Durban City crowned Motsepe champs as they relegate Cape Town Spurs
Durban City clinched the 2024-25 Motsepe Foundation Championship title with a 1-0 win at Athlone Stadium on Sunday that also condemned Cape Town Spurs to the third tier ABC Motsepe League.
Veteran forward Ruzaigh Gamildien scored the 43rd-minute winner earned promotion back to the Betway Premiership for the team formerly known as Maritzburg United, who relocated from Pietermaritzburg to Durban and named themselves after the iconic Durban team ahead of this season.
Cape Town Spurs — the team formerly known as Ajax Cape Town and owned by Ari Efstathiou, who were relegated from the Premiership a year ago — fell another division in the space of a season as they finished in 15th place.
Leruma United ended last and were also relegated.
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