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| Full name | Black Aces Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Amazayoni[1] | ||
| Founded | 1937 | ||
| Dissolved | 2016 | ||
| Stadium | Lynnville stadium (SOE) | ||
| League | Nkangala Men's Regional League | ||
Black Aces was a South Africanfootball club that played in thePremier Soccer League. Aces usually played their home games in theMpumalanga province but were based and trained inJohannesburg.
The original club was founded in 1937 by dairy workers. The club folded after finishing 14th in theNational First Division inland stream in 2002.[2] The club had also been known as the Ukhumba Black Aces, Witbank Black Aces and Super Kurl Aces during its existence.
The club was in its second incarnation, and they entered the South African football league in 2007 when thePolokwane-basedCity Pillars league license was bought and the team was transferred to Witbank from Limpopo.[3] The license was acquired in December 2006, and the team played under the name of Mpumalanga Black Aces in time for the 2007–08 season.[4]
In 2004, two South African businessmen George Morfou and his brother Mario bought the club sideDangerous Darkies, aVodacom League but the team failed to win promotion to theMvela Golden League.The Vodacom League team was renamedAces Academy in 2007 following the brothers' acquisition and in 2011, it was renamedAmaZayoni FC.[citation needed]
On 30 July 2014, it was announced that Aces had signed a new sponsorship deal withISPS.[5]
In 2016, John Comitis purchased the franchise rights, closing the club and creatingCape Town City F.C.[6]
Johnny Ferreira (1993–95)Steve Haupt (1997–99)
Sammy Troughton (20 November 2008 – 10 November 2009)
Aiki Agiomamitis (11 November 2009 – 21 September 2010)Neil Tovey (30 September 2010 – 23 December 2010)
Paul Dolezar (December, 2010 – February, 2011)
Mark Harrison (23 February 2011 – 27 June 2011)Craig Rosslee (July, 2011 – November, 2012)
Rodolfo Zapata (November 2012 – May, 2012)
Jacob Sakala (1 June 2012 – 30 June 2013)Clive Barker (4 March 2013 – 2015)Jacob Sakala (March, 2014 – 31 May 2015)
Muhsin Ertuğrul (June, 2015 – 2016)
