Oct 01
25/09/10
Fiat Sports Centre, Zone 9 Meadowlands, Soweto
The day came and went with the Playground Legends standing tall on the day. Fiat Sports Centre, Zone 9 Meadowlands, Soweto is where it all went down.
8 Teams signed up for the contest and boy did the teams bring their game, as teams from the surrounding hoods came through to pit their skills against each other. We witnessed some scintillating game-play with some teams dominating their opponents from start to finish in their match-ups, whilst other matches were hard fought with either side not allowing an inch for the opponents to gain the advantage.
As the contest goes someone had to win and someone had to loose. In the final match-up Jordan, Musa and Given (Red team) faced Mike, Mandla and Siphiwe (Burgundy team). Stage was set for an exciting encounter between the two teams since the Red team came into the finals as the favourites and the Burgundy team the underdogs.
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Tagged with: 3 on 3 • Basketball • legends • meadowlands • playground • South Africa • Soweto
Mar 11
By Victor Shakineza Other
In the spirit of supporting initiative in the basketball community, please note the following message inviting all Gauteng teams to participate in a community tournament this coming weekend:
“To all Gauteng Basketball teams and clubs, I invite you to participate in the Hoopers Tournament this weekend.
The aim of the tournament is to grow basketball competition within Gauteng and show South Africa that we still have it!
Date: 14/03/10
Venue: Soweto
Fee: R600 per team
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Tagged with: Basketball • Gauteng • GBA • Soweto
Nov 27
SERIOUS efforts are being made to revive basketball in Soweto.
Jackie Masenya, one of the founding members of the sport in the township, says the once-thriving sport has been in decline for some time now but a lot of work is being done to try to resurrect it in Soweto.
“I always get upset when I drive around Soweto to see basketball courts empty .
“The only township where I saw youngsters playing was Diepkloof and it was disappointing that a place as big as Soweto had empty courts with nobody playing,” Masenya said.
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Tagged with: Basketball • City of Johannesburg • Diepkloof • Gauteng • Rockville • Soweto
May 28
Saturday the 16th of May was that time of the year again, when ESPN together with Dark Child Production show case some of the “talent” that Mzansi celebrities have to offer outside their day jobs. This year they decided to take a short left into The University of Johannesburg’s Soweto Campus, this is where the Celebrity Basketball Extravaganza took place. The event was quite a huge success; not only did the organizers choose the perfect day to hold the event (The University’s Open Day) but they chose some of the best celebs to entertain the crowd. Continue reading »
Tagged with: Basketball • Channel O • Dark Child Production • ESPN • Jozi Fm • Soweto • University of Johannesburg
The day came and went with the Playground Legends standing tall on the day. Fiat Sports Centre, Zone 9 Meadowlands, Soweto is where it all went down.
