Sixteen teams will participate in the “Tornado" Mulaudzi soccer challenge tomorrow and Sunday.

The tournament is organised by Sinthumule/Kutama Community Sport Development and will start at the Tshiozwi grounds tomorrow.

The fixtures are: Mpheni Home Defenders vs Tshikwani Stone Breakers (09:45); Mashau Real Vultures vs Madombidzha Celtic (11:30); Madombidzha Try Again vs Muraleni United (13:15) and Makhitha Oscar Stars vs Makhitha Iyarunga (15:00).

Sunday's matches are: Maisa Rainbow vs Gogobole Bucs; Zamenkoste Liverpool vs Madodonga Limpopo Professionals; Tshiozwi Dynamos vs Zoutpansberg Powerline and Madombidzha Arsenal and Madodonga TAB All Stars.

According to Mr Chidoka Nengovhela, chairperson of Sinthumule/Kutama Community Sport Development, the aim of tournament is to honour a soccer legend, the late Innocent "Tornado” Mulaudzi. The final of the tournament take place on 7 December. After the final, eighty sport personalities from different sporting codes around Sinthumule and Kutama will be awarded with trophies and certificates for their achievements. They include the 800-meter track star Mbulaheni Mulaudzi, Phumudzo Manenzhe, Vusi Kharivhe, Dan Munengiwa and Michael Mulaudzi.

The champions of the tournament will receive R5 000 cash, a floating trophy and 21 gold medals, while the runners-up will receive R3 000 and silver medals. The team which will end in the third position will receive R1 500 and bronze medals and the prize of the fourth-placed team will be R1 000.