{"id":84203,"date":"2025-10-03T12:08:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T10:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=84203"},"modified":"2025-10-03T12:08:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T10:08:39","slug":"a-supercharged-lineup-for-nedbank-grey-college-soccer-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=84203","title":{"rendered":"A supercharged lineup for Nedbank Grey College Soccer Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"
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St Stithians College players and the school’s supporters celebrate a successful defence of the Nedbank Grey College Soccer Tournament title.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of South Africa’s premier schools’ football events, the Nedbank Grey College Soccer Tournament<\/strong>, kicks off on Saturday, in Bloemfontein.<\/p>\n

St Stithians College<\/strong> has won the tournament back-to-back<\/strong><\/a>, but they’ll face a stiff challenge trying to make it a hat-trick of titles in 2025.<\/p>\n

Last year, they staged an incredible comeback, losing their first two matches – 1-2 to Grey College<\/strong> and 0-2 to Pretoria Boys High<\/strong> – before getting their campaign back on track with a 3-2 win over George Royal Academy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Saints<\/strong> <\/em>could not afford to slip up again, and they didn’t. They needed a penalty shootout to oust Kimberley Boys’ High<\/strong> in the semi-finals, however, and then beat Robinvale<\/strong> to lift the title.<\/p>\n

They’re in Pool D, where Kimberley Boys’ High will be one of their opponents. They’ll also face a familiar foe in the form of Jeppe High School for Boys<\/strong>, who’ve put together an impressive season<\/strong><\/a>. The challenges of Witbank High<\/strong> and Bloemfontein South High<\/strong> will be enhanced because they’re not as well-known as some of the other teams.<\/p>\n

The group is completed by Westville Boys’ High<\/strong>, who’ve been a bit off the boil since winning the Mancosa KZN Coastal A-League title<\/strong> <\/a>at the end of the second term. However, they’re well-coached and not short of quality. Their challenge, like that of the other coastal schools, will be in adjusting their games to the high altitude of Bloemfontein. The ball travels further and it bounces higher, too. on Bloem’s hard fields.<\/p>\n

Catch the action LIVE on SuperSport Schools<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

St David’s Marist Inanda<\/strong>, who won the Nedbank Challenge Cup at home in August<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>would love to add another prestigious Nedbank title to their list of achievements. They’re in Group A and they’re a team that could make serious waves.<\/p>\n

Perhaps, their greatest challenge will come from the local side, Navalsig High<\/strong>, which has pushed Grey College for supremacy in Bloemfontein in this and recent seasons.<\/p>\n

Victoria Park<\/strong>, another school with a proud football legacy, flies the Eastern Cape’s flag, while the Waterstone Super Cup winners, Curro Thatchfield<\/strong><\/a>, also pose a threat. KZN’s Glenwood High<\/strong>, who’ve been a little off the torrid pace they set the previous two years, will view the tournament as an opportunity to adjust the trajectory of their season, while Vaal High<\/strong>, as a late addition, brings an unknown challenge to the table.<\/p>\n

Group B features four schools that traditionally feature among the best in all sports – Durban High School (DHS)<\/strong>, King Edward VII (KES)<\/strong>, Pretoria Boys High<\/strong>, and Wynberg Boys’ High<\/strong> – and there’s something cool about seeing traditional powers taking on one another.<\/p>\n

At the inaugural Association of Public Boys’ Schools of South Africa (APBSA) Football Festival<\/strong><\/a>, hosted by KES in July, the home team showed up well in similar conditions to those they will face in Bloemfontein. So, too, though, did Parktown Boys’ High<\/strong>, Pretoria Boys High, Jeppe, and St David’s Marist Inanda, and they’ll all be in action at the Nedbank Grey College Soccer Tournament.<\/p>\n

Local sides, Brebner<\/strong> and Hodisa Technical High<\/strong> complete the group and, based on their past records, they could be the teams to beat, especially playing in familiar conditions. Last year, Brebner finished seventh and Hlodisa twelfth, but at their best they’re tough to beat. Just two seasons ago, Brebner won the Nedbank Challenge Cup at St David’s.<\/p>\n

The hosts, Grey College<\/strong>, will fancy their chances in Group C. Among the teams participating in the Nedbank Soccer Challenge, they were the second-best finishers at the Absa Wildeklawer Soccer Tournament<\/strong> <\/a>earlier this year, ending sixth, just one place behind Navalsig.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, they beat Navalsig in the fifth-place playoff in the 2024 Grey College Nedbank Soccer Tournament. Norkem Park<\/strong> High<\/strong>, who are also in Group C, made the final of the inaugural Curro Halala Cup<\/strong><\/a> and will bear watching, Grey College finished third there, claiming bronze after a win over, you guessed it, Navalsig.<\/p>\n

Parktown Boys’ High has enjoyed a strong year, and they could challenge, too, while Uitenhage’s Strelitzia High<\/strong> and Empangeni High<\/strong>, from Zululand, who contested the KZN Coastal A-League for the first time this year, bring something of the unknown to the group.<\/p>\n

The lineup is completed by Bloemfontein’s St Andrew’s School<\/strong>. Their football programme is still young, but they’ve picked up some good results in recent times, and they could pull off a surprise or two.<\/p>\n

GROUPS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Group A: Glenwood High, St David’s Marist Inanda, Curro Thatchfield, Victoria Park High, Vaal High, Navalsig High<\/p>\n

Group B:<\/strong>\u00a0Durban High School (DHS), King Edward VII (KES), Pretoria Boys High, Wynberg Boys High, Brebner High, Hlodisa Technical High<\/p>\n

Group C:<\/strong>\u00a0Empangeni High, Norkem Park High, Parktown Boys’ High, Strelitzia High, St Andrew’s School, Grey College<\/p>\n

Group D:<\/strong>\u00a0Westville Boys’ High, St Stithians, Jeppe High School for Boys, Witbank High, Kimberley Boys’ High, Bloemfontein South High<\/p>\n

FIXTURES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday, 4 October<\/strong><\/p>\n

Round 1 – 08:00 – 09:15<\/strong><\/p>\n

Glenwood vs St David’s, Field 1
\nDHS vs KES, Field 2
\nCurro Thatchfield vs Victoria Park, Field 3
\nPretoria Boys High vs Wynberg, Field 4
\nVaal High vs Navalsig, Field 5
\nBrebner vs Hlodisa Technical High, Field 6<\/p>\n

Round 2 – 09:25 – 10:40<\/strong><\/p>\n

Empangeni vs Norkem Park, Field 1
\nWestville vs St Stithians, Field 2
\nParktown Boys’ High vs Strelitzia, Field 3
\nJeppe vs Witbank, Field 4
\nSt Andrew’s School vs Grey College, Field 5
\nKimberley Boys’ High vs Bloemfontein South, Field 6<\/p>\n

Round 3 – 10:50 – 12:05<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wynberg Boys’ High vs Hlodisa Technical High, Field 1
\nVictoria Park vs Navalsig, Field 2
\nDHS vs Brebner, Field 3
\nGlenwood vs Vaal High, Field 4
\nKES vs Pretoria Boys High, Field 5
\nSt David’s vs Curro Thatchfield, Field 6<\/p>\n

Round 4 – 13:30 to 14:45<\/strong><\/p>\n

Witbank vs Bloemfontein South, Field 1
\nStrelitzia vs Grey College, Field 2
\nWestville Boys’ High vs Kimberley Boys’ High, Field 3
\nEmpangeni vs St Andrew’s School, Field 4
\nSt Stithians vs Jeppe, Field 5
\nNorkem Park vs Parktown Boys’ High, Field 6<\/p>\n

Round 5 – 14:55 – 16:10<\/strong><\/p>\n

KES vs Brebner, Field 1
\nSt David’s vs Vaal High, Field 2
\nPretoria Boys High vs Hlodisa Technical High, Field 3
\nCurro Thatchfield vs Navalsig, Field 4
\nGlenwood vs Victoria Park, Field 5
\nDHS vs Wynberg Boys’ High, Field 6<\/p>\n

Saturday, 4 October<\/strong><\/p>\n

Round 6 – 08:00 – 09:15<\/strong><\/p>\n

St Stithians vs Kimberley Boys’ High, Field 1
\nNorkem Park vs St Andrew’s School, Field 2
\nJeppe vs Bloemfontein South, Field 3
\nParktown Boys High vs Grey College, Field 4
\nEmpangeni High vs Strelitzia, Field 5
\nWestville Boys’ High vs Witbank, Field 6<\/p>\n

Round 7 – 09:25 – 10:40<\/p>\n

Curro Thatchfield vs Vaal High, Field 1
\nPretoria Boys High vs Brebner, Field 2
\nKES vs Wynberg Boys’ High, Field 3
\nSt David’s vs Victoria Park, Field 4
\nDHS vs Hlodisa Technical High, Field 5
\nGlenwood vs Navalsig, Field 6<\/p>\n

Round 8 – 10:50 – 12:05<\/strong><\/p>\n

Parktown Boys’ High vs St Andrew’s School, Field 1
\nJeppe vs Kimberley Boys’ High, Field 2
\nSt Stithians vs Witbank, Field 3
\nNorkem Park vs Strelitzia, Field 4
\nWestville Boys’ High vs Bloemfontein South, Field 5
\nEmpangeni High vs Grey College, Field 6<\/p>\n

Round 9 – 13:30 – 14:45<\/strong><\/p>\n

DHS vs Pretoria Boys High, Field 1
\nGlenwood vs Curro Thatchfield, Field 2
\nSt David’s vs Navalsig, Field 3
\nKES vs Hlodisa Technical High, Field 4
\nWynberg Boys’ High vs Brebner, Field 5
\nVictoria Park vs Vaal High, Field 6<\/p>\n

Round 10 – 14:55 – 16:10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Westville Boys’ High vs Jeppe, Field 1
\nEmpangeni High vs Parktown Boys’ High, Field 2
\nNorkem Park vs Grey College, Field 3
\nSt Stithians vs Bloemfontein South, Field 4
\nWitbank vs Kimberley Boys’ High, Field 5
\nStrelitzia vs St Andrew’s School, Field 6<\/p>\n

Playoffs to follow on Monday, 6 October, and Tuesday, 7 October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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