Defending Varsity Football champions UP-Tuks have their work cut out for them if they are to retain their title this year.
The Pretoria side beat NMMU 4-1 in the inaugural final last year, but competition in the second edition of the tournament is set to be even fiercer with the other seven teams out to prove a point.
There will be two of the four games broadcast live every Monday night on Supersport 204 and Supersport 210.
The first round of fixtures takes place on Monday, July 21 and sees NMMU take on NWU in Port Elizabeth, while UP-Tuks challenges UFS in Pretoria.
CEO for Varsity Sports, Duitser Bosman said: “The excitement and quality of Varsity Football is what draws the crowds to these events, these high-energy events are well organised and offer huge spectator entertainment.”
Marketing and Sponsorship Executive for Varsity Sports, Trent Key added: “Varsity Sports is seeing many promising sportsmen and women successfully compete at its events and gain the attention they deserve.”
The Varsity Sports events are aired live and weekly on SuperSport Channel 210, and includes flashy cheerleaders, pyrotechnics, thumping music, and blaring fans as part of the event.
The concept is a playground where the best footballers can test themselves against their peers. Market-leading brands sponsor the platform, with Samsung, Debonairs Pizza, FNB, Cell C and Jet Mart as the lead sponsors for football.
Varsity Football 2014 fixtures:
Round One – July 21
NMMU Madibaz v NWU – NMMU Madibaz Stadium (16.45 live on Supersport 204 and 210)
UWC v UJ – UWC Sports Stadium (18.00)
UCT v Limpopo – UCT Rugby Fields (18.00)
UP-Tuks v Kovsies – Tuks Stadium (19.00 live on Supersport 204 and 210)
Round Two – July 28
Kovsies v Limpopo – Shimla Park (16.45 live on Supersport 204 and 210)
UCT v UP-Tuks – UCT Rugby Fields (18.00)
UJ v NMMU Madibaz – Bunting Road Campus Sports Complex (18.00)
NWU v UWC – NWU Mafikeng Sport Stadium (19.00 live on Supersport 204 and 210)
Round Three – August 4
UWC v Kovsies – UWC Sports Stadium (16.45 live on Supersport 204 and 210)
NMMU Madibaz v UCT – NMMU Madibaz Stadium (18.00)
NWU v Limpopo – NWU Mafikeng Sport Stadium (18.00)
UP-Tuks v UJ – Tuks Stadium (19.00 live on Supersport 204 and 210)
Round Four – August 11
UP-Tuks v Limpopo Tuks Stadium (16.45 live on Supersport 204 and 210)
NMMU Madibaz v UWC NMMU Madibaz Stadium (18.00)
Kovsies v UJ Shimla Park (18.00)
NWU v UCT – NWU Mafikeng Sport Stadium (19.00 live on Supersport 204 and 210)
Round Five – August 18
Kovsies v NMMU Madibaz – Shimla Park (16.45 live on Supersport 204 and 210)
UP-Tuks v NWU – Tuks Stadium (18.00)
UWC v Limpopo – UWC Sports Stadium (18.00)
UJ v UCT – Soweto Campus Sport Complex (19.00 live on Supersport 204 and 210)
Round Six – August 25
NWU v UJ – NWU Mafikeng Sport Stadium (16.45 live on Supersport 204 and 210)
UWC v UP-Tuks – UWC Sports Stadium (18.00)
UCT v Kovsies – UCT Rugby Fields (18.00)
NMMU Madibaz v Limpopo – NMMU Madibaz Stadium (19.00 live on Supersport 204 and 210)
Round Seven, September 1
UCT v UWC – UCT Rugby Fields (16.45 live on Supersport 204 and 210)
Kovsies v NWU – Shimla Park (18.00)
UJ v Limpopo – Bunting Road Campus Sports Complex (18.00)
UP-Tuks v NMMU Madibaz – Tuks Stadium (19.00 live on Supersport 204 and 210)
Semifinals – September 8
2nd v 3rd – Venue TBC (16.45 live on Supersport 204 and 210)
1st v 4th – Venue TBC (19.00 live on Supersport 204 and 210)
Final – September 15
