The CPUT Maritime Studies students recently participated in a fun-filled 5th Annual 2023 Maritime Industry Soccer Tournament, where the CPUT Deck team emerged as winners.
The teams which participated in the Five-a-side tournament included all teams from all aspects of the maritime and were CPUT Deck, CPUT Engine, Viking Norsemen, Nova Marine, Hesper United, Lawhill, AMSOL, SAMSA Stingrays, SAMSA Sealions, Viking Warriors, IQS, Damen Team 1, SHEQ International and SGM Mariners. The tournament was hosted by African Marine Solutions (AMSOL) to raise funds for the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI).
The tournament has not been held since 2019, and CPUT enthusiastically played Five-a-side at Canal Walk Fives Futbol.
In an emblematic family day, a bus filled with Nautical Science and Marine Engineering players and supporters for an action-filled day headed to the field with the hopes of regaining the trophy. CPUT was represented by Maritime Studies Deck and Engine teams which were part of the 16 teams which participated in in the tournament.
Following excellent Five-a-side games, both Maritime Studies teams, CPUT Deck and CPUT Engine, made it to the semi-finals with the Deck team emerging as victors while the Engineers achieved a third-place finish.
The Deck team players were Sinikelelwe Nsele (captain), Xola Ndzima (player of the tournament) Ntembeko Dlamini, Mila Genenga, Thabane Hlongwa, Siyavuya Lendi and Anele Mkhiza. The team acknowledged and were grateful to Mulumba Ntamba (Marine Engineering Lecturer) who coached them to victory, and Samantha Montes, Senior Maritime Instructor: Survival Centre, who arranged the logistics for the day. The team also thanked their lecturers who supported them on the day and the students who were the “best cheerleaders”.
“We congratulate our students who played, they did us proud. We were so proud of their dedication and displays of excellent sportsmanship,” said Montes.
