The much anticipated Nedbank Ke Yona Team Search
officially opens to aspiring football stars today, 1 April 2014.
The 32-team Nedbank Cup competition that has over the
years pit “David against Goliath” has become one of the most exciting football
tournaments in the Premier Soccer League. Running parallel to this prestigious
tournament is the Nedbank Ke Yona Team Search that unearths exciting South
African football talent for a shot at a professional football career.
The Nedbank Ke Yona Team search is testimony that Nedbank
is living up to its brand promise of Making Goals Happen for South Africans
from all walks of life. With over 48 000 entries in the inaugural edition of
the Nedbank Ke Yona Team Search, this year’s edition is set to be even bigger
and better as the quest to discovering the cream of the crop of South African
football officially kicks off today.
The successful players that make it through the initial
try out phases of the Ke Yona Team Search will be scouted from five provinces
for an exciting boot camp that will see the players not just going through the
gruelling football drills from top South African coaches, but also equip the
boys with a variety of life skills sessions that the players can use moving
forward.
A total of 48 players will be selected and eventually
trimmed down to the final squad that will be the 2014 Nedbank Ke Yona Team to
face the 2014 Nedbank Cup Champions.From the thousands of participants that
took part last year, a final squad of 23 players were selected for a match
against Kaizer Chiefs that took place in January.
Nedbank Ke Yona Team
Search Try Out Dates and Venues:
1. Tuesday, 21 April: Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane,
Limpopo
2. Saturday, 26 April: King Zwelithini Stadium, Umlazi,
KwaZulu-Natal
3. Monday, 28 April: Kaizer Sebothelo Stadium,
Bloemfontein, Free State
4. Saturday, 10 May: Ajax Cape Town Ikamva Complex,
Parow, Western Cape
5. Saturday & Sunday, 24 & 25 May: FNB Stadium,
Johannesburg, Gauteng
Interested players must first register by sms’ing *120*KEYONA#
or *120*539662# and follow the easy steps.
