Hungry Lions crowned play-off champs

Hungry Lions FC were crowned champions of the 2020/21 ABC Motsepe National play-offs on Saturday, July 3 after beating Platinum City Rovers 5-4 on penalties in the final of the tournament at Mbombela Stadium.

The match had ended in a stalemate but Hungry Lions edged Platinum City Rovers on penalties to walk away overall winners and pocket a whopping R1 million for their efforts.

Both teams went into Saturday’s final having already gained promotion into the National First Division and the final was a tonic of what to expect in the coming season.

Platinum City Rovers walked away with R500 000 for being runners up.

Of these amounts, Hungry Lions FC and Platinum City Rovers will respectively plough back R200 000 and R100 000 into the development of youth football projects chosen by the respective clubs in consultation with SAFA and the Motsepe Foundation.