Black Aces were a
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club that played in the
Premier Soccer League
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. Aces usually played their home games in the
Mpumalanga
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province but were based and trained in
Johannesburg
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History
The original club was founded in 1937 by dairy workers. The club folded after finishing 14th in the
National First Division
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inland stream in 2002. The club had also been known as Ukhumba Black Aces, Witbank Black Aces and Super Kurl Aces during its existence.
The current club is the second incarnation and they entered the South African football league in 2007 when the
-based
City Pillars league license was bought and the team was transferred to Witbank from Limpopo. The licensed was acquired in December 2006 and the team was playing under the name of Mpumalanga Black Aces in time for the 2007–08 season.
In 2004, two South African businessmen George Morfou and his brother Mario bought the club side ''Dangerous Darkies'', a
Vodacom League
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but the team failed to win promotion to the
Mvela Golden League
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.
The Vodacom League team was renamed to ''Aces Academy'' in 2007 following the brothers' acquisition and in 2011 was renamed to ''AmaZayoni FC''.
On July 30, 2014, it was announced that Aces had signed a new sponsorship deal with
ISPS
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.
In 2016, John Comitis purchased the franchise rights, closing the club and creating
Cape Town City F.C., over 950 miles away.
Honours
*Bob Save Super Bowl winners: 1993
*BP Top Eight Cup winners: 1980
*PSL Promotion/Relegation Play-off winners: 2008–09, 2012–13
Club records
*Most starts:
Percy Nxumalo 286
*Most goals:
Percy Nxumalo 64
*Most starts in a season:
Joseph Sibiya 41 (1992)
*Most goals in a season:
Johannes Shili 19 (1992)
*Record Victory: 6–0 vs
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(20/9/94, League)
*Record Defeat: 1–7 vs
Hellenic (28/5/97, League)
Premier Soccer League record
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1996–97 – 18th (relegated)
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2009–10 – 15th
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2010–11
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– 16th (relegated)
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2013–14 – 7th
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Shirt sponsor & kit manufacturer
*Shirt sponsor: ISPS Handa
*Kit manufacturer:
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*Official Supplier: Chesanyama
*Official Car: Ermelo Toyota
*Official Accommodation Partner: Tsogo Sun
*Luxory Coach Partner: Putco
Managers
* Johnny Ferreira (1993–95)
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Steve Haupt
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(1997–99)
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(November 11, 2009 – September 21, 2010)
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Neil Tovey
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Craig Rosslee
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Rodolfo Zapata
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Jacob Sakala (June 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013)
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References
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Association football clubs established in 1937
Association football clubs disestablished in 2016
Premier Soccer League clubs
Soccer clubs in Mpumalanga
National First Division clubs
Emalahleni Local Municipality, Mpumalanga