The best of lessons is learnt through adversity – whether it is on the field or off.
And for the debutant in this season’s Hollywoodbets Third Division campaign, Camps Bay FC, this is indeed the case.
Needless to say, the club’s management and players will be the first to testify it is a rude awakening to say the least.
That said the ‘Beach Boys’ as Camp Bay are dubbed are on their way to achieving their objective by retaining their Third Division status for next season.
They are currently in 15th position – 11 points clear of the relegation zone. But club manager and Head of Youth, Anees Abbas, has warned that they cannot rest on their laurels as yet.
“They don’t call it the graveyard league for nothing and that is something we have discovered now,” Abbas pointed out to No Bones with Jones. “It is so rough and unpredictable and nothing is guaranteed, you know. So we cannot get complacent now as there are still six games to go,” he added.
Coach Dougie Williams and his troops face JL Zwane (home), Greenwood Athletic (away), Goal50 United (home), FC Hout Bay (away), Crystal Palace (home) and Cape Town City (away) in their remaining games.
It is a campaign whereby the newbies would have certainly learnt a heck of a lot from and it will definitely contribute towards their growth and development in the long run.
According to Abbas every point is of paramount importance and will matter come the end of the season.
“I think in order for us to achieve our goals we’ll have to secure four more points so for now we keep on plugging away so that we can control our own destiny, but we have to remain focused and not take our foot off the pedal.
The Atlantic Seaboard outfit – who are back in the amateur football circles after an absence of more than two decades – have clearly signalled their intentions that they are here to stay despite their immaturity and inexperience.
The acquisitions of veteran and former pro players like goalkeeper Tawfeeq Salie and Ganief Stellenboom have certainly helped their cause and is one of the reasons why they are out of the relegation zone.
“I think we have one of the youngest squads after Cape Town City in this league,” reminded Abbas. “I am very proud of our young talent and I can say with conviction that there are indeed lessons learnt in the process.
“The performances of our leaders in the team like Charra and Ganief have really helped us you know, Charra was again our saviour with some top saves and he keeps us in games. Their leadership is vital to our young talent in the team,” Abbas concluded.
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