Moroka Swallows to Take on University of Pretoria and Cape Town All Stars in PSL Promotion Relegation Playoffs

• With the DStv Premiership season winding down, all eyes will turn to the dreaded Premier Soccer League promotion-relegation play-offs mini-tournament
• Baroka FC fell through the relegation trapdoor by finishing 16th, leaving Moroka Swallows, who ended in 15th, with the unenviable task of taking part in this tournament to save themselves
• They will have to negotiate the challenge posed by the University of Pretoria as well Cape Town All Stars

The DStv Premiership season might have come to an end, bar a few catch-up games, but the fun will continue for neutrals elsewhere.

The Premier Soccer League promotion-relegation play-offs will begin next week Wednesday. The mini-tournament will see the 15th-placed team in the DStv Premiership and the second and third-placed sides in the GladAfrica Champions battle it out for a place in next season's top-flight campaign.

As reported on the PSL's website, Moroka Swallows dodged the relegation axe that claimed Baroka FC's status in the big times officially last Saturday. AmaTuks finished as runners-up in the National First Division to Richards Bay FC, with All Stars having to settle in behind them.

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According to the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, in the previous 11 play-offs since they began at the end of the 2010-11 season, Vasco Da Gama, Santos, Chippa United, Moroka Swallows, University of Pretoria and Platinum Stars Stars are the PSL teams which have been relegated after the mini tournament.

The play-offs are set to finish in the middle of June, which is not ideal for any team needing rest while preparing for next season.

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With Baroka FC relegated, all eyes will also be on Moroka Swallows, who finished 15th.

As reported on Sports Brief, Swallows will have to play against the GladAfrica Championship's runner-up and third-placed team in a promotion-relegation play-off mini-tournament to determine who will participate in next season's top-flight campaign.

The PSL released the fixtures which will see the University of Pretoria and Cape Town All Stars and the Dube Birds team will battle it out for this honour.