SuperSport United F.C.
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Full name
SuperSport United Football Club
Nicknames:
Matsatsantsa
The Swanky Boys
The Trendsetters
Founded
1994; purchased Pretoria City franchise
Ground
Lucas Moripe Stadium
Atteridgeville, Pretoria
Chairman
Khulu Sibiya
Coach
Eric Tinkler
League
Premier Division
2014-15
Premier Division, 6th
SuperSport United is a South African football club based in Pretoria that plays in the Premier Soccer League.
United is known as Matsatsantsa a Pitori amongst its supporters.
They usually play their home games at Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville.
History
Supersport F.C. is an association football club wholly owned by SuperSport, the South African group of television channels.
The club was originally known as Pretoria City.
City was purchased by M-Net in 1994.
M-Net got approval from the National Soccer League and the club was renamed.
The club comprises a professional football team affiliated to the Premier Soccer League as well as various youth academy teams in the SuperSport United Youth Academy playing within their respective SAFA structures.
Home matches are usually played at Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville, Pretoria, however in recent times the club has elected to take many matches to the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane.
The club's youth academy is undoubtedly one of the best in the country.
Some of the graduates are players like Daine Klate, Kermit Erasmus, Ronwen Williams and Kamohelo Mokotjo.
They have previously been linked with English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur and Dutch side Feyenoord.
Players
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Ghana are going through now at the expense of Senegal.
Senegal took top spot in Africa Cup of Nations Group C after coming from behind to hold South Africa.
Goals from Faouzi Ghoulam and Islam Slimani then secured the win.
facts & stats
Orlando Pirates defender Ayanda Gcaba was called up to replace injured team-mate Patrick Phungwayo for South Africa's 2015 Africa Cup of Nations squad on Sunday.
draw for Confederation Cup held
preliminary round draw
Africa Cup of Nations contenders:
Equatorial Guinea (hosts), Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Congo, DR Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia and Zambia
Bournemouth are optimistic South Africa striker Tokelo Rantie will return from injury in time to play in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
