SKW youth tourney this weekend

THE SKW Youth Football Tournament will be held for the 14th year this weekend at SKW sport fields at Olympia in Windhoek.
The tournament, which is sponsored by Retirement Fund Solutions, made its debut in 2007, and has been held each year since then, with the exception of 2020 and 2021, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Close to 1 000 players from under-7 to under-17 age groups will compete in the tournament, representing 73 teams from all over Namibia. Most of the teams are from Windhoek, but teams from Walvis Bay, Swakopmund, Otjiwarongo, Rosh Pinah and Rundu will also be in action.

The tournament will kick off at SKW’s A and B fields tomorrow afternoon and will continue on Saturday, with the various age group finals due to take place on Sunday.

In last year’s tournament, Athletic Club Football Academy and DTS from Windhoek were the most successful sides, winning two titles each, while SKW and Swakopmund Football Club each won one title.
In the boys under-17 final, ACFA beat Swakopmund 4-2, while ACFA also won the under-13 title, beating DTS in the final.
DTS won the under-9 title after beating SFC 4-2 in the final, as well as the under-11 title after beating Kaizen Football Academy 4-2 in the final.

SKW won the under-7 title, which was determined on a round-robin basis, with DTS coming second, and ACFA A third.
Swakopmund won the under-15 title after beating KFA 1-0 in the final.

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