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4 July 2006: No 35/06

SANDF FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

The SANDF Football Association is hosting its premier event – the SANDF Football National Championships for this year in Durban. The ASB Durban will present the championships over the period 9 to 15 of July 2006.

A total of ten teams (both male and female) will participate in the tournament which will represent all parts of the country. A total of 330 players and officials will take part in this tournament.

The format for this year’s tournament is a round robin for two groups, both men and female, followed by a knockout stage comprising the top four teams of each group. The teams are divided into the following groups:

Men

Group A (Simon Makhunga) Group B (Jeff Pattersen)
North West Free State
West Coast Limpopo
Eastern Cape Western Province
Mpumalanga Kwazulu-Natal
Gauteng Northern Cape

Ladies

Group A (FM) Group B (Tandi Mkhulisi)
Gauteng Northern Cape
Kwazulu-Natal Limpopo
Mpumalanga Free State
Western Province West Coast
Eastern Cape North West

The focus of such a tournament is to create friendships, and that is exactly what the theme of the tournament is. Mellow Wood is the main sponsor for this tournament for the second year in a row. Previous hosts and tournament winners for the last five years include:

S/No Year Host Winners Male Winners Female
1. 2001 Oudtshoorn Gauteng  
2. 2002 Oudtshoorn Limpopo  
3. 2003 Bloemfontein Gauteng  
4. 2004 Pretoria Northern Cape Northern Cape
5. 2005 Oudtshoorn North West Gauteng

Any enquiries in this regard may be forwarded to Col J.S. van Neel, tel (012) 355 5509