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Monday, November 16, 2009

Impressive New Soccer Clubhouse Built In Aberdeen

Coach Abraham Klaasen (centre back) seen
with youngsters applying for team positions

Lotto funded, and in partnership with the Aberdeen Municipality, this new sports development project with clubhouse and playing fields, has been designed as a venue for both soccer and rugby. This clubhouse has the facilities to accommodate local and visiting teams, necessary facilities for meetings and a display room for trophies.
Painted in the of red and white colours of Aberdeen's Everton United Football Club, the building and playing fields are in a fully secured area in Lotusville. The Clubhouse is presently in use, and as soon as the Aberdeen Municipality has laid the water pump and pipeline to the area, grass will be planted, and the playing fields will become fully operational. Dual goal posts are still to be erected.

CEO Mr.Daniel Pieterse of Everton United Football Club

The CEO and Executive Director of Everton United is Mr Daniel Pieterse who is totally committed to the advancement of the club and the players, with all its many teams of boys and girls of all age groups, ranging from senior to under 13. The senior men’s team play in the “Castle League” and the senior woman play in the A.B.S.A. Development League.
The senior men’s reserve team, and the U/17, U/15 and U/13 teams of both boys and girls, play opposing teams from within the Camdeboo area and beyond.
Abraham Klaasen is Coach to the ‘Aberdeen Super Stars’, and the Manager and Coach of the ‘Seven Leaves’ team is Jonathan Abrams. These are junior teams under the mantle of Everton United.

CEO Mr Daniel Pieterse with Coach Jonathan Abrams on the right
seen with prospective players.

The main body of Everton United, together with Social Development, has donated jerseys, shorts and socks to the younger teams, but sponsors are urgently needed to assist the Club with soccer balls, tracksuits for their traveling, as well as the costs of transporting these youngsters to the various venues.
The necessity to give the young people of Aberdeen, Lotusville and Thembalisizwe a facility where they are able to spend their after school periods, is of vital importance, and should be supported by the entire community.

Article By: Joan Tinker