The ABSA Cup is a tournament held in South African club football (soccer). The knockout tournament, based on the English FA Cup format, is aptly themed the battle 'David versus Goliath'. The 16 Premier Soccer League clubs, 8 Mvela Golden League teams, as well as 8 teams from the amateur ranks compete for the prize money of R2.5 million. 'ABSA' stands for Amalgamated Banks of South Africa. Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... Premier Soccer League is the trading name of the National Soccer League of South Africa, also known by its initials (PSL). The term National Soccer League (NSL) is used to mean Premier Soccer League. ... New Rand notes series The old and new R5 coins The rand is the currency of South Africa. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Absa. ...
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The AbsaCup Champions qualify to play in the African Confederation Cup â which is a competition for the National Cup Winner in each of the African countries.
Absa realized that some of the Premiership teams who qualify to participate in the African Confederation Cup cannot afford the costs associated with travel during the round robin stages of the tournament or the costs outweighed the benefits, therefore making little or no operational sense.
Absa have shown by this increase in prize money their continuing commitment towards the AbsaCup.
The inception of the AbsaCup comes at time when the domestic league is already congested with fixtures, culminating in clubs refusing to let their players answer national call-ups.
With the introduction of the AbsaCup there are now three knockout competitions in the country and that does not augur well for the smooth running of the domestic league.
Admittedly the R1,5 million Absa is offering to winners will come in handy to cash-strapped clubs such as Bush Bucks, but with their energy already strained by battles to survive in the league or to qualify for the top eight, it remains to be seen if the money will land where it is really needed.
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