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Netball fans can catch live matches of the DStv Schools Netball Challenge provincial finals this weekend. Launched by MultiChoice earlier this year, the tournament is an exciting sports initiative that shines a spotlight on young female athletes aged between 16 to 19-years old who play netball at secondary schools across the country.
Teams are playing in two separate streams to allow all schools an equal chance of reaching the finals. The Ubuntu Stream will focus on schools in rural areas and the Batho Stream focuses on schools in urban areas.
The Machakela Mamodibo High School versus Potchefstroom Gimnasium provincial final (North West province) will be broadcast live on SuperSport Variety 4 (DStv channel 209) on 11 September.
Also broadcast live on 11 September on SuperSport Variety 3 (DStv channel 208) will be the game between Hoërskool Dinamika and Edenvale High School (Gauteng). This match is a regional play-off building up to the provincial final. Regional winners in Gauteng will play each other throughout the day until the top two teams remain to battle it out in the provincial final, which is scheduled for after 14:00.
The Gauteng provincial final will be recorded and broadcast later that day at 20:00.
In Mpumalanga, the regional playoffs are also scheduled for Saturday, with matches broadcast via streaming on the SuperSport Schools App. As in the case of Gauteng, teams will battle it out for a spot in the provincial final to be played at the end of the day.
Winners in the provincial finals from North West, Gauteng and Mpumalanga will progress to the national finals to be held from 23 – 26 September 2021.
Here, they will be joined by provincial winners from the Free State, Northern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo – all of whom have completed their provincial finals and are now awaiting the national play-offs.
| BROADCAST SCHEDULE: GAUTENG AND NORTH WEST | ||||||
| SCHEDULE DATE | EPISODE TITLE | START TIME | CHANNEL | STATUS | VENUE | LOCATION |
| 11 Sep | Hoërskool Dinamika vs Edenvale High School | 07:45 | DStv channel 208 | Live | Hoërskool Dr. E.G. Jansen | Boksburg, Gauteng |
| 11 Sep | Machakela Mamodibo High School vs Potchefstroom Gimnasium | 07:45 | DStv channel 209 | Live | Hoërskool Bergsig | Rustenburg, North West |
| REGIONAL MATCH SCHEDULE: MPUMALANGA | |||||
| COURT 1 | COURT 2 | COURT 3 | COURT 4 | COURT 5 | |
| 09:00ROUND 1 | u/14*Batho Pool BSecunda vs HTSM | u/14*Batho Pool ALigbron vs Delmas | u/14**UbuntuLangalibalele vs Idlangemabala | u/14UbuntuCoronation vs Hlomani | |
| 09:25ROUND 2 | u/17Batho Pool ASecunda vs Delmas | u/17Batho Pool BNHS vs MHS | u/17UbuntuCoronation vs Hlomani | ||
| 10:15ROUND 3 | u/14Batho Pool ANHS vs Ligbron | u/14Batho Pool BErmelo vs Oosterland | u/14Batho Pool AMHS vs Delmas | u/14UbuntuIdlangemabala vs Plaston Academy | |
| 10:40ROUND 4 | u/17Batho Pool AHTSM vs Delmas | u/17UbuntuHlomani vs Idlangemabala | u/17Batho Pool BMHS vs Ermelo | u/14UbuntuLangalibalele vs Coronation | |
| 11:20ROUND 5 | u/14Batho Pool BHTSM vs Ermelo | u/14Batho Pool AMHS vs Ligbron | u/14Batho Pool BSecunda vs Oosterland | u/14Batho Pool ANHS vs Delmas | u/14UbuntuHlomani vs Plaston Academy |
| 11:45ROUND 6 | u/17Batho Pool AHTSM vs Secunda | u/17Batho Pool BNHS vs Ermelo | u/17UbuntuCoronation vs Idlangemabala | u/14UbuntuIdlangemabala vs Coronation | |
| 12:25ROUND 7 | u/14Batho Pool BSecunda vs Ermelo | u/14Batho Pool BHTSM vs Oosterland | u/14UbuntuLangalibalele vs Hlomani | u/14UbuntuCoronation vs Plaston Academy | |
| 12:50 ROUND 8 | u/14Batho Pool AMHS vs NHS | u/14UbuntuIdlangemabala vs Hlomani | |||
| 13:15ROUND 9 | Game 1Batho u/14Winner Pool A vs Runner up Pool B | Game 2Batho u/14Winner Pool B vs Runner up Pool A | Game 3Batho u/17Winner Pool A vs Runner up Pool B | Game 4Batho u/17Winner Pool B vs Runner up Pool A | u/14UbuntuLangalibalele vs Plaston Academy |
| 13:50ROUND 10 | FinalsBatho u/14Winner Game 1 vs Winner Game 2 | Third position playoffsBatho u/14Loser Game 1 vs Loser Game 2 | FinalsBatho u/17Winner Game 3 vs Winner Game 4 | Third position playoffsBatho u/17Loser Game 3 vs Loser Game 4 | |
| 14:30 | FINISHED | ||||
“We are extremely proud of the teams who have made it through to the regional and provincial leg of the tournament, despite delays and setbacks during the suspension of school sports as a result of COVID-19. Good luck to everyone participating in the national play-offs. The time is now for our female athletes to show off their talents,” said Joe Heshu, MultiChoice Group Executive for Corporate Affairs.
