Celebrating UWC Sport A HEALTHY DIVERSITY
S P O RT BUILD S camaraderie among students, breaks down
barriers and unites athletes for a common purpose. Success in sports also helps the university to portray itself as a winning brand and, as a co-curricular endeavour, assists in developing valued attributes like discipline, confidence and perseverance that translate into academic and career excellence. In boxing terms, UWC has always been a small university that punched way above its weight in sporting achievements despite being deprived historically of resources. We are building a university that invests in developing sporting standards, both on the field and behind the scenes and the returns on our investment are evident in our student and alumni achievements across sporting codes as well as academically.
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MEMBERS OF THE 26-MEMBER BANYANA BANYANA NATIONAL TEAM that competed in the 2019 FIFA tournament were from UWC. OF THE 23 PLAYERS in the victorious Banyana Banyana squad that won WAFCON 2022 are UWC alumni or current students.
BANYANA’S ASSISTANT HEAD COACH, THINASONKE MBULI, is the
UWC women’s football team head coach.
VARSITY MEN’S FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS VARSITY BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONS USSA DANCE SPORT CHAMPIONS VARSITY SHIELD CHAMPIONS VARSITY WOMEN’S FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS 2022 VARSITY MEN’S RUGBY 7s CHAMPIONS
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
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