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The Citizen
10 hours ago
- Sport
- The Citizen
Finally, Vaal will be represented in the top flight football
SEDIBENG.- At last, the Vaal will have a representative in the top-flight football as part of the ABC Motsepe League. This was after Young Pirates FC were promoted to the second division of South African football, the ABC Motsepe League, for the 2025/2026 season. Pirates FC was crowned the Gauteng Champions after their overall performance at the Inter-Regional Promotion Play-offs held in Pretoria over the weekend. The latter represented the Vaal in this promotional play-offs after being crowned the SAFA Sedibeng Hollywood Men's Regional League for the 2024/2025 season. Back to the Inter-Regional Play-offs, Pirates FC was unbeaten in all their games, which made them the Gauteng Champions. This is great news for Vaal football after a long time. Speaking to Sedibeng Ster Sport after the play-offs, SAFA Deputy President Velaphi Motsepe was overwhelmed with joy as he made bold predictions that Pirates FC would gain promotion to the ABC Motsepe League. 'As SAFA Sedibeng, we want to take this opportunity to congratulate Young Pirates on their achievement. This is something to celebrate, as this league was declared null and void for the past two seasons. I am happy that our league was declared the best in Gauteng, regardless of our challenges in previous years. As SAFA Sedibeng, we give Young Pirates FC our support as much as we can to sustain their ABC Motsepe League status. I do not doubt that the club is in this league to compete, not to add numbers,' said Motsepe. Sedibeng Ster Sport attempted to get hold of the club's chairperson, but was unsuccessful as he was out of the country at the time. At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
The Citizen
11-06-2025
- Sport
- The Citizen
SAFA Sedibeng Regional League teams to face the music
SEDIBENG.- The SAFA Sedibeng Hollywood Men's League finished the 2024/2025 season with fewer teams. This was after Vaal Elite Soccer Academy was expelled from the competition after failing to honour their league games on three consecutive weekends. According to SAFA rules, if a team fails to honour their fixtures three consecutive times, they are summoned to the disciplinary committee and face expulsion from the league. This rule was applied to the club, and the league was forced to be completed with a smaller number of teams. However, Sedibeng Ster Sport has learned that some of the teams will also be summoned before the SAFA Sedibeng Regional Disciplinary Committee for a similar incident. Some of the teams known to Sedibeng Ster Sport are also facing the possibility of being expelled from the league with a similar incident. This was highlighted by the SAFA Sedibeng Deputy President Velaphi Motsepe during an exclusive interview with Sedibeng Ster Sport after Young Pirates FC were crowned the Regional League champions over the weekend. Meanwhile, apart from the teams that might face expulsion, three teams will be relegated to the lower league. Sedibeng Ster Sport learned that Ghabon, Ben 10 FC, Vaal Juventus FC, and Vaal Milano might be the teams that will be relegated to the lower league. However, this is still to be confirmed. At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
