{"id":96597,"date":"2026-05-28T13:05:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T11:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=96597"},"modified":"2026-05-28T13:05:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T11:05:41","slug":"edendale-reaches-kzn-inland-a-league-final-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=96597","title":{"rendered":"Edendale reaches KZN Inland A-League final for the first time"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ixopo High School finished with a flourish, winning 3-0 against Maritzburg College, but they narrowly missed out on qualifying for the final. Photo: Ixopo High School on Facebook<\/strong><\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After an entertaining last round of Mancosa KwaZulu-Natal High Schools Football Association (KZNHSFA) <\/strong> Inland A-League<\/strong> fixtures on Tuesday, Carter High<\/strong> and Edendale Technical High<\/strong> have qualified for the final, to be played on Barns Field<\/strong> at Maritzburg College<\/strong>, on 10 June.<\/p>\n

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

The last round of matches included a clash of the teams that qualified for the final, with Edendale defeating Carter High 1-0.<\/p>\n

Since joining the A-League in 2025, Edendale has made a big impact. They finished in third place in their debut season. This season, they ended in second place, trailing Carter on goal difference only after both teams tallied 16 points.<\/p>\n

Carter scored more goals but also conceded more. They hit the back of the net 14 times and let in three goals. Edendale, meanwhile, scored only seven times, but they were rock-solid defensively and surrendered just one goal.<\/p>\n

Ixopo<\/strong> narrowly missed out on a place in the title game after comfortably defeating the defending champions, Maritzburg College<\/strong><\/a>, in their last outing. The visitors won 3-0, with Luvuyo Mjwara<\/strong> netting twice and captain Mpendulo Dlamini<\/strong> contributing a third.<\/p>\n

It was a tough campaign for College. They ended in fourth place, with eight points to their name.<\/p>\n

At Alexandra High<\/strong>, neither Alex nor Linpark<\/strong> scored, but the goalless draw resulted in the relegation of Alex to the Inland B-League next season.<\/p>\n

Both teams finished with three points, but Linpark’s goal difference was better, leaving them in seventh place, just above Alex.<\/p>\n

ML Sultan<\/strong> and Haythorne<\/strong> also shared a goalless draw. With the points shared, ML Sultan finished in fifth position, and Haythorne placed sixth.<\/p>\n

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

Wednesday, 27 May<\/strong><\/p>\n

Edendale 1-0 Carter High
\nAlexandra High 0-0 Linpark
\nIxopo 3-0 Maritzburg College
\nML Sultan 0-0 Haythrone<\/p>\n

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

Thursday, 28 May<\/strong><\/p>\n

Coastal B-League: <\/strong>Queensburgh High\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Field 1
\n<\/strong>15:10 – Sastri vs New Forest
\n16:10 – Queensburgh High vs Empangeni<\/p>\n

Field 2
\n<\/strong>15:10 – Brettonwood vs Amanzimtoti
\n16:10 – Grosvenor vs Redwood<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After an entertaining last round of Mancosa KwaZulu-Natal High Schools Football Association (KZNHSFA) Inland A-League fixtures on Tuesday, Carter High and Edendale Technical High have qualified for the final, to be played on Barns Field at Maritzburg College, on 10 June. Catch the action LIVE on SuperSport Schools The last round of matches included a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":96613,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96597","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\/96597","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=96597"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96597\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/96613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=96597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=96597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=96597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}