Online ReporterMedia Mpofu, Sports Reporter
AT least 16 school teams from four provinces are expected to take part in this year’s edition of the Orap Zenzele Isuzu Champions Cup Soccer Tournament set for Gifford High School in Bulawayo, between 13 and 14 June.
The teams are from Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South, Midlands and Bulawayo provinces and consist of eight girls and as many for boys, which will be chosen through district tournaments to be hosted by the National Association of Secondary School Heads.
Orap in partnership with Autoworld representing Isuzu brand in Zimbabwe are proud sponsors of the tournament and are anticipating a best-ever event.
In an interview with Zimpapers Sports Hub, Mvuselelo Huni, the chief executive officer of Orap said she is excited with the upcoming tournament and that they are expecting to have names of the participating schools soon.
“Our tournament has been running since 2014 and this year is our 11th year but our eighth edition, we stopped for three years because of Covid-19, we re-introduced the tournament last year and we are anticipating that this year will be bigger and better,” she said.
Mike Blatch on behalf of Autoworld, said they are very proud to have the privilege of partnering with Orap in the running of the tournament.
“We are one of the principal sponsors and we are honoured to be associated with Orap and what they stand for and all the hard work they are doing to support and develop the young stars,” said Blatch.
He added that their contribution towards the event is US$5 000 and that they would be happy to see other sponsors come on board.
“The tournament’s budget is growing every year, so is the number of our supporters and obviously every year, we look to improve things and do things better, so we value and appreciate the support we are getting from our partners,” he said.
All the participating children will be given certificates of participation and the winning teams getting medals and trophies. There will also be prizes for the winning schools.
