{"id":96102,"date":"2026-05-21T12:44:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T10:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=96102"},"modified":"2026-05-21T12:44:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T10:44:59","slug":"kzn-inland-a-league-final-place-on-the-line-for-three-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=96102","title":{"rendered":"KZN Inland A-League final place on the line for three teams"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"soccerThe 2025 runner-up, Carter High<\/strong><\/a>, is on track for another final in the Mancosa KwaZulu-Natal High Schools Football Association (KZNHSFA) Inland A-League<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Pietermaritzburg school tops the table with 16 points after a commanding 4-0 victory over Alexandra High<\/strong> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Despite playing on their home ground, Alexandra High struggled with the high-pressing counterattacks and heavy pressure applied by the visitors. Those bore fruit for Carter, who cruised to victory.<\/p>\n

Bayanda Msomi<\/strong> and Amkelwa Khuzwayo<\/strong> netted twice each, making it six goals apiece for the duo this season.<\/p>\n

The defeat leaves Alexandra at the bottom of the table, with two points after six games. They’re winless thus far, with two draws and four losses on their record.<\/p>\n

Ixopo<\/strong> had an opportunity to solidify their second-place on the log, but they were held to a goalless draw by Haythorne Secondary<\/strong>, also at Alex. Still, Ixopo remains in contention for a place in the final.<\/p>\n

Edendale will challenge them. They, too, have 13 points and trail Carter by three points. Last season, in their first season in the Inland A-League after winning promotion in 2024, they finished in third place.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, their title aspirations faced a stern examination on Barns Field<\/strong>, where they met the defending champion, Maritzburg College<\/strong>. Goals from Manelisi Shezi<\/strong> and Alwande Bekwa<\/strong> earned Edendale a 2-0 victory.<\/p>\n

After dominating KZN football over the past three years, College is undergoing a restructuring phase. It’s been a challenging season and, after six league matches, they’ve won two, drawn two, and lost two. Last week, they fell to a defeat against Carter High<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, they went winless in Kimberley at the annual Absa Wildeklawer Soccer Tournament<\/strong><\/a>, which underlines the struggles the side has endured after their successes in previous seasons. No doubt, they’ll work their way back into contention.<\/p>\n

ML Sultan <\/strong>– with goals from Celokuhle Gasa, Thabiso Madlala<\/strong>, and Kuhlesbonge Zulu <\/strong>– scored a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Linpark<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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

Wednesday, 20 May<\/strong><\/p>\n

Edendale 2-0 Maritzburg College
\nHaythorne 0-0 Ixopo
\nCarter High 4-0 Alexandra High
\nML Sultan 3-2 Linpark<\/p>\n

Forthcoming Fixtures<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thursday, 21 May: Coastal B-League<\/strong><\/p>\n

Queensburgh High<\/strong><\/p>\n

Field 1
\n<\/strong>15:10 – Grosvenor vs Amanzimtoti
\n16:10 – Redwood vs Empangeni<\/p>\n

Field 2
\n<\/strong>15:10 – Sastri vs Brettonwood
\n16:10 – Queensburgh High vs New Forest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The 2025 runner-up, Carter High, is on track for another final in the Mancosa KwaZulu-Natal High Schools Football Association (KZNHSFA) Inland A-League. The Pietermaritzburg school tops the table with 16 points after a commanding 4-0 victory over Alexandra High on Wednesday. Despite playing on their home ground, Alexandra High struggled with the high-pressing counterattacks and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":29506,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96102","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\/96102","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=96102"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96102\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=96102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=96102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=96102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}