Clubs wanting to be members of the Thulamela Local Football Association (Thulfa) in the 2022/23 soccer season have until this Friday, 18th, to pay their affiliation fees. According to the acting chairperson of the association, Mr David Khakhu, clubs that do not meet the due date for affiliation will not be allowed to register their players when the window for registration of players opens next week.
Khakhu said that no extension for the payment of the affiliation fee will be made. He further said that clubs who were members of the association last season would be expected to pay an amount of R3 500 to renew their membership. New clubs will part with an amount of R4 500 to affiliate with the association.
Khakhu said clubs that battled to pay their affiliation fees in full were allowed to pay half of their affiliation before the end of business on the due date. Such clubs must then settle their accounts before the start of the second-round matches.
The opening matches of the new season are scheduled for the first weekend of next month. Khakhu said that the teams would play their last matches for the year over the weekend of 17 and 18 December and break for the festive holidays.