New chairman outlines plans for SuperSport United

SIWELELE FC chairman Calvyn Le’John has revealed the steps they had to take to acquire the status of SuperSport United, and what it’ll take to sustain the club.

- MIHLALI BALEKA.

“Tt was through an auction. We put in our bid and luckily, we won,” explained Le’John during an interview with Marawa Sport Worldwide on Thursday.

“Eight or nine months ago, we were part of the Royal AM auction. We bid in both auctions that took place for Royal AM, and we lost both.”

When Le’John and his firm were announced as the new owners of SuperSport United - renaming the club and relocating it to Bloemfontein — an interesting discovery was made. It emerged that Le’John is the son of the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, and was using his maternal surname.

Since McKenzie’s political position doesn’t allow him to continue heading family businesses, Le’John was appointed as the new leader of the family’s business interests.