In a fitting conclusion to the country’s Women’s Month celebrations, nine of South Africa’s top women’s soccer teams will face each other in a football fiesta, for the honour of being crowned the Sasol League National Champions at Erica Park in Belhar, Cape Town, from the 24th to the 29th August 2009.
The country’s nine women’s teams, which promises to deliver scintillating action during the week-long tournament are, Coastal United (Eastern Cape), Bloemfontein Celtic (Free State), Palace Super Falcon (Gauteng), Durban Ladies (KwaZulu Natal), Ma-Indies (Limpopo), Detroit FC (Mpumalanga), Titans Ladies (North West), Crusaders (Northern Cape) and Santos (Western Cape).
The event will be contested between these nine provincial champions, who have just completed a compelling and highly entertaining league program, which was popularised by the successful Sasol road-shows held around the country.
An action packed week will see daily fixtures played in the group stages from Monday, 24 August to Friday, 28 August, before the battle for league honours takes place in the final match on Saturday, 29 August 2009, kicking off at 15h00.
During each of the matches throughout the week-long tournament, one player per match will be honoured with an award and phrase that has become synonymous with the Sasol League, namely the “Diski Queen of the Match” award.
Players who make a serious impression during the championship week stand in line to walk away with the highly sought after tournament awards which includes Top Goalscorer, Goalkeeper of the Tournament, Promising Young Player of the Tournament, and Player of the Tournament.
A Referee of the Tournament award will also be presented to the best match official of the tournament. But even more exciting for the queens of the beautiful game, is the R30000 prize money each provincial finalist will receive this year.
“The sponsorship of the Sasol League allows us to make a contribution to the upliftment and empowerment of women in South Africa – the backbone of many communities across our country.
Our sponsorship is a proud endorsement of our endeavours to make a meaningful contribution to the development of women’s football in South Africa and is in line with the Sasol theme for all our sports sponsorships: “Making greater South Africans”, said Sasol Group Sponsorship Manager, Andriesa Singleton.
SAFA Chief Executive Officer, Raymond Hack, is equally pleased with the positive impact the Sasol League has had on women’s football this year: “Sasol sponsorship of the Sasol League has left an indelible mark on women’s football in only the first year of the sponsorship and is punctuated by many “firsts”.
“All teams received a soccer “starter pack” filled with basic training equipment, provincial club coaches attended coaching workshops, increased travel grants and increased prize money for teams, and a trials session for players to try out for the national team. All these “firsts”, demonstrates that Sasol as our partners, share SAFA’s vision of making a true contribution to the development of women’s football,” said Hack.
National team coach, Augustine Makalakalane will attend the Sasol League National Championships in the Western Cape, and will be on the look-out for more talent to plant into the ever-growing pool of Banyana Banyana players.
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