The Siya crew can reveal that AmaZulu have bought Mpumalanga Black Aces’ PSL status, and that the KwaZulu-Natal side will be playing in South Africa’s top tier in the 2015/16 PSL season.

AmaZulu were relegated from the PSL to the NFD at the end of the 2014/15 campaign after finishing bottom of the Absa Premiership log.

It was subsequently reported in issue 925 that Usuthu were looking to purchase PSL status, and that they were targeting Chippa United, Platinum Stars, Polokwane City and Bloemfontein Celtic.

However, it has now been revealed that they will in fact be buying Aces’ status. Earlier today it was reported that Usuthu are closing in on acquiring the PSL status. Sources had revealed that the deal was worth an amount in the region of R45 million.

Siya sources have now confirmed that the deal has been concluded and is worth a whopping R82 million. The source explained that the deal is made up of a cash component and a purchase price for AmaZulu’s NFD status.

Aces have purchased Usuthu’s NFD status, as part of the multi-million Rand deal, and will continue playing in the NSL.

In addition, the source confirmed that Usuthu will continue playing out of Durban. It is the second time that the club has gone this route. They successfully negotiated to acquire Dynamos FC’s PSL status in the 2006/07 season, when they were under the leadership of Patrick Malabela.