The tournament was designed to:
• Save youth from social ill during the festive season.
• Reduce crime and drug abuse around Osizweni and Madadeni
The tournament has these added benefits to its participants:
The tournament was designed to help the youth to learn how to distinguish between effort and ability. It helps to increase self-discipline and the awareness of the value of preparation because as players they will see and notice a difference in their performance.
They will learn the fundamental lesson of sacrificing immediate gratification for long-term gain.
The game will provide a model for dealing with disappointment and misfortune. They will learn to put in extra effort on fitness or work on specific weaknesses in their game with their respective groups.
Football fosters a sense of community. It gives both the participants and spectators the experience of belonging to something bigger than themselves.
Playing for an organization or a community gives individuals a chance to feel like they are making a genuine contribution to a larger group.
Football players develop relationships with their teammates. For boys, soccer is a primary and sometimes the only way of socializing with others.