The jury is out….Modipa reveal the new format and structures for Motsepe League

The jury is out and Safa National has spoken!

The ABC Motsepe League will be extended to 24 teams – split into two streams – as that is what Safa National approved, explained Safa Western Cape Chairman Tankiso Modipa (pictured) following the Provincial Executive Committe’s meeting about the Second Division’s new format and structures on Monday evening.

Modipa explained to No Bones with Jones: “That is not what is suggested, but from that 24, each and every region (5) outside Cape Town will get a spot . Safa Cape Town will have 14 teams divided into two streams of 7 – but at least the travelling won’t be that severe,”

“It will also remain Stream A and Stream B with the addition of those teams from the 5 regions that will take it to 12 teams per stream. We will check those outside CT to be closer to each other but then we will also decide on how we are going to accommodate the others as there might be others that are part and parcel of that stream as it should be 12 and 12.

“So, CT is going to be 14 (teams) and you must take into consideration that West Coast is closer to CT but we handed it over to the competition committee to finalize that. The best is that the teams closer to each other must stay in one stream,

“So, the rest of the information about the competitions must now be finalized and when the preseason comes then we’ll tell you,” Modipa added.

In essence what Modipa is saying is that the Western Cape will have 24 teams – where 14 of these teams are affiliated with Safa Cape Town – which is divided into two streams of seven clubs each into two streams – A and B just like in the past.

The remaining 10 places are allocated to the other 5 regions which means every one of the other regions have two spots, one in each stream. Each of these regions will therefore have one team in Stream A and one team in Stream B.

Each Stream will comprise seven clubs from Safa Cape Town, one from Overberg, one from the Central-Karoo, one from West Coast, one from Eden and one from the Cape Winelands – and that equals the 12 teams per stream.

Despite the fact that it did not all meet the expectations of the province’s leader, he still sees the feedback from the as a victory for football going forward.

The WC soccer has reminded us that the decades of historical inequality cannot just be levelled overnight and admitted that it is indeed a victory in their quest to make football inclusive for all, especially the rural football fraternity.

“Every child now will have the same equal opportunity as there is not there yet, from the rural to the metro and the urban areas… the children now will have equal opportunities and also the opportunity to play provincial football and that is the main thing. All of us need to be fair and not one must dominate another but create equal opportunities for all,” Modipa concluded.

With the pre-season upon us, the province is fully aware that time is running out to finalize the starting date for the league and to supply further clarity on the other nitty gritty issues, as they are convening again today as indicated by the Deputy Chairman of the WC, Chris Tyhawana.

”Today the Emergency committee will meet, and the PEO will give a date for the preseason meeting,” Tyhawana stated on our website.