Berea and Defenders in Mayoral final

The Rabali Stadium will be a hive of activity tomorrow. That is where the much-awaited final  of the Vhembe Mayoral Tournament will be staged.

Berea FC and Mpheni Home Defenders will meet in the final. Home Defenders beat Tshakhuma RO Nandilani 2-0 in their semi-final, while Berea’s way to the final went via Tshivhilidulu Hungry Lions, whom they beat 4-3 in the semi-final.

The programme for the day will commence with the losers’ final in the ladies’ division between Tshandama Young Stars and Chippas Ladies FC at 09:00. The men’s loser’s final between Tshakhuma RO Nandilani and Tshivhilidulu Hungry Lions will take place soon afterwards.

The final in the ladies’ category between Maindis and Shayandima Morning Stars is scheduled for 13:00. The main match between Mpheni Home Defenders and Berea FC will kick off immediately after the ladies’ final.

The champions in the men’s category will receive R30 000, gold medals and a floating trophy. The runners-up will take home R20 000 and silver medals, while the third-placed side will receive R15 000 and bronze medals. A cheque of R10 000 is awaiting the team that will finish in the fourth position, while the teams booted out in the quarter-final stage will each receive R5 000.

The remaining teams will each go home with a consolation prize of R2 000.

The champions in the ladies’ category will receive R10 000, a floating trophy and gold medals. The runners-up will receive R5 000 and silver medals, while the third- and fourth-placed sides will be presented with R3 000 and R2 000 respectively.

The top goal scorer, best goalkeeper and the player of the tournament will also receive awards.

Date:20 July 2018

By: Frank Mavhungu

Frank is a Human Resources Manager at the Department of Public Works in Limpopo. He is the longest serving correspondent of the Mirror, having joined us at the end of 1990.  He mainly writes sports reports and resides at Tsianda Village. In 2004, Frank won the National Castle League Award, an award for the best reporter in the SAB league in South Africa.

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