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U/15 News
 Norkem Highs U15 boys walked away with top honours at this years St Davids Inanda U15 Football tournament. The team went through the competition not conceeding a single goal. In their group stages they beat St Johns College 2-0,St Davids 1-0 and Uplands College 4-0.In the quarterfinals they beat Waterstone College 1-0 in a tough encounter and moved into the semi finals against Jeppe Boys were they again showed their class winning 1-0.In the finals they faced King Edward who had swept all of their competition aside. The youngsters dominated the midfield and with the best defence and goalkeeper on show they slowly strangled the KES side. The ball was played up to Tume Hlatshwayo who drove it into the net. This team of youngsters add this trophy to the Brebner High trophy they won in April and the Ekurhuleni U15 schools cup. Some of the boys will be representing the First team later this year and bodes well for future football at the Norkem nursery. |
First Team
 Back left to right Andrew Gifford(coach),Phumlani Kgosana,Tebogo Motsene(captain),Kabelo Kganakga,Moeketsi Mohlala,Mackson Phaka,Themba Mahlalela,Junior Mwape(coach),Tshepang Morake,Mpho Mathekgane,Allen Sono(top goal scorer of tournament),Lethabo Boshomane,Mfanafuthi Methula,Mvuyisi Vikwav(coach) Front left to right Sihle Maseko,Muzi Mdluli,Phumlani Sello,Brian Masila,Brian Senwamadi,Mzwandile Zwane,Sanele Maseko,Thabang Selepe,Bafana Khumalo | Norkem Park High made history by winning the Benoni High football tournament tournament slow with a tough encounter against the hosts, Benoni High in front of the whole school on Friday morning.The hosts scored from a free kick late in the first half that beat keeper Mackson Phaka and the defensive wall the Norkem players never got back into the game and lost 1-0.This seemed to kick start their campaign and they went onto beating Wordsworth High 2-0, both goals by Themba Mahlalela.On Saturday morning they faced Boksburg High and won 3-1 with a brace from Allen Sono and another for Themba Mahlalela.This gave the coaching staff a opportunity to give debuts to Futhi Methula,Sihle Maseko,Phumlani Sello and Tsephang Morake. The semi finals challenge was against Jeppe Boys High,young Under 16 goalkeeper Kabelo Kganakga started behind the veteran defenders, Sanele Maseko,Greg Motsene,Brian Masila and Lethabo Boshomoane.The team pushed hard and won 3-0 with a rocket from Bafana Khumalo another brace by Allen Sono who was supplied with some superb passes by Mzwandile Zwane and Baggio Senwamadi and Thabang Selepe. Ironically Benoni High were beaten in the other semi by their B side which consisted of under 17 boys in a spirited game,3-2.The final was seen as a David v Goliath game with Norkem favorites to win comfortably.The final was a very tactical game with both sides not given any space away however Norkem started to find their passing game and started creating chances with Allen Sono scoring the winner in the first half from a superb passage of individual play from Zwane.The hard working trio of Phumlani Kgosana,Muzi Mdluli and Moeketsi Mohlala in midfield insured that the creative players had plenty of time and space to show their talent over the three days.The team showed its spirit and depth in taking this tough tournament again in 2014. In addition to the main trophy,Allen Sono was awarded top goal scorer and the coaching staff of Andrew Gifford,Junior Mwape and Mvuyise Vikwav were named coaches of the tournament. |
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