{"id":190554,"date":"2018-11-08T06:45:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T04:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/190554\/gauteng-champions-crowned-at-the-second-or-tambo-soncini-social-cohesion-games\/"},"modified":"2018-11-09T13:28:10","modified_gmt":"2018-11-09T11:28:10","slug":"gauteng-champions-crowned-at-the-second-or-tambo-soncini-social-cohesion-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2018\/11\/08\/gauteng-champions-crowned-at-the-second-or-tambo-soncini-social-cohesion-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Gauteng champions crowned at the second OR Tambo Soncini Social Cohesion Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The second edition of the annual OR Tambo Soncini Social Cohesion Games in Germiston came to a grandiose closing with Gauteng\u2019s young talent scooping awards in various sporting activities.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of young people descended on Germiston Stadium for two days (October 27 to 28) to compete in swimming, athletics, basketball, netball, rugby and soccer.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Athletes had a good day in the playing fields in full view of their parents and the community of Ekurhuleni who came out in their numbers to support the games.<\/p>\n<p>Team Gauteng School Sport was made up of the best athletics talent from schools across the province and were the big winners with 44 medals.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_190560\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-190560\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-190560\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_48552-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_48552-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_48552-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_48552-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_48552.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-190560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andzani Nkuna, for team Ekurhuleni, set the bar high for herself in the girls\u2019 u-14 long jump.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/190101\/youngsters-reach-for-the-stars\/?repeat=w3tc\" target=\"_blank\">Watch: Albemarle sisters reach for the stars<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>They were followed by Tshwane who took 39 medals, City of Johannesburg 37, Ekurhuleni 31, Sedibeng 23 and West Rand 15.<\/p>\n<p>The guest team from Reggio Emillion in Italy did not compete for medals.<\/p>\n<p>Local athletes were spotted on the track and fields too.<\/p>\n<p>Kiarah Gouws, who plays for Luso Africa, was chosen at the Gauteng Trials to represent Ekurhuleni in the girls\u2019 soccer division.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_190561\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-190561\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-190561\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_30446-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_30446-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_30446-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_30446-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_30446.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-190561\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minyanne Schutte took the lead in the girls\u2019 u-14\u00a0400m, representing the City of Johannesburg.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The team was placed third earning a bronze medal.<\/p>\n<p>Diamond Athletics Club\u2019s Kabelo Mampane secured a silver medal in the boys\u2019 u-15 100m hurdles.<\/p>\n<p>Lyseytte Dliwayo, also from Diamond Athletics, bagged a silver medal in the girls\u2019 u-15 90m hurdles and Thabiso Maffa landed in third place in the boys\u2019 u-15 long jump, securing a bronze medal.<\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/_nWBqmG0ixI' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>The games, which are organised by the Gauteng Department of Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation, in partnership with the Ekurhuleni metro and the Gauteng Sports Confederation, were held as part of celebrations to honour the country\u2019s icon, Oliver Tambo.<\/p>\n<p>The late Tambo is revered as a true hero of the nation who helped shape South Africa\u2019s constitutional democracy.<\/p>\n<p>Hosting the event also gave young people an opportunity to express and engage in the historical developments in the country.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_190559\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-190559\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-190559\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_52485-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_52485-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_52485-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_52485-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_52485.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-190559\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lienken Rabbie was stationed alongside the touchlines of the rugby field, appreciating all the rugby matches played over the weekend, in full support of Ekurhuleni and Team Gauteng School Sport.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">ALSO READ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/188916\/top-100-fish-finish-for-local-paddler\/\" target=\"_blank\">Top 100 Fish finish for local paddler<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>The overall winners in their respective categories were as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Basketball (boys):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First: City of Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p>Second: Ekurhuleni.<\/p>\n<p>Third: Gauteng School Sport.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Girls:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First: City of Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p>Second: Ekurhuleni.<\/p>\n<p>Third: Gauteng School Sport.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Soccer (boys):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First: Tshwane.<\/p>\n<p>Second: Gauteng School Sport.<\/p>\n<p>Third: City of Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Girls:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First: Tshwane.<\/p>\n<p>Second: City of Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p>Third: Ekurhuleni.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Netball:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First: Gauteng School Sport.<\/p>\n<p>Second: City of Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p>Third: Ekurhuleni.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rugby (boys):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First: Tshwane.<\/p>\n<p>Second: Gauteng School Sport.<\/p>\n<p>Third: West Rand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Girls:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First: Gauteng School Sport.<\/p>\n<p>Second: Tshwane.<\/p>\n<p>Third: Sedibeng.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aquatics:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First: Gauteng School Sport.<\/p>\n<p>Second: Ekurhuleni.<\/p>\n<p>Third: Tshwane.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Athletics:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First: Tshwane.<\/p>\n<p>Second: Gauteng School Sport.<\/p>\n<p>Third: City of Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p>The Gauteng Sports Confederation was conferred with a special award in the athletics category while West Rand was also cited, winning a special award for their metro.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongratulations to all the winners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA big thank you to all who made these games a success and we look forward to hosting this event next year with a big bang,\u201d said Gauteng MEC for Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation, Faith Mazibuko as she declared the 2018 games closed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA special thank you to our Italian guests who joined us for the games in celebration of the Nelson Mandela and Albertina Sisulu centenary celebrations,\u201dsaid Mazibuko.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-190554 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\/2018\/11\/08\/gauteng-champions-crowned-at-the-second-or-tambo-soncini-social-cohesion-games\/attachment\/44gcnsportsocik_81151\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_81151-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-190557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_81151-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_81151-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_81151-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_81151.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-1-190557'>\n\t\t\t\tThe OR Tambo Soncini Social Cohesion Games took place over a two-day period at Germiston Stadium last weekend. The youth from across the province partook in various sporting codes to celebrate the lives of Tambo and Soncini.\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\/2018\/11\/08\/gauteng-champions-crowned-at-the-second-or-tambo-soncini-social-cohesion-games\/attachment\/44gcnsportsocik_43617\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_43617-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-190558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_43617-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_43617-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_43617-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_43617.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-1-190558'>\n\t\t\t\tRepresenting Gauteng School Sport in the girls\u2019 u-15 400m Wendy Shongwe was a crowd favourite.\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\/2018\/11\/08\/gauteng-champions-crowned-at-the-second-or-tambo-soncini-social-cohesion-games\/attachment\/44gcnsportsocik_52485\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_52485-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-190559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_52485-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_52485-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_52485-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_52485.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-1-190559'>\n\t\t\t\tLienken Rabbie was stationed alongside the touchlines of the rugby field, appreciating all the rugby matches played over the weekend, in full support of Ekurhuleni and Team Gauteng School Sport.\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\/2018\/11\/08\/gauteng-champions-crowned-at-the-second-or-tambo-soncini-social-cohesion-games\/attachment\/44gcnsportsocik_48552\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_48552-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-190560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_48552-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_48552-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_48552-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_48552.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-1-190560'>\n\t\t\t\tAndzani Nkuna, for team Ekurhuleni, set the bar high for herself in the girls\u2019 u-14 long jump.\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\/2018\/11\/08\/gauteng-champions-crowned-at-the-second-or-tambo-soncini-social-cohesion-games\/attachment\/44gcnsportsocik_30446\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_30446-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-190561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_30446-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_30446-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_30446-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_30446.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-1-190561'>\n\t\t\t\tMinyanne Schutte took the lead in the girls\u2019 u-14\u00a0400m, representing the City of Johannesburg.\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\/2018\/11\/08\/gauteng-champions-crowned-at-the-second-or-tambo-soncini-social-cohesion-games\/attachment\/44gcnsportsocik_86987\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_86987-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-190562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_86987-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_86987-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_86987-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_86987.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-1-190562'>\n\t\t\t\tSoccer was among the sporting codes supported by spectators from across the province at  Germiston Stadium where the OR Tambo Soncini Social Cohesion Games took place.\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\/2018\/11\/08\/gauteng-champions-crowned-at-the-second-or-tambo-soncini-social-cohesion-games\/attachment\/44gcnsportsocik_12454\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_12454-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-190563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_12454-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_12454-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_12454-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/11\/44GCNSPORTSOCIK_12454.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-1-190563'>\n\t\t\t\tKiarah Gouws who plays for Luso Africa was chosen at the Gauteng Trials to play in the OR Tambo Soncini Social Cohesion Games that were held last weekend at Germiston Stadium. 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