BA blast Blue Waters in MTC Cup first round

BLACK Africa demolished Blue Waters 5-3 to advance to the second round of the MTC NFA Cup, while SKW hammered first-division side Zambezi United 7-2 in matches played at Mariental on Saturday.

Blue Waters fought hard during the encounter at the Mariental Sports Grounds, but BA ended on top in an exciting match that saw BA’s Jerome Louis and Donovan Swarts scoring twice each. Berries Rooi scored the last goal for BA, but before that, Blue Waters striker Armando Pedro also scored twice, with Hardley Ortner adding the third for the Walvis-Bay based side.Sport Klub Windhoek (SKW) striker Johny Stephanus blasted five goals past Zambezi United in a one-sided match to win convincingly against the lower-division side on Saturday.Henry Somseb and K.Kazapua scored the other two goals for SKW.Yesterday, premiership side Ramblers beat their counterparts Friends 4-2 to progress, while at Tsumeb, Omeege United lost 5-4 on penalties after a 2-all draw against Blue Boys.Also at Tsumeb yesterday, Volcano beat Robber Chanties 2-1 to advance, while at Mariental, a first division clash saw Eleven Brothers beating Fedics United 1-0.Rehoboth first-division side Deportivo Alaves lost 6-7 in a penalty shootout against Mighty Gunners from Otjiwarongo, after a one-all draw at full-time at Mariental yesterday.At Tsumeb, African Stars managed to squeeze past Touch & Go to win 1-0 at their match played at the Oscar Norich Stadium on Saturday.Oshakati City also produced a big winning margin of 7-1 against first-division outfit Katima Wanderers at Tsumeb.An earlier match on Saturday also saw Kwico Rundu Chiefs burying Katima Wanderers 7-1.Both are first-division sides.At Mariental on Saturday, Nampol lost 7-8 in a penalty shootout after a 2-all draw at full-time against Major Power (both first division teams) in the first match of the day, while Tough Guys found their way through to the next stage with a 2-4 win against Mountain Eagles.Both are also first division teams.The match between Eleven Arrows and Golden Bees in Tsumeb was still in progress late yesterday.Arrows led 2-0 at halftime.Two other fixtures, which were to see Chief Santos taking on Civics at Tsumeb and Tigers entertaining Orlando Pirates at Mariental, were still to be played late yesterday.The MTC Cup has a cash prize of N$350 000 for the winning team, while the runners-up will pocket N$130 000.The two semi-final losers will each receive N$60 000, while there are also cash prizes for the best performing players and officials at the tournament.Meanwhile, the Namibia Football Association (NFA) at the weekend announced that the next rounds will be played at Keetmanshoop and Otjiwarongo next weekend.Berries Rooi scored the last goal for BA, but before that, Blue Waters striker Armando Pedro also scored twice, with Hardley Ortner adding the third for the Walvis-Bay based side.Sport Klub Windhoek (SKW) striker Johny Stephanus blasted five goals past Zambezi United in a one-sided match to win convincingly against the lower-division side on Saturday.Henry Somseb and K.Kazapua scored the other two goals for SKW.Yesterday, premiership side Ramblers beat their counterparts Friends 4-2 to progress, while at Tsumeb, Omeege United lost 5-4 on penalties after a 2-all draw against Blue Boys.Also at Tsumeb yesterday, Volcano beat Robber Chanties 2-1 to advance, while at Mariental, a first division clash saw Eleven Brothers beating Fedics United 1-0.Rehoboth first-division side Deportivo Alaves lost 6-7 in a penalty shootout against Mighty Gunners from Otjiwarongo, after a one-all draw at full-time at Mariental yesterday.At Tsumeb, African Stars managed to squeeze past Touch & Go to win 1-0 at their match played at the Oscar Norich Stadium on Saturday.Oshakati City also produced a big winning margin of 7-1 against first-division outfit Katima Wanderers at Tsumeb.An earlier match on Saturday also saw Kwico Rundu Chiefs burying Katima Wanderers 7-1.Both are first-division sides.At Mariental on Saturday, Nampol lost 7-8 in a penalty shootout after a 2-all draw at full-time against Major Power (both first division teams) in the first match of the day, while Tough Guys found their way through to the next stage with a 2-4 win against Mountain Eagles.Both are also first division teams.The match between Eleven Arrows and Golden Bees in Tsumeb was still in progress late yesterday.Arrows led 2-0 at halftime.Two other fixtures, which were to see Chief Santos taking on Civics at Tsumeb and Tigers entertaining Orlando Pirates at Mariental, were still to be played late yesterday.The MTC Cup has a cash prize of N$350 000 for the winning team, while the runners-up will pocket N$130 000.The two semi-final losers will each receive N$60 000, while there are also cash prizes for the best performing players and officials at the tournament.Meanwhile, the Namibia Football Association (NFA) at the weekend announced that the next rounds will be played at Keetmanshoop and Otjiwarongo next weekend.