The deal was signed by Nick Ferguson Director of SportPesa in South Africa Nick Ferguson and CT City FC owner and Chairman; John Comitis in a move that saw SportPesa make its footprint in the PSL.

We welcome our first football partners in South Africa, Cape Town City FC to our global portfolio. Our pioneering partnership is a big statement by SportPesa to showcase our commitment to football development in this country.

We are more than happy to work with a club that stands for our values and we look forward to a period of greater success inspired by the start of our journey together,” Ferguson said.

The agreement covers the senior, development and youth sides of CT City who will play in the 2018 CAF Confederations Cup after finishing behind champions Bidvest Wits and Mamelodi Sundowns last season.

CT City FC uses its roots in Nyanga, the City Centre, and the Cape Flats to unite all people of the administrative capital of South Africa under one team.

The club was founded by Comitis; the former owner of Cape Town Spurs and founder of Ajax Cape Town in 2016 in the rebirth of the famous Cape Town FC who was one of the most prominent clubs in South Africa in the 60s and 70s.