Swallows FC President Panyaza Lesufi Resigns After Election as ANC Gauteng Provincial Chairperson

• Swallows FC president Panyaza Lesufi has stepped down in from his role to concentrate of becoming the ANC Gauteng's chairperson
• Lesufi, who has been serving as the province's MEC for Education since 2014, was elected to the high office last weekend
• He was part of a group of ardent supporters of the original Moroka Swallows, which had been relegated repeatedly to the lower levels of local football, who took it over

In shocking but ultimately unsurprising news, Swallows FC president Panyaza Lesufi has resigned as the president of Swallows FC.

Lesufi, Gauteng's MEC for education since 2014, was elected as the chairperson of the province's ANC branch last weekend. Stepping down will allow him to concentrate on these two high offices without being distracted by the responsibilities at the club.

Lesufi tweeted:

"With my new responsibilities, today, painfully so, I had to resign my position as President of ⁦@Moroka_Swallows⁩. I wish the team well. Don’t follow me follow the birds"

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According to Soccer Laduma, Lesufi joined a consortium of passionate Moroka Swallows fans that acquired the status of Maccabi FC in the National First Division back in 2019. They then renamed the club Swallows FC.

They were crowned as the winners of the 2019/20 GladAfrica Championship, gaining promotion to the DStv Premiership at the first time of asking. The team barely escaped relegation last season, though, having to win the PSL Play-Off Tournament involving them, the University of Pretoria and Cape Town All Stars.

Moroka Swallows coach Dylan Kerr spotted in a shebeen with supporters to celebrate escaping PSL relegation

Moroka Swallows coach Dylan Kerr appears to be intent on enjoying the team's miraculous escape from relegation in the best possible way.

As reported by Sports Brief, the 55-year-old Maltese posted on his Twitter account him hanging around with Dube Birds supporters out in Soweto. He was at a tavern called Peter's Place in the neighbourhood of Moletsane.

Swallows defeated the University of of Pretoria 1-0 on Wednesday in a tense PSL Play-Off Tournament encounter to confirm their status in the DStv Premiership next season.