UJ hosts the 2nd edition of the JVW Diamond Cup

The Diamond Cup, which was launched by the JVW Girls Schools League last year, takes place for a second time this coming weekend, 9 and 10 August, at the University of Johannesburg.

Thirty-two teams will compete for glory. One of the teams to keep an eye on is Curro Meridian Cosmo City, who be chasing a second title of the season after their victory in the Pitso Mosimane Soccer Schools Festival in June.

The school is part of the Pitso Mosimane Soccer Schools‘ programme, which provides top coaches who work to enhance the skills of players from the age of seven. Curro Meridian Cosmo City is in Group G of the JVW Diamond Cup, where they will face tough competition from Hillview, Parktown High School for Girls, and Mondeor High School.

Edenvale High School won the inaugural edition of the Diamond Cup in 2023 at Waterstone College, defeating Steyn City High School in the final. Their group opponents include Germiston High School, Roosevelt High School, and Ashton International College (Benoni).

Steyn City High School has been included in Group E, along with Norkem Park High School, Krugersdorp High School, and Reddam House Helderfontein.

The inaugural JVW Diamond Cup was inspired by the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup, and it featured top talents like Amukelani Masonganyi, from John Orr Engineering School of Specialisation (SOS), who competes in the Gauteng Sasol League for Springs Home Sweepers, under the guidance of Joseph Mkhonza, the former coach of Banyana Banyana, who led South Africa women’s national team to its first Olympic Games appearance in 2012.

Another standout was Munashe Mugwara, from Steyn City High School, who was named the Player of the Tournament, while Tanna Hollis, of Edenvale High School, a prolific striker for JVW, was the event’s top goal scorer. Recently, Hollis was the joint-top goal scorer in the Gauteng Engen Cup.

St Catherine’s School claimed the Diamond Cup Plate in 2023. After finishing top of their group, they advanced to the Elite Eight where they scored a win over the eventual runners-up, Steyn City High School.

Then, in the Plate Tournament, St Catherine’s secured victories against Pretoria High School for Girls in the final four and Hoërskool F.H Odendaal in the final. F. H Odendaal, the runners-up, also topped their group, and progressed to the round of 16, whether they took on Pinnacle College Founders Hill, before a showdown with Edenvale High School in the Elite Eight.

Third place in last year’s event went to John Orr Engineering School of Specialisation.

FIXTURES
(All matches are 25 minutes in duration)

Group A
08:30 – Field A: Curro Aurora vs Waterstone College
09:30 – Field C: Hoërskool F.H Odendaal vs Ferndale High School
11:00 – Field B: Curro Aurora vs Hoërskool F.H Odendaal
12:30 – Field A: Ferndale High School vs Waterstone College
13:30 – Field C: Waterstone College vs Hoërskool F.H Odendaal
15:00 – Field B: Ferndale High School vs Curro Aurora

Group B
08:30 – Field B: St Francis College vs Trinityhouse Glenvista
10:00 – Field A: Randfontein High School vs Pretoria High School for Girls
11:00 – Field C: St Francis College vs Randfontein High School
12:30 – Field B: Pretoria High School for Girls vs Trinityhouse Glenvista
14:00 – Field A: Trinityhouse Glenvista vs Randfontein High School
15:00 – Field C: Pretoria High School for Girls vs St Francis College

Group C
08:30 – Field C: Edenvale High School vs Germiston High School
10:00 – Field B: Ashton International College Benoni vs Roosevelt High School
11;30 – Field A: Edenvale High School vs Ashton International College Benoni
12:30 – Field C: Roosevelt High School vs Germiston High School
14:00 – Field B: Germiston High School vs Ashton International College Benoni
15:30 – Field A: Roosevelt High School vs Edenvale High School

Group D
09:00 – Field A: Midrand High School vs Curro Academy Pretoria
10:00 – Field C: Trinityhouse Randpark Ridge vs Curro Thatchfield
11:30 – Field B: Midrand High School vs Trinityhouse Randpark Ridge
13:00 – Field A: Curro Thatchfield vs Curro Academy Pretoria
14:00 – Field C: Curro Academy Pretoria vs Trinityhouse Randpark Ridge
15:30 – Field B: Curro Thatchfield vs Midrand High School

Group E
09:30 – Field B: Norkem Park High School vs Krugersdorp High School
11:00 – Field A: Steyn City High School vs Reddam House Helderfontein
12:00 – Field C: Norkem Park High School vs Steyn City High School
13:30 – Field B: Reddam House Helderfontein vs Krugersdorp High School
15:00 – Field A: Krugersdorp High School vs Steyn City High School
16:00 – Field C: Reddam House Helderfontein vs Norkem Park High School

Group F
09:30 – Field A: Clapham High School vs St Catherine School
10:30 – Field C: Redhill School vs Lyttelton Manor High School
12:00 – Field B: Clapham High School vs Redhill School
12:30 – Field A: Lyttelton Manor High School vs St Catherine School
14:30 – Field C: St Catherine School vs Redhill School
16:00 – Field B: Lyttelton Manor High School vs Clapham High School

Group G
09:00 – Field C: Parktown Girls High School vs Mondeor High School
10:30 – Field B: Meridian Cosmo City vs Hillview School
12:00 – Field A: Parktown Girls High School vs Meridian Cosmo City
13:00 – Field C: Hillview High School vs Mondeor High School
14:30 – Field B: Mondeor High School vs Meridian Cosmo City
16:00 – Field A: Hillview High School vs Parktown Girls School

Group H
09:00 – Field B: Rand Girls High School vs John Orr ESS
10:30 – Field A: The Kings School Linbro Park vs The Kings School West Rand
11:30 – Field C: Rand Girls High School vs The Kings School Linbro Park
13:00 – Field B: The Kings School West Rand vs John Orr ESS
14:30 – Field A: John Orr ESS vs The Kings School Linbro Park
15:30 – Field C: The Kings School West Rand vs Rand Girls High School