{"id":94515,"date":"2026-04-27T19:12:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T17:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=94515"},"modified":"2026-04-27T19:12:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T17:12:48","slug":"navalsigs-win-keeps-absa-wildeklawer-soccer-title-in-the-free-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=94515","title":{"rendered":"Navalsig’s win keeps Absa Wildeklawer Soccer title in the Free State"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The Absa Wildeklawer Soccer Tournament<\/strong> title will remain in the Free State. That fact was known before the final because Bloemfontein’s Navalsig and Grey College met in the title game. Navalsig ended Grey’s unbeaten run, winning 2-0, to succeed Virginia High as the Wildeklawer champion.<\/p>\n

Before the tournament kicked off, SuperSport Schools Plus<\/strong><\/a> posed a question: would the annual Absa Wildeklawer Soccer Tournament go Free State’s way again?<\/strong><\/a> Since the event’s inception, the province has dominated the competition. HTS Louis Botha won back-to-back titles in 2022 and 2023<\/strong><\/a> – the first two years of the tournament.<\/p>\n

In 2025, Virginia High claimed the title by defeating the Wildeklawer Academy<\/strong> <\/a>in the final, which was the third time the championship went to a Free State school. Only Clapham<\/strong><\/a>, in 2024, halted the Free State’s run of titles.<\/p>\n

In 2026, the Free State ruled the roost again. Navalsig qualified for the final with a narrow 1-0 win over the hosts, Kimberley Boys’ High<\/strong>, while Grey College<\/strong> and Clapham shared a goalless draw before Grey won in a dramatic penalty shootout 8-7.<\/p>\n

The final was a repeat of last year’s Curro Halala Cup Bronze playoff<\/strong><\/a> at HeronBridge College<\/strong>, where Grey College won 3-1 from the spot after regulation time finished level at 1-1.<\/p>\n

Both teams also contest the same league in Bloemfontein. Thus, with the familiarity of the players, a tight contest was expected, but Navalsig took their chance to lay claim to the title.<\/p>\n

Individual Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n

Player of the Tournament – Lehlohonolo Ntjana – Virginia High
\nGoalkeeper of the Tournament – Unathi Mdladla – Navalsig
\nCoach of the Tournament -Patrick Malokasi – Grey College
\nFair play -Grey College
\nTop Goalscorer -Nkateko Ntimane – Reddam House Bedfordview
\nSportsmanship – Shala Phetlu – Grey College
\nMost Promising Player – Omphile Makaudi – Kimberley Boys’ High<\/p>\n

Semifinals\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Navalsig 1-0 Kimberley Boys’ High
\nGrey College (8) 0-0 (7) Clapham<\/p>\n

Final<\/strong><\/p>\n

Navalsig 2-0 Grey College<\/p>\n

Final Standings<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Navalsig<\/li>\n
  2. Grey College<\/li>\n
  3. Clapham<\/li>\n
  4. Kimberley Boys’ High<\/li>\n
  5. Paul Roos Gimnasium<\/li>\n
  6. Northern Academy<\/li>\n
  7. Virginia High<\/li>\n
  8. Emmang Mmogo<\/li>\n
  9. HTS Louis Botha<\/li>\n
  10. Wildeklawer Academy<\/li>\n
  11. Reddam House Bedfordview<\/li>\n
  12. Victoria Park<\/li>\n
  13. Vaal High<\/li>\n
  14. Brebner<\/li>\n
  15. Jeppe High School for Boys<\/li>\n
  16. Norkem Park High<\/li>\n
  17. Springs Boys’ High<\/li>\n
  18. Northwood<\/li>\n
  19. Maritzburg College<\/li>\n
  20. Queen’s College<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The Absa Wildeklawer Soccer Tournament title will remain in the Free State. That fact was known before the final because Bloemfontein’s Navalsig and Grey College met in the title game. Navalsig ended Grey’s unbeaten run, winning 2-0, to succeed Virginia High as the Wildeklawer champion. Before the tournament kicked off, SuperSport Schools Plus posed a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":94625,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94515","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\/94515","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\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=94515"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94515\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/94625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=94515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=94515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=94515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}