Siwelele FC owner Calvin Le John, who is the son of Minister of Sport Gayton McKenzie, has finalised the buying of SuperSport United, SuperSport International announced on Thursday afternoon.

The sale of the club is, however, pending the approval by the executive committee of the Premier Soccer League (PSL).

“SuperSport International would like to confirm the sale of its Premier Soccer League (PSL) club SuperSport United to Siwelele Football Club (Pty) Ltd. 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,” a SuperSport International statement said.

“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,” SuperSport chief executive officer Rendani Ramovha said.

Le John said: “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.”

The affected parties made it clear that no other statement will be made as they respect the PSL cxecutive committee’s processes, pending the league’s decision on the sale. 

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