Moroka Swallows Officially Returns to the PSL!

Moroka Swallows Officially Returns to the PSL! The Dube Birds have gone back to their iconic full name of yesteryear.

The Soweto Giants have finally been able to revert to their Moroka Swallows brand. This is after going as Swallows FC for the past eight years.

The club changed to Swallows FC in 2015, due to regulatory issues.

“The iconic name of Moroka Swallows had not been in use in the PSL for nearly eight years; however, the duo’s initial intent to return them to the topflight was hampered by financial implications that had engulfed the club’s name,” IOL Sport published.

“Moroka Swallows was relegated in consecutive years (from the topflight and NFD), subsequently resulting in liquidation before the birth of the renamed Swallows FC, via the purchase of Maccabi’s National First Division (NFD) status.

“Lesufi and Mogashoa could not name immediately as the ‘old’ club had a FIFA ban imposed on them for failing to reimburse former players Obren Cuckovic and Vladimir Mandic.

“Serbian goalkeeper Cuckovic, and Mandic from Slovenia took the club to the world governing body for breach of contract which came back to clip the Dube Birds’ wings in the transfer windows at the time and further hamper their reinvention under Panyaza and Mogashoa.

“‘Amaswaiswai’ are one of the oldest clubs in the South African topflight having been established in 1947 (76 years).

“Prior to their relegation, the club had never missed out on a topflight campaign.”

The Dube Birds recently Steve Komphela as head coach. Moroka Swallows Officially Returns to the PSL!