{"id":49243,"date":"2023-07-18T06:00:50","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T04:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/empowering-girls-through-sport-mini-soccer-tournament-held-in-lavender-hill-20230718\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T21:08:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T19:08:25","slug":"empowering-girls-through-sport-mini-soccer-tournament-held-in-lavender-hill-20230718","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/empowering-girls-through-sport-mini-soccer-tournament-held-in-lavender-hill-20230718\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Empowering girls through sport&#8217;: Mini soccer tournament held in Lavender Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Lavender Hill Football Club\u2019s Ladies\u2019 u-16 team participated in a mini-tournament against girls from the community on Tuesday 11 July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark Nicholson, Lavender Hill Football Club coach, says their focus is to empower girls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe whole idea of today\u2019s programme, which Rise Above Development (RAD) is giving, is to empower girls\u2019 sports. Our football club was donated a soccer kit which consists of 14 pairs of shirts, shorts and socks by the Whitaker Peace Foundation who we invited to join us here today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicholson added that women\u2019s football needs to be highlighted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are highlighting women\u2019s football. The girls here today, their ages range from seven to 18 years and they are part of the Lavender Hill Football Club and play in a structured league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have an u-16 girls team and a senior team and today we are focusing on the younger ones. 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