Football
Maties excel at USSA championships across the country
Maties Sport ended a successful University Sport of South Africa (USSA) campaign, with significant achievements in all of the participating sporting codes. The Maroon Machine took home gold in the A Section of women’s water polo and silver in women’s basketball and men’s cricket. While adding multiple bronze for tennis, men’s water polo, doubles in…
Read MoreMaties Sport teams gear up to play in Summer USSA Championships
The Maroon Machine are busy with final preparations ahead of the University Sport South Africa (USSA) games, scheduled to take place during 2-16 December across the country. This year’s summer games come with nine sporting codes competing including basketball, table tennis, and sailing in Cape Town; cricket and golf in Bloemfontein; football in Kimberley; chess…
Read MoreThe Maroon Machine end 2023 with multiple USSA titles
Maties Sport ended a successful University Sport of South Africa (USSA) campaign, claiming titles in a number of sporting codes. The Maroon Machine took home gold in the A Section of women’s and men’s water polo, chess, women’s golf, as well as gold for men’s football in the B Section. While adding a bronze for…
Read MoreMaties Football host breakfast with Shaun Bartlett
Maties Football hosted a fundraising event where former Bafana Bafana footballer Shaun Bartlett shared his experience and insights on his football career both as a player and how he later transitioned into the role of a coach. South African football legend Shaun Bartlett has had an illustrious career both as a player and as a…
Read MoreThe 2022 Sasol League Kicks Off Next Weekend!
The delayed 2022 Sasol League is finally taking place next week, rivals, Maties Women’s Football Club, and Spurs Women’s Football Club will kick off at Spurs home ground in Wynberg. The league is played in all nine provinces in the country and games will be played every weekend, with each province competing for their respective…
Read MoreQ&A with newly appointed USSA Football general secretary Ellroy Smith
Q: Ellroy, congratulations on your appointment into the USSA football executive, how are you feeling about the appointment and how are things going in the committee so far? A: It’s exciting times I look forward to the challenge but also to contribute to USSA football, my goal is to try to take the association even…
Read MoreCoach Crowie sees challenges as wins for Maties FC
Maties Football Club saw their hopes of glory against Battalions FC on Saturday 5th March, who are fifth on the ABC Motsepe league standings ended with a hard fought draw, the final score was 3-3 on the day. Performances on the field have been difficult this season, with the club facing a huge challenge to…
Read MoreBaloyi relishes being at the helm as Maties coach
Jabulile Baloyi current Maties women football head coach is excited about the prospects of building a strong team unit and uplifting upcoming women footballers based in Stellenbosch. Baloyi who was appointed at Stellenbosch University (Maties Sport) in November of last year has tremendous experience particularly in women’s football as she has coached both the under…
Read MoreFootball in Stellenbosch set to benefit from MoU signing between SU and SAS
Stellenbosch University (SU) and the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport (SAS) sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see the two entities collaborate till 2029. Football is a very important sport in our country, it is the people’s sport – nothing unites or divides the nation quite like it. Stellenbosch University and Stellenbosch FC began…
Read MoreHistory of Maties Football
Maties Football’s promotion to the ABC Motsepe League has been years in the making. “This is a major step for Maties Football and for the sport in the greater Stellenbosch area. The new experience will broaden our horizons in a big way! We as a unit can only prosper from this promotion. It will create…
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