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The Industrial Soccer League (ISL) held their Top Eight Knock-out Tournament final at Hattingh Park, in Primrose, last Saturday.<\/p>\n

“The ISL is a league which is made up of eight teams from companies within the metro,” said the founder of the ISL, William Shwayiba.<\/p>

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“The league started in April, last year, so we thought of adding a tournament to the ISL to keep the players active.<\/p>\n

“The tournament started on March 13, with only four teams making it to the semi-finals, and now only two, South African Airways (SAA) and Quadrant Chemplast, in the final.”<\/p>

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Shwayiba also said that among other things, healthy living is one of the vital goals for the ISL.<\/p>\n

“The primary aim of the ISL is to unite the companies and have them work together, all while promoting good health and a healthy lifestyle,” he said.<\/p>\n

The eight teams registered in the ISL are: Joy Global, Al-Clad, Sandvik, KSB, South African Airways (SAA), Naledi Rail, Quadrant Chemplast and Transnet.<\/p>\n

Shwayiba told the GCN that the committee has great plans for the league.<\/p>\n

“We are currently in talks with Moroka Swallows FC; the plan is to choose players from the eight teams to form one team that will play with Swallows,” he said.<\/p>\n

“This will give them more experience. We are also looking to have a very competitive team which will represent Ekurhuleni in the Premier Soccer League (PSL).<\/p>\n

“I may be wrong, but when it comes to teams, the metro is not represented in higher levels like the PSL. It would be great to have a whole team representing Ekurhuleni in the PSL.”<\/p>\n

Quadrant Chemplast and SAA concluded the tournament with a score of 4-3, making Quadrant the champions of ISL’s first Top Eight Knock-out Tournament.<\/p>\n

“Looking at the commitment from the teams, together with the success of the tournament, we are planning on making this an annual tournament,” concluded Shwayiba.<\/p>\n