After weeks of swirling rumours, SuperSport International has officially confirmed the sale of SuperSport United to Siwelele FC. This deal brings an end to an era for one of the most storied football clubs in the PSL.
Matsatsantsa have recently grappled with financial constraints, a direct consequence of the decline in MultiChoice subscribers, the group that owns SuperSport United.
This financial squeeze has seen SuperSport’s once-storied reputation as a cup specialist in South African football diminish in recent seasons. The Tshwane-based side, renowned for clinching trophies including three successive league titles between 2008 and 2010, has found its competitive edge blunted by the reduced financial backing from MultiChoice.
Beyond their silverware, SuperSport has also been a prominent talent factory, consistently producing some of the nation’s best footballers. The Spartans are credited with developing legends such as Hlompho Kekana, Daine Klate, and Ronwen Williams, the latter becoming an integral part of the Bafana Bafana set-up.
However, amidst their financial challenges, SuperSport has increasingly resorted to selling their top players to the “big three” clubs to generate much-needed revenue. Mamelodi Sundowns, in particular, have significantly benefited from this trend, poaching household names like Ronwen Williams, Grant Kekana, Teboho Mokoena, and Aubrey Modiba, among many others, from their Tshwane rivals.
SUPERSPORT UNITED ACCEPT BID FROM SIWELELE FC
With a few weeks left before the start of the 2025/26 campaign, SuperSport United have accepted a bid to sell their top-flight status to Siwelele FC.
“SuperSport International would like to confirm the sale of its Premier Soccer League (PSL) club, SuperSport United, to Siwelele Football Club,” the club announced in a statement on Thursday. “Following a closed bidding process, Siwelele FC was awarded the rights to purchase the three-time Premiership winners, pending approval by the PSL Executive Committee.”
Meanwhile said SuperSport CEO, Rendani Ramovha added: “The sale of the club comes as SuperSport makes strategic shifts to allow us to remain the biggest broadcaster in Africa and a leading global competitor. Shifts in the market, as well as the need to innovate in accordance with our core business, have necessitated focused direction to allow SuperSport to remain the best sports content provider on the continent and a leader in broadcast innovation,”
WHAT SIWELELE CHAIRMAN SAID ABOUT PURCHASING SUPERSPORT
Siwelele FC chairman Calvin Le John also commented on the sale, stating that: “As Siwelele FC, we are privileged to have been given the responsibility of continuing with a rich winning tradition in the PSL. SuperSport and the MultiChoice Group laid an incredible 30-year platform that we wish to build upon, should we get the final vote of approval from the PSL Executive Committee.
“Out of respect for the PSL Executive Committee’s processes, Siwelele FC, MultiChoice, and SuperSport will not be making any further statements pending the decision of the PSL.”
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