Representatives of the
best under-15 local football teams gathered today for the official draw of the
Manchester United Premier Cup (MUPC) 2013 South Africa Finals at the Nike
Football Training Centre in Soweto.
Hosts’ Nike and local
partner, the Soweto Local Football Association, conducted the draw of the 20th
Anniversary of international edition of this prestigious tournament.
Ajax Cape Town and
SuperSport United were automatically seeded in this year’s tournament as a
result of finishing first and second respectively in the 2012 local finals.
Six teams have
qualified to compete in the MUPC after topping their regional logs following
the regional play-offs earlier this year. Qualifying teams include: Diambars
Football Academy (Johannesburg), Rosina Sedibane Sports School (Johannesburg),
SAFA Transnet School of Excellence (Johannesburg), Izichwe FC (Kwa-Zulu Natal),
Lucky Stars (Cape Town), while an invitation was extended to Mamelodi Sundowns.
This year's winning
team will represent South Africa, joining 19 of the best international
teams, at the MUPC World Finals to be staged in Manchester, United Kingdom,
from 6th to 9th August 2013.
Last year Ajax
Cape Town represented South Africa at the MUPC Global Finals in Shanghai.
Says Maahier Davids,
Head Coach Ajax Cape Town: “We’re excited to be at this year’s tournament as
defending champions and especially as the MUPC celebrates its 20thanniversary.
Ajax are drawn in a competitive group but this is the only competitive
tournament of its kind so we will do our best.”
The group matches will
kick off on Friday, June 7 at 3pm. The knock-out matches and
semi-finals are scheduled to start from 9am on Sunday, June 9.
Draw Results:
MANCHESTER UNITED PREMIER CUP SA FINALS 2013
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GROUP A
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GROUP B
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Ajax Cape Town
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SuperSport FC
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Mamelodi Sundowns FC
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Diambars FC
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Lucky Stars
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Izichwe FC
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Rosina Sedibane
Sports School
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SAFA Transnet School
of Excellence
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