The mayor\u2019s parlour, at the Germiston Civic Centre, was filled with eager football fans, on Tuesday, as the teams competing in this year\u2019s Mayoral Kings of Diski Challenge were announced.<\/p>\n
Ekurhuleni mayor Clr Mzwandile Masina unveiled the eight teams set to go head-to-head during this year\u2019s instalment of the challenge.<\/p>
The participating teams were winners in different tournaments played within Ekurhuleni during the football off-season.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to ensure we create opportunities for community-based teams to grow so we can provide access for the players to be spotted and end up playing at high-level tournaments, hence we picked the best of the best to participate in this tournament,\u201d said Masina.<\/p>
\u201cThrough these games, we aim to create a positive sporting experience within our city.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope scouts from big teams will be coming through to look out for the great talent that will be on display on the weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n
The tournament, which is a favourite on the football calendar, will be held at the Vosloorus Stadium over the Easter weekend.<\/p>\n
Teams will play in a knock-out format in the quarterfinals on the first day of the tournament with the winners of each game proceeding to the semi-finals, set to be played on day two of the tournament.<\/p>\n
The last two teams will face each other in the finals on day three of the tournament.<\/p>\n
Masina also unveiled the floating trophy and announced the prizes up for grabs for the competing teams.<\/p>\n
The winning team will walk away with the trophy, gold medals and a cash prize of R190 000.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the second placed team will walk away with a cash prize of R90 000 and silver medals.<\/p>\n
The tournament\u2019s leading goal scorer and the tournament\u2019s top player will each get R5 000.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll participating teams will also receive a participation fee of R20 000,\u201d said Masina.<\/p>\n
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