Sam Mnkomo backs off a s Hillary Jooste tries to fifind Ernest Makhanya.

StatisticsTHE 1987 RESULTS

FIRST R O U N D

Milparic, JohannesburgWits University 2 W itbank Black Aces 1Peter G ordon (2) Lucas M othogoaneM a n o f the M atch — Law rence S iya n gap h i(W itbank Black Aces)

Umlazi, D urbanBush Bucks 1 Leeds 0D av id M a g w a z aM a n o f the M atch — Ernie Wallis (Bush Bucks)

Rand Stad ium , Johannesburg Rangers 1 Blackpool 2Kevin M u d ie Ricky P huka (2)M a n o f the M atch — Ricky P huka (Black­pool)

H M Pitje, M am elod i, Pretoria M am elod i Su n d o w n s 0 Jom o Cosm os 0 M a n of the M atch — M ike Ntom bela (M a ­m elodi Sun dow n s)

Orlando, Soweto, Johannesburg.M oroka Sw a llow s 2 Fa irw ays Stars 1Thom as H lo n gw an e (2) Joseph M aphutse M a n o f the M atch — Joseph M aphutse (Fairw ays Stars)

Super Stad ium , Atteridgeville, Pretoria. Arcad ia 1 Orlando Pirates 2John Salter M a n d ia Sithole

Ernest M a k h a n y a M a n o f the M atch — Edison Sithole (Orlan­do Pirates)

K in g 's Park Stad ium , Durban A m aZ u lu 1 African W anderers 0M oran Khu luM a n o f the M atch — M oran K hu lu (A m a ­Zulu)A m aZ u lu were d isqualified from com pet­in g after African W anderers protested that A m aZ u lu h a d fielded a n unregistered player in the gam e. W anderers w ent on to the next round.

Hartleyvale Stad ium , C ape Tow n Hellenic 1 Celtic 1N evin Payne Benjam in ReedM a n o f the M atch — Patrick W asm uth (Hellenic)

Ellis Park Stadium , Johannesburg Kaizer Chiefs 4 D urban City 1M arks M a p o n ya n e (3) Barry BarrattTrevor M th im khu luM a n o f the M atch — M arks M ap o n yan e (Kaizer Chiefs)

F IR ST -RO U N D REPLAYS

Rand Stad ium , Johannesburg Jomo Cosm os 2 S u n d o w n s 1Jom o Sono Pitso M osim aneG len WaltersM a n o f the M atch — Webster Lichaba (Jomo Cosmos)

Rocklands Stad ium , Bloemfontein Hellenic 2 Celtic 0Glen Jordens D av id RosleeM a n o f the M atch - John Serathi (Celtic)

S E C O N D R O U N D (Eliminator)

M ilpark, Johannesburg.Blackpool 4 W anderers 0Ricky PhukaBenedict LekopaJohn M osoeuReuben M ash igoM a n o f the M atch — John M osoeu (Black­pool)

Q U A RTER-F IN A LS

Ellis Park, Johannesburg.

Chiefs 0 Hellenic 1Regg ie Jantjies

M a n of the M atch — Faried de G oede (Hellenic)

K in g 's Park Ru gby Stad ium , Durban Bush Bucks 1 Sw a llow s 1Sam u e l M nkom o Joe! M n in iM a n o f the M atch — Joe! M n in i (Moroka Sw allow s)

Vosloorus Stad ium , Boksburg Cosm os 3 W its 3Webster Lichaba Dickie M cM illanJoh nn y M a sege la G av in Lambert (2) Jom o SonoM a n of the M atch — Johnn y M asege la (Jomo Cosmos)

Orlando Stadium , Soweto, Johannesburg Pirates 0 Blackpool 0M a n of the M atch — Ernest M a k h a n ya (Orlando Pirates)

Q U ARTER-F INAL REPLAYS (triple-header)

Ellis Park Stad ium , Johannesburg.W its 1 Jom o Cosm os 0Rod A n leyM a n o f the M atch — Alfred G w a b e n i (Jomo Cosmos)

Blackpool 0 Pirates 2Basil Steenkam p

Tebogo M oloiM a n o f the M atch — Basil Steenkam p (O rlando Pirates)

M oroka Sw a llow s 0 Bush Bucks 1Calvin Petersen

M a n of the M atch — D ave Watterson (Bush Bucks)

SEM I-F IN ALS

FIRST LEG

M ilpark, Johanneburg.

W its 0 Pirates 0M a n o f the M atch - Edison Sithole (O rlan­do Pirates)

Hartleyvale, C ape Town.Hellenic 0 Bu sh Bucks 0M a n o f the M atch — Tasw ald H u m an (Hellenic)

SE C O N D LEG Umlazi, DurbanBush Bucks 1 Hellenic 0D av id M a g w a z aM a n of the M atch — M ark Tovey (Bush Bucks)

Orlando, Soweto, Johannesburg O rlando Pirates 1 W its 0Basil Steenkam pM a n o f the M atch — N ick Se sh w e n i (Orlan­do Pirates)

FINAL

FIRST LEG

K in g 's Park, D urbanBush Bucks 1 O rlando Pirates 3M lun g is i N g u b a n e Basil Steenkam p (2)

Tebogo M oloiM a n o f the M atch: Basil Steenkam p (Pi­rates)

SE C O N D LEG

Ellis Park Stad ium , Johannebu rg Orlando Pirates 0 Bush Bucks 2

Barnett G ond w e M lu n g is i N g u b a n e

M a n o f the M atch — M ark Tovey (Bush Bucks)The team s d rew 3 -3 on a ggregate

REPLAY

O rlando Pirates 1 Bu sh Bucks 2Tebogo M olo i Calvin Petersen (2)M a n o f the M atch - Calvin Petersen (Bush

Bucks)

STATIST ICSOfficial attendance figures: 6 0 2 485.Total sponsorhip: R325 000.Total prize m oney for clubs; R207 000. Prize m oney allocation for clubs: Bush Bucks — R 70 000; O rlando Pirates — R35 000; Hellenic a n d W its University — R 20 00 0 each; Blackpool, M oroka Sw a l­lows, Kaizer Chiefs, Jomo Cosm os — R IO 00 0 each; African W anderers — R4 000; W itbank Black Aces, Leeds, R a n g ­ers, Fa irw ays Stars a n d Celtic, A m aZu lu , A rcadia, Su n d o w n s on d D urban C ity - R2 0 0 0 each.Total prize m oney for player of match aw ards: R9 550.Other aw ards: R500.Travel, adm inistration a nd public affairs allocation: About R103 000.M a n of the Series: M a rk Tovey (Bush Bucks).M a n of the Series prize: R1 200.Total num ber of M e n of the Match: 23. Players w h o w on M a n of the M atch a w a rd s more than once; Edison Sithole (O rlando Pirates), M a rk Tovey (Bush Bucks) a n d Basil Steenkam p (O rlando Pirates). M a n of the M atch prizes; First round — R200; second round — R300; quarter-finals - R400; sem i-finals - R500; final - R750. Total num ber of matches played: 26.Total num ber of replays; 6.Total num ber of goa ls scored; 54.H ighest goalscorer: Basil Steenkam p (Or­lando Pirates) — 4 goals.

JPS 1986 STATIST ICS

FIRST R O U N D

Fairw ays Stars 1 Lyons Nkom o

Rangers 6 Dereck Mills W ayne M a g u a D ean Randall Les Grobler (2)Sh a n e M cG regorM a n o f the M atch - Les Grobler (Rangers)

Jomo Cosm os 3 O rlando Pirates 1Jom o Sono Ernest M a k h a n y aJonathan M az ibuko M eshack M okw e boM a n o f the M atch — G eorge Lodge (O rlan­do Pirates)

W its University 3 A m a Z u lu 0R od A n iey C onrad ^ r n a r d A n d y G eddesM a n o f the M atch — C onrad Barnard (Wits University)

Bush Bucks 5 Klerksdorp City 1H aro ld Legodi (3) Percy N xum aloCalvin Petersen Barnett G o n d w eM a n o f the M atch — Haro ld Legodi (Bush Bucks)

Arcad ia 3 Pretoria Callies 2N oe l Cousins Jeff M othoaTrevor Klein Basil G w a n g w aTrevor PooleG am e a b a n d o n e d a n d a w a rd e d to A rca­d ia after spectator unrest N o M a n o f the M atch

M oroka Sw a llow s 2 W itbank Black Aces 2 Thom as H lo n gw an e (2) Harris Choeu

Fonda N d im an de M a n o f the M atch — Harris C hoeu (W itbank

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Goalkeeper Dave Watterson is grounded a s Mandia Sithole tries to get the better of the Bush Bu cks’ defence.

Orlando Pirates and Blackpool in action in their replay at Ellis Park.

Statis<^

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Black Aces)

Kaizer Chiefs 1 M arks M ap o n yan e M a n o f the M atch m elodi Sun dow n s)

Celtic 2 Pedro D and ize A m brose M osa la

M am e lod i Su n d o w n s 0

— M ark A nderson (M a-

M a n o f the M atch (Celtic)

D urban C ity 2 M ark Sm ith Enzo Coppola M a n o f the M atch - City)

African W anderers 3 Dees A b d u l

M oses K a m a n g a M a n d ia H adebe

— Jam es M a k h w a n a z i

Hellenic 2 D av id Rosslee

D av id Wymers Enzo Coppola (Durban

F IR ST -RO U N D REPLAYS

M oroka Sw a llow s 2 W itbank Black Aces 0 Thom as H lo n gw an e (2)M a n o f the M atch — Thom as H lo ngw an e (M oroka Sw allow s)

D urban C ity 2 Hellenic 2Enzo Coppola D av id WymersErnie Wallis Francis TanaD urban City w on 4 -3 on penalties M a n o f the M atch - M arco M inietti (Dur­b a n City)

SE C O N D R O U N D (eliminator)

Rangers 4Sh a n e M cG regor (2)Julian Prien Les Crobler

W its 4 Frank McGrellis

R od A n iey G avin Lambert

M ike Row botham M a n o f the M atch — G reg Jacoby (Rangers)

REPLAY

W its 1

R od A n ie yRangers 5

Sh a n e M cG regor (3) Les Grobler

Julian Prien M a n o f the M atch — Sh a n e M cG regor(Rangers)

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Rangers 1 Julian Prien

M oroka Sw a llow s 3 Andries Chitja (2)A ub rey Seboko M a n o f the M atch — Andries Chitja (M oroka Sw allow s)

Jomo Cosm os 3 A rcad ia 2Jom o Sono (2) P a d d y HallJoh nn y M a sege la M e shack M o kw e b o (og) M a n o f the M atch — Clifton M siya (Jomo Cosmos)

African W anderers 1 D urban C ity 0M ose s K a m a n g aM a n o f the M atch — John M cke n n a (Dur­b a n City)

Bush Bucks 1 Alfred M alete

Kaizer Chiefs 3 Nelson D Iad Ia Tutu A bso lum Th indw a Trevor M th im khu luM a n o f the M atch — A b so lum Th indw a(Kaizer Chiefs)

SEM I-F IN AL

FIRST LEG

M oroka Sw a llow s 2 Jom o Cosm os 0Thom as H lo n gw an e Chris M o ta u n gM a n o f the M atch — Thom as H lo n gw an e (M oroka Sw allow s)

African W anderers 1 Kaizer Chiefs 0 H enry K hum aloM a n o f the M atch — John S a n a n (African

M oroka Sw a llow s 1 Rodney Bush

Wanderers)SEC O N D LEGMoroka Sw a llow s 0 Jomo Cosm os 0 Sw allow s w on 2 -0 on a ggregate M an of the M atch — Webster Lichaba (Cos­mos)Kaizer Chiefs 2 African W anderers 0 M oran K hu lv Absolum Th indw aKaizer Chiefs w on 2-1 on a ggregate M an o f the M atch — A bso lum Th indw a (Kaizer Chiefs)

FINAL

FIRST LEG

Kaizer Chiefs 2 M arks M ap o n yan e Absolum Th indw a M an of the M atch - M arks M ap on yan e

SEC O N D LEG

Moroka Sw a llow s 0 Kaizer Chiefs 0Kaizer Chiefs w on 2-1 on aggregate M an of the M atch — William Sh o n gw e

The C up final squad s

KAIZER CHIEFS: W illiam Shongw e, Phile­mon M ohane loa, H ow ard Freese, Sylvester Kole, Johannes Molatedi, Ronnie Molot- sone. Ne lson D Iad Ia Tutu, Jack C h a m a n g - wane, M a rk s M apon yan e , M o ran Khulu, Ntsie M aph ike , Ab so lum Th indw a, Trevor M thim khulu, Isaac Ch irw a, Jacinto Si­mone, Nick S ikw ane, Abel Shongw e, Oriel Mohajane.Coach: Theodore Dum itru.Assistant coach: Gabriel Khoza.M O R O K A SW ALLO W S: Larry Park, Ronnie M ashego, Bernard Lushozi, Paul M o- taung, Rodney Charles, Chris M o taung, Aubrey Seboko, Sullie Bhamjee, A n - dries M pondo, Thom as H longw ane, Rod­ney Bush, Ernest M otloung, W illiam Makura, Patson Banda, Isaac DIam ini, Isaac Ntsh ingila.Coach: Rodney Bush.

STATISTICS - 1986

Total sponsorship: R275 000.First prize: R6S 000.M an of the Series: A bso lum Th indw a (Kaizer Chiefs).Num ber of m atches played: 23.Num ber of replays: 3.Total num ber of M e n of the Matches: 22. Players w h o w on more than one M a n of the M atch aw ard : Thom as H lon gw ane (Moroka Sw a llow s) a n d Abso lum Th indw o (Kaizer Chiefs) — 2 each.Num ber of goa ls scored scored: 81 (includ­ing one o w n goal).Num ber of players w h o scored goals: 53. Highest goalscorer: Sh an e McGregor(Rangers) — 6 goals.Second h ighest goalscorer: Thom as H long­w ane (M oroka Sw a llow s) — 5 goals. Players w h o scored more than 2 goals:V Les Grobler (Rangers) — 4 goals; Abso lum Th indw a (Kaizer Chiefs), Julian Prien (Rangers), Rod A n ie y (Wits University), Jomo Sono (Jomo Cosmos), Harold Legodi (Bush Bucks) — 3 goa ls each.* M a rk s M a p o n ya n e (Kaizer Chiefs), Enzo Copolla (Durban City), Andrie s Chitja (Mor- eka Sw allow s), M o se s K a m a n g a (African W anderers) D avid W ym ers (Hellenic) — 2 goals each.Num ber of hat-tricks: 1 — Harold Legodi (Bush Bucks).H ighest num ber of goa ls in a match: 8 (Rangers v Wits).

Pretoria Callies 4 D esm on d Julius

Steve M o a g i Basil G w a n g w a (2)

1985 RESULTS PR EL IM IN A RY R O U N D

A m aZ u lu 5 Vusi Khum alo Stanley M b a n g a Archie Radebe (2)Joel FayaM a n o f the M atch — Archie Radebe (A m a­Zulu)

Kw ikot Benoni 0 African W anderers 2 Draper M okoena H enry Khum alo

M a n o f the M atch - Joel N kab inde (African Wanderers)

W its University 3 Rangers 2Frank McGrellis (3) Julian Prien

G ary JohnsonM a n of the M atch - Frank McGrellis (Wits University)

Hellenic 1 C ape Tow n Spurs 0Francis TanaM a n of the M atch - Francis Tana (Hellenic)

Kaizer Chiefs 2 African W anderers 0 Trevor M th im khu lu M arks M ap on yan eM a n of the M atch — Zeb N h lapo (Kaizer Chiefs)

Arcadia 1 O rlando Pirates 0N oe l CousinsM a n o f the M atch — Trevor Klein (Arcadia)

M oroka Sw a llow s 3 A m aZ u lu 0Andries M pondo Leonard M ontenegro Thom as H longw an eM a n o f the M atch — Dan ie l D iaz (Sw allow s)

W itbank Black Aces 1 Bush Bucks 1Harris Choeu D an Ram arutsiAces w on 6 -5 on penalties M a n of the M atch - Harris Choeu (W itbank Black Aces)

Bloemfontein Celtic 2 Jomo Cosm os 1Benjam in R e ed William Zond iWilliam Zon d i (og)M a n o f the m atch - Ernest Chirw ali (Celtic)

D urban City 2 M am e lod i S u n d o w n s 0 John Bartley (2)M a n o f the M atch — John Bartley (Durban City)

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Hellenic 1 Celtic 0A n d y H igg in sM a n o f the M atch — Colin G ie (Hellenic)

A rcad ia 1 Kaizer Chiefs 1John Salter M oran Khu luM a n o f the M atch — M oran K hu lu (Kaizer Chiefs)

W its University 2 D urban C ity 0Stew art Rae Steve RichardsonM a n o f the M atch - Nelson Castro (Wits University)

W itbank Black Aces 2 M oroka Sw a llow s 0 G ordon In g e su n d (2)M a n o f the M atch — Cyprian M a im a n e (W itbank Black Aces)

REPLAYKaizer Chiefs 1 A rcad ia 0Glen JordensM a n o f the M atch - A n d y G eddes (Kaizer Chiefs)

SEM I-F IN ALS

FIRST LEGW its 0 Hellenic 1

A n d y H igg in sM a n o f the M atch - Francis Tana (Hellenic)

W itbank Black Aces 0

— Trevor M th im khuklu

Hellenic 0

- G avin Lambert (Wits)

W itbank Black Aces 1

M atthew s M sib i

Kaizer Chiefs 1 Trevor M th im khu lu M a n of the M atch (Kaizer Chiefs)

SEC O N D LEG

W its 2 Rod A n iey G avin Lambert M a n o f the M atch ■

Kaizer Chiefs 2

M oran Khu lu Johanne s M olatediM a n o f the M atch — M oran K hu lu (Kaizer Chiefs)

FINAL

FIRST LEG

Kaizer Chiefs 1 W its 2M arks M ap o n yan e G av in Lam bert (2) M a n of the m atch — G av in Lambert

SEC O N D LEGChiefs 1 W its 0M oran KhuluM a n o f the M atch — M oran K hu lu (Kaizer Chiefs)

REPLAY

Chiefs 1Nelson D Iad Ia Tutu

W its 2 Peter Frieleck

M ike Ntom bela M a n of the M atch — M ike Ntom bela (Wits University)

C u p final squad sW ITS U N IVERSITY : Nelson Castro, Brian Pomroy, Scotty Sim pson, C ra ig N athan, Dave Herholdt, M arc Mocca, G av in Lam ­bert, Rod Aniey, Frank McGrellis (captain), M ike Ntom bela, H ow ard Koseff, Zoran lllic, Stew art Rae, A Butz, M Cohen, Milijia Aleksic.Coach — M ike Kenn ing.

K A IZER CHIEFS: Isaac Ch irw a, Peta Bala 'c, Johannes M ofokeng (captain), W ellington M anyath i, G arth Allerdyce, Sylvester Kole, J im m y Joubert, Nelson D Iad Ia Tutu, Jo­hannes Molatedi, M oran Khu lu, Trevor M th im khu lu , M a rk s M aponyane , Aaron Nkosi, Nick S ikw ane, Zebulon Nhlapo, A n d y Geddes.Coach — A bedn igo Ngcobo.A ssistant coach — Elikiam Khum alo.

STAT IST ICS - 1985

Sponsorship: R225 000.First prize: R55 000.N um ber of m atches played: 22.N um ber of replays: 2.M a n of the Series: Ne lson Castro (Wits University).

Total num ber of M e n of the Matches: 19. Players w h o w on M a n of the M atch a w a rd s more than once: M o ran Khu lu (Kaizer Chiefs) - 3; G av in Lambert (Wits University) — 2; Francis Tana (Hellenic) — 2. N um ber of goa ls scored: 52 (including one ow n goal).N um ber of players w h o scored goals: 38. H ighest goalscorers: Frank McGrellis, G av in Lambert (Wits University) a n d M o ran Khu lu (Kaizer Chiefs) - 3 goa ls each.S e c o n d h ig h e s t g o a ls c o re r s : T re v o r M th im khu lu , M a rk s M a p o n yan e (Kaiser Chiefs), Archie Radebe (Am aZulu), A n d y H igg in s (Hellenic) John Bartley (Durban City), G ordon Inge sund (W itbank Black Aces) - 2 goa ls each.N um ber of hat-tricks: 1 — Frank McGrellis (W its University).H ighest score: 5 -4 (A m aZu lu v Pretoria Callies).

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Sw allow s’ Andries Mpondo guards the goalmouth and watches the ball evade an anxious Larry Park and Rangers’ Greg Jacoby.

Rodney Charles clears from Julian Prien. The team s drew in the first leg and Sw allow s won the second.

OHLSSON’S CHALLENGE

Boiki M othei

Cricketers spark off top soccer challengeTHE Ohlsson’s Cliallenge was offi­cially launched in January 1987 after the NSL terminated its sponsorship agreement with Champions of Cham­pions competition sponsors National Panasonic because of dissatisfaction with the company’s financial in­volvement with the rebel Australian cricket tour of South Africa.

The new sponsors, South African Breweries, undertook to sponsor the competition for R550 000 over three years.

The sponsorship for the 1987 competiton was R150 000.

As its name implies, the Champi­on of Champions competition was ini­tially designed, when it was first in­troduced in the 1970s, to identify the champion team of each season through a knockout competition be­tween the top teams.

Previously, the top amateur team in the association to which the league was affiliated was included in the competition. But it has since been de­cided to exclude amateur teams.

Difficulties arose over the years in seasons where one club would win more than one competition. Com­petitors in such cases would be fewer than the required number of clubs.

The sponsors wanted a certain number of games played over a spe­cified period. This opened the compe­tition to controversy because of the inclusion of clubs who were, in fact, not champions.

The format for the Ohlsson’s Challenge, agreed on between the NSL and the sponsor, sought to maintain the tradition of pitting the previous season’s best teams against each other on a knockout basis.

An eight-club competition was decided on.

The sponsor explained the format as follows: “ In the first year of the competition there are six automatic entrants - the winners of the four

Chiefs’ captain for the day, Patrick Ntsoelengoe, receives the trophy from SA B ’s Peter Lloyd, with then NSL chairman Leepile Taunyane in atten­dance.

OHLSSON’S CHALLENGE Man o f th e SeriesWILLIAM SHONGWEBORN at Piggs Peak in Swaziland on April 13, 1963, William Shongwe started playing soccer in 1975 at the age of 12. His first efforts were for St Martin School and the Danger­ous Darkies in Mbabane.

He has always been a goalkeeper.After matriculating at the end of

1981, he left Mbabane for Manzini, where he played for Manzini Wan­derers, a professional club.

By 1983 he had made the Swazi­land national team, but was unfortu­nate to break his right hand during a training session. He was out of ac­tion for the second half of the sea­son.

In 1984 he was back in action, and led the Wanderers to victory in the Swaziland International Trade Fair tournament. He was named Man of the Series.

He was Swaziland’s Footballer of the Year in 1984 and 1985, and the first-choice national goalkeeper.

Shongwe joined Kaizer Chiefs early in 1986. As their regular first- choice keeper, he featured in his third cup final with them in the Ohls- son’s Challenge.

He first appeared in a final with Chiefs in the 1986 JPS KO final against Moroka Swallows. He was the goalkeeper in the 1987 BP Top Eight final.

He went on to play in the Main­stay Cup final, which Chiefs won.

major (knockout) competitions, the league’s runners-up and the second-di- vision promotion winner.

“As Kaizer Chiefs won both the IPS KO and the BP Top Eight, Mor­oka Swallows, as runners-up in the JPS KO, qualified.

“And as Rangers were runners- up in the Top Eight, and were already in the contest, AmaZulu, by coming third in the Castle league, qualified.

“Because of the complex permu­tations which could arise if one team wins more than one competition, a wild card system has been introduced as a buffer to counter multiple du­plications.

“In choosing the wild card, the obvious preference is a runner-up in One of the existing competitions.

“Should it not be possible to choose a wild card from the runners- up, then we, as sponsors, together with the NSL, will select a team

which, in our opinion, will best pro­mote soccer and the Challenge.

“ In future competitions we will automatically fill seven positions as we will have an Ohlsson’s Challenge holder, and, if there are seven indivi­dual winners, the runner-up of the Ohlsson’s will have preference as a wild card.”

The wild card concept has come in for criticism on the grounds that it could be unfair and that it is not wise for the sponsors to select a club merely to ensure that the required number of teams takes part.

Some clubs felt - and expressed the view at the league’s 1987 annual general meeting - that Bloemfon­tein Celtic, as losing finalists in the 1986 Champion of Champions tour­nament, deserved a place in the 1987 competition.

The teams chosen to partcipate were:

Rangers (1986 Castle League win­ners).Bush Bucks (Castle League run­ners-up).Mamelodi Sundowns (Mainstay Cup winners).Leeds United (second division champions).Kaizer Chiefs (JPS and BP Top Eight winners).Moroka Swallows (JPS KO run­ners-up).Amandla AmaZulu (third in the Castle League).Jomo Cosmos (wild card - Main­stay runner-up).

The rules of the competition state that:• Penalties will be taken to decide the winners in the first round if there is no winner after extra time.

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Man of the Series William Shongwe in action

Sw allow s’ Paul Motaung m isses a s he at­tempts to clear from Shane McGregor.

Moroka Swallows. Standing, left to right: Larry Park, FrederickMalebane, Sullie Bhamjee, Rodney Charles, Mike Mangena, Raul Gonzalez, Goodman Hlongwane, Isaac DIamini, Rodney Bush (coach) and team assistant.Front: Ernest Motloung, William Makhura, Aubrey Seboko, Thomas Hlongwane, Andries Mpondo, Joel Mnini, Mario Varez and Bernard Lushozi.

StatisticsQUARTER-FINALSEllis Park, Johannesburg, March 28Kaizer Chiefs 1 Leeds 0Doctor Khum ah

Umlazi, March 28Bush Bucks 2 Rangers 2Sam Mnkomo Kovin Mudio (2)Barnett G o n d w e(Rangers won 4-3 on penalties in a shootout after extra time)

George Goch, Johannesburg, March 29 Moroka Swallows 1 Cosmos 1Raul Gonzalei Glen Walters(Moroka Swallows won 5-4 on penalties in a shootout after extra time)

King's Park Stadium, Durban, March 29 AmaZulu 0 Sundowns 1

Bennet Masinga

SEMI-FINALS FIRST LEGApril 5, K ing's Park Rugby Stadium, Durban — double-headerKaizer Chiefs 2 Sundowns 0Trevor Mthimkhulu (2)

Moroka Swallows 2 Rangers 2Joel "A ce " Mnini Aaron NkosiThomas Hlongwane Shane McGregor

SECOND LEGApril 11, Ellis Park, Johannesburg - double- headerSwallows 3 Rangers 0

Andries Mpondo Mike M angena (2)Moroka Swallows won 5-2 on aggregate

Sundowns 0

Rangers 1 Les Grohler

Kaizer Chiefs 4 Johannes "C h ippa " Molatedi (3)Patrick Ntsoelengoe Kaizer Chiefs won 6-0 on aggregate

PLAY-OFF Sundowns 3 Bennet M asinga Harold Legodi Joseph Phatedi

FINALApril 25, Ellis Park Johannesburg Kaizer Chiefs 3 Moroka Swallows 1Ahsolum Thindwa (2) Mike MangenaMarks Maponyane

THE CUP FINAL TEAMS KAIZER CHIEFS; William Shongwe, Philemon Mohaneloa, Howard Freese, Sylvester Kole, Jack Chamangwane, Doctor Khumalo (Marks Maponyane, 55th minute), Nelson "Teenage" DIadIa Tutu, Patrick "A ce " Ntsoelengoe, Tre­vor Mthimkhulu, Absolum Thindwa, Johannes "C h ippa" Molatedi. Reserves - Isaac Chirwa, Matthews Mandlazi, Abet Shongwe, Nick Sik- wane.Coach: Theodore Dumitru.Assistant Coach: Gabriel "T ikkie" Khoza. MOROKA SWALLOWS: Larry Park, Bernard Lushozi, Mario Varez, Goodman Hlongwane, Rodney Charles, Isaac DIamini, Andries

Mpondo, William Makhura, Joel "A ce " Mnini (Aubrey Seboko, 68th minute), Thomas Hlong­wane (Ernest Motloung, 46th minute), Mike Mangena. Reserves — Paul Motaung, Sullie Bhamjee, Raul Gonzalez, Paul Motaung, Fre­derick Malebane.Coach: Rodney Bush.

1987 OHLSSON'S CHALLENGE STATISTICS

Official attendance; 298 957 (including com- plimentaries).

Total sponsorship: R 150 000.Total prize money: R100 000.Total administration costs: R50 000.Prize money allocation: Kaizer Chiefs(R45 000); Moroka Swallows (R22 000); Sun­downs (R16 000); Rangers (R12 000).Player of the series; William Shongwe (Kaizer Chiefs).Player of series prize: R5 000.Number of games played: 10.Number of goals scored: 29.Number of players who scored goals: 21. Number of penalties scored in shootouts; 16. Highest goalscorers: Johannes Molatedi and Mike Mangena (3 each).Number of hat-tricks: One — Johannes"C h ippa" Molatedi.Players who scored more than one goal: Six — Mike Mangena, Johannes Molatedi, Kevin Mudie, Bennet Masinga, Trevor Mthimkhulu, Absolum Thindwa.

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• The semi-finals will be played over two legs, and penalties will be taken after extra time in the second leg if there is no result.• A single game will constitute the final, and if there is no result after ex­tra time, the game will be replayed.• There will be a play-off for third and fourth places.

The 1987 Challenge was played over four weekends - from March 28 to April 25.

Chiefs were again in unbeatable form, perhaps in better form than in the Top Eight.

They opened the competition against Leeds at Ellis Park. The Amakhosi dominated the newly- promoted Durban team but only ma­naged to win by a solitary goal.

This was largely due to the brilli­ant form of Leeds’ goalkeeper, Neil Blanckenberg, who pulled off a number of spectacular saves until he was finally beaten by Doctor Khu- malo in the 77th minute.

Rangers were drawn against Bush Bucks, whom they beat in a pen­alty shootout (4-3) at Umlazi after the teams were deadlocked 2-2 after extra time.

Kevin Mudie came on as a sec­ond-half substitute for Dereck Mills, cancelled Sam Mnkomo’s first-half goal and put Rangers into a 2-1 lead in extra time.

At George Goch, Swallows and Cosmos, who produced no goals in the first 90 minutes, managed to score one each after extra time - and the game had to be decided on penalties. Swallows scored five to Cosmos’ four and went into the next round.

Sundowns edged out AmaZulu 1- 0 in Durban through a Bennet Ma- singa goal.

The semi-finals - Chiefs v Sun­downs and Swallows v Rangers - were played as double-headers in both legs.

Chiefs thrashed Sundowns 6-0 on aggregate, winning 2-0 in Durban and 4-0 at Ellis Park. It was fine re­venge for their controversial 1986 Mainstay Cup quarter-final defeat by Sundowns at Orlando Stadium.

Trevor Mthimkhulu got both goals in the first leg, and Johannes “Chippa” Molatedi got a hat-trick in the second. The other goal came from Patrick “Ace” Ntsoelengoe.

So dominant were Chiefs in the second leg that Sundowns coach Stan­ley “Screamer” Tshabalala argued with referee James Monamodi and

Chiefs’ Sylvester Kole and Sw allow s’ Mike Mangena put their best foot forward

was ordered off the field.Rangers and Swallows shared

four goals in the first leg, but in the second - in which Swallows’ Paul Motaung and Rangers’ Dereck Mills were sent off - Swallows scored three to win 5-2 on aggregate.

The talented Thomas Hlongwa- ne, involved in a dispute with coach Rodney Bush, started the game on the bench. The game proved a high point for Mike Mangena, who sco­red two and helped make the third.

The Swallows-Chiefs final - a re­peat of the 1986 JPS KO final - was a thriller which Swallows could have won had they taken their chances and marked Chiefs’ strikers tightly in the penalty area.

As it happened. Chiefs recovered from an early onslaught, somehow sur­vived the pressure in the second half and got the goals that counted.

Absolum “Scara” Thindwa opened Chiefs’ account in the 34th minute to give his team a 1-0 half­time lead, but Mangena equalised in the 69th minute.

Then an unmarked Thindwa was

allowed to dive and head the ball in to restore Chiefs’ lead.

Marks Maponyane - replacing Doctor Khumalo in his first game sin­ce sustaining an injury to his jaw in a league match against Swallows on February 28 - was unmarked in the penalty area when he made it 3-1.

Swallows built up their attacks impressively enough, but ran out of ideas and lacked the killer instinct and the necessary accuracy in front of goal.

So it was Chiefs again, winning their second official competition of the season.

The Man of the Series award again went to a Chiefs’ player - goal­keeper William Shongwe, who pip­ped Trevor Mthimkhulu to win the trophy and the R5 000 cash prize.

Sundowns won third place by be­ating Rangers 3-1 after the teams were level 1-1 at halftime.

But they aroused the fury of the NSL by arriving 45 minutes late for the game - an offence for which they were later punished.

48 • City Press Soccer Annual ’88

REPRESENTATIVE GAMES

B oiki M otheiTHE NSL toyed with the idea of staging a “representative” game in 1985 and 1986, but decided against it mainly because an already crowded fixture program did not permit it.

Representative games of some kind or other have been held by the country’s professional leagues in the past. Provincial teams, mainly Natal and Transvaal sides, played against each other in the National Football League, the South African Soccer League, and the National Professional Soccer League.

The NSL decided on two match­es. The first would be between an NSL South African-born team of first division players and a team of foreign-born players in the first divi­sion.

Similar matches used to be played in the National Football League.

The second, played as a curtain- raiser, would be between an NSL Un- der-23 team and a SA Universities XL

A number of the players in the university team were also NSL first division players.

One of the purposes of the main game was to honour the league’s top players and display a team which would give some idea of “national” strength.

The second game was staged to showcase the best of the younger play­ers.

The whole exercise was also planned to enable the league to make extra money - it received the gate-takings. The money was provi­sionally earmarked to help finance its second division leagues.

The last such “representative” games - between “South African” teams and “The Rest” - were held in 1983 as part of the South African National Football Association’s 50th anniversary celebrations, and in 1984.

Neither was a success because the teams were assembled at short no­tice, had little time in which to pre­pare and the matches themselves failed to capture the imagination of the soccer public.

To avoid those problems, the NSL decided to allow the players to train together with their respective coaches for a week before the game and suspended all fixtures for that week.

The main game was sponsored

Selected NSL teams show off talentsfor a reported R150 000 by SABC TV 2/3. It was officially called the TV2/3 Prestige Soccer Match.

The Under-23 match was backed for an undisclosed amount by First National Bank and called the First National Bank Challenge.

The players were reported to have been paid R500 each.

The games, played pt Ellis Park Stadium on October 11, were watched by a crowd estimated to be over 50 000 and were shown live on TV2/3.

Off the field, the main game sparked off controversy.

The official brochure for the event billed it as “international soc­cer”, which, of course, it was not.

The foreign-born team was also referred to as an Overseas XI and the International XI and the NSL SA- born team as the South African XL

Three coaches were nominated by the NSL to prepare the “SA XI” and three the “International XI”.

AmaZulu’s Clive Barker, Bush Bucks’ Michael Dlamini and Mame- lodi Sundowns’ Stanley Tshabalala were in line for the job of handling the “SA team”, with Barker being fi­nally chosen and then deciding on Tshabalala to assist him.

Arcadia’s Stan Lapot got the nod ahead of Theo Dumitru (Kaizer Chiefs), Alex Forbes (Rangers) and Terry Paine (Wits University) for the job of preparing the foreign-born side and appointed his Arcadia col­league, John Latham, to help him.

The NSL appointed the captains - Patrick Ntsoelengoe (Kaizer Chiefs) and Ernest Chirwali (Bloemfontein Celtic).

Two squads were announced on September 8.

The match proved to be competi­tive and entertaining, although it did not live up to its official billing.

The foreign-born side played more fluently and were tactically su­perior, but they didn’t have enough effective penetration in attack.

Absolum Thindwa, who would

Som e of the local-born players d is­play the trophy after their 1-0 win.

have provided much power up front, missed the game when he accepted a trial with a Belgian club.

After a shaky start, the team of local-born players managed to play a well co-ordinated game and had the upper hand for spells in both halves.

It was the South African players who had most of the scoring chances.

Both Calvin Petersen and Shane McGregor missed with only the goal­keeper to beat.

Despite his misses, the best player in the SA-born XI on the field seemed to be McGregor, who was a constant threat to the opposing defen­ce.

The Rangers’ striker made amends for his lapses by scoring the only goal of the match in the 60th minute when he headed into an empty net a high cross from Patrick Ntsoe­lengoe on the left flank, which eluded the foreign-born defence.

Prominent, too, were Harris Choeu and Patrick Ntsoelengoe.

Joel Mnini and Marks Mapon- yane - the latter played more of a midfield role - were rather disap­pointing.

Aristides Zaza, Ernest Chirwali and goalkeeper William Shongwe were perhaps the best of the fo­reign-born team.

The NSL Under-23 team played under the guidance of coach Roy Mat­thews (Jomo Cosmos), who was as­sisted by his Orlando Pirates counter­part, Johannes Khomane.

Jimmy Bakos (University of the

^ction from the NSL under-23 v SA ^diversities game

^itwatersrand), prepared the univer- team, which was managed by

*Jon Weerheim from the UniversityNatal in Durban.Wits University’s Zane Moosa

^^ptained the NSL team and his Wits *sam-mate Rod Anley, captained he university team.The Under-23 team won the

'datch with a single goal scored by ^•^bstitute Ernest Motloung in the 79th minute in an evenly contested Same that did not altogether lack ’''eliness.

Zane Moosa, John Mosoeu and T homas Madigage in the NSL team

Setting up an attack for the under-23 team.

and Professor Chipeya, Ronnie Mo- letsane and Rod Anley in the Univer­sity team stood out.The SA -born squad: M a rk Anderson (M a- melodi Sundow ns), Dave W atterson (Bush Bucks), Deshi Baktaw er (Arcadia), H ow ard Freese (Kaizer Chiefs), M u z i Khum alo (Am aZulu), Zoran lllic (W its University), A n d y Cencig (Rangers), M eshack M okw e bo (Jomo Cosmos), Faried de G oede (Hellenic), M a rk Tovey (Bush Bucks), Johannes M o d a u (M am elod i Sundow ns), Patrick Ntsoelen- goe (Kaizer Chiefs), Harris Choeu (M am e ­lodi Sundow ns), Johannes M olated i (Kaizer Chiefs), Nick Se shw en i (O rlando Pirates), M lu n g is i N g u b a n e (Bush Bucks), Archie Radebe (Am aZulu), Zane M oosa (Wits University), Ernest M a k h a n y a (O rlan­

do Pirates), W ebster Lichaba (Jomo Cos­mos), Harold Legodi (M am elod i S u n ­downs), Sh an e M cG regor (Rangers), M a rk s M a p on yan e (Kaizer Chiefs), Andrie s Chitja (M am elod i Sundow ns), Calvin Petersen (Bush Bucks), Noel Cousins (Arcadia), Joel M n in i (M oroka Sw allow s), Thom as H long- w a n e (Bush Bucks), Neil Tovey (Am aZulu), W illiam M a kh u ra (M oroka Sw allow s), John M osoeu (Blackpool), Troy Saila (Celtic). Lat­er Jomo Sono (Jomo Cosmos), Nelson D Iad Ia Tutu (Kaizer Chiefs) a n d Vincent M akroti (O rlando Pirates) were added to the list.

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The foreign-born squad: W illiam Sh o n g w e (Sw az iland — Kaizer Chiefs) , M arco G ia vam pau lo (Italy - Jomo Cosmos), Ernest Ch irw ali (M a law i - B loem fontein Celtic Rau l G onzalez (Chile — M oroka Swallows), Dave Bukow sk i (England - Arcadia), Jack C h a m a n g w a n e (M a law i - Kaizer Chiefs John Salter (England - Arcadia), M ario Varez (Chile — M oroka Sw allow s), M a t ­thew s Phiri (M a law i - Jom o Cosmos), Aris tides Zaza (M ozam b ique — Fa irw ays Stars Eden M oleko (M ozam b ique - Celtic), Abso- lum Th indw a (Sw az iland - Kaizer Chiefs), Lovemore C h a fu n ya (M a law i - M am elod i Sundow ns), Barnett G o n d w e (M a law i - Bush Bucks), Dylan Kerr (England - Area dia), G raham Boyle (Z im babw e - Jomo Cosmos), Sa m m y Troughton (Ireland - M a melodi Sundow ns), Stephen Yates (Eng land - Am aZu lu ), A n a n d e O sm a n (M o­zam bique - W itbank Black Aces), John Deakin (England - Arcadia), Stuart Turn- bull (Scotland — Leeds), Ricky Phuka (M a law i — Blackpool), A lbert Sib iya (M o­zam b ique - Bloemfontein Celtic), Abel Sh o n g w e (Sw az iland — Kaizer Chiefs), Em m m anua l Pham otse (Lesotho — Fair­w a y s Stars). Later Pele M n c in a (Sw az iland - A m aZu lu ) w a s added to the list.

The final squad s SA -born squad: M a rk Anderson, Dave Watterson, Johannes M odau , W ebster Li- chaba, M a rk Tovey, H ow ard Freese, Faried de Goede, Harris Choeu, Nick Seshw eni, Neil Tovey, Patrick Ntsoelengoe, Nelson D Iad Ia Tutu, Calvin Petersen, Shane McGregor, Noel Cousins, Ace M nin i, M a rk s M aponyane .

Foreign-born squad: W illiam Shongw e, M arco di G iavam paolo , M a tth e w s Phiri, Eden Moleko, Dave Bukow ski, John Salter, Jack C h a m a n gw a n e , A m a n d e O sm an, Er­nest Chirwali, A lbert Sibiya, Aristides Zaza, Ab so lum Th indw a, Pele M ncina, Lo­vemore C ha funya, Em m anuel Phamotse, Barnett G ondw e.

The team s w h ich played SA-born: M a rk Aneferson, W ebster Lichaba Johannes M od a u , M a rk Tovey, H ow ard Freese, M a rk s M apon yan e , Harris Choeu, Patrick Ntsoelengoe (captain), Ace M n in i (Noel Cousins, 82nd minute), Calvin Peter­sen, Sh an e M cG regor (Nelson D Iad Ia Tutu, 78th minute).Foreign-born: W illiam Shongw e, M a t ­thew s Phiri, Dave Bukow ski, Jack C h a ­m a ngw an e , John Salter, A lbert Sibiya, A m an d e O sm an, Ernest C h irw ali (captain), Em m anuel Pham otse (Lovemore C h a ­funya, 82nd minute), Barnett G ondw e, Aristides Zaza.

The Under-23 team w h ich played:W ade du Plessis (Larry Park, 46 th minute), Sam Kham bule, Ntsie M aph ike , Bernard Lushozi, Sam Vilakazi, John M osoeu, Zoran Hie, Zone M oosa, Thom as M a d ig a ge , Pitso M osim ane , Julius C h irw a (Ernest Mot- loung, 70th minute).

The SA Universities X I team w h ich played: G a ry B lum berg, Pau l Clarke, Eric Koseff, Neil Duffy, Brian Boakes, Ronnie Molot- sane, M ike Ntom bela, Rod Aniey, Professor Chipeya, Bruce Broughton, Ronnie M a - shego.

iThe Cup Final Squads

AmaZuluBack Row (from left): Joel Faya, Fred Njiyela, Moran Khulu, Jimmy Orm- Shaw, Pele Mncina, Steve Yates and Julius ChirwaFront Row: Muzi Khumaio, Owen Ndzimande, Archie Radebe (captain). Special Sithole, Menzi Xulu and Neil Tovey.

Kaizer ChiefsBack Row (from left): Team assistant, William Shongwe, M arks Maponyane (captain). Jack Chamangwane, Absoium Thindwa, Gabriei Khoza (a ss is ­tant coach), Howard Freese, Ntsie Maphike, Sylvester Kole, Patrick Ntsoe- iengoe, Isaac Chirwa and Theodore Dumitru (coach)Front Row: masseur, Philemon Mohaneloa, Abel Shongwe, Fani Madida, Nelson DIadIa Tutu, Doctor Khumaio, Wellington Manyathi and Mike Count.

M a i n s t a y c u p

^ esh ack M otloung

to the Mainstay Cup era

Mainstay Cup is one of the °jdest and, for many, the most presti- 8>ous of all knockout competitions ^hat have been played in the NPSL ^nd NSL.

It started in 1978, with the 1987 Competition marking its 10th anniver­sary.

It was here the competition end­ed its “life” when sponsors, Stellen­bosch Farmers’ Winery, announced •n December 1987 that they would tot renew their contract with the NSL.

As in previous years, the 1987 Competition was open to senior ama- Icur teams - this time, those of the Soccer Association of South Africa - tnd professional teams.

NSL second-division teams enter 'n the last stages of the preliminary rounds after most amateur teams have been eliminated.

The first-round proper is known 3s the “ Last 32” stage. It is then that Ihe 18 first-division clubs join the remaining 14 clubs from the lower di­visions.

In 1987, the competition started 3t the end of August and ended with the final at Ellis Park Stadium on November 28.

Because of poor administration 3nd suspicions that some of the draws •nay have been irregular, it was again dogged by controversy.

In 1986 a lower league club, Car­diff City, was “forgotten” and left out by the time the draw for the first round proper took place. It had to be brought back into the competition later on.

An administrative blunder em­barrassed the league and the competi­tion again in 1987.

In the last round before the “Last 32” stage, a victory by national sec-

The Chiefs’ defence watch anxiously a s Jack Chamangwane rises above Steve Yates to avert danger in the cup final

Absolum Thindwa in control, with Neil Tovey keeping a close eye

ond-division club Silver Spurs over regional second-division team Chippas Dynamos was officially disputed by Dynamos.

The league dismissed the protest, but while the matter was still subject to an appeal being heard, it inexpli­cably allowed the first round match between Silver Spurs and Orlando Pirates to go ahead.

The League informed both clubs shortly before their match that the re­sult could be ruled null and void, depending on the outcome of the ap­

peal hearing.Silver Spurs beat Orlando Pirates

on penalties, but then the Appeal Board ruled that the Spurs-Dyna- mos match be replayed.

Spurs and Dynamos played again. Dynamos won, but this time there was a dispute relating to unre­gistered players.

The League found that one or both teams had breached the rules

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