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Physical Address: 3166 Zone 10 Meadowlands Telephone: 011 988 9518 Office Mobile: 071 690 4827 FAX: 086 247 6439 E-mail: [email protected] Content Features 2014 April Launch Issue page 4 Editorial page 5 Women Football on page 7 Off-season Township Soccer the ball page 8-9 Ndofaya Easter Challenge 2013 page19 page 10-11 Footballers Profile and Gallery Ndofaya Easter Challenge Photo Gallery page 13 Icons page08 page 14-15 Photo Gallery page 17 Life Skills Coaching Boss Lady page 19 On the Ball page23-24 page 20 Referee’ Chart page 21 School Football page 23-24 The Boss Lady page 25-26 Prezza’s Corner

Footballers’s Profile page 10-11 THABENG MEDIA

Editor: Reggie Moloi From the Editor Media: Jaja Moloi Design & Layout: Robert Mudau elcome to Mansi Soccer Style, your Kasi Photographers: Reggie Moloi Football Magazine. The publication that will Contributors: Ishmael Khoza revolutionise the football reporting in a way Nokukhanya Dhlamini w that has never been done before.

Here I am talking about reporting on what has never MZANSI WEBSITE been reported on, in a manner that this magazine will do.

Mzansi Soccer Style is a magazine dedicated to Kasi Media Manager: Jaja Moloi Football, including School Football as it falls within this Design & Layout: Robert Mudau category of football which is played in the townships around the Country. This magazine will be the source of information of football played ekasi, and will from time to INQURIES time profile the team and player that is outstanding irrespective of where they come from.

2404 Forbes Road Zone 9 Township football is currently getting a raw deal from the Meadowlands 1852 mainstream media as compared to professional football, www.mzansisoccerstyle.co.za in that there is little to no coverage of football being played in the townships. The players have no chance of ever being exposed to media through the showcasing of Copyright © 2012 Mzansi their skills. Soccer Style All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any Furthermore the will be experts covering couching, retrieval system or be transmitted training and refereeing to keep the readers abreast of in any form or by means, of new development in this fields. electronic, without Mzansi Soccer style Permission. Finally the good news for the readers of this Magazine, is that it is absolutely free of charge.

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4 Women in Football

Women Soccer like other forms of the game has never actually got the coverage of their game at grass roots level, even during the times when Banyana banyana were a force in Africa. There was never a proper structure that allowed for the development of the game on the Woman side.

Reporting on the Women game is the best way to put it on the map, and the more ordinary girls at the Township read about the Woman soccer, the more interest to start playing increases just like the man’s game has grown into a favourite sports for ordinary people. Mzansi Soccer Style Magazine intends to follow the Women game to put it on the pedestal it deserves.

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Week 4 26 Palace Super Falcon vs University of Phumulong Sport Sat, 19 Apr 13:00 Johannesburg Field 2014 27 Tuks vs Katlehong Eagles Tuks Ground Sat, 19 Apr 15:00 2014 25 H. Zebra Force vs Blue Birds Odi Prison Ground Sat, 19 Apr 15:00 2014 28 Lusaka Ladies vs Springs Home Swanneville Sports Sat, 19 Apr 15:00 Sweepers Complex 2014 30 Mamelodi Sundowns vs Celta Vigo Esiqongweni Ground Sat, 19 Apr 15:00 Ladies FC 2014 31 VUT vs JVW Isak Steyl Stadium Sat, 19 Apr 15:00 2014 32 Croesus Ladies vs NWU Vaal Campus JCE Wits Campus Sat, 19 Apr 15:00 2014 29 TUT-PTA vs Soweto Fabulous F.C TUT Tshwane Sat, 19 Apr 16:00 2014 Week 5 35 Celta Vigo vs VUT Qedilizwe High Sat, 26 Apr 15:00 School Gr 2014 39 University of vs Tuks AW Muller Stadium Sat, 26 Apr 15:00 Johannesburg 2014 33 NWU Vaal Campus vs H. Zebra Force NWU Grounds Sat, 26 Apr 15:00 2014 38 Katlehong Eagles vs Lusaka Ladies Huntersfield Sun, 27 13:00 Stadium Apr 2014 36 Soweto Fabulous F.C vs Mamelodi Sundowns Nike Centre Sun, 27 13:00 Ladies FC Apr 2014 40 Blue Birds vs Palace Super Falcon Alexandra Stadium Sun, 27 13:00 Apr 2014 37 Springs Home vs TUT-PTA KwaThema, Springs Sun, 27 13:00 Sweepers Apr 2014 34 JVW vs Croesus Ladies Bedfordview Sun, 27 13:00 Football Club Apr 2014 Week 6

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THABENG MEDIA The organizers do it out of love of football, to an extent that they will even use their family money to put the games together as part of football development in the townships.

Currently there are numerous such games happening every Easter and December holidays, and they have formed part of the soccer calender where the communities even demand that these games be organised since they have become part of the family holiday past-time and entertainment.

SPONSORSHIPS There are various instances where there is no Financial backing for these off-season games, forcing the organiser to use the teams registration fees as OFF-SEASON part of the prize money. Lack of sponsorship result in the organiser having no money to pay some of the people who are helping Township Soccer with the running of the tournament i.e. team registrations, team lists, record keeping and catering.

The South African Soccer Life is a contemporary past When there is sponsorship for a tournament, it then time while at the same time it becomes full time and becomes easier to organise the games and also Professional. provide some kind of temporary employment for a few people around the venue even though the pay will be People tend to have various views about the different very minimal but better than nothing. levels and standards of this beautiful game. There will also be prize money for the individual There are two seasons namely, in-season and off- players based on outstanding performance in the field season football. In-season football is when the teams of play, ranging from R50 to R1000 for the man of the are playing under the auspices of the league, while match and furthermore the prize money for the off-season football is organised by winning team could range between R10 000 and R30 individuals and is referred to as off-season games. 000 depending on the amount of sponsorship available. These games are held in different townships around the country and they are mainly organised by individual people who could have sourced some sponsorship and invited teams to pay a registration fee and take part in the tournament for prize money. Entertainment These tournaments are very popular in the townships, even more popular than the organised version or league football. At this level everybody is able to attend the matches without much hassle, while with the organised version some people cannot even afford the fare for transport and even unable to pay the required entrance fee at the stadium.

the informal seating and the friendliness at these township venues like the picture above, makes the whole informalness of these games popular with the young and old of the township people. The crowds in these games arrive as early as 09:00 and stay for the whole day as the last game is played around 17:00.

During this period music entertainment is provided while also affording informal businesses an opportunity to display and sell everything from sweets, drinks and meals to the crowds gathered.

7 Ndofaya Easter Challenge 2013

he Ndofaya Easter Challenge is the brainchild of Thabeng Management, that was organised as an Talternative for teams who could not be accommodated at other tournaments due to the limited number of teams required.

Thabeng Management saw it as an opportunity to create an additional platform in as far as the Kasi tournaments are concerned, especially in the Meadowlands(Ndofaya) area where there are lots of teams coming from the surrounding areas wanting to participate in the games.

The Ndofaya Easter Challenge has been a prominent feature of the Easter Tournaments in the Meadowlands area, and has attracted teams widely in the areas like Meadowlands, Orlando, Braamfischerville, Dobsonville, Zola, Jabulani, Mofolo and Naledi. The event is comprised of 16 teams

The Tournament has been in existence for the past four years, and has grown in stature to become Ndofaya’s finest event for Easter Holidays. The event is comprised of 16 teams and is played on a knockout basis over the four Easter Weekend days, and the semi-finals and finals being played on Easter Monday.

Team are attracted to this tournament by the professional way in which it is organised.

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9 I prefer to Footballer’s play in the midfield Andile says he like to play in the midfield, because he sees himself as a team player and that he likes doing the hard staff in the middle of the park.

He says that playing with his friends Jay Jay (Thapelo Tshilo) and Magesh Profile (Ncobile Rikhotso) makes him enjoy the game more, because they Andile Salusali understand one another.

Andile's best player is his captain Andile With his Parents Slash (Thato Thejane) Andile says his greatest wish is to play for Sundowns, as his favourite team.

Xolani Sithole is Andile's coach He says that Andile is a hardworking allrounder and can play in any position depending on the format chosen for the day.

Zanele Salusali (Mother) Andile loved football from an early age, this became evident when he used to kick stones around.

Mother says that she is supporting Andile whole heartedly in his chosen sport, and would like to see him playing for Sundowns juniors one day NAME: ANDILE SALUSALI so that he can progress to the senior AGE: 14 YEARS team. GRADE: 9 SCHOOL: WISEMAN CELE HIGH Bolton Phaswane (Father) RESIDENCE: TSHEPISONG Andile in action CLUB: DOBSONVILLE MAMBAS He says that he has supported his son (Izinyokanyoka) from the beginning, by ensuring that DATE JOINED: 2010 he has all requirements for him to POSITION: WINGER/MIDFIELD pursue his chosen sport. He says he is PREFERED POSITION: a staunch supporter of Andile's Team MIDFIELD izinyokanyoka, and he regularly HONOURS: Player of the Tournament, attends the matches when they are Thabeng Cup 2011 playing.

Andile is an up and coming great player, Andile’s father expressed the desire who possesses great skill, speed and for his son to play for Sundowns strength required of today’s footballers. juniors, and be promoted to the senior team that he also support. he is only 14years old, but already the signs are there that he is going to be one of those By Reggie Moloi players destined for greatness. he is an all- rounder for his Team, and that is where his versatility becomes obvious as his Coach can utilise him in any position.

I prefer to play in the midfield, says Andile when i asked about his preference and says that it allows him to assist his team mates and that he enjoys being involved. Andile with his player of the tournament awards 10 Profile Gallery

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and Chiawelo Stars that we could not beat at their History in Football home ground except when they visted us at our grounds then we would beat them in the league we also met teams like Orlando Pirates Reserves and Orlando Preston Brothers, that had the likes of Jomo I started playing football at a young age like all other Sono and Tsheledi and coached by Rocks. people who played kasi `football in Alexandra Township, and played for a team called VB Swallows In later years Manchester withdrew from the league, in a division called Magwaza. In June 1966 I moved and focused on playing steak games to raise money to Meadowlands Soweto, where I continued my for buying playing equipment. The following year I playing career with a team called Manchester United was appointed to the chairman's position and decided in zone 9 at the time and was the only club then that we join the League in Mzimhlope and in the first owned by Mr Naphtali Masipa and coached by Mr season we won a trophy and in the following season John Mathipa who was popularly as Korea within the we won all the trophies i.e. League, Top 8 and Top 4. football circles. At the time of registering the Teams for the league, they wanted us to give Team names and when I The Coach loved my style of play, and promoted me mentioned Manchester United they told that name to the first team and on my first match I was very already exist then it was decide that Buda F.C be the nervous because the senior team was not supposed name to be registered. This is how Buda F.C. was to lose any game they played and luckily we won that born as an off spring from Manchester United. game and since then I was free to play freely mainly thanks to my team mate called Obed Ox Mathebula who was inspirational to me on the field. Meadowlands zone 9 is proud to have produced professional players like Steven Sekano who played In 1975 I was further promoted to trainer coach of the for Moroka Swallows, John Dungi Moeti for Orlando team by Mr Mathipa, and it also during this period Pirates, and Norman Tsetse Meje for Orlando Pirates that other teams like Rangers and Big 4 were formed and Reneilwe Letsholonyane currently playing for in Zone 9 and competition increased as all the other Kaiser Chiefs. teams wanted to beat Manchester United as the oldest team in the area. On a personal basis I like football a lot and still run Buda F.C on a full time basis, with an intension of During the derby matches between Manchester and keeping the young boys busy and away from Drugs any of these teams, fights would break out because and Alcohol Abuse. I have different age groups in my they could not have it their way with Manchester as Club, but the challenge is lack of sponsorship to help the dominant force in the area. The competition with the running of the team because I use my family became intense as the years went by and this money to fund the activities and equipment of the improved the standard of the game and in the club. process new players were emerging and with this new talent competition increased. want to honour Mr Pekwa Nomvethe who would donate soccer balls for the Team, and I remember As Meadowlands grew, many more teams emerged when I lost my Cell Phone he bought me a new one in other zones like Shamrocks in zone seven, Sophia as replacement. Furthermore I would like to salute town Rovers, Highlands Power, Young Zebras and some my protégés Reggie Ace Moloi and his brother Young Destroyers. These teams were also strong Jaja Moloi for awarding me a lifetime achievement and every time we played any of them, there will be award for my contribution in football, and this has fireworks as the rivalry was very serious with no one actually given me renewed strength to continue with wanting to be defeated by the other. All this time football development because now I know that my Manchester was getting stronger and more work is going unnoticed by people. competitive to dominate the area. The bitter memory that I still have, is when PJ Stars took almost all my players without any compensation Manchester United decide to join the regional league and to this day I have never reached the standard of called JBFA (Johannesburg Bantu Football those boys because I had to rebuild the team. I thank Association), where we played with Soweto teams God for giving me the strength, power and long life like Moletsane Tigers, Emndeni Foxes, Hungry Lions to continue helping young boys realise their dream of playing football.

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2 1 1 Post match interview with Londi 2 Final match between Tsalanang and JC Power FC 5 3 Section of the crowed at Ndofaya easter Challenge 2012 4 Pre Final Match Addressed by the sponsor Moso 4 Consulting : Mr Toto Mokgethi 5 Entertainment at the recent Ndofaya cup Meadowlands 6 The VIP,s at the easter tournament prize giving at the Thabeng cup under 13 7 Match of Officials at Moso Ndofaya easter challenge 2012 8 Under 13 line up before Thabeng cup final 2011 9 Finalist meeting VIP,s before final game of the easter challenge

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t was in 1988 where i concentrated in Teaching by Ishmael Khosa helping the Learners and developing them in Ivarious sporting codes e.g. Athletics, Footbal, y name is Ishmael Khosa, i was born in 1957 in Boxing, Netball and Basketball. Limpopo Province in a Village called Nwadzeku- Mdzeku. I attended Tshembhani Primary School I am a qualified coach with a Safa Level 1 Coaching in Limpopo from 1964- 1966 and Mawila Primary Certificate and a FIFA Level 1 Coachung Certificate. I School in Meadowlands from 1967 - 1970. have coached VRS Chiefs in the NPSL second division and Meadowlands Panthers in the NSDL(National after my primary School career in Gauteng, i went to Second Division League). I am currently the Head of back to Limpopo for my High School career in Sports at Lamula Jubilee Secondary School, and i Shengwedzi based in Malamulele. It was in Malamulele coach the school Soccer Team a position i have held where my passion for Soccer was realised, i played for since 1885. Dynamos which is currently in the second division. I also played for Sibasa Fast Eleven in Thohoyandou. I am now a columnist with Mzansi Soccerstyle Magazine where I will be havving a monthly colum After matriculating in 1978 i attended the Tivumbeni dealing with different aspects of coaching as follows College of Education from 1979 - 1981 whwrni obtained my Teaching Diploma. After graduating from How to prepare a Team to produce good results the College i went back to Gauteng in Meadowlands where i currently reside. I played for Meadowlands The coaches needs to have knowledge of technique African Power, Vikings and Diepkloof Acadi. In 1982 i inside awareness and communication, based on proper joined Moroka Swallows under James Mabena until perception of the players. The coach and the 1985, then i moved Casio Dynamos and played in NPSL management of the team must know football related untill 1988. objectives. The coach needs to do a lot of repetitions, taking the group into consideration and applying throughout my Sporting Career i was also Teaching at coaching methods. Lamula Jubilee Secondary IN 1992. In the next edition of the magazine we are going to It was in 1988 where i concentrated in Teaching by look at topics that will help coaches and the players helping the Learners and developing them in various achieve desired results, and the topics will include the sporting codes e.g. Athletics, Footbal, Boxing, Netball following, Individual attack and defence tactics, how and Basketball. to apply T.I.C(Technique, insight, and communication) of the whole team. I am a qualified coach with a Safa Level 1 Coaching Certificate and a FIFA Level 1 Coachung Certificate. I How the midfielders attack and defend and aspects of have coached VRS Chiefs in the NPSL second division reading the game. and Meadowlands Panthers in the NSDL(National Second Division League). I am currently the Head of How strikers create spaces and score during playing Sports at Lamula Jubilee Secondary School, and i time. coach the school Soccer Team a position i have held since 1885. To apply overhaul training, skills and objectives to produce results.

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19 FIFA REFEREE’S CHART PLAYING BY THE RULES

FIFA LAWS OF THE GAME LAW 1 – THE FIELD OF PLAY

LAW 1 – THE FIELD OF PLAY Goals

Field markings If the crossbar becomes displaced or broken, play is stopped until it has been repaired or replaced in It is not permissible to mark the field of play position. If it is not possible to repair the crossbar, with broken lines or furrows. If a player the match must be abandoned. The use of a rope makes unauthorised marks on the field of to replace the crossbar is not permitted. If the play with his foot, he must be cautioned for crossbar can be repaired, the match is restarted unsporting behaviour. If the referee notices with a dropped ball from the position of the ball this being done during the match, he must when play was stopped, unless play was stopped caution the offending player for unsporting inside the goal area, in which case the referee behaviour when the ball next goes out of drops the ball on the goal area line parallel to the play. Only the lines indicated in Law 1 are to goal line at the point nearest to where the ball was be marked on the field of play. Where located when play was artificial surfaces are used, other lines are stopped.Law1_Page08_01_en permitted provided that they are of a different colour and clearly distinguishable from the lines used for football.

International matches

Length: minimum 100 m (110 yds) maximum 110 m (120 yds)

Width: minimum 64 m (70 yds) maximum 75 m (80 yds)

Law 2-the Ball coming up in the next (May)

20 School Football

School Soccer used to be the breeding ground for future stars of the professional league in the 70′s and 80′s until it went into decline.The stars of yesteryears like Jomo Sono, Doctor Khumalo, Patson Banda and others, were discovered playing for their High Schools and they went on to become international stars.

The Government through the department of sports decided to revive school soccer, mainly due to the poor performance of the various national teams and also due to the death of school soccer as the basic structures to prepare future stars.

Mzansi Soccer Style intends to be the vehicle of exposure for the talent displayed at the various school fixtures, by means of reporting on matches played under the auspices of SASFA(South African Schools Football Association).

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We where approached Doctor Henrig Svedon the On The Touchline (Nutritionist and Physical Doctor to the Swedish National Team) and the photographer Mr Stefan Nilson who told us that they are conducting research on South African Football and that they chose Soweto as the place where things were happening.

The Coach called me as a Captain and the vice to com e and speak to the Men standing there with him, about the Woman Soccer in South African Soccer.

I then became interested to speak to him, and he asked me questions about SAFA as a whole and Woman’s Football. I gave him answers as i know them and about my playing for the National Team details while he wrote everything down that i and my vice Mpho gave him.

Henrig Svedon said he will be going back to Sweden, and when he returns he will contact our coach because they will be conducting a course on Leadership in August 2005 and i actually did not believe him at all. when they came back from Ms. Tshepiso Masenamela Sweden they indeed called the coach to ask Me and the Vice Captain to attend the course as promised. My Name is Tshepiso Masenamela, I live at Naledi in Soweto. I was born on the 18 March 1982 and I am proudly The Swedish people were busy South African. I am currently living with my grandmother, “ aunt and four siblings who are Kingsley, Thababng, Monty selecting the five best students and Karabo. The course was about the Leadership Skills, I did I started school in 1988 at Ikemeleng Primary and proceeded not understand at first as i expected to be chosen to to Mara Secondary School. I then went on to Naledi High play Football in Sweden but to my suprise they School where I matriculated. I was selected by Blitz introduced something new to my life like leadership Academy of Sports situated at Ntokozweni community center skills, using different sporting codes to educate in Moletsane, to do a course on leadership skills in sports, . leaders. there were about 60 participants from different areas around Soweto like Pimville, Naledi Blitz Academy of Sports helped me Dobsonville and Tshepisong. Henrig Svedon was the lecturer for the three days of the course at Mannie realise my dream of becoming a Mulder College in Roodepoort. coach today. During this training the Swedish people were busy selecting the 5 best students and i was among those In 2005 I was approached by Blitz Academy of Sports while I selected to go to Sweden and it was not the first was playing for the Ladies team (All Stars) from Pimville, time i went as i have been there before with the which was under the leadership of Isaac Mokoena (the Soweto Ladies Team playing in the Gothia Cup for current coach of the University of Johannesburg Ladies the National Youth around the World. Team) who was my father and my Coach together with Phanuel Mabila the President of the team. When i was told that i have been selected i was very excited as i will be going for the second time. This We were at Elkah Stadium in Rockville preparing to go to the was how i joined the Blitz Academy of Sports and Game on Saturday in the then Vodacom League for Ladies, helped me realise my dream of becoming a coach before it was changed to Sasol League. today. ” 23 My Coaching Career In September 2008 I got an award for proving the slogan “with or without we can ever do better” by putting together The Coaching Career started during my playing days, and a winning team in two days, and felt very proud of myself. I have coached the all-stars Ladies Team when the coach Isaac I did not end there as we went on to play in tournaments and Mokoena was unavailable attending the coaching lessons and he emerged winners at the under 15 and 17 categories. After the put me in charge. tournaments and seeing that I have shown great potential, the under 17 team asked me to join them permanently and I had to In 2006 I started coaching under 15 boys in my community in juggle the two teams at once and still assisting the head coach of Naledi, playing in a league in Bosmont, and the name of the team the under 17s. was 11 Experience that had a coach responsible for 3 other divisions of the club the under 10, 13 and 15s. This arrangement In November 2008 the under 17 played a tournament organised exposed me to coaching because I was always present when he by Platinum Stars, and we played against the big teams like was coaching at the time, and was learning the trends of Kaiser Chiefs who at the time were coached by Doctor Khumalo. coaching. We did not do well in this tournament, as we were very in experienced. The coaching lasted for a year as the team started The coaching exposure lasted for a year and I the joined the experiencing financial problems, and this resulted in a five years organisation called Thabisong Academy of Sports, Arts and absence from football. Culture where I was appointed assistant coach for the under 17 in which the academy was having 3 divisions i.e. under 13, 15 and My heart has always been in coaching and the department of Arts, 17s. Sports and Culture employed me to develop sports in the communities and this allowed me to continue with coaching after I have learned so much under the leadership of Lincoln Mabaso hours with the children and the Blitz Academy of Sports in their who was the head coach. It was never easy being a Female calendar. While coaching the little boys and girls, I was coach but I pull through under difficult conditions that come with approached by Toni Joma Team before they changed the name to the men's game. The league that we played in was SAFA Soweto All Stars to come and coach the team. I accepted the position Premier League, we played against big name teams like Kaiser after two days of serious consideration since I have been out of Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns to name but a few. the game for a long time, and the fact that I will be coaching the senior team and high demands placed on positive results. The team struggled in the premier league, but were never relegated even though we were very inexperienced and having I decided to take the chance at coaching and accepted the job, joined the league for the first time. The under 15 coach resigned and as usual we started slowly and lost a few matches and for personal problems with the management, and then I was drawing others with a win and there. By the third month we started asked to take over the team as head coach. The league was in winning games as the players gained confidence, and started the middle of the season and drew a proposal that I took to understanding my methods and tactics. The team also entered management about how to improve the standard of our teams, the tournaments in the township and won three successive titles, and was accepted leading to my growth in coaching circles and showing my ability to be a coach of the men's team. that is when I realised that I can be what I wanted in coaching.

24 Prezza’ s Corner

PURPOSE VISION

1. The primary purpose of forming the Meadowlands Our Fundamental Vision is: Chelsea Football Club is to foster and promote the sport of recreational youth soccer; to introduce the sport of soccer to To Foster and Promote the sport of football in the areas of the youth of the community; to make available for the youth Soweto by creating a safe, skill-based playing environment, of the community and to maintain and sponsor youths soccer where success is judged –not by winning – but by having fun, for the recreation and well-being of the youth of the improving skills and participating in a Team and a Club that is community and such other necessary acts as may be active within the Community permitted by the laws of the City of Johannesburg. Our Junior Vision: 2. Meadowlands Chelsea Football Club, herein after called the 'MCFC', has as its goal the development of our children Teams from other Clubs come to our fields and enjoy a through youth soccer. The MCFC intends to foster the good game of football in an unintimidating and friendly physical, mental and social development of our youth by environment and our coaches, managers and parents to encouraging good sportsmanship, fair play, teamwork and go to other fields and set examples of good an all-out effort from each team player. sportsmanship, while our players enjoy their games and exhibit great football skills. 3. The MCFC is a member of the Meadowlands Local Football Association (MLFA), herein after called the Our Senior Vision: 'League'. The League provides the M.C.F.C with affiliation to the South African Football Association and ultimately with To play Football at the highest local level while also FIFA, which is the world-wide governing body of soccer. providing opportunities for ALL players to participate in M.C.F.C will abide by the constitution and By-laws of the Senior Football at an appropriate level for their individual League in addition to the Constitution and By-laws of the skills and time constraints. M.C.F.C. Overall: 4. Meadowlands Chelsea Football Club was founded in the spring of 1998. Meadowlands Chelsea Football Club is a Our senior players will exhibit the highest standards of non-profitable organisation. All monies raised by MCFC are personal behaviour. They will be role models for our junior used for not-for-profit purposes. players. They will be the inspiration for our juniors to want to play for our first grade teams. M.C. F.C. will provide MISSION pathways for our junior players to progress to senior level. We will nurture and develop our young players. Our Meadowlands Chelsea Football Club has proven to be a experienced players will support and guide our younger very successful Club in all areas of its work over previous players. We will provide a very high level of coaching years, and this coupled with the commitment and ambition of expertise. its volunteers ensures the Club will strive for continuous improvement in the future. The Club provides a safe and friendly environment for all members and promotes the development of all players.

Our mission is to successfully initiate, develop and implement a structured and progressive coaching syllabus for Meadowlands Chelsea Football Club, thus further promoting and providing development opportunities for skill and technical advancement for all members. This will enable the Club to improve the standard of play and performance of its players. Ultimately the overall impact for Meadowlands Chelsea Football Club is to raise the professionalism, profile and organization of the Club so there is greater awareness of the Club in the community and enhanced opportunities for involvement, recruitment and sponsorship for the Club.

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Fact file: From 1998 to 2012 2005 W.F.A League under 13 2005 Kwa-Mahlobo tournament champions under 15 Full name: Meadowlands Chelsea Football Club 2005 Kwa-Mahlobo tournament runners up under 17 Formed: 1998 October 21 2006 Kwa-Mahlobo tournament champions under 17 Nickname: The Pride of Ndofaya 2007 Putco cup runners up under 15 Previous name: Aston Villa Football Club 2008 MLFA League champions under 9, under 11 & under Founder: Amos Nnoko Mokone 13 2008 MLFA Challenge cup champions under 13 Divisions: 2008 Thabeng Management cup runners up under 13 2009 BRA stix Clinix runners up Under 11 2010 Kwa-Mahlobo tournament champions under 15 Under 13 2011 Kwa-Mahlobo tournament champions under 13 Under 15 2011 Meadowlands Youth Tournament champions under Under 17 11, 13 & 17 First Team 2011 Meadowlands Youth Tournament runners up under Honours: 15 2011 / 2012 USOLFA League First Team, the team got 1999 Champions of sport against crime under 16 promoted to SAFA Johannesburg promotion league for 2000 League runner up 2012 / 2013 season 2001 SBS league champions under 16 2013 Ndofaya Junior Festive Games champions under 17 2001 Under 9 & 10 Champions of community cup Coach of Highlands North Boys High School (Honours: 2002 Coca-Cola runners up under 13 Been in Provincial Coca Cola under 18 2010, under 15 2002 Citizen challenge cup Coca Cola Provincial 2011, Metropolitan under 16 2003 Mofolo Soccer games champions under 14 Provincial 2011, K Motsepe under 19 2011, Coca Cola 2003 Millennium Soccer tournaments champions under14 2012 Provincial Under 15, Metropolitan Under 16 2003 Meadowlands soccer challenge champions under14 Provincial 2012, K Motsepe under 19 2012, been in 2003 Kwa-Mahlobo tournament champions under 15 provincial Future Champs from 2010 to 2013 2003 W.F.A League runners up & BFA League runners up under 14 & 15 The club produced Sibusiso Vilakazi who now plays for 2003 W.F.A Coca-Cola runners up under 13 Bidvest Wits and Bafana Bafana 2004 Mofolo Soccer Tournament team of the tournament under 15 2004 W.F.A Coca-Cola champion under 13

Fact file: From 1998 to 2012 Full name: Meadowlands Chelsea Football Club Formed:1 998 October 21 Nickname: The Pride of Ndofaya Previous name: Aston Villa Football Club

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