Fives Futbol festival comes to Cape Town

The festival will boast six all-weather floodlit synthetic fields as well as two beer gardens. Football fans and families alike can expect a day full of fun and entertainment while watching celebrated soccer legends from Ajax Cape Town.

There will be three leagues which teams can enter: The Elite (for experienced players), Corporate (companies can enter teams of employees), and the Stimorol Fun League for the more sociable male and female players who just want to have fun. The Stimorol Fun League encourages players to dress up in crazy outfits and compete for amazing prizes on the day.

"Fives Futbol is extremely excited to bring this incredible festival, the largest of its size, to South Africa for all passionate Futbol fans. It promises to be an exciting day for young and old," says Adam Fine of Fives Futbol.

Soccer development

This year, the Stimorol Fives Futbol Festival will also be contributing to soccer development through the support of local township teams. A community initiative includes the invitation to ten teams from selected non-profit organisations from the surrounding areas, to take part in the tournament free of charge. On the Friday prior to the event, a tournament will be hosted for teams from underprivileged areas and Ajax Soccer School players. adidas equipment will be provided to invited teams and Ajax Soccer School players alike.

"Five-a-side soccer is the fastest growing form of soccer in the world and has gained traction and popularity in the UK and US," says Nabila Khan, brand manager for Stimorol. "We are very excited to bring South Africa its first action packed five-a-side festival. Stimorol is all about fun, and wants everyone to join in and encourages all fans to dress up and get involved in the Stimorol Fun League."

Tickets from Computicket will range from R32 for standard and R60 for VIP. Standard tickets are also available at the gate at R40 and R80 for VIP. Children under five years old get free entrance.

Teams can sign up on the Fives website and entrance is priced at R2,000 with an optional R500 for a gazebo positioned in the team warm up area which boasts an inflatable adi-court.