Thohoyandou Technical the new Irfani champs

Thohoyandou Technical High School is the champion of Irfani Soccer Tournament.

It was recently held in Thohoyandou and was initially supposed to have involved all the local secondary schools in Thohoyandou. The schools who participated were Marude Thohoyandou Secondary, Liivha and Thohoyandou Technical. The tournament changed to a round-robin tournament after Thohoyandou Secondary failed to turn up.

The first game was played between Liivha and Thohoyandou Technical. A solitary goal in the 25th  minute by Thendo Mukumela was enough to give Thohoyandou Technical the victory.

Marude beat Liivha 1-0 in the second game. The goal that separated the two teams was an own goal by Liivha’s goalkeeper.

The final was between Marude and Thohoyandou Technical. Two goals by the national U/17 player, Thendo Mukumela, gave Thohoyandou Technical the victory. Marude’s solitary goal was scored by Dzimpho Mashawana. Mukumela did not show any fatigue, even after coming from national duty for the national team who recently played to a 2-2 draw with Egypt. The point they earned was enough to give them a spot in the 2015 youth championships, to be played in Niger.

During the prize giving, Thohoyandou Technical walked away with R1 200 and a trophy. Marude received R800 and Liivha R600. Mr Mbonisi Ndlovu of Thohoyandou Technical was the coach of the tournament and Thendo Mukumela the top goal scorer.

In handing over the prizes, a local businessman, Mr Mahomed Irfani,  promised to continue sponsoring the tournament.

The top performers in the tournament also received prizes, sponsored by their coach, Mbonisi Ndlovu.

Sport - Date: 13 November 2014

Elmon Tshikhudo

Elmon Tshikhudo started off as a photographer. He developed an interest in writing and started submitting articles to local as well as national publications. He became part of the Limpopo Mirror family in 2005 and was a permanent part of the news team until 2019.

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