The tournament has grown in leaps and bounds to the very successful event it is today.<\/p>\n
It all started with the Local Masters soccer teams from the Steve Tshwete Local Municipality.<\/p>\n
Due to the success of the tournament in Mhluzi, the tournament shifted to the schools within the Greater Middelburg area; hence the name was changed to “Glencore\/Shanduka Youth Games, which included coaching clinics as well as participation from netball teams from the community.<\/p>\n
The main attraction of the 2012 Games was the invitation to Zone 14 – Tiger Boys (from SABC 1 fame) who took part in the games facing the mighty Shanduka Soccer Team.<\/p>\n
In 2013, S.A Soccer Legends Team played against the now well established Shanduka Soccer Team. Together they successfully held a coaching clinic for aspiring soccer stars.<\/p>\n
In 2014, the games were held at the Kwazamokhule Township Stadium.<\/p>\n
Children from the local township were awestruck when Tiger Boys made their appearance.<\/p>\n
The highlight of the day was the final match between Tiger Boys and Kwazamokhule Masters Team.<\/p>\n
“A big thank you to Glencore and Steve Tshwete Local Municipality for making this successful day possible.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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