South African Football Manager, Joseph Mkhonza comments on the Gauteng women’s soccer tournament. 

Joseph Mkhonza, the renowned coach of Spring Home Sweepers, expressed his admiration for the Gauteng women’s soccer tournament despite losing out on the gold match.

Mkhonza’s team was knocked in the semi-finals by the defending champions, Diepkloof Ladies FC, and eventually lost for the 3rd place on penalties by 10-9 to Electrical Ladies who took the bronze and settled for the 3rd position after they found themselves in the same position last year.

Mkhonza, with his extensive experience in women’s football his team for the fighting spirit, and praised the tournament organizers for bringing teams from different league streams, including the Gauteng Development League: Girls League.

He also found it inspiring to see a team from Zimbabwe, Queen Lozikey participating in the tournament. Mkhonza’s positive outlook on the tournament reflects his passion for the sport and his commitment to developing young players, something that he has been doing for decades.

Joseph Mkhonza emphasized the importance the Gauteng women’s soccer tournament as a unique platform solely for women’s football. He expressed concern over common trend of giving all attention to men’s football in South Africa and called other tournament organizers to learn from this example.

Mkhonza urged for fairness towards women in the upcoming December tournaments. H also highlighted the exceptional talent of young girls as 13 years old in the tournament and stressed for nurturing this talent.

Mkhonza also called for the presence of top officials, national team coaches from all age groups to come and witness the abundance of talent in the country and also support these young girls.

Joseph Mkhonza emphasized the importance of corporate support for tournament and development at the school level. He highlighted that the recent triumph of the Springboks is a testament made at an earlier age, resulting in their successful defense of the World Cup championship in France by defeating their arch-rivals, the All Blacks.

Mkhonza further advocated for the discovery and protection of talent in various sports, not just football, at the school level. He believes that nurturing talent in all aspects of sports would contribute to creating a winning nation.

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A passionate reader and dedicated writer, Siya possesses three degrees from Rhodes University including a Postgraduate Diploma at Rhodes University. He also played amateur cricket and soccer, both during his university years. While honing his journalism skills at Grocott’s Mail in Makhanda, he developed a profound interest in the community’s response to crime. Additionally, he covered topics such as art/culture and student politics at Rhodes University in 2022. In his spare time, Siya can be found exploring galleries, dining at restaurants, indulging in literature, taking photographs or savouring his favourite dish, spaghetti.

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