Dinwiddie United FC are inviting all soccer fanatics to join their ranks.<\/p>\n
ormulated in May, the club currently have 78 players, aged between nine and 35, and two coaches, Percy Matlatse and Daniel Pekane.<\/p>
Matlatse and Pekane also manage the club.<\/p>\n
“One of our short term goals is to join the ELFA League next season, as the current season is almost over,” said Matlatse.<\/p>
He added that, because they are not affiliated to any league at the moment they play only friendly games, which also serve as great preparation for the season.<\/p>\n
The club’s u-15 team were also formulated in May and, according to Matlatse, this came about because he and Pekane saw great talent and to reduce drug usage in Dinwiddie.<\/p>\n
“We are unemployed and figured we had a lot of time in our hands to uplift our community and make a difference,” he explained.<\/p>\n
The Dinwiddie club are not only in search of players, but also in need of funds.<\/p>\n
“A Germiston-based company, Babore, sponsored us with two sets of kit and other training equipment and we are grateful for that,” said Matlatse.<\/p>\n
The club are in need of more sponsorship as the players have to share the kit and more training equipment is required to help them prepare for the league.<\/p>\n
“We are currently running the club from our own pockets and it’s not that easy because, as I have already mentioned, we are unemployed and the little we get we put into the club; we would really appreciate any form of sponsorship,” Matlatse explained.<\/p>\n
“However, despite the financial challenges, we want to make the club the best academy on the East Rand and in the country at large.”<\/p>\n
Practices are held from Tuesday to Friday, at Dinwiddie High School.<\/p>\n
“Training is split into two sessions; from 3.30pm to 5pm we train the u-11, u-13 and the u-15 teams, and from 5pm we train the u-17s and the first team until dark, since we don’t have lights,” added Matlatse.<\/p>\n
For more information, contact Matlatse on 083 994 9797, or Pekane on 078 193 6109, or send them an email at dinwiddieunitedfc@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Alternatively, visit the club’s Facebook page<\/a>, which is also their web address, at Dinwiddie United FC…united we stand.<\/p>\n