Grahamstown will play host to the New Year’s Cup 2016 soccer tournament, and the call is out for residents to vote for their team.
Grahamstown will play host to the New Year’s Cup 2016 soccer tournament, and the call is out for residents to vote for their team.
The New Year’s Cup is open to teams from across the country, but limited to 32 teams.
In order for teams to be able to take part, the teams and their supporters need to vote them in. The 32 teams with the most votes will be elected to play in the New Year’s Cup.
The tournament is scheduled to take place from 16-31 December.
Grahamstown residents are urged to vote for their team in order to see them play in a tournament which is expected to attract teams from all nine provinces in South Africa.
Sifundo Klaas, CEO of the New Year’s Cup, said: “The tournament benefits are for community of Grahamstown to minimise the level of alcohol and reduce crime within the area.”
The overall winning team will walk away with R100 000, R50 000 for second place, third is R25 000 and R20 000 for fourth place.
“We have a firm belief this will create a positive mindset to our surrounding community members and reduce crime and violence.
This is not all about soccer but also the foundation that they will undergo whereby they will concentrate on bursaries from Grade 10 to Grade 12 and post Grade 12,” said Klaas.
In order to vote for your favourite team, supporters, players can SMS the name of their team, as well as the team’s address and province to 47607. Each SMS costs R3. Voting lines are currently open and will remain open until 5 December.
“We urge all business owners, churches, politicians, celebrities, sport administrators and musicians to assist their local teams to be part of this amazing tournament… by voting for your local rural area team," said Klaas.
For more information visit the website: www.newyearscup.co.za, like the Facebook page. For more information, email info@newyearscup.co.za
Among the Grahamstown teams which have already been voted in are:
XI Attackers, New Town City, City Pirates, MARU, Sakhulutsha, Makana Pillars, Golden Brothers, Future Stars, Jacaranda Aces, Joza Callies, Pioneers and Grahamstown United.
Kenton-on-Sea’s Teenagers FC has been voted in, as has Thembisa Classics FC from Alexandria, United Eleven from Bathurst and Friendly City FC from Alicedale. A total of 72 teams from across the country have already been voted for.
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