Kouga Municipality is set to start the New Year on a sporting high – with close to 30 sporting disciplines set to compete in the annual Kouga Mayor’s Cup tournament this year.
The tournament will once again see the region’s top soccer, rugby, netball, golf, tennis, cricket, and chess players competing for top honours. Added to that, boxing, gymnastics, volleyball, and touch rugby will also feature.
And it is hoped to add even more.
Thus, all accredited sporting codes not yet part of the Mayor’s Cup, are invited to enter the tournament before January 31.
“We will also be engaging with our disabled community, as we would like to include them in the games,” said Kouga Executive Mayor, Horatio Hendricks.
The adrenaline-packed tournament will take place over two months, from March to April, under the theme “Breaking Barriers” – with the final matches taking place on April 22.
“While sport helps to keep participants fit and healthy and is also a means of unifying people from all walks of life, this tournament is more than just sport,” said Hendricks. “It is about breaking barriers – whether physical or emotional.
“It is about caring for one another – whether young or old. We must learn to support each other to make a difference in our communities, because we care about each other.
“All our futures are dependent on the extent to which we care, fighting for something other than ourselves – embracing Ubuntu.”
According to Hendricks, sport furthermore teaches one how important it is to move forward together – no-one should be left behind.
For more information, or to enter a sporting code, contact Special Programmes Unit Co-ordinator, Elvina Felix, at 067 108 5895. Alternatively, send an email to elvina@kouga.gov.za.
