All eyes on GDL weekend fixtures after teenagers star in the PSL
Development football is in the spotlight this weekend following the DStv Premiership mid-week fixtures where a number of teenagers put on a show in the country’s top-flight competition.
One of those youngsters was 19-year-old Wandile Dube, who was named in the starting line-up for the mighty Soweto giants, Kaizer Chiefs, and repaid coach Cavin Johnson‘s faith in him by scoring a screamer to secure a 1-0 home win for the Amakhosi over Golden Arrows.
Relebohile Mofokeng, also 19 years of age, started and netted a goal for Orlando Pirates in their mid-week 1-1 draw with Cape Town Spurs, while Siviwe Nkwali (18) and Asekho Tiwani (18) graced the Premiership stage for Spurs and Sekhukhune United respectively.
Two more teenagers, Luphumlo Sifumba (18) and Shakeel April (18), also bagged crucial minutes on the Premiership stage, turning out for Cape Town City in a 0-1 loss to Stellenbosch Football Club on Tuesday.
In the wake of the big-time performances of those teenagers, all eyes, this weekend, will be on the Gauteng Development League (GDL), where most of those youngsters honed their skills in preparation for professional football.
Catch all the action live on SuperSport Schools (www.supersportschools.com).
Among the players that will be on show in the GDL is SuperSport United‘s Benjamin Wallis, the captain of the under-19 side from Pretoria, who leads his charges against the defending champions of the division, Highlands Park, at Eskom Megawatt Park.
Wallis will be alongside the reliable Kemorapedi Ngwato and Kagiso Mogokolo, while the promising duo of Keitumetse Lecia and Manelisi Mazibuko will also be out to deny “The Lions of the North” their first three-point haul of the season.
A majority of the SuperSport United u19 players already have experience in the semi-professional DStv Diski Challenge, which will give them confidence that they can handle whatever the defending champions throw at them. However, Highlands Park u19s have the repertoire to make the encounter a closely contested battle between two of the best sides in the division.
In other fixtures, Tuks will go up against East Rand Athletic Club at the University of Pretoria Campus on Saturday, while TS Galaxy welcomes Wits Junior at Sandown High School on the same day.
Mamelodi Sundowns travel to the Randburg Sports Complex to face Randburg AFC, while Sevens Academy takes on Joburg City at the Alberton Football Club facilities.
Rosina Sedibane and Remember Elite host Kaizer Chiefs and Kathorus Hyper at the Rosina Sedibane and President Park Stadium respectively.
In the last of Saturday’s fixtures, Panorama FC welcomes the newbies, NWU Vaal, to the Panorama Sports Ground.
Sunday Fixtures
School of Excellence vs Jomo Cosmos at Elandsfontein.
