Helderberg Rovers FC, a local soccer club based in Asanda Village, Strand, has achieved a historic milestone by clinching their first-ever league trophy and have qualified for the play-offs for a place in the Hollywood Bets Mens Regional League (previously SAB League).
The team has been competing in the Helderberg Local Football Association (HLFA) for 24 years and this achievement marks their best performance yet.
According to Isaac Nosana, the club’s media and marketing manager, the journey to this victory was not without its challenges. “The pre-season wasn’t the best,” he admitted. “We started with a struggle in terms of assembling the team. We only had seven players, but we persevered.”
Despite the rocky start the team kept going. “For everyone who is part of the Helderberg Rovers FC family, management, players and supporters, to write this history in the Helderberg football league finally is something I don’t have words to explain,” Nosana said. “It’s a tremendous feeling and experience.”
The victory comes after years of near misses. In 2022, the team lost by a narrow goal difference, and in 2023 they finished in third place. This year, however, they were able to secure the coveted trophy.
As the team prepares for the upcoming play-offs, Nosana expressed his hope for continued success. “Now we’re busy with the preparations for the play-offs,” he said, “which I pray that we will do justice and do our supporters proud.”
Details on dates and fixtures of play-offs have yet to be published.
