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Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi's appearance at Chiefs' training base in Naturena raised a few eyebrows, as he explained his plans to strip Durban of their title as PSL’s preferred venue for cup finals. See what else he had to say here: Nedbankcup2023

“We have been lobbying very hard as Gauteng government to have the final of this tournament to come back to Gauteng,” said Lesufi.

“We humbled ourselves to the PSL leadership to say we want this final. We didn’t make any demands. We said this from the start even before the tournament started.”Lesufi wants Gauteng to strip Durban of their title as PSL’s preferred venue for cup finals.“We just made a bid to make our presence felt to say Gauteng is ready to host big events because we’ve got the facilities.

“We believe that as the home of champions we have dropped the ball by not vigorously campaigning to host some of these big events.

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