Knysna and Plett teams spread their wings in Eden

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KNYSNA | PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS - Two of Knysna and Plettenberg Bay's regional clubs, Red Eagles and Oriented Birds (Obi), were in action in the Safa Eden Men's Regional League last weekend.

The two clubs are half of the CX contingent that take part in the league, with FC United and CX Celtics, both based in Knysna, the other two representatives.

The 2021/22 season of the Safa Eden Regional League has been going for the past month, having got underway on 30 and 31 October.

The four CX sides have been putting in good performances so far this season, with newly promoted Red Eagles in particular making a statement with a string of good results. Last season's runners-up, FC United, have been playing good football, but have also had to focus on their Nedbank Cup campaign which came to an end in Cape Town at the semi-final stage of the provincial Nedbank Cup playoffs.

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Pule Stanley bursts forward for Red Eagles.

Nonetheless, the league has continued to power on with 16 teams from all around the Southern Cape continuously battling it out for bragging rights.

The latest round of fixtures was played on Saturday and Sunday, 20 and 21 November, with Red Eagles and Obi taking on the George sides Simunye and United Brothers.

They would both face both of the opposition teams. Obi faced Simunye first, playing out to a 1-1 draw, while Red Eagles faced United Brothers whom they narrowly defeated 3-2.

Their second round saw Obi face United Brothers against whom they had another 1-1 draw. Red Eagles were unable to make it two wins from two games, playing out to a 2-2 draw with Simunye. The results see high-flying Red Eagles lie second on the log and Obi fourth. CX Celtics and FC United, who did not play this past weekend, are eighth and 13th respectively.

Liviwe Nkantini wins a header while in action for Red Eagles. Photos: Blake Linder