29 Jun 2022

Northern zone softball giants Carats, Rebels, Rail Giants, Ghetto Yankees and Comets will represent the region at the extravaganza softball games billed for Selebi Phikwe from July 16 to 18.

SPEDU will sponsor the extravaganza at a tune of P300 000 while Selebi Phikwe Town Council is working round the clock to do renovations and bush clearing.

Suspended for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the extravaganza will see the northern and southern teams locking horns in the lucrative softball tourney with the first prize winners walking away with P20 000 while losers will pocket P8 000. 

The first prize is likely to change as there are prospects for more sponsors to come on board. 

Chairperson for Selebi Phikwe Softball Extravaganza, Oeme Morupisi, said COVID-19 had a serious impact on the extravaganza as some of the sponsors were faced with financial challenges,

Morupisi said 16 teams, eight men and eightwomen teams from north and south zones were expected to play in the finals, adding preparations were going well.

He appealed to the business community in Selebi Phikwe and the SPEDU region to assist in making these games a success.

Morupisi thanked SPEDU for always sponsoring the softball games.

The eight teams booked their extravaganza slots after trouncing their rivals Scramblers, Diphofu, Sua Raiders, Tati Bulls, Raptures men and ladies teams as well as Ghetto Yankees men team in the fiercely contested North Zone Elimination games held in Selebi Phikwe over the weekend.

The northerners will be pinning their hopes on the host Comets, Rail Giants from Mahalapye and Orapa based Carats and Rebels menteams whilst women will be represented by Comets, Rail Giants, Carats and Ghetto Yankees.

North Zone general manager, Gofaone Pilane, said in an interview that the northern teams were ready and will fight by all might for the cup to remain in the northl.

He said the general performance of teams was impressive, but urged them to train harder to improve their batting skills.

Pilane explained that the elimination games were held in Selebi Phikwe to build a hype for the extravaganza.

He said all the northern teams managed to attend except for Motlakase men and women teams as well as Diphofu men. Ends