Africa-Press – Namibia. THE Khomas School Sport Region (KSSR) football leagues are expected to kick off next week with amplified rivalries as teams aim for honours.
Close to 20 schools in the Khomas region have shown commitment to the once-popular school leagues circuit, which has been dormant for the past few years.
KSSR vice-chairperson Bertus Bock in an interview with Desert Radio this week said the idea is to bring back the glory days of school football, and the KSSR executive would do everything in its power to ensure pupils are given the platform to play the sport they love dearly.
Bock said the necessary logistics, such as the registration of players and birth verification, have been successfully finalised.
He said to avoid age cheating by pupils, KSSR will institute a data-capturing process to deter schools and pupils from submitting unlawful documents.
“Such information is not just needed by KSSR, but would be used in future by either football clubs or when players get to represent the country.
“The leagues scheduled for next week will conclude at the end of October before pupils sit for their year-end examinations.”
Bock called on the corporate sector to come on board and sponsor the individual leagues, with the City of Windhoek agreeing to sponsor the girls’ under-13 football league.
This sponsorship deal includes prize money and medals for the winners.
KSSR primary schools league administrator Vehonga Tjiroze said primary schools are endowed with raw talent that needs to be nurtured.
He said to successfully nurture the talent, the KSSR needs qualified coaches to volunteer and assist in grooming teachers who can coach their respective schools.
Bock said the KSSR is awaiting funds from the ministry that would be used to finance playing fields for schools struggling with pitches, and would also assist with transportation to and from the field.
The leagues are divided into four clusters featuring an interesting line-up to ensure competitiveness.
The prize-giving ceremony is scheduled for the end of the season as the top players will be rewarded, taking into account their academic excellence.
The KSSR will continue to monitor the academic performance of individual players and assist where possible.
Meanwhile, a meeting between KSSR and the NFA Women’s Desk chairperson Julien Garises took took place about the possibility of the national association taking over the administration of the high schools’ girls’ league.
The high schools’ girls’ league will not feature age groups, but will have each school registering a team.
The KSSR also spoke to the NFA Referee Association chairperson, Absalom Goseb, about referees assisting.
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