Former soccer great, Ken Dennyschen, right, presented Sunny Singh, the PFA chairperson, a cheque of R1,250.
THE year was 1977. My family and I had just relocated to a council house in Stonebridge, Phoenix, after being forced to move from our home in Riverside, Durban North, through an edict of the notorious Group Areas Act, to Newlands. From here, in Newlands, we applied for, and were successful, in attaining this home in Stonebridge.
Opposite this home were recreational fields, and I was watching a group of sports enthusiasts at play when an official approached me and asked whether we (my family) would be kind enough to help them with an electricity connection for their 5-a-side tournament.
I was more than willing to do so, and was then asked whether I could help with officiating duties. I, again, obliged and became the MC (programme director) for their function.
The name of the club was Stonebridge United.
