Aroab Celtics win Henno Memorial Cup
Aroab Celtic Football Club won the Henno Memorial Cup held last weekend in Aroab village in the
//Karas Region, defeating Black Cheetahs 3-0 in the final last week.
The Henno Memorial Cup, held in memory of Heinrich Albertus 'Henno' Rooi – a former Black Cheetahs player who died in 2016 in a fire – attracted 10 teams in total.
En route to winning the cup, Celtic defeated Brazilian Chiefs from Aroab 3-0 in the first semi-final, while Black Cheetahs beat Black Arrows 1-0 to reach the final.
The final saw Celtic's Rodler Gertze opening the scoring, before Rudolf Witbooi and Paulus Mwaikange all but ended any hopes of a Cheetahs comeback.
Celtic received N$10 000, 25 gold medals and a trophy for their efforts, while Black Cheetahs walked away with N$5 000 and 25 silver medals. Black Arrows and Brazilian Chiefs each received N$2 500 as losing semi-finalists. Aroab is situated 166 kilometres southeast of Keetmanshoop on the C16 gravel road.
-NAMPA
//Karas Region, defeating Black Cheetahs 3-0 in the final last week.
The Henno Memorial Cup, held in memory of Heinrich Albertus 'Henno' Rooi – a former Black Cheetahs player who died in 2016 in a fire – attracted 10 teams in total.
En route to winning the cup, Celtic defeated Brazilian Chiefs from Aroab 3-0 in the first semi-final, while Black Cheetahs beat Black Arrows 1-0 to reach the final.
The final saw Celtic's Rodler Gertze opening the scoring, before Rudolf Witbooi and Paulus Mwaikange all but ended any hopes of a Cheetahs comeback.
Celtic received N$10 000, 25 gold medals and a trophy for their efforts, while Black Cheetahs walked away with N$5 000 and 25 silver medals. Black Arrows and Brazilian Chiefs each received N$2 500 as losing semi-finalists. Aroab is situated 166 kilometres southeast of Keetmanshoop on the C16 gravel road.
-NAMPA
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