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The Citizen
30-04-2025
- Sport
- The Citizen
Boipatong FC and Young Pirates FC now first and second
BOIPATONG.- Boipatong FC and Young Pirates are first and second in the SAFA Sedibeng Hollywood Regional League log standings respectively. These two sides played to a 3-3 draw in the exciting SAFA Sedibeng Hollywood Regional League during the Easter long weekend to consolidate their position on the log. This top-of-the-table encounter was played at the packed Boipatong Stadium, with local soccer fans packing the venue to capacity to watch this exciting encounter. It was a six-goal thriller with both sides attacking each other from the first whistle to the last. However, the home team, Boipatong FC, could have won this encounter as they created clear scoring chances compared to their opponent. As things stand, Young Pirates are still topping the log standings with 68 points from 25 games, while Boipatong FC is second on the log with 58 points from the same number of games. This game will go down as one of the best matches in the calendar of local football. Both sides came into this encounter well prepared, and the draw was a fair result, looking at how the two played on the day. It was football without fear, with the local soccer fans enjoying every moment of action from the stands. In another game, the third-placed Perfect Academy beat Mmabatho 2-0 to put pressure on the top. Perfect Academy is third on the log after they accumulated 56 points from the same number of games as Boipatong FC and Young Pirates FC. To date, Young Pirates FC are the defending champions, and they look like they will defend their title as things stand. This game took place at the Isak Steyl Stadium on Saturday. It was supposed to take place at George Thabe Stadium, but was moved to Isak Steyl Stadium due to the funeral of Simon 'Bull' Lehoko, which took place at the venue. All the games that were supposed to take place at George Thabe Stadium were moved to other venues due to the funeral. This caused controversy as some of the teams felt that the games could have been postponed so that they could attend Ntate Lehoko's funeral. SAFA Sedibeng Hollywood Regional League fixtures: Thursday VUT FC vs Star Boys Academy Metro Stars FC vs 016 Magista FC Juventus FC vs Mmabatho FC Ghabon FC vs Morning Stars Vaal Milano FC vs Morning Stars Vaal Milano vs Vaal Elite Academy Celta Vigo FC vs Perfect Academy Boipatong FC vs Real Hearts FC Ben 10 FC vs RESA Army Gym Shooting Stars FC vs Sebokeng Ajax FC Saturday Mmabatho FCvs Celta Vigo FC Morning Stars FC vs Boipatong FC Metro Stars vs Ghabon FC Real Hearts vs Army Gym Shooting Stars Sebokeng Ajax FC vs VUT FC SUBS vs Vaal Milano FC At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
The Citizen
28-04-2025
- Sport
- The Citizen
Lehoko laid to rest
SHARPEVILLE.- It was a gathering of former soccer greats at George Thabe Stadium in Sharpeville on Saturday. The soccer greats came to pay their last respect to one of their own, Simon 'Bull' Lehoko. Lehoko was laid to rest at the Vanderbijlpark Cemetery. His funeral service was held at George Thabe Stadium, the venue that happened to be his happy hunting ground during his playing days and also as a coach. Lehoko's funeral was attended his former teammates from Kaizer Chiefs and Vaal Professionals including the ex-professional players he played against with. This includes Orlando Pirates and Moroka Swallows former players. The Vaal community also came in numbers to bid farewell to Lehoko, who was popular known as 'Bra Bull' in football circles. Kaizer Chiefs was represented by the club's supporters chairman, Cecil Motaung, who came with some of the former club's great. Motaung said the club's chairman Kaizer Motaung will always be grateful for Lehoko's contribution at the club. It was down to memory lane trip with some former professional players recalled how Lehoko made them believe that they can beat any team in the league including the likes of Orlando Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs with unknown players in the South African football. Speaker after speaker described Lehoko as a down to earth person who liked his own space. At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
