What you need to know about the 2023 Hollywoodbets season

SAFA has announced the return of the 2023 Hollywoodbets Super League season, which roars to life on 4 February 2023.

The Hollywoodbets Super League will welcome two new teams who were promoted from the Sasol league.

Copperbelt Ladies and University of Pretoria stormed into the Hollywoodbets Super League through the 2022 Sasol League National Playoffs.

The two teams were finalists in the new format SAFA introduced last year. The format was created to have a broader spectrum for women’s football.

The format allows for relegation and promotions and will continue between the first tier and the second. Where teams from the first tier can get relegated, and those of the second tier can gain promotion.

Under the new format, Tsunami Queens and Golden Ladies drop to the Sasol League. The league will also welcome TS Galaxy Queens, who recently bought the status of Vasco Da Gama.

TELEVISED GAMES FOR THE UPCOMING FIXTURES THIS WEEKEND

This weekend, six games will be played, with two being televised on SABC Sport on Saturday, 4 February.

JVW Ladies will host the curtain raiser tie of the season on opening day, as they will come up against Thunderbird Ladies. The game will be hosted at the Lucas Moripe Stadium at 11:30.

Later on that day, Sundowns Ladies will host Richmond United at the same venue at 15:00. Both games will be televised on SABC Sport.

THE REST OF THE FIXTURES ON SATURDAY

The Hollywoodbets Super League newcomers, TS Galaxy Queens, will travel to Gqeberha, where they will meet City Lads.

The University of the Western Cape will travel to Witbank, where Coal City Wizards will welcome them. The game will be played at the Puma Stadium.

In the last two fixtures on Saturday, Durban Ladies will host the Gauteng-based side, University of Johannesburg, at the Chatsworth Stadium.

And Ma-Indies Ladies will take on Royal AM in Giyani.

HOLLYWOODBETS FIXTURES ON SUNDAY

The old Peter Mokaba Stadium will host two games on Sunday. The first game at 11:30 will be between the newly promoted sides, Copperbelts Ladies vs University of Pretoria.

And later on, the second game will be between First Touch vs Tshwane University of Technology.

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