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Highly motivated, MPSA FC pose in their new kit after it was handed over to them by Mr Hennie Pretorius (standing left) of Furn 4 U.

Lifeline for cash strapped Univen's MPSA Football Club

 

With the struggling economic situation in the country, sports sponsorships are hard to come by.

Because of this, many soccer teams at Univen could hardly afford kit, and sometimes players had to make plans for themselves. This proved difficult as most are from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Things have, however, changed for the better for one of the campus-based teams, MPSA FC. Lady luck recently smiled on them when a local furniture company, Furn 4 U, came to their aid and donated a full kit to them.

The handover was done by the company's area manager, Mr Hennie Pretorius, who represented company owner Mr Rowan Visser. The event recently took place during the team's practice session at the Univen Stadium.

In receiving the kit, Univen SRC president Mr Lindikuhle Lukhele said they were excited to have partners like Furn 4 U who had the interests of students at heart.

'We are delighted as the leadership of the students, and we wish the relationship will continue and we can take sport to another level at this institution. We are calling on other businesses to emulate what Mr Pretorius has done and come on board and assist our teams for the development of sport here on campus," he said.

Coach Moses Mathonsi said the kit would serve as motivation and steer the team to greater heights. "We are very grateful for what Mr Pretorius and his company did for us. From now on, players can be identified on the field of play," he said.

Handing over the kit, Pretorius said they had not thought twice after being approached by Moses Mathonsi and learning of their plight. "We would like to see sport develop mostly in rural areas, and we will help wherever possible. This is just the start of a long-lasting relationship. We will also be giving away soccer kits to schools in the near future. With more than 170 staff in our company, we are doing our bit in terms of development in this country," he said.

 

Date:19 May 2018

By: Elmon Tshikhudo

Elmon Tshikhudo started off as a photographer. He developed an interest in writing and started submitting articles to local as well as national publications. He became part of the Limpopo Mirror family in 2005 and was a permanent part of the news team until 2019.

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