{"id":136280,"date":"2016-11-02T09:15:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T07:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/136280\/champion-of-champions-tournament-to-rock-ekurhuleni\/"},"modified":"2016-11-03T08:49:34","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T06:49:34","slug":"champion-of-champions-tournament-to-rock-ekurhuleni-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/11\/02\/champion-of-champions-tournament-to-rock-ekurhuleni-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Champion of Champions tournament to rock Ekurhuleni"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hold onto your hats, football fans, because the Gauteng Champion of Champions tournament is back.<\/p>\n<p>The first edition of the tournament was played in March.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The event was officially launched at the Germiston Lapa at the Germiston Lake on Thursday, with Supersport United FC, Bidvest Wits FC and Highlands Park FC named as the three competing teams.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlands Park FC:<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Champion of Champions tournament launch 1\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ojFIH1XjtnE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bidvest Wits FC:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Champion of Champions tournament launch 2\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dn1-egZnrZ0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Supersport United FC:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Champion of Champions tournament launch 3\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mSbs6-RfqyU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The three 45-minute matches will be played in a fast-paced league (round robin) format and will see the three PSL teams battling it out and accumulating points.<\/p>\n<p>The concept for the tournament was born out of an idea of putting together a unique and exciting football tournament that features a large charitable element as the teams will not only be battling it out to be named Gauteng Champion of Champions, but also to raise funds for charity.<\/p>\n<p>Each team pre-selects a charity before the event and, no matter where the team finishes, each charity will receive a donation.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament will return to the Tsakane Stadium in Brakpan on November 13, and tickets are already on sale.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Champion of Champions tournament launch 4\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_-m-4aVkttU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The event is not just about the football, it brings together the community, explained Philasande Muvevi, from the Gauteng Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA flea market will be held throughout the day and, instead of importing resources, we will ask local vendors to attend and sell their merchandise,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the event will host a variety of local entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>Representatives from each of the teams shared their delight at being selected and look forward to facing each other on the field.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-136280 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/11\/02\/champion-of-champions-tournament-to-rock-ekurhuleni-2\/attachment\/img_3257-custom-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/10\/IMG_3257-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/10\/IMG_3197-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/11\/02\/champion-of-champions-tournament-to-rock-ekurhuleni-2\/attachment\/img_3196-custom-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/10\/IMG_3196-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/11\/02\/champion-of-champions-tournament-to-rock-ekurhuleni-2\/attachment\/img_3194-custom-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/10\/IMG_3194-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/11\/02\/champion-of-champions-tournament-to-rock-ekurhuleni-2\/attachment\/43gcnsportchaml_29767\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/10\/43GCNSPORTCHAML_29767-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-136282\" 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href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/11\/02\/champion-of-champions-tournament-to-rock-ekurhuleni-2\/attachment\/43gcnsportchaml_75280-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/10\/43GCNSPORTCHAML_75280-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-136284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/10\/43GCNSPORTCHAML_75280-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/10\/43GCNSPORTCHAML_75280-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/10\/43GCNSPORTCHAML_75280.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-136284'>\n\t\t\t\tThe second edition of the Gauteng Champion of Champions football tournament was launched in Germiston on Thursday. Sibonelo Ngidi, from Highlands Park FC, shared the team\u2019s excitement about being selected to play in the tournament. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/11\/02\/champion-of-champions-tournament-to-rock-ekurhuleni-2\/attachment\/43gcnsportchaml_21658\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/10\/43GCNSPORTCHAML_21658-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-136286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/10\/43GCNSPORTCHAML_21658-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/10\/43GCNSPORTCHAML_21658-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/10\/43GCNSPORTCHAML_21658.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-136286'>\n\t\t\t\tGeorge Mogotsi, from Bidvest Wits FC, represented the team at the launch of the Gauteng Champion of Champions football tournament.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/136882\/become-part-of-the-rugby-league-action\/\" target=\"_blank\">Become part of the rugby league action<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/136999\/elsburg-continue-easterns-cricket-league-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\">Elsburg continue Easterns Cricket League campaign<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='e55716af08730fe35af72e4f281b497c'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second instalment of the Gauteng Champion of Champions football tournament was launched in Germiston on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":136284,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,3],"tags":[8297,1012,1003,1106,979,969,2730,1163,2362,1119,1724],"class_list":["post-136280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-sports","category-sports-news","tag-community-2","tag-east-rand","tag-ekurhuleni","tag-gcn","tag-germiston","tag-germiston-city-news","tag-leigh-hodgson","tag-soccer","tag-south-africa","tag-sport-2","tag-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"Sport","SubCategory":"Local sport"},"tag_labels":["community","East Rand","Ekurhuleni","GCN","germiston","germiston city news","Leigh Hodgson","soccer","South Africa","sport","sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1848"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136280\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}