By Chris Totobela Local professional boxer Lubabalo “The Pain” Bokuva is hard at training, preparing for his next fight, set to take place in Mthatha on 9 December. Bokuva, a Mfuzo Boxing Camp product, will face Mdantsane-based Sinethemba Blom in a lightweight division over six rounds. Bokuva comes to this fight with a decent record of 10 fights, six wins that include three knockouts, with only four losses. Speaking to Grocott’s Mail, Bokuva’s manager, Simo “Mawawa” Ndyoko, confirmed his camp’s readiness. “We are ready for this fight and have done everything in our power to ensure that we come back…
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By Chris Totobela A decent crowd made its way to the Miki Yili Stadium in Extension 5 on Sunday, 3 December. On show was the World Aids Day Awareness tournament for young girls. The tournament was aimed at promoting awareness around the issue of HIV/Aids and also to remember men and women who dedicated their lives to helping communities. It was a fun-filled family day, but the girls’ football was the main attraction. The Department of Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture donated the prizes for the girls’ 5-a-side soccer tournament that entertained the crowd with some scintillating skills. The two…
NguChris Totobela Amanye amaqela akhawuleze ahlangana adlala ngokufanelekileyo ezuza iziphumo ezincumisayo kwimidlalo yawo. Athande ukwenyuka umnqantsa amanye amaqela nanjengoko kunzima ukuqokelela amanqaku adingekayo kwimidlalo yawo. Kukho nalawo angekabhalisi nto tu ezincwadini nanjengoko kusenzinyana ukuzuza amanqaku kuzo. Emva kwemidlalo eliqela esele idlaliwe, bekumele onke amaqela sele ebona apho aya khona, kodwa ke kusekho lawo ingekacaci ngokupheleleyo indlela yawo. Kule mpelaveki esisuka kuyo ngoMgqibelo, iAfrican Spears ibhaxabule kabuhlungu iHellenic ngamanqaku amahlanu kwamabini (5-2) logama yona iLove and Peace ibethe iJuventus, ethande ukuba yingqongqo mva nje, ngamanqaku amane kwelinye (4-1). ISophia Stars ibambene neRhodes ngenqaku elinye macala (1-1) kumdlalo obuvutha ngeyona ndlela yaze…
By Chris Totobela Dramatic scenes unfolded just before the start of a Hollywood Bets Regional League fixture at Rhodes’ Kings Field on Saturday, leaving football fans in shock. The incident occurred just as Jacaranda Aces, affectionately known as Abachathazi, were preparing to clash against Bathurst-based United Eleven in the second game of a league doubleheader. Ready to get going with the game, the referee in charge blew the whistle, alerting both sets of players, who were still conducting warm-up drills on the pitch, that the game was about to start. The players were then seen heading for the changing rooms.…
By Chris Totobela All roads led to Rhodes University’s Kings Field on Saturday as football lovers braved slightly cold and wet weather for a Hollywood Bets Regional League local derby between two in-form sides, Maru and City Pirates. Both teams started the game cautiously, slowly building from the back. It was an evenly balanced contest, but Maru spent more time on the opposition half, creating more scoring opportunities. On the other hand, Pirates seemed a bit shaky at the back but looked very good on the ball, using their pace on the wings to cause trouble for Maru. Their quick…
NguChris Totobela Kuya kuhluzwa amakhwenkwe emadodeni kwisigaba soompondo zihlanjiwe kwiMakana LFA. NgoMgqibelo abatshakazi iHellenic ibhaxabule iSeven Stars ngamanqaku amahlanu eqandeni (5-0), logama oomakadenetha iAttackers ibethe iMaru Academy ngamanqaku amathandathu eqandeni (6-0) yaze yona iYoung Stars yabetha i6Sai ngamanqaku amabini kwelinye (2-1). NgeCawe iAttackers ibethe i6Sai ngenqaku elinye eqandeni (1-0) logama iMakana Tigers ibhungce ngamanqaku amabini kwelinye (2-1) ngethuba iqubisene ne Lalibela Lions yaze yona iLove and Peace ne Golden Brothers zabambana ngamanqaku amabini macala (2-2). Komnye umdlalo obujongwe ngamehlo abomvu iJoza Callies ibethe iSophia Stars ngamanqaku amane kwamathathu (4-3) kumdlalo obuvutha ngeyona ndlela yaze iRhodes yabhaxabula iJuventus ngamanqaku amahlanu eqandeni…
By Chris Totobela Local representatives in the Hollywood Bets Regional League enjoyed another weekend of good results in the latest round of fixtures. Newcomers, Young Eagles hosted Kenton On Sea-based Junior Sundowns in a tightly contested encounter, with the local side starting stronger and taking the game to their opponents. The visitors seemed to struggle with the pace of Eagles’s attackers, and they finally succumbed to pressure when Lucky Ncudu found himself unmarked in the box and slotted the ball home to give his side the lead. Sundowns started pushing forward in search of the equaliser but spent more time…
NguChris Totobela Kuya kusibanzima kwamanye amaqela adlala kwisigaba soompondo zihlanjiwe kwiMakana LFA. NgoMgqibelo iRhodes ibhulele oogqirha nezicaka iLove and Peace ngamanqaku asixhenxe eqandeni (7-0) logama iSophia Stars ibethe kabuhlungu iLalibela Lions ngenqaku elinye eqandeni (1-0) kumdlalo obuvulekile ngeyona ndlela, amaqela omabini efunza edabini enukiselwa ligazi. NgeCawe iMaru Academy ibethe iYoung Stars ngamanqaku amane kwamathathu (4-3) logama iAttackers ikhwele izehlela kwiSeven Stars ngenqwaba yamanqaku asibhozo kwelinye (8-1), yaze yona iGolden Eagles yabhaxabula abatshakazi iHellenic ngamanqaku amane kwelinye (4-1). Kwidabi lakudala lalapha eMakhanda elalikade litsala umdla wabalandeli abaninzi bebhola ekhatywayo, iJoza Callies igalele iJuventus ngamanqaku amane eqandeni (4-0). AmaTaliyane akhangeleka enyuka umnqantsa…
By Chris Totobela Football returned to Fiddlers Green on Saturday to the delight of a handful crowd of fans who turned up on the day. The main attraction of the day was a Hollywood Bets Regional League doubleheader that saw Makhanda teams in action. Jacaranda Aces hosted Alicedale-based Friendly City in an action-packed clash. Both teams started the game like a house on fire but it was the home side that dominated the early exchanges but failed to make use of the chances they created. Both sets of players were guilty of holding on to the ball for too long…
NguChris Totobela Iqhube yonke imidlalo yeMakana LFA ebi cwangciselwe le mpelaveki esisuka kuyo. I6Sai Army ibhaxabule iGolden Eagles ngamanqaku amahlanu eqandeni logama iSophia Stars ejonge le ndebe ngamehlo abomvu ibethe iMakana Tigers ngamathathu kwelinye ngoMgqibelo. NgeCawe iRhodes ibhungce ngamanqaku amabini kwelinye ngethuba iqhubisene ne Golden Brothers, yaze yona iLalibela Lions yabetha iJuventus ngamanqaku amahlanu kwamabini logama iLove and Peace ne Joza Callies zibambene ngenqaku elinye macala. Kuthande ukuba nzinyana ku Mataliyane kwesi sigaba soompondo zihlanjiwe. Kwimidlalo yengingqi exhaswa ngabakwa Hollywood Bets iJacaranda Aces ibethelwe ekhaya yiJunior Sundowns ngamanqaku amabini kwelinye logama iMaru ibuye nodumo eQhorha emva kokubetha iFriendly City ngamanqaku…