Bungeni Masters were crowned as the 2023 Dzindou Farming Masters Soccer Tournament champions the past weekend. The tournament was held at the Mashamba Grounds and catered for 16 teams from the Vhembe region.
The winner had to be determined through a penalty shoot-out, as Bungeni Masters and Wayeni Masters had played to a goalless draw. Bungeni were triumphant in the shootout, winning by three goals to one.
Dzindou Farming has been sponsoring the tournament for two years. The prize money, amounting to R60 000, was distributed to eight teams participating in the Easter tournament. The new champions went home with R20 000, two new soccer kits, gold medals and a floating trophy. The runners-up, Wayeni Masters, received R15 000, two new soccer kits and silver medals.
The third-placed team, Mpheni Masters, received R9 000, a new soccer kit and bronze medals. The fourth position went to Mashamba Masters, who went home with R5 000, while the four teams beaten in the quarter-finals went home with R1 500 each.
According to the sponsor, Mr Elvis Maremeni, they will possibly increase the sponsorship. "The sponsorship is a token of appreciation for the support we are getting from our local communities," he said. Maremeni congratulated the organisers and said that the tournament´s administration was running smoothly.
The organising committee's chairperson, Mr Nathaniel Mushaku, said having sports-loving businesspeople such as Dzindou Farming was a good thing. According to him, sports promote discipline and good health.