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Radebe festival a resounding success

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12 October 2011

The South African National under-17 Boys' Team, nicknamed "Amajimbos", were crowned the inaugural FNB Lucas Radebe Football Festival African Boys Champions after beating Namibia 7-0 in the final at the University of Johannesburg's Soweto Campus on Friday.

Amajimbos' success came a day after after the South African National Women's under-17 team was crowned the inaugural FNB Lucas Radebe Football Festival African Girls' Champions.

Both teams won the tournament without losing a single match.

Siyanda Ngcobo scored a brace for the boys' team, in the 30th and 38th minutes, to give Amajimbos a 2-0 half-time lead.

Leepile Tlotlo netted South Africa's third in the 45th minute before Nhakanipho Ntuli grabbed two in 58th and 70th minutes to equal Bantwana's final score against the Namibian girls a day before.

Marcelo Mendes continued the goal scoring spree in the 80th minute, while the final goal came from Bongani Mathebula in the referee’s optional time.

Delight

South Africa's head Coach Solly Luvhengo expressed his delight after the match.

"First of all I would like to thank Safa, FNB and Lucas Radebe for such a tournament, and I am very happy with the result of both the match and the tournament.

"We were lucky to have seen Namibia play against Zambia, so we knew their strengths, and we just needed to have a good game plan, and we stuck to it. Well done to the boys, and I hope we keep improving," said Luvhengo.

In the tournament's development competition, Thohoyandou girls finished the tournament with a win to end with a perfect record of four victories in the same number of games. Thohoyandou beat Kimberly 2-1 and the Mthatha girls defeated Pietermaritzburg by three goals to nil 3-0.

The boys from Thohoyandou registered their second win of the tournament when they defeated Kimberly 3-0, while Pietermaritzburg and Mthatha played to a 1-1 draw.

AWARDS

Players of the tournament

  • Girls: Nomvuyo Bhengu – Pietermaritzburg
  • Boys: Siphelele Khebesi - Pietermaritzburg

    • Top Goal-scorers

  • Girls: Xiluva Tshabalala – Thohoyandou, 6 Goals
  • Boys: Thokozani Dlamini & Kwanele Zulu – Pietermaritzburg, 3 Goals each

    • Golden Glove

  • Girls: Mashudu Tsifularo – Thohoyandou
  • Boys: Mitilene Ntwanano - Thohoyandou

    • 2011 Development Champions

  • Girls: Thohoyandou
  • Boys: Pietermaritzburg

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