by Dzudzie Faith Netshisaulu
DSTV Premiership side SuperSport United have teamed up with the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) in the formation of a ladies’ team, the club announced during a live broadcast in Randburg, Johannesburg.
The newly announced team which has been named the TUT Matsatsantsa Ladies FC, will aid the Tshwane-based premiership side in their CAF Champions League participation in the new season, as the African football body has made it mandatory for all clubs that qualify for Africa’s biggest championship to have a professional ladies team.
This historic merger comes after SuperSport United and TUT have partnered for the club to play all the 2023/24 first team and DStv Diski Challenge (DDC) matches at the University.
The team, affectionately known as #RedArmy was founded in 2009 as the high-performance ladies’ team for TUT.’
SuperSport United CEO, Stanley Matthews is excited about this historic moment,” SuperSport United has a history with TUT that goes back 25 years when TUT was our first team training ground. We have former TUT Students who joined our organization on internships and have made an impact on the sporting landscape and last season we started to play PSL matches at the TUT Stadium. With this solid foundation we are proud to partner with TUT in our maiden voyage into Women’s Football with the launch of our partnership of the TUT Matsatsantsa Women’s Team.”
TUT Ladies FC currently plays in the SAFA National Women’s League: Hollywoodbets Super League to which they finished position two since its inception in 2019-2020 season and 2021, Varsity Football competition to which they are six times consecutive champions from 2014-2019 and USSA National Institutional Championships.