Daniye
Primary Schools from Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, will be leaving for London on
the 5th September to represent South Africa in the Danone Nations Cup World
Finals, and will play in a tournament with 31 other countries. Daniye won the
National Finals on Saturday, 22 June, after beating Siphumele Primary from
KwaZulu-Natal 3 -1 on penalties. Neither
side managed to score during regulation time.
“I
am speechless,” said 21 year old coach, Thabo Bila. “This is my first year as coach of the school
– in fact the first time I have ever coached.
I never attended a coaching course but learnt from watching soccer. I would watch and think how I would approach
the coaching. The school has been
participating since 2010 but never managed to get further than cluster level.
This is a dream come true’
Bila
concedes the National Finals were not easy.
“Every game was tough, especially the final against Siphumele as they
played a good game and they were well organised, something I learnt and will
put into practise in our preparations for the World Finals.
Top
goalscorer for the team, Bishop Makaringe, said after the game, when asked what
the coach said to the players before the penalty shoot out. “All he said to us was – London!”.
Makaringe
lives with his mother and grandmother in Bushbuckridge. “I am going to walk in the door and say ‘I am
going to London’ and I know there will be such excitement in the house. What I want to gain from the World Finals is
meeting people from around the world and learn as much as possible about soccer
so that I can start developing good habits and the Kaizer Chiefs scouts will
see me and invite me to join their development structures. That is my next dream.”
National final
results:
GROUP A GROUP B
Dr Kgotleng Primary
(NWP)
Nkunzimbini JSS (EC)
Kgomoco Primary
(GP)
Siphumele Primary (KZN)
Rietrivier Primary
(NC)
Bantwane Primary (LP)
AH Barnard Primary
(WC)
Monamodi Primary (FS)
Diniye Primary (MP)
DP Kgotleng PS 0–0 Kgomoco PS
DP Kgotleng won 2–1 on
penalties
Nkunzimbini JSS 0–1 Siphumelele PS
Goal: Anele
Nzama
Rietrivier PS 2–0 AH
Barnard
Goals: Maisan
Van Wyk, Shaun Van Wyk
Monamodi PS 0–0 Bantwane
Monamodi won 2–1 on
penalties
Daniye PS 1–0 DP Kgotleng PS
Goal: Bishop
Makaringe
Kgomoco PS 0–2 AH Barnard
Goals: Zidane
Tinus (2)
Siphumelele PS 1–1 Monamodi PS
Monamodi won 3–2 on
penalties
Goal: Siphumelele:
Senzo Notabhe
Monamodi: Anele
Nzama
Rietrivier 1–0 Diniye
Goal: Eltom
Manzini
AH Barnard 1–1 DP Kgotleng
AH Barnard won 3–2 on
penalties
Goals: AH
Barnard: Kendrick Okkers
DP Kgotleng:
Keoagile Manonyane
Monamodi PS 1–1 Nkunzimbini SS
Nkunzimbini SS won 3–1
on penalties
Goals:
Monamodi: Thembani Mhokela
Nkunzimbini:
Siliziwe Mgayo
Kgomoco 0–0 Rietrivier
Rietrivier won 3–2 on
penalties
Siphumelele 2–1 Bantwane
Goals: Phelelani
Tshaka (2)
Bantwane:
Chipane Mathebe
AH Barnard 0–1 Daniye
Goal: Bishop
Makaringe
DP Kgoteng 0–0 Rietrivier
DP Kgotleng won by 7 –
6 on penalties
Daniye 1–0 Kgomoco
Goal: Fidel
Castro Mbhokoda
Nkunzimbini 2–0 Mondamoden
Goals: Anele
Sitshisa, Lungisile Ndavuzo
Pool A
Daniye 12
points
Rietrivier 05
points
AH
barnard 04 Points
DP
Kgotleng 03 points
Kgomoco 02
points
Pool B
Siphumele
07 points
Monamodi
05 points
Bantwante
04 points
Nkunzimbini
00 points
FINAL:
Daniye 0–0 Siphumele
Daniye won 3 - 1 on
penalties
