Harders Cup launched

The football tournament will kick off on 31 March to 1 April and is expected to draw a large crowd of football spectators. The winners of the tournament will receive N$100 000, runners-up will receive N$50 000, while N$20 000 will go to the team that takes third place. The top goal scorer will receive N$10 000. Thus year's competition will have 10 teams competing, compared to six last year. Chief organiser and founder Tim Ekandjo launched the tournament and announced that the 2018 edition of the Harders Cup will see two teams from Keetmanshoop and one team from Rosh Pinah join the seven teams in Lüderitz to make this a truly spectacular and mouth-watering soccer tournament. “Real Fighters, Orange Rangers from Keetmanshoop and Mountain Rangers from Rosh Pinah will join Atlanta Bucs, Atlantic Stars, Diamond City, Rush Ups, Man United, Pescanova and the 2017 winner Youngsters from Luderitz to battle it out for the grand prize. “I'm also pleased to inform you that the music bash will see an increased line up of artist with Namibia's NAMA winners Adora, TBoss & Staika and Gazza being featured in the line-up alongside Tulisan and Distruction Boyz from South Africa for a truly spectacular musical treat,” he said. The tournament will be delivered at a total budget of N$1 238 500 and so far N$660 000 has been secured. Ekandjo is confident that they can raise the outstanding N$578 400 if there is meaningful participation from the business community in Lüderitz and the Karas Region. “I would sincerely like to thank our platinum sponsors Standard Bank (N$150 000), Seaflower (N$100 000), Gold sponsors Telecom Namibia and Tafel Lager (N$100 000 each) Silver sponsor J&P Group of Companies (N$50 000), Bronze sponsors Novanam, Coca-Cola and Pamoja Records (all N$25 000), Nampower and Naftal Trading Enterprises N$10 000 each,” he said. Officiating at a packed launch at the Lüderitz Benguela Community Hall, the Mayor of Lüderitz, Hilaria Mukapuli, welcomed the return of the Harders Cup. “I was very impressed with the manner in which this initiative was introduced to Lüderitz, well planned and executed and already an overwhelming success in its first year. “I have no doubt that the 2018 event will be even better. I'm happy to note that the significant growth in the event's vision by now becoming a truly regional event which is an aggressive strategy which mirrors the organiser Ekandjo,” she said. She urged all Buchters and people from the Karas Region to show up for the tournament, as entrance will be free. Mukapuli also added that Ekandjo and his equally capable team have shown visionary leadership and commitment towards the real meaning of the word social responsibility and they must be applauded. “Events like this are of vital importance for the promotion of economic growth, job creation and the mitigation of poverty,” she said. The highlight of the event was the live draw based on a knockout basis. The tournament will kick off with defending champions Youngsters facing Atlanta Bucs. The two teams share a historic rivalry and will make for a mouth-watering opening match.LIMBA MUPETAMI

Harders Cup launched

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