Prides will ply their trade in the coastal stream and will be Buffalo City’s second club in the competition after Relatives. United will add to the teams from the Mthatha region in the inland streams. Both teams booked their spots in the third tier of South African football in the regional league playoffs held at the Bunkers Hill Grounds in KuGompo City at the weekend.
Prides beat Sarah Baartman’s Super Stars via a penalty shootout after the team drew 2-2 in regulation time in the semifinals on Sunday. United had a similar route as they beat Nelson Mandela Bay’s Major Chiefs by penalties following a goalless draw. United were the eventual champions after beating Prides 2-1 in the final.
“We are happy we have achieved our goal, which was to reach the ABC,” United team manager Bulelani Zitwana said. “We are pleased that our region will have another team in the league. “This means that all the boys coming from Mthatha and surrounding areas will have another chance to fulfil their dreams.
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“It will not be easy in the ABC, but we are braced for it. “We do have players in our squad who are experienced and who have played in the league before.”
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