By McGeorge Mbare
BEITBRIDGE West Constituency’s Beitbridge Select men’s team and Bishopstone Ladies’ Team have qualified for the for the KCD Mohadi Tournament after prevailing in the constituency preliminaries.
The constituency-level finals were held at Malala Secondary School grounds on Sunday.
The two teams will now feature in the KCD Mohadi Tournament, scheduled for November 14, 2026.
The tournament is hosted by the Matabeleland South Provincial Youth League in honour of Vice President Kembo Mohadi.
Beitbridge Select emerged victorious in the men’s competition after overcoming Malala, Ward 14 and Swereki.
Bishopstone Ladies cl prevailed over St Joseph, Nottingham and Msane of Ward 14.
The constituency finals provided an opportunity for talent identification from participatints an these will be incorporated into the winning sides to strengthen the squads ahead of the provincial tournament.
Speaking to Ziyah News Network, Beitbridge Select coach Amos “Amogo” Changwedera said he was pleased with the team’s victory and revealed that he had selected six players from the competing teams to reinforce his squad.
“We are happy to have won and secured a spot to represent the constituency. We have selected six players, three from Malala side and three from Ward 14 team. We will arrrange they train with the other players before the competition,” said Changwedera.
Beitbridge West Member of Parliament Thusani Ndou said he was pleased with the participation of teams from different wards because the competition gave a platform to identify players who would represent the constituency.
“I am very happy to see the teams have come all the way from the ward qualifiers and have now played in the constituency finals to finally have one team that will represent Beitbridge West.
“This tournament which we are preparing to participate in is very important. It is a celebration and also an opportunity to teach our youth to stay away from drugs,” said Ndou.
Ndou donated playing kits for both Beitbridge Select and Bishopstone Ladies.
Ward 6 Councillor Julita Mutingwende welcomed the donation, saying the kits and balls would form part of the teams’ sporting regalia at the upcoming competition.
“I am very happy to see that our MP, Ndou, has bought kits for the teams, and these will be our regalia at the KCD tournament,” said Mutingwende.
Ward 14 Councillor Cde Tamson Lamula said the upcoming KCD Mohadi Tournament would help young people stay away from immoral activities while providing them with an opportunity to benefit financially through sporting competitions.
“You can see how happy these guys are when participating in sport. These tournaments have a lot of money at stake, and if they win, they will be in a better position financially. They can do something meaningful with the prize money. The money they win belongs to them, not us,” said Lamula.