Capital City College celebrates success in Netball, Table Tennis and Badminton at AOC Regional Championships

A number of Capital City College (CCC) students competed in various sports at the recent Association of Colleges (AOC) Regional Championships.

The sporting competition, which took place at Redbridge Sports and Leisure Centre on 4 December, saw students test their skills in Netball, Table Tennis and Badminton. The CCC sport team included 23 students from various college centres and courses.

The college’s Netball team were crowned regional champions after winning all of their regional tournament matches. The 10-strong CCC netball team come from a range of courses, including Criminology, Psychology and Business.

Team morale was high as they progressed through the tournament, gaining an understanding of their opponents’ style of play with each match. Having only played two games this season, the team took the opportunity to build on their skills and develop their tactical experience. They claimed victory against Newham Sixth Form College, Leyton Sixth Form College, Uxbridge College and St Charles College and were clear winners of the Regional Championships.

There were seven table tennis players representing CCC at the tournament. Marcel Ndongala, a student from the college’s Angel centre won all of his matches and was crowned Men’s Table Tennis Regional Champion.

A group of six badminton players from the college took part in the competition with Angel centre students Leo Nguyen finishing in 2nd position and Andy Xu finishing in 4th position. Their high-ranking positions qualify them for the AOC National Championships next year.

The student victories follow on from the success of the college’s Basketball team, who won regional championships for the third consecutive year.

Winners of the Regional Championships join other qualifying teams and competitors to take part in the AOC National Championships which are due to take place in April 2025.

Robert Murphy, Sports Development Manager, said “We’re immensely proud of our student achievements at the regional championships. Results like these only go to further enhance the college’s reputation for our sports provision. Everyone at the college is now looking forward to taking our students to compete at national level next April following our regional successes.”

CCC proudly supports students developing their sports skills with its range of Sports Academies. Our Sports Academies are open to anybody aged 16-19 who is enrolled on one of our courses and provide plenty of opportunities across a broad variety of sports including athletics, basketball, esports, netball and football. The Sports Academies work in collaboration with local professional organisations to give students the best training, advice, and opportunities.

Congratulations to all of our sporting students and coaches for your success at the AOC Regional Championships!

If you have a passion for sports and are interested in studying a sport-related course, take a look at our wide range of Sport and Fitness courses.

If you would like to join a Sports Academy as part of your studies, please add your chosen academy to your basket when applying for a course.

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