Coca Cola Youth Cup finals head to Oshakati

WINDHOEK – The Coca-Cola Youth Cup final heads to Oshakati this week with Okakarara Secondary School pitted against Mariental Secondary School at the town’s Independence Stadium on Wednesday.

At the draw last Thursday in Windhoek, it emerged that the Tsumkwe Development team will face Swakopmund Secondary School, while Okalongo Secondary School has a date with Winnie du Plessis Secondary School from Gobabis. Speaking at the draw, the acting Director of Sport, Edelberth Katamba, said 473 goals had been scored since the tournament kicked off in June.The winning team will walk away with a cool N$70 000 while the runners-up take home N$30 000.The third-place finishers will pocket N$15 000, while the fourth-place contender will win N7 500.Katamba said the sport had been growing from strength to strength with a total of 224 players and 28 officials this year.According to the chief sport officer in the Directorate of Sport, Irvin Ndjavera, the final in Oshakati will be attended by various dignitaries such as Sport Minister John Mutorwa, Director of Sport Vetembuavi Veii and Namibia Beverages Managing Director Frik Oosthuizen.Ndjavera said 30 players had been selected, of whom five would travel to South Africa for trials with Premier Soccer League (PSL) teams.Said Ndjavera: “No contract has been signed yet for a possible extension next year but negotiations will start at the end of September.”The tournament will kick off at 08h00 on July 12, with the final scheduled for July 15 at 15h00.Fixtures are: 09h00: Okakarara SS vs Mariental SS 10h00: Tsumkwe Development Team vs Swakopmund SS 11h30: Okalongo SS vs Wennie du Plessis SS 11h30 12h45: PK de Velliers SS vs Romanus Kamunoko SS 14h00: Jan Jonker Afrikaner SS vs Ponhofi SS 15h15: Mureti SS vs Iipumbu SS 16h30: Oshikoto SS vs Sanjo SS – NampaSpeaking at the draw, the acting Director of Sport, Edelberth Katamba, said 473 goals had been scored since the tournament kicked off in June.The winning team will walk away with a cool N$70 000 while the runners-up take home N$30 000.The third-place finishers will pocket N$15 000, while the fourth-place contender will win N7 500.Katamba said the sport had been growing from strength to strength with a total of 224 players and 28 officials this year.According to the chief sport officer in the Directorate of Sport, Irvin Ndjavera, the final in Oshakati will be attended by various dignitaries such as Sport Minister John Mutorwa, Director of Sport Vetembuavi Veii and Namibia Beverages Managing Director Frik Oosthuizen.Ndjavera said 30 players had been selected, of whom five would travel to South Africa for trials with Premier Soccer League (PSL) teams.Said Ndjavera: “No contract has been signed yet for a possible extension next year but negotiations will start at the end of September.”The tournament will kick off at 08h00 on July 12, with the final scheduled for July 15 at 15h00.Fixtures are: 09h00: Okakarara SS vs Mariental SS 10h00: Tsumkwe Development Team vs Swakopmund SS 11h30: Okalongo SS vs Wennie du Plessis SS 11h30 12h45: PK de Velliers SS vs Romanus Kamunoko SS 14h00: Jan Jonker Afrikaner SS vs Ponhofi SS 15h15: Mureti SS vs Iipumbu SS 16h30: Oshikoto SS vs Sanjo SS – Nampa