Tshakhuma na ndilani FC in new colours

After receiving a complete soccer kit from a local businessman, Mr Apie Saayman, early last month, Tshakhuma na ndilani Football has reason to rejoice once again. This follows the decision by the management of the Levubu outlet of Galito’s Flame Grilled Chicken to sponsor the team. The ceremony during which the sponsorship was officially launched was held at the outlet last Friday evening.

During the ceremony, the manager of the outlet, Mr Patrick Maruma, handed over a complete soccer kit valued at R56 000 to the captain of the team, Lushaka Monobe. During an interview with Mr Maruma shortly after the ceremony, he indicated that when the management of the team approached them for sponsorship two months ago, they did not give the proposal a second thought.

Mr Maruma stated that, as a company, they felt obliged to assist the government in its efforts to fight crime, hence their decision to take the children off the streets through sponsorship. He said the company was looking forward to seeing the team produce players that will feature in the national team in coming years.

When receiving the kit, team captain Lushaka Monobe said that the sponsorship would serve as a motivating factor to the players. He revealed that the club was formed three months ago and affiliated to the Makhado Local Football Association a month later.

According to Monobe, the team did not have a soccer kit at the time that they joined the league. “We used to borrow soccer kits from other local teams during our first league matches, until Mr Saayman came to our rescue early last month,” said Monobe. Tshakhuma na ndilani managed to reach the final of the prestigious Vho-Makhadzi Soccer Challenge, despite the fact that the team was formed only three months ago. They lost 2-4 to Tshivhulana Real Aces in the final at the Vuwani Mandani grounds last Saturday.

Sport - Date: 11 April 2014

Frank Mavhungu

Frank is a Human Resources Manager at the Department of Public Works in Limpopo. He is the longest serving correspondent of the Mirror, having joined us at the end of 1990.  He mainly writes sports reports and resides at Tsianda Village. In 2004, Frank won the National Castle League Award, an award for the best reporter in the SAB league in South Africa.

Email: