Staff Reporter.
Polokwane City thrashed Pretoria Callies 4-0 at the Old Peter Mokaba on Sunday to seal automatic promotion to the DSTV premiership.
City pipped both Cape Town Spurs and Casric Stars to top the table and returned to the top flight after a three year absence.
Spurs were held to a one-all draw by the University of Pretoria, a result that saw them going level on points with Rise and Shine, but the Limpopo-based outfit won the Motsepe Foundation Championship on virtue of a greater goal difference.
Meanwhile, Casric Stars were held to a two-all draw by Cape Town All Stars and both sides will go to the promotion playoffs.
For their championship efforts, City will walk away with R5m that will possibly go towards helping them to prepare for the DStv Premiership where they will be trying to wrestle the title from a dominant Mamelodi Sundowns.
There was no drama at the bottom of the log as Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila (TTM) and Black Leopards were relegated to the third tier of South African football a few weeks ago.
Motsepe Foundation Championship Results
All Stars 2-2 Casric Stars
Cape Town Spurs 1-1 AmaTuks
Polokwane City 4-0 Pretoria Callies
Hungry Lions 1-2 Magesi
JDR Stars 4-0 Platinum City Rovers
Tshakuma Tsha Madzivhandila 0-1 Baroka
Uthongathi 3-3 La Masia
Venda Football Academy 1-0 Black Leopards.