{"id":264050,"date":"2025-06-23T20:11:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T18:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/?p=264050"},"modified":"2025-06-23T20:11:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T18:11:05","slug":"mps-local-u-15-caf-champs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/mps-local-u-15-caf-champs\/","title":{"rendered":"MPS local u-15 CAF champs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The South African Football Association (Safa) West Coast Schools Football is proud of Masiphathisane Primary School whose u-15 boys soccer team currently holds the title of Confederation of African Football (CAF) champions. This championship took place earlier this year for both boys and girls u-15.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" data-attachment-id=\"264051\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/mps-local-u-15-caf-champs\/whatsappimage2025-06_17136\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/WhatsAppImage2025-06_17136.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,750\" 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=\"\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;The u-15 boys soccer team from Masiphatisane Primary School.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The u-15 boys soccer team from Masiphatisane Primary School.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/WhatsAppImage2025-06_17136-1024x640.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/WhatsAppImage2025-06_17136-1024x640.jpeg\" alt=\"The u-15 boys soccer team from Masiphatisane Primary School.\" class=\"wp-image-264051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/WhatsAppImage2025-06_17136-1024x640.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/WhatsAppImage2025-06_17136-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/WhatsAppImage2025-06_17136-768x480.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/WhatsAppImage2025-06_17136.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The u-15 boys soccer team from Masiphatisane Primary School.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On Friday 11 July, the teams will be leaving to participate in a tournament taking place in KwaZulu-Natal, representing both the Western Cape and the West Coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The teams went to Cape Town in May to participate in the Provincial Finals for the CAF championship, where they won all their games for the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this event, the U-15 boys were also crowned champions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Masie Ntanjana, chairperson of Safa Western Cape Schools Football, would like to thank the technical team of Masiphathisane Primary for the good work that they are doing, showcasing the talents of the learners. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Safa West Coast and Safa Western Cape Schools wish Masiphatisane all the best for the tournament ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The South African Football Association 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