‘Humiliated' Kadodia awaits PSL to confirm Durban City's promotion
City are finally the official champions of the Motsepe Foundation Championship (MFC) after an arbitration dismissed two cases against them.
The trophy and prize money were not presented to the Durban club after they clinched the title in the final game with a 1-0 win against Cape Town Spurs at Athlone Stadium on May 18 that also relegated their opposition.
The Premier Soccer League (PSL) said then a trophy would not be presented pending cases brought by JDR Stars and Spurs over the alleged improper registration of winger Saziso Magawana by the KwaZulu-Natal team.
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