New champion to be crowned in Wynberg’s Freedom Cup
The annual Wynberg Boys’ High Freedom Cup Soccer Tournament, sponsored by Discovery, reached its moving day, Saturday, with teams being challenged by rain, mud, and venue changes due to those conditions. However, the beautiful game persevered.
The annual event, which celebrates Freedom Month, kicked off on Thursday and concludes on Sunday.
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The scenic backdrop of the eastern slopes of Table Mountain offered a breathtaking venue for the tournament, but Mother Nature attempted to dampen the players’ spirits on Saturday after two days of exciting group stage action.
Wynberg Boys’ High, the hosts, are through to the quarterfinals, where they will face Westerford High. They’ll be eager to add another major title to their list of achievements after claiming the prestigious 2025 Nedbank Grey College Soccer Tournament title by defeating Vaal High in the final.
In their last Group A match, Wynberg scored an emphatic 7-0 victory over Elkanah House High. That was a big win, but not nearly as one-sided as Milnerton High’s 15-0 defeat of the Hout Bay International School. Elkanah House and Plumstead High also played to a 1-1 draw.
Plumstead joins Wynberg in the Cup quarterfinals, while Milnerton will contest the Plate semifinals following a 3-0 victory over Reddam House Constantia in the Saturday afternoon playoffs.
Zeekoevlei, the reigning champions, who beat Urban Academy in last year’s final, will take on Milnerton in the semifinals of the Plate.
Their title defence got off to a rocky start with a 1-2 defeat on Friday against Pinelands High. They were also well beaten by Rondebosch Boys’ High, going down 2-5.
Gqeberha’s Urban Academy, which was placed in Group B alongside Zeekoeivlei, fell just short of the title in 2025. Their title hopes remain alive.
The hosts of the Super Soccer Schools Tournament took some time off from the provincial playoffs to accept the invitation to the Wynberg Boys’ High tournament, intent on going one step further this time around and lifting the trophy. They kicked off their challenge with a resounding 7-0 victory over Curro Century City.
They’re led by Qhama Gubevu, who also competes in club football for Chippa United in the DStv Diski Champs, and he showed his worth by earning several Man of the Match awards.
On Friday, in their final Group B match, Urban Academy secured a 2-0 victory over Pinelands High. That win set them up for a quarterfinals clash with Bridge House School. Bridge House completed their group obligations with a convincing 5-1 win over Norman Henshilwood.
Bishops, who won the St Andrew’s College Football Cup in 2025 by defeating Tiago Kahn’s Curro Wilgeheuwel in the final in Makhanda, will face Plumstead for a place in the semifinals.
In the last of the quarterfinals, Rondebosch Boys’ High tackles George Royal Academy. Just like Rondebosch, George Royal concluded their group assignments with a victory, beating Trident College 2-0.
With Zeekoeivlei relegated to the Plate competition, a new champion will be crowned on Sunday. Should Zeekoeivlei reach the final of the Plate, they would face the winner of the semi-final between Paul Roos Gimnasium and Pinelands High.
RESULTS
Saturday, 2 May
Group A
Milnerton 15-0 Hout Bay Int.
Elkanah House 1-1 Plumstead
Wynberg 7-0 Elkanah House
Group B
Urban Academy 2-0 Pinelands High
Rondebosch Boys’ High 5-2 Zeekoevlei
Group C
George Royal 2-0 Trident College
Bridge House 5-1 Norman Henshilwood
Group D
Trinity House 1-1 Reddam Constantia
Westerford High 7-1 Trinity House
Paul Roos B 3-3 Reddam Constantia
Playoffs
Curro Century City 1- 1 (2-3) Trident College
Pinelands 3-1 Edgemead
Henshilwood 0-1 Zeekoevlei
Trinity House vs Hout Bay Int. (forfeit)
Milnerton 3-0 Reddam House Constantia
Paul Roos B 2-1 Elkanah House
Sunday, 3 May
Cup Competition Quarterfinals
Wynberg vs Westerford
Urban Academy. vs Bridge House
Bishops vs Plumstead
George Royal vs Rondebosch
Plate Semifinals
Milnerton vs Zeekoevlei
Paul Roos B vs Pinelands
Cup Competition Semifinals
W Cup Q1 vs W Cup Q3
W Cup Q2 vs W Cup Q4
Bowl Final
Trident vs Trinity, House
Plate Final
W Plate S1 vs W Plate S2
Bronze Playoff 3rd/4th
L Cup S1 vs L Cup S2
Cup Final
W Cup S1 vs W Cup S2
