Times Of Swaziland: ALLY BUYS SA’S  VAAL PROFESSIONAL  STATUS FOR E1.2M

ALLY BUYS SA’S  VAAL PROFESSIONAL  STATUS FOR E1.2M
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BY LWAZI DLAMINI on 30/11/2021 08:59:00


MBABANE – Mbabane Highlanders Managing Director Chief Ally Kgomongwe has
acquired the status of ABC Motsepe League Gauteng Stream A outfit, Vaal
Professional for a sum of E1.2 million.
Vaal Professional FC, currently trading as FC Resa, is campaigning under the
Gauteng Stream A ABC Motsepe League where they are currently languishing on
ninth position having lost five of the six games they played this season so far.
In Kgomongwe’s first match as owner, the former Premier Soccer League (PSL)
side beat log leaders Tembisa Classic 2-1. They face Premier Soccer League (PSL)
side Wits University in the next match this weekend.
deal
According to a post on Mabaleng Sports Centre’s Facebook page, the deal
between Vaal Professional and Kgomongwe has been concluded. “I can confirm
that Ally’s Tigers bought RESA status, the owner, Chief Ally, applauded the
sweet relationship he had with the North West Administration for all the years
they had been members in good standing with the province. As for the sweet
relationship, I can adhere to that as I have worked with Chief, what a humble,
straight forward chairperson,” read the posts by one Sello Cleo Ramabya.
Kgomongwe, in an interview yesterday, confirmed he had acquired the status of
the Gauteng Stream A outfit for a sum of E1.2 million.
“Yes, it’s true I have bought the status of Vaal Professional but they have
not changed the name of the club because you cannot do that in the middle of the
season. I have sold the Ally Tiger’s status to people from KZN. The reason I
want to play under the Gauteng Stream A is because it is expensive to play under
the North-West stream yet the team is based in Gauteng,” Kgomongwe said.
travel
He said at times his team, Ally Tiger’s had to travel as much as 900
kilometres to honour a league match. “I had to consider a lot of factors but
again, i want to revive the brand of Vaal Professional who have a rich history
in South African football and have a lot of followers. I am glad that on my
first game as the new owner, we beat the log leaders and won the first game of
the season,” Kgomongwe added.
reviving
Asked on whether his involvement in reviving the former PSL side won’t affect
his attention at Mbabane Highlanders, Kgomongwe said there were issues at
Highlanders that need to be cleared with regards to the directorship structure.
“My lawyers are dealing with those issues, otherwise, here I foresee better
chances of being promoted to the NFD. We are playing Wits University in the next
game, we are going to hammer them,” he said.