CHAPTER 8Bomvu njengegazi
Blood Red
Several thousand spectators have come to watch the semi-finals of the big Junior Tournament. There is even supposed to be a television team in the stadium to cover the game for the evening Sports News. Whole classes from nearby high schools have come, as admission is free for this round of the tournament. Tickets are being sold for the final in a week’s time. Andy’s father has heard that there are also some well-known scouts from SAFA, the South African Football Organisation watching from the stands to spot special talents among us.
“And what then?” Andy wants to know.
“No idea,” is his father’s reply. “Perhaps they’ll be invited to special training camps somewhere.”
However, none of us is thinking much about the future. The present is exciting enou
