MTN8 Wafa Wafa 2019/2020 season begins
The winning club receives a whopping R8-million, while the runner-up and other six clubs get the same participation fee of R800 000.
THE best eight placed teams in the Premier Soccer League (PSL) will start their venture for top laurels in the MTN8 Wafa Wafa 2019/2020 season.
The winning club receives a whopping R8-million, while the runner-up and other six clubs get the same participation fee of R800 000.
Southern-based team Orlando Pirates have won it twice and three teams have won it once, namely Cape Town City, SuperSport United and Bidvest Wits. The rest of the field competing for the MTN8 trophy are Polokwane City, Mamelodi Sundowns, Bloemfontein Celtic and Highlands Park, who have never lifted the prized MTN8 trophy.
The first knock-out phase will start on August 17, when Orlando Pirates take on Highlands Park, Wits face SuperSport United and reigning champions Cape Town City welcome Polokwane City to the Mother City. Mamelodi Sundowns will take on Bloemfontein Celtic on August 18.
Several innovations mean this year’s tournament will be unlike any other. Football lovers will now be able to control the game through the Own The Game fan campaign.
PSL’s Professor Ronnie Schloss said:“The partnership between MTN and PSL has always been about innovation and pushing the envelope for the benefit of the most important stakeholder, the supporter. Through fan engagement initiatives, we have seen a relationship between the two parties that has grown stronger and yielded rewards for both brands. Not only is this competition well supported by the supporters, it is also a commercial success for MTN. The start to the 2019/20 season has shown that we are in for an exciting season of football and we look forward to a thrilling 2019 MTN8 edition.”
Mapula Bodibe, executive consumer at MTN SA, said: “At MTN, we live by our “#WeGotU” promise to our customers because we know how important our customers are to us and how important the fans are to the game. This year’s campaign invites fans to own their game, which gives fans the opportunity to be a part of tournament decisions as the series of matches unfolds, giving fans the power of choice.”
This season will see the return of the popular Last Fan Standing competition. As part of the tournament’s commitment to giving fans true value for money, ticket prices for all quarter-finals will be R40 for adults and R15 for children u-12.
