Recently Moroka Swallows had announced that they have agreed to take at least five of their home games to Bloemfontein next season.
Now, news reaching the Siya crew is that Sekhukhune United could be open to negotiations to take some of their DStv Premiership matches out of their province too. They could even be looking at their CAF Confederation Cup home games being played in Kimberley next season.
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According to a source very close to the negotiations, this move will test the readiness of the Northern Cape province since it is hoping to host FIFA 2027 Women's World Cup fixtures, as one of the 10 venues in South Africa's bid.
"The Province was neglected for a long time and Kaizer Chiefs last played there in 1999, Mamelodi Sundowns in 2012 in different away games," said the Siya source.
"The Province tried to buy a PSL status in the past but this never worked out due to unforeseen circumstances and the Province missed out on opportunities in the 2010 World Cup although it was given training ground status.
"Now, they want to bring Sekhukhune United here as part of promoting the province in terms of hosting big events, mainly in football," the source said.
The Siya source added that the SA 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup Bid Committee met with the Premier's office on the 14th of July for a presentation and also encouraged the province to host major football events.
Sekhukhune United are targeted and welcomed to host a few games in future.
"Negotiations are underway and this will also benefit the uplifting of community football development, attracting of major sponsors and investors to local based sides such as Hungry Lions FC and Upington City FC who will be playing in the Motsepe Championship league and also the Hollywoodbets League Richmond Ladies Team," added the source.
The Siya crew made efforts to contact Sekhukhune United for a comment but were unsuccessful at the time of preparing this story.
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