{"id":296421,"date":"2026-04-09T12:46:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T10:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/?p=296421"},"modified":"2026-04-09T12:46:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T10:46:30","slug":"photo-ii-stellies-got-to-semi-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/photo-ii-stellies-got-to-semi-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo II Stellies got to semi-finals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"733\" data-attachment-id=\"296422\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/photo-ii-stellies-got-to-semi-finals\/tcstellies_18558\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tcstellies_18558.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,859\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tcstellies_18558\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Zachary Williams of Stellenbosch FC misses a golden opportunity to score after beating Lyle Manville of Beacon City to the ball during the Mitchells Plain under-17 Youth Cup played in Lentegeur on Sunday 8 March. Stellies won 2-0, but eventually bowed out of the competition in the semi-finals following a 3-2 defeat at the hands of eventual Cup winners Antalyaspor FC.&lt;br \/&gt;\nPhoto: Rashied Isaacs&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Stellenbosch FC recently took part in the Mitchells Plain.&lt;br \/&gt;\nPhoto: Rashied Isaacs&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tcstellies_18558-1024x733.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tcstellies_18558-1024x733.jpg\" alt=\"Stellenbosch FC\" class=\"wp-image-296422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tcstellies_18558-1024x733.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tcstellies_18558-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tcstellies_18558-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tcstellies_18558.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Zachary Williams of Stellenbosch FC misses a golden opportunity to score after beating Lyle Manville of Beacon City to the ball during the Mitchells Plain under-17 Youth Cup played in Lentegeur on Sunday 8 March. Stellies won 2-0, but eventually bowed out of the competition in the semi-finals following a 3-2 defeat at the hands of eventual Cup winners Antalyaspor FC. <br>Photo: Rashied Isaacs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> 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