{"id":77168,"date":"2025-07-09T09:38:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T07:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=77168"},"modified":"2025-07-09T09:38:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T07:38:10","slug":"engen-knockout-challenge-expands-in-the-eastern-cape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=77168","title":{"rendered":"Engen Knockout Challenge expands in the Eastern Cape"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Coach Thabo Senong at the Engen Knockout Eastern Cape Knockout Eastern Cape draw.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The draw for the Eastern Cape leg of South Africa\u2019s leading youth football tournament, the Engen Knockout Challenge<\/strong>, took place on Tuesday at the Kennaway Hotel, in East London.<\/p>\n

The event brought together representatives from Engen, the Eastern Cape Football Association<\/strong>, participating clubs, and key football stakeholders, and set the stage for the regional tournament, which will be played on 26-27 July at Dale College<\/strong>, in Qonce.<\/p>\n

It’s the first time that the tournament visits Qonce and it demonstrates Engen’s ongoing efforts to widen access and opportunity within grassroots football.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the event, Engen Knockout Challenge ambassador and FIFA Talent Coach, Thabo Senong<\/strong>, highlighted the importance of taking the tournament to new communities.<\/p>\n

“It’s vital for platforms like the Engen Knockout Challenge to reach different parts of the country,” he said.<\/p>\n

“By moving into King William’s Town (Qonce), we open the door to players with talent who just need the right platform. It’s how we grow South African football.”<\/p>\n

Engen Communications Manager, Gavin Smith<\/strong>, reiterated the brand\u2019s continued investment in youth development and spoke about the vision behind this year\u2019s campaign message: “The Engen Knockout Challenge continues to be a space where potential is recognised and developed.<\/p>\n

“This year’s message, ‘It’s Your Moment, Future Diski Legends’, is a reminder to every young player that their time is now.”<\/p>\n

The tournament in Qonce will feature 16 girls’ and 16 boys’ teams.<\/p>\n

Engen Knockout Challenge Eastern Cape Groups<\/strong><\/p>\n

Girls’ draw<\/strong><\/p>\n

Group A: Caledonian AFC, Maivuke FC, Phoenix Birds Ladies FC
\nGroup B: Coastal United Ladies FC, Golden Stars Ladies, City Lads FC
\nGroup C: Shakes 1O1, Ebhayi FC, WSU BCC
\nGroup D: Blackpool Ladies FC, Nav-Galaxy Ladies, Buffalo Stars Ladies<\/p>\n

Boys’ draw<\/strong><\/p>\n

Group A: Malcomess Secondary School, Braelyn Brothers Fc, Maria-Kouw High School
\nGroup B: Chippa United FC, United Professional FC, City Strikers FC
\nGroup C: Matshona Young Stars, Red Lions FC, Real Aces FC
\nGroup D: Mini Stars FC, Highbury FC, Strikers FC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The draw for the Eastern Cape leg of South Africa\u2019s leading youth football tournament, the Engen Knockout Challenge, took place on Tuesday at the Kennaway Hotel, in East London. The event brought together representatives from Engen, the Eastern Cape Football Association, participating clubs, and key football stakeholders, and set the stage for the regional tournament, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":77171,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=77168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77168\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/77171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=77168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=77168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=77168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}