The financial difficulties at the Transnet-SAFA School of Excellence (SOE) have gone from bad to worse after electricity was cut off on Tuesday leaving the 75 boys at the school in the dark and showering with cold water.
Aware of the risk posed by government inference in football affairs, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi on Sunday stepped in to mediate a way forward in the stand-off between Banyana Banyana and the South African Football Association (SAFA).
With the demolition of Mamelodi Sundowns' previous home, HM Pitjie Stadium, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says they are moving on to the next step and focused on developing a state-of-the-art sports precinct in Mamelodi.
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi is ready to come to the rescue of the School of Excellence following government entity Transnet’s withdrawal from funding the school as of next month.
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has expressed disappointment over Kaizer Chiefs' new three-year partnership with the Limpopo government announced this week.