Strong preparation has been credited as the basis of Navalsig High School’s success in the Kay Motsepe Schools tournament this week, as they won the U19 section, defeating Urban College from the Eastern Cape 2-0 in the final at Giant Stadium in Soshanguve.
More than a year ago, the South African Football Association (Safa) made a presentation to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture and promised to overhaul the Kay Motsepe Schools tournament and make it a national league. It’s been approximately 380 days since, and there has been no movement.
Former Bafana Bafana assistant coach Thabo Senong is looking for South Africa’s future stars and using the Kay Motsepe Schools Cup, from Wednesday in Magaliesburg to widen his search.