What the PSL couldn't organize with a 5 million rand budget, the cape.socca.union did with R1500. They put together a league cup for 6-aside street teams and played it out at Wynberg Sports Club on 22 November 2009. 15 teams registered for this league. Street football is a new concept for most South Africans and it is all about building a unified league for the greater cape Metropole. All the children come from disadvantaged backgrounds and this league gives them the opportunity to belong to something. Group matches started at 10h00, knock-outs saw the Somali all stars win 3-1 in 1st semi. Khayelitsha united despatched of barney Steven's street nation in the other semi-final. Somalian all stars then lost the final to Khayelitsha, who won the prize of a nights accommodation and dinner at the Peninsula all-suite hotel.
The Peninsula All-Suite Hotel sponsored a nights accommodation, dinner and transportation for Khayelitsha Football team, the winners of the 2009 Street Football League. The Peninsula also assisted with transporting all the teams to and from Wynberg Sports Club.
We are very proud to be associated with this type of sponsorship as none of these kids had ever seen the inside of a hotel and could only dream of having a night and dinner in one. We feel that we have given them some memories they will never forget.
