Maties Sport Chief Director Ilhaam Groenewald was awarded with the Stellenbosch University Chancellor’s Award of Excellence yesterday. Groenewald who has been extensively working and dedicating her life to sport for the past 30 years was extremely delighted by the recognition she received saying, “It’s indeed a honor to receive this prestigious award and I thank…
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Paul Tergat was ecstatic to be back in Stellenbosch after 26 years, as he has nostalgic memories of winning the 1996 IAAF World Cross-Country Championship. After easily claiming victory at the 12.15-kilometre distance within 12 seconds, at the Coetzenburg circuit and finishing in the Danie Craven Stadium. Paul says he wasn’t confident that he would…
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Khanya Dilima, an International Relations honors student from Stellenbosch University, was selected for the Gbet Rocks team after a very successful 4 years at Maties Sport. Dilima grew up loving playing different kinds of sports, but he always loved the game of cricket. “When I was in grade seven, I started playing cricket and soccer.…
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Stellenbosch University (SU), Paul Roos Gymnasium (PRG) and Remgro have developed a self-sustaining indoor cricket facility on the school’s property, facing the main cricket oval. The new indoor cricket facility is officially completed with the estimated cost value being almost R15 million and will be used by all parties involved. The facility which boasts six…
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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…
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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…
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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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Stellenbosch University (SU) and the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport (SAS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today (11 October 2021) that will see the two entities collaborate till 2029. The MOU which was signed in Stellenbosch, endeavours to foster a better relationship between SU and SAS to develop quality footballers for Stellenbosch and the greater…
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After finishing fourth – with a new African record in the F45 shot put – at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics Maties’ student-athlete Kerwin Noemdo has to make a few big decisions in the lead up to the next Paralympics in Paris. “It all comes down to financial support,” said Noemdo. “I know I can win…
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She is already a Maties Sport legend and now Nichole Taljaard is also a Varsity Netball legend after being named the 2021 Player of the Tournament. It was Taljaard’s fourth Varsity Netball tournament and the second time she was nominated as Player of the Tournament after she was also one of the best players in…
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