PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS - With few days left, the much-anticipated developing Woza Woza season 4 pre-season tournament is on our doorstep.
The annual soccer tournament has attracted many teams in the Eden Region and as far as the Eastern Cape.
The soccer festival is scheduled to be played over two weeks in Plettenberg Bay with the tournament kicking off on Saturday 23 August and the grand finale on 31 August at Kwanokuthula Stadium. Thirty two teams will be battling it out for the grand prize of R45 000.
Meanwhile, the netball top 16 will be starting on Saturday 30 August.
Participating teams
The Woza Woza tournament was formed in 2022 by Zitho Lawrence Tyomtwana, the chairperson of Oriented Birds FC. The following teams will be participating in this year's festival:
FC Rebels (Knysna), Oriented Birds FC (Plettenberg Bay), Seven Stars FC (East London), Red Eagles FC (Knysna), Atletico FC (Oudtshoorn), Kabo Yellow (Plettenberg Bay), Ngxongo Deluxe (Hankey), Mdoda FC (Gqeberha), Zotsho Eleven FC (Hankey), Njovane FC (Hankey), Potso Stars (Hankey), River Plate FC (Knysna), Mandela Stars FC (Tsitsikamma), Kurland King Stars FC (Crags), St Francis FC (St Francis), Smuts United FC (Sedgefield), Golden Stars FC (Kranshoek), Pine Stars FC (Rheenendal), Young Stars (Tsitsikamma), Abahlobo FC (Knysna), Wits FC (Jeffrey's Bay), Simunye FC (George), Sea Birds FC (Mossel Bay), Young Pirates FC (Plettenberg Bay), Plett Saints FC (Plettenberg Bay), Y2K FC (Plettenberg Bay), FC United (Knysna), Fast Eleven FC (George), Black Stars (Crags), PUBS FC (Plettenberg Bay), United Force FC (Hankey) and Emzini FC (Plettenberg Bay).
Prizing and awards structure
Soccer
- First place: R45 000 kit, trophy and gold medals
- Second place: R25 000 kit, trophy and silver medals
- Third place: R15 000 kit
- Fourth place: R10 000 kit
- Fifth place: R2 000 each team
Netball
- First place: R13 000 kit, trophy and gold medals
- Second place: R7 000 kit, silver medals
- Third place: R4 000 kit
- Fourth place: R2 000
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