Circuit Managers Cup re-ignited for the year
All six circuits at the CMC will be hosting matches in all five codes in the primary and secondary school divisions for all schools in the CMC. The base of the tournament caters for approximately 30, 000 players from 228 schools.
The famous Circuit Managers Cup, the brainchild of Siva Subrayen, a member of the George Ramalu Trust and then circuit manager of Phoenix Central Circuit of the Mafukuzela/ Gandhi CMC, was re-ignited this year. It is an opportunity for all pupils in schools within the CMC to participate and compete in the following codes of sport: football, netball, volleyball, table tennis, and chess.
Secondary schools will have codes in the under-17 division while primary schools will compete in the under-13 division. This year, players from all schools will be able to showcase their talent in the development code of table tennis.
Circuit manager of Phoenix North and the circuit manager designated for sport in the CMC, Mr J Pillay said that he was very excited about the partnership with the George Ramalu Trust and Azelis (formerly Umongo Petroleum). He was complimentary of the role played by Jace Nair from the trust and Boston Moonsamy from Azelis for serving as the anchor sponsor to the CMC Cup 2024.
Nair indicated that the GRMT was there at the founding of the CMC Cup in 2012 and continued to 2019 and due to COVID, the tournaments were put on hold since then.
Managing director at Azelis and a trustee, Boston Moonsamy, said, “Azelis is proud to continue the sponsorship via the trust as this aligns with our vision of making a difference to the youth via sports and education.”
All six circuits at the CMC will be hosting matches in all five codes in the primary and secondary school divisions for all schools in the CMC. The base of the tournament caters for approximately 30, 000 players from 228 schools.
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The day of the finals will cater for 24 football teams (12 boys and 12 girls), 12 netball teams, 24 volleyball teams (12 boys and 12 girls), 12 chess teams, and 12 table tennis teams. The host, LOC will be PHOESSA and the games will be held in the Phoenix area for 2024.
The games will rotate among the three federations: PHOESSA, TONVER, and INASSA. The following venues will be used this year: football- Eastbury Grounds, netball- Mahatma Primary, chess- Grandmore Primary, and volleyball and table tennis- Hopeville Primary School.
All players will receive a meal with the winners and runners-up receiving medals. The champion schools in the CMC will be declared in the various codes and these schools will represent the CMC at higher levels.
“We encourage all parents, sports enthusiasts, and supporters to come out in their droves and support our teams,” said Pillay.
The games are set for Saturday, May 25 commencing at 9am. The LOC and PHOESSA place on record sincere thanks to the Phoenix and district local football association for the use of grounds to host the football matches. For more information of the games, contact Mr KM Subrayen on 083-785-0004, Mr J Pillay on 072-862-5201, or Mrs V Naidoo on 084-812-5141.
