13 Aug 2019

Proceeds from Marang Super Spar football tournament will go towards helping Boikobo David, who is a standard seven pupil living with disability at John Phooko Primary School in Tonota.   The tournament, which started on August 4 at Leopards grounds, saw Zim Avengers snatching the tittle from Clicks after a penalty shoot-out

The teams had played to a 2-all draw. The third spot went to Carnibals.

Zim Avengers won a trophy, kit and gold medals while Clicks settled for a kit and silver medals. Carnibals won a kit and bronze medals.  Admire Ntelecha of Zim Avengers was elected coach of the tournament while the top goal scorer award went to Tumelo Ramakatane of Clicks.

Player of the tournament award was won by Allan Dewure of Zim Avengers while Mompati Phillip of Zim Avengers emerged as goal keeper of the tournament.

The tournament raised P7 000 to be used as a start-up to fence and connect water to a plot, which Tonota Sub-land Board will allocate to Boikobo.

Marang Super Spar would then build a house because the place where he lives in is inhabitable.

 Ever since he was adopted by Marang Spar, Boikobo received monthly grocery from the store and it also bought her school uniform.  The store’s customer care manager, Gotewang Kemisetso, said in an interview that the shop pledged to assist Boikobo, who identified through “wish upon a star” cast after a certain woman had told them that there was a boy by the name of Boikobo David who needed an artificial leg.

He said they would assist Boikobo until completing his Cambridge level, adding that every year, Spar identified a needy person to assist.  Kemisetso explained that Spar had a programme of giving back to the community and it was through this project that the chain store came up with the charity tournament.

He said the tournament started in 2015 and participating teams from 12 to 28.

Francistown deputy mayor, Godisang Radisigo, applauded Marang Spar for coming up with a project of giving back to the community.  He said this was a welcome development looking at the fact that government alone could not afford to help each and every needy person.

John Phooko Primary School head, Reginah Muguni, thanked Spar for the gesture.  She said since being adopted by the school, Boikobo’ s life and school performance had improved. ENDS