TUT hosts DENOSA Gauteng PLM Sports Tournament 2011

Student represents SA at the Olympics

Banyana Banyana and TUT womens football player Mary Ntsweng represented South africa at the London Olympics .

"My most memorable moment was playing against the team that is ranked first in the world at the London Olympics". Those were the words of Tshwane University of Technology`s play maker, Mary Ntsweng who you might have spotted wearing the jersey number 10 during the Olympic games broadcasts.

TUT Women's football team player Mary Ntsweng represented South Africa at the 2012 London Olympics. Ntsweng who is a second year Human Resources student took a break from her studies as she reported for national duty. Ntsweng played in Banyana Banyana's opening 4-1 loss against Sweden and their final Olympic fixture, where they produced their best performance to hold up World cup champions Japan to a goalless draw on the 31st of July. Although Ntsweng didn't play in all of the matches played at the Olympics, she feels that having played at the Olympics will help her share some of her experience with her team at the University who are currently first on the University Sports of South Africa league (USSA).

TUT women`s football coach Tebogo Mokae was pleased with Ntswengs performance, “she played very well considering the fact that it was the first time a South African women’s football participate at the biggest stage, but her participation at an internationally level wasn`t the first. Besides everything I am happy she went and represented the University and the Country at large, hopefully she will come and share the experience with the team” said Mokae. Watching Ntsweng play at the Olympics was also exciting for her team mates " I’m proud of her performance at the Olympics as it showed that she put in a lot of hard work at the Olympics and it is motivating for us as players because it gives us the sense that if she can do it then we can also do it" said team mate Koketso Tlailane.

Playing at the fore front of the world in a team that is ranked first in Africa has its responsibilities, Ntsweng will now have to catch up on the work that she missed from the time the Banyana squad started preparing for the Olympics until she arrived back from London. A catch up program has been organised by TUT`s Department of Human Resources to make sure that she catches up on the work she missed.

TUT hosts DENOSA Gauteng PLM Sports Tournament 2011

Posted by Robert Mabusela on Wednesday, November 9, 2011

TUT`s Adelaide Tambo School of Nursing Science Team who finished third.

Photo by: Robert Mabusela

Nursing Universities and Collages from all over Gauteng participated in the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) Gauteng Provincial Leadership Movement Sports Tournament 2011 which took place on Saturday 17 September at TUT Pretoria West campus.

The fixture began at 12:00, in the opening match TUT`s Adelaide Tambo School of Nursing Science lost to Ann Latsky Nursing Collage, TUT played well in their following match fixtures which helped them in advancing to the semi-finals. The first semi-final fixture was a clash between SG Lourens and Ann Latsky who defeated SG Lourens 3-1.The second semi-final saw TUT take on Fundzho Denzhe Nursing School, TUT only managed to score a lucky goal from a free kick by Zachariea “Majoro” Manganyi which slipped through Fundzho goalkeepers hands.

Fundzho replied almost two minuets after “Majoro`s” goal ending the match in a 2-1 victory which ment TUT finished third. When it was time for the final match to begin Fundzho Denzhe only had five minuets to rest however their performance told a different story. By half time Fundzho were leading 2-0 with both goals originating from a free kick, in the first goal defender Monduleli “rasta” Maphinda took a brilliant free kick from their defending half which connected with Midfielder Litha “Gattuso” Vumisa who made no mistake in finding the back of the net, the second free kick goal was similar to the first this time scored by Siya Maziphelele beating Ann Latsky goalkeeper Thabiso “jawz” Matlala. Three more goals were added to the score sheet in the second half when Ann Latsky finaly found the back of the net and Fundzho adding two more goals winning the title 4-1.

Funzho Denzhe coach Sibusiso Mase`s statement “feel it , it is here” after winning the semi-finals was true when his team lifted the trophy at the prize giving ceremony which happened later that evening behind the pool area.

by: Robert Mabusela

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