UMLALAZI MAYORAL CUP 2016
uMlalazi Municipality Mayoral Cup has turned to be that one event that everyone looks forward to being part of. The event focuses on getting the youth of uMlalazi involved with an aim of developing sports talent amongst our rural youth. uMlalazi Municipality Mayoral Cup 2016 was held on Saturday 4 June 2016, at Eshowe Sports Club.
The gala dinner receiving the Kaizer Chiefs legends was held the night before this. The event kicked off at 9am on Saturday morning with the losers’ game, followed by the Legends game and lastly the winners’ game. His Worship the Mayor of uMlalazi Municipality, Cllr Thelumoya Zulu, confirmed the strategy behind the wardlevel games.
“ The Mayoral Cup has a foundation stage that serves as an agent to intervene against social problems,” he explained. The winning team of the uMlalazi Mayoral Cup 2016 was Ward 16, which, together with Ward 12, had the privilege of playing in front of soccer scouts. The top four wards were awarded for their achievements as follows:
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WARD |
PRIZE MONEY |
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1 | Ward 16 | R20 000 | TROPHY,SOCCER JERSEY,1 SOCCER BALLS |
2 | Ward 12 | R10 000 | TROPHY,SOCCER JERSEY |
3 | Ward 7 | R5 000 | TROPHY,SOCCER JERSEY |
4 | Ward 3 | R3 000 | TROPHY |