The
2013 Nedbank Cup round of 16 draw held today has intensified the excitement and
suspense as the remaining Premier Soccer League teams wearily eye their lower
division contenders for the coveted R 7 million for the winners.
The
Last 16 draw follows the thrilling first round matches which ended on 27
February 2013; where arguably one of the biggest upset in the history of the
Nedbank Cup took place when Orlando Pirates lost 4-1 to SAFA Second Division
side Maluti FET College.
“We
hope to learn and grow from this game and use this experience to take the club
forward. The Nedbank Cup gives you the platform to be known across the country
and that is what has happened now. But we also want to see this side go up to
the next division and develop as a team so that one day maybe we will play
Pirates every season.” Said Maluti FET College coach Morena Ramoreboli.
NFD
side, Polokwane City scored the most number of goals in the first round after
beating KwaZulu-Natal SAFA Second Division side, Island FC 7-2; Puleng Tlolane
scoring the only hat-trick of the last 32.
“Just
like the bank itself, the Nedbank Cup enables South Africans to live their
dreams. Maluti FET College showed that the spirit of this competition is very
much alive and their performance will have given hope to footballers the length
and breadth of South Africa, at all levels of the game. They proved that no
matter who or what the opposition is; guts, determination, and being part of
the right team can help you achieve the seemingly impossible,” said Andy Scott,
Head of Sponsorships at Nedbank.
PSL
Acting CEO, Cambridge Mokanyane added: “The round of last 32 produced thrilling
football and a plethora of goals. We look forward to more exciting football in
the next stages of the Nedbank Cup.
The
Nedbank Cup will also continue to benefit schools and communities around the
country. For the 2013 season, the bank
will donate R8 000 per goal scored towards the Nedbank Cup Goals4Goals
campaign. In total, R1 million will go
towards the establishment of a multipurpose Sport Court for a school in South
Africa. A further R1 million will be used for soccer kit donations and soccer
training to 100 schools across the country as part of sports development.
Remaining
true to its core business and its goal of being a bank for all; the bank will
also utilise the Nedbank Cup platform as a vehicle to further engage with the
mass market and to educate South Africans on various financial matters.
Nedbank
has this year launched an exciting initiative whereby they are calling upon all
amateur soccer players to challenge the next Nedbank Cup Champions. South
African males between the ages of 18 and 35 will be encouraged to look out for
the regional try-outs wherein they can audition as amateurs to be a team member
of the Nedbank Ke Yona team. The try-outs will be broadcast on television where
South Africans will have an opportunity to follow the progress of the Nedbank
Ke Yona team.
Below is the Draw for
the round of Last 16:
HOME
|
AWAY
|
Black
Leopards
|
Platinum
Stars
|
Free
State Stars
|
Bloemfontein
Celtic
|
Mamelodi
Sundowns
|
Golden
Arrows
|
Vasco
da Gama
|
SuperSport
United
|
Kaizer
Chiefs
|
Polokwane
City
|
Jomo
Cosmos
|
United
FC
|
Tembu
Royals
|
Maritzburg
United
|
Africans
Warriors
|
Maluti
FET College
|
