The much-awaited SAFA Vhembe Regional League promotional play-offs will be played at two venues this weekend.
The 10 teams that finished at the top of their respective streams have been divided into two groups. Group A comprises Berea FC, Ntsemi FC, Saudi FC, Maelula United Brothers and FC Basel. Group B consists of Mashamba Soccer Academy, Mahagala Young Stars, ABC FC, Ramahatsha Blackpool and Ndiitwani Shooting Stars.
Group A teams will play their first two matches at Makhuvha Stadium on Saturday before completing their remaining fixtures at Tshifulanani Stadium on Sunday. Group B teams will play at Tshifulanani Stadium on Saturday, with Sunday's matches moving to Makhuvha Stadium.
Among the fixtures expected to attract the most attention are Ramahatsha Blackpool against ABC FC, Mahagala Young Stars against ABC FC, and Maelula United Brothers against Berea FC. ABC FC and Ramahatsha Blackpool are the favourites to win the tournament, while Berea FC could emerge as the dark horses. ABC FC went through the league season unbeaten.
The top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals. The semi-finals and final will be played at Thohoyandou Stadium on Saturday, 18 July.
The overall champions will represent the SAFA Vhembe Regional League in the provincial promotional play-offs at Malamulele Stadium on 25 and 26 July. The top two teams in the provincial promotional play-offs will be promoted to the ABC Motsepe League.