"Elim Spar will continue to sponsor the Makhado Local Football Association," said the manager of Elim Spar, Henk Jacobs, during the prize-giving ceremony of the  Elim Super Spar Soccer Challenge last Friday.

He congratulated the Makhado Local Football Association (MALFA) for developing the talent of the youth and stated that the association's administration was running very well. Elim Spar has been a sponsor of local sports for the past three years.

The president of the Safa Vhembe region, Mr George Kubayi, emphasised that it is difficult for the association to run smoothly without a sponsor. Kubayi appealed to the business community to follow in the footsteps of Elim Spar, saying sport has also became a major employment provider. He further indicated that sponsoring the associations was not good enough, as the individual clubs cannot carry the financial burden of running the day-to-day affairs of the teams without sponsorship. Kubayi applauded the sponsor for helping to identify the talent of the region's youth and added that the youth of this region should be proud of their talent and that they should be exposed to bigger teams.

Mashamba Soccer Academy were crowned as the new league champions and they received prize money of R3 000, a new soccer kit and a floating trophy. Muila FC were runners-up and went home with R1 800 and a new soccer kit. Pfananani Home Defenders banked R1 200 and new soccer kit for ending third. Maindis Express ended fourth and collected R800 and a soccer kit.

Rihlapfu Rhipfumelo of Maindis Express was named player of the tournament. Duncan Mosiana of Mashamba Soccer Academy ended as top goal scorer after he scored seven goals. The goalkeeper of the tournament award went to Edward Tshiluka of Mashamba Academy. The coach of the tournament was Joseph Mashamba of Mashamba Soccer Academy.