ZWELETHEMBA – Worcester United Football Club (WUFC) will be the third team in the Breede Valley to compete at SAFA regional league in the Cape Winelands. The club will be joining the likes of Worcester Spurs and View of Hope (VOH) next season of the SAFA Men’s Regional League (MRL), which is set to wrap up in a few months.
United who played promo league this season officially announced that they bought status making them move to the top-flight regional league at the club’s inaugural award ceremony hosted at the Golden Valley Casino on 1 June, Saturday evening. the event aimed to recognise players for their efforts this season, and also get to meet the parents of the players
Anele Hlazo, former manager of gospel singer Lundi Tyamara and current WUFC chairman, confirmed the purchase of the Robertson side Try Again Football Club (TAFC) status “the deal is done, Worcester united is going to SAB next season; this is official”.
Head coach Oscar Mlanjeni further stated: “The players put a lot of effort in this season, I believe they can do it, and we have already started preparations for next season.”
As part of their preparation timetable for the upcoming season, the club is on a mission to creating a squad for promotion to the third tier of South African football, the ABC Motsepe League in the 2025-’26 season. “We have already started preparing for next season, our coaches are all over the Boland region trying to find our players to strengthen the squad for next season.
“I have supported talent from Zwelethemba in almost every industry, from gospel to hip-hop and now soccer as long its talent from Zwelethemba I will continue to support it until it makes it to PSL and beyond” emphasised Anele. Parents thanked the teams executive for noticing, nurturing talent and taking their kids of the streets.”
Team captain Aviwe Tsololo praised the club’s management for their efforts and sterling leadership to push the team to perform at its optimal best to produce positive results. He said:”“We are very thankful to have such a great management team; we appreciate its efforts to ensure that we perform at our optimal best to deliver good results. We promise to do our best next season in the MRL.”
Football fanatic Mothusi Letsika said in a post on Facebook “Congratulations Worcester United Football Club, Zwelethemba football is coming back to what it used to be. Having more teams at MRL will inspire our young boys to work even harder. I can’t wait for Worcester City Fc to also go join United and Spurs. Well done to leaders with vision you guys are doing a great job.”
