HESSEQUA NEWSFLASH - Without anyone really noticing, football, or soccer as we know it in South Africa, has come into the Hessequa region.

At the moment eight teams are competing in a newly established SAFA (South African Football Association)-affiliated soccer league.

It includes teams from Heidelberg, Riversdal and Albertinia. The fixtures are played on Sundays, rotate every weekend, with all games played in the same town.

Heidelberg has two teams at the moment; Heidelberg United and Warriors. Zama-Zama United and United Brothers of Riversdal are both competing for honours at the top level in the region, but also for honours among all the regions.

Being affiliated to SAFA means the soccer player has something to aim for; has an opportunity to play regularly in an organized league and that scouts of the bigger clubs will come around to watch games looking for talent.

Read more in South Cape Forum, as well as online.

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