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
Algeria - The Desert Foxes, who reached the second round of this year's World Cup, will face Senegal, Ghana and South Africa in Group C.
Last month CAF announced an initial list of 25 names for its main 2014 African Player of the Year award.
Ivory Coast and Ghana reach finals
South Africa are among six teams to have booked their place at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations after each won their penultimate qualifier on Saturday.
South Africa will honour former goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa by playing their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sudan in his hometown Durban.
The 27-year-old played for Orlando Pirates and had played in South Africa's last four Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
South African sports minister Fikile Mbalula has stated the country will not step in as hosts for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations if Morocco withdraws.
Cameroon on verge of qualification - Cameroon took a huge step towards qualification with a 2:0 victory over Sierra Leone on Wednesday.
Algeria beat Malawi 2:0 in their 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday to be on the verge of booking their place at the final in Morocco.
South Africa have recalled Ajax midfielder Thulani Serero for October's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers double-header against Congo-Brazaville.
