Cambridge FC Crushes Future Africa Academy 4-0 in dominant Hollywood Bets League performance  

NIGEL – Cambridge FC hosted Future Africa Academy at Duduza Stadium in the Hollywood Bets League on March 16 and put four away against their opponents.

Initially, the match was supposed to be at the MacKensieville Stadium, but because of rain and the grounds not being suitable for play, they moved to Duduza Stadium.

The last time the two teams played each other was in the first round of the league. Future Africa Academy then walked away as victors with a 2-0 score.

The Bridges were on a mission to bag all three points on offer to keep their hopes alive in the league – for promotion to a higher league.

Cambridge dominated from the starting whistle and kept possession of the ball. Cambridge opened their scoresheet in the 10th minute when Oupa Jnr Mbokazi tapped in the ball.

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Next on the scoresheet was Mbonkiseni Messi Dlamini, who rounded off another excellent team effort. Though the rain started falling, supporters stayed on to cheer on their team.

Future Africa tried to launch attacks, but Bridges kept them at bay with stellar defensive efforts. Cambridge goalkeeper Sipho Sash Karolo helped to keep Future Africa scoreless.

Oupa Mbokazi rounded up the first half with his second goal for the day. With the rain pelting down in the second half, Cambridge kept their control of the ball and starved Africa Academy of the ball.

With a mixture of experience and youth on their side, Cambridge had everything under control.

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In the 75th minute, Njabulo R1 Mhlongo could strike the fourth goal. The scoreboard stayed at 4-0 for the rest of the match.

“We had to play total football as we do in training. We worked hard for this game. Everything we did on Sunday reflected our training sessions during the week. There is room for improvement; we are improving every day,” said head coach John Mourinho.

“We are delighted with the players‘ commitment and the performance they give our supporters. We can only thank everyone who assisted this project financially and plead for local companies to help with this CSI initiative,” said chairperson Ignatius Maphike.

Cambridge’s reserve team suffered their third consecutive defeat as they went down 4-2 against Jury Junior Stars in their MAFA Local League.

“We are building for the future to sustain the first team’s fortunes and will change as we continue to replicate what the first team is doing,” said reserve team head coach Seun Junior Rulani Motloung.