…
By Chris Totobela Joza-based T.E.M. Mrwetyana Secondary School is currently the talk of the town due to their recent achievements. The school is not only making great progress academically, but is showing outstanding results on the sports field too. Recently, Likhona Matshotyana excelled in the recent Eastern Cape amateur boxing championships and was voted the Best Male Youth Boxer. Aphelele Mabombo took the honours in the recent learner presentation challenge that was hosted by Amazwi Literature Museum. Two other scholars, Liyabona Masinda and Masibulele Sigwela, have been chosen to be part of the team that will be travelling to Swaziland…