{"id":80242,"date":"2025-08-13T09:36:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T07:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=80242"},"modified":"2025-08-13T09:36:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T07:36:57","slug":"cilliers-shines-as-sa-u16-boys-breeze-past-zimbabwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=80242","title":{"rendered":"Cilliers shines as SA u16 boys breeze past Zimbabwe"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_80250\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-80250\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-80250\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Caleb-1--400x266.jpg\" alt=\"Caleb Cilliers was on fire on day one of the Allistar Fredericks Africa Challenge in Johannesburg on Tuesday. Photo: TeamPhotoSA\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-80250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caleb Cilliers was on fire on day one of the Allistar Fredericks Africa Challenge in Johannesburg on Tuesday. Photo: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\">TeamPhotoSA<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Caleb Cilliers<\/strong>, from <strong>Paul Roos Gimnasium,<\/strong> scored a whopping five goals to lead the <strong>South African u16B<\/strong> side to a comprehensive 10-0 win over <strong>Zimbabwe<\/strong> on day one of the <strong>Allistar Fredericks Africa Challenge<\/strong>, in Johannesburg, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The event, organised by <strong>South African Schools Hockey<\/strong> (SASHOC), is being held at <strong>St David\u2019s Marist Inanda<\/strong> and runs through until Friday, 15 August.<\/p>\n<p>It was a successful opening day for the SA u16 boys. Apart from the B team running riot against Zim&#8217;s u16A before, the u16A team posted a 3-0 win over Zimbabwe&#8217;s u18A team.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Boys&amp;apos; Hockey - u16 South Africa vs u18 Zimbabwe - Allistar Fredericks Challenge - 12 August 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rQZ516lUKU8?start=318&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The B-team, led by coaches, <strong>Siya Sityana<\/strong>, from <strong>Jeppe High School for Boys<\/strong>, and <strong>Siya Lusiba<\/strong>, from Queen\u2019s College made an early statement in their first outing.<\/p>\n<p>They dominated Zimbabwe in the early exchanges, scored some brilliant team goals, and at the break, led 4-0.<\/p>\n<p>Skipper\u00a0 <strong>Jason Joiner<\/strong> opened the scoring in the first chukka after Caleb Cilliers won a penalty stroke.\u00a0A minute later, Cilliers got his name on the scoresheet when he linked up well with <strong>Buhle Kama<\/strong> before calmly placing the ball in the back\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0net.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kama and Cilliers were at it again and combined for the game\u2019s third just before the second chukka.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa, then, netted another goal in the second quarter through <strong>Kamohelo Tsoka<\/strong>, who latched on to a loose ball inside the circle after a piece of individual brilliance by <strong>Michael Meiring<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The home side was just getting started and they came out firing in the second stanza.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Limani Makeleni<\/strong>, from Cape Town&#8217;s <strong>Langa Hockey Club<\/strong>, was at the right place at the right time to tap in at the far post and make it 5-0.<\/p>\n<p>Zim struggled to outlet, and South Africa&#8217;s press worked effectively as they turned over the ball with relative ease, which ensured that the visitors remained under heavy pressure.<\/p>\n<p>After Cilliers made it 6-0, the floodgates opened up, and Tsoka completed his brace before Kama scored arguably the goal of the day when he smashed a tomahawk into the back of the net.<\/p>\n<p>Cilliers wasn\u2019t done and netted two late goals to complete his fiver and make it 10 for his side.<\/p>\n<p>The sides meet again on Wednesday at 14:00.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_80244\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-80244\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-80244\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-12-at-7.08.53-PM-1-b-400x266.jpg\" alt=\"The Zimbabwe u18A boys gave a solid account of themselves against South Africa's u16A team. Photo: TeamPhotoSA\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-80244\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Zimbabwe u18A boys gave a solid account of themselves against South Africa&#8217;s u16A team. Photo: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TeamphotoSA\">TeamPhotoSA<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The second boys&#8217; game featured SA u16A against Zimbabwe&#8217;s u18A side.<\/p>\n<p>The home side made a blistering start, with <strong>Stephan Malan<\/strong> converting from a short corner to give them the lead.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blaine Candy<\/strong> made it 2-0 in the second chukka before Malan, from <strong>Parel Vallei High<\/strong>, completed his brace in the third quarter.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa pushed for a fourth, with <strong>Callum Anderson<\/strong> and <strong>Kgotsofalang Lehloenya<\/strong> bossing proceedings, but Zimbabwe\u2019&#8217; defence remained resolute.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson, from <strong>Bishops Diocesan College<\/strong>, was named the Player of the Match, and he will aim to continue playing a vital role in South Africa&#8217;s quest for more glory.<\/p>\n<p>The coaches in charge, <strong>Dalan Phillips<\/strong> and <strong>Anthony Woodhouse<\/strong>, would&#8217;ve been pleased with the win but will demand more from their boys as the series continues and intensifies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Results and scorers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SA u16B 10:<\/strong> Caleb Cilliers (5), Kamohelo Tsoka (2), Buhle Kama, Limani Makeleni, Jason Joiner. <strong>Zimbabwe 0<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SA u16A 3<\/strong>: Stephan Malan (2), Blaine Candy. <strong>Zimbabwe 0<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day 2 fixtures, Wednesday, 13 August<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>14:00<\/strong> \u2013 South Africa u16B vs Zimbabwe u16A<br \/>\n<strong>17:00<\/strong> \u2013 South Africa u16A vs Zimbabwe u18A<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caleb Cilliers, from Paul Roos Gimnasium, scored a whopping five goals to lead the South African u16B side to a comprehensive 10-0 win over Zimbabwe on day one of the Allistar Fredericks Africa Challenge, in Johannesburg, on Tuesday. The event, organised by South African Schools Hockey (SASHOC), is being held at St David\u2019s Marist Inanda [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":80250,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80242","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\/80242","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\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=80242"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80242\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/80250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=80242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=80242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=80242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}