WeeklySA_AdminDEVELOPMENT: Two groups of four teams will compete using the plate and cup system for tournament
By Masoja Cele
The packed Glamorous Konka restaurant presented the newly launched partnership between Phyll’s games and the DStv ekasi Champ of Champs tournament. The trendy eatery located in Pimville in Soweto, on Wednesday became the centre for the glitzy shindig. Ekasi tournament directors, club bosses and football lovers graced the venue in droves.
Among the audience were ex- football greats like Jan ‘’Malombo’’Lichaba, Steve ‘’Jomo’’ Sekano, Samuel ‘’Cee’’Ngobeni, Dan Semake and Lucky Mzizi.
The DStv ekasi Champ of Champs entails 8 champions from different regions. They will pit their skill against each other to determine the real Champ.
This year marks the 45th anniversary of the 16 June 1976 student uprising in Soweto. DStv ekasi Champ of Champs will be commemorating in association with Phlly’s games a celebration of those who lost their lives fighting political oppression. Tournament director Bheki Zondo believes
‘’Phyll’s games and the DStv ekasi Champ of Champs partnership has been long time coming. This is a gesture of giving back to the community. This tournament will create job opportunities for many. We will recruit securities and cleaners. And food vendors will also benefit in selling their wares at these games’’
‘’I also urge players like Tshepho‘’Skhwama Samatariyane’’ Matete and the rest to rev up their skill during the tourney. And players who play to their best ability will be rewarded for their efforts’’ explain Zondo.
As the slogan of the tournament sums it up ‘’Bosso Ke Mang’’the Phyll’s games want to achieve is finding the DSTV ekasi Champ of Champs. The Phyll’s games want you to acknowledge what was sacrificed in the past to make sure we celebrate our present as well as the future in a positive manner and which better way can one celebrate it through sports.
The DSTV ekasi Champ of Champs will use the plate and cup system for the tournament. We will firstly have two groups consist of four teams per group. The teams will play a round robin whereby each teams in the group will get a chance to play each other there after the two top teams in each group will progress to the semi-finals of the cup. The two bottom teams in the groups will also play in their semi-finals but they will now play for the Plate as they would have eliminated from the cup.
After the semi-finals we then proceed to play the losers final for the plate and the losers final for the cup, which will leave us with playing the final for the plate as well as the final for the cup on the last day of the tournament.
The conducted draw produced two groups with group one consists of: 1.Beke Le Beke FC 2. Chego 17 FC 3. Free Agents FC 4. A.T Mambas FC, while group 2 comprises of 1. LA Masia FC 2. Ambassadors FC 3.Chipolopolo FC 4.Vaal Monate FC.
The Round Robbin Fixtures are as follows.
Day 1: June 16 2022 Mahlobo Fields.
(Group1) Beke Le Beke FC vs Chego FC-11h00.
(Group1) Free Agent FC vs A.T Mambas-13h00.
(Group 2) LA Masia FC vs Ambassadors FC- 15h00.
Day 2: June 17 2022 Mahlobo Fields.
(Group2) Chipolopolo FC vs Vaal Monate FC -11h00.
(Group 2) Beke Le Beke vs Free Agent FC -13h00.
(Group 1) Chego 17 FC vs A.T Mambas FC- 15h00.
Day 3: June 18 2022 Mahlobo Fields
(Group2) LA Masia FC vs Chipolopolo FC -11h00.
(Group2) Ambassadors FC vs Vaal Monate FC-13h00.
(Group1) Chego 17 FC vs Free Agent FC -11h00.
(Group2) 13h00 LA Masia Fc vs Vaal Monate FC-13h00. (Group2) Ambassadors FC vs Chipolopolo FC -15h00.
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