Cape Town City Unhappy With Premier Soccer League and Kaizer Chiefs Ruling, Deny That They Agreed to a Replay

Cape Town City Unhappy With Premier Soccer League and Kaizer Chiefs Ruling, Deny That They Agreed to a Replay

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:00 PM
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  • Cape Town City are not happy that they will have to replay their disputed fixture against Kaizer Chiefs
  • The Premier Soccer League and Kaizer Chiefs came to an agreement that the Amakhosi will still play their disputed fixtures
  • Eric Tinkler recently criticised why the dispute was taking so long to resolve as his side wanted to know whether they would get the points or not

The Premier Soccer League and Kaizer Chiefs may have come to an agreement, but Cape Town City are not happy about it.

The two parties resolved that Kaizer Chiefs would play their remaining fixtures this season, despite the Premier Soccer League’s upcoming appeal against the Amakhosi’s arbitration ruling.

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Cape Town City are unhappy with the Premier Soccer League and Kaizer Chiefs decision that they should replay their fixture against the Amakhosi. Image: @Soccer_Laduma
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One of those fixtures is against Eric Tinkler’s Cape Town City, but the club is unhappy about contesting the fixture, Soccer Laduma reported.

The club recently took to their Facebook account to release a statement stating that they disagree with the decision to reschedule the fixture.

The statement read:

“Regrettably it has been brought to our attention that Circular No.16 of the National Soccer League has become a public document which leaves us no alternative but to declare that we distance ourselves from its content.
The insinuations that we are party to or part of this decision is untrue. We categorically do not agree to this process and have responded in writing to the league and the parties on two occasions now, reserving our rights as a club to defend our position in this matter.”

Earlier this week, Eric Tinkler criticised the ongoing dispute, saying that it was ridiculous that the matter was unresolved. He also questioned why the rules applied to specific teams and not for others.

Kaizer Chiefs and Premier Soccer League reach an agreement, the hearing will proceed, Chiefs will play disputed games

An agreement has been reached in the ongoing legal battle between Kaizer Chiefs and the Premier Soccer League. In an effort not to disrupt the current season, it has been agreed that Kaizer Chiefs will play their remaining games, including the two disputed fixtures.

The club were due to meet the PSL in court on 10 May to decide whether Chiefs would forfeit the two games or have them rescheduled as per the arbitration ruling, Soccer Laduma earlier reported.

Sports Brief reported that the South African has now confirmed that the Amakhosi will play the games against Golden Arrows and Cape Town City, regardless of what happens in the scheduled hearing.

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Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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