New season starts in Johannesburg

Johannesburg TFC and Easterns TFC held their first WASPA events of the new season in the last few days. We are pleased to receive results from the different local organizers?

Friendship Cup shared in opening thriller (report by Clifford Graaff)

The Johannesburg Table Football Club aka 'Joburg Eagles' hosted their first in the series of 'Eagles Nite Series' Events on Wednesday the 28th of September in their new lavish and upmarket home venue of the Randburg Astro Hockey Club. The first series event was aptly named the 'Friendship Cup'.

This is a new and exciting iniative by the Joburg Eagles in hosting 9 Nite Series Events during the season whereby points will be will be awarded to each participant for each event based on their finishing position. Overall Series Trophies and medals will be handed out at the end of the 'Eagles Nite Series' in August 2023.

The full list of Nite Series Events will be finalized and published on the Joburg Eagles facebook page shortly.

Once again 'Just for You Meals' sponsored delicious toasted curry chicken sandwiches which were duly consumed by everyone.

A very good field of 8 players, including two newbies of Malawian nationality, flicked off the new season.

Quite a few spectators were drawn in watching some of the games and this proved to be a good marketing event to attract new players.

The 8 players were drawn into two groups of four, with perennial favourites, Sean Morgan and Clifford Graaff, topping their respective groups and qualifying for the first series event final.

Subbuteo stalwarts and lifelong friends Johan 'Nivvy' and Chris once again took part after a fairly long absence away from the beautiful game. ETS Subbuteo Club were represented by Carl Bolweg. Three Malawian nationals completed the field and the two newbies had a great time in their maiden tournament.

Carl and Nivvy were runner-ups in their group and produced an exciting 3rd Place Final by rolling back the years and defeating Carl with a great goal just before full-time.

Paul Seemu, who was introduced to Subbuteo during lockdown, showed some good form to upset Chris and claim 5th Place.

Sammy and Innocent, both newbies, played off for 7th Place with Sammy sneaking in an early goal, much to his delight, and claim 7th Place.

Perennial adversaries and more importantly, friends since school, contested yet another Final. After a goalless final, the match went into extra time. A tightly contested extra period could not provide a winner, and true to the nature of the event name, both players decided to share the trophy in a magnanimous display of comaraderie synonomous with tournaments held in South Africa. The local ethos of enjoyment over winning once again proving to be the winner at the end of the day.

The following Eagles Nite Series event, namely the 'Astro Special' will take place on the 26 or 27th of October (dependent on the local loadshedding schedule.

See you under lites at the Randburg Astro Pitch!!!!!!

Ian Clarke wins Easterns tournament

Also in Johannesburg, the Easterns club held a small event on September 24. Three players were presents and a small league was held in home and away games. Ian Clarke took the honors with 4 wins while Gary Downs was runner-up and Craig Smith was third.