Highbury coach has already started the groundwork for next season

Dailydispatch · May 06, 2026 · 703 words · By Vuyokazi Nkanjeni

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Highbury FC coach Kabelo Sibiya is already laying the groundwork for next season, even as his team face their final two Motsepe Foundation Championship matches.

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What happened

Highbury FC coach Kabelo Sibiya is already laying the groundwork for next season, even as his team face their final two Motsepe Foundation Championship matches.

Why it matters

With 39 points from 28 games, the Gqeberha team are currently in sixth place on the log.

Common ground

They are 20 points above automatic relegation and 14 points above the relegation playoffs.

Perspective signals

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “They are 20 points above automatic relegation and 14 points above the relegation playoffs.”

SINGLE SOURCE

The specific point gaps regarding relegation (20 points above automatic, 14 above playoffs) are only found in one web search result.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The SAFA Second Division (known as the ABC Motsepe League for sponsorship reasons, and previously the Vodacom League between 1998 and 2012, was founded in 1998 as the overall third tier of South Afric…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAFA_Second_Division

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 National First Division (called the Motsepe Foundation Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the season from August 2024 to May 2025 of South Africa's second tier of professional socce…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_National_First_Divisio…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Highbury F.C. is a South African soccer club that plays in the National First Division.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highbury_F.C.

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Claim 2: “The runners-up take home R2.85m, semifinalists get R1.35m, and quarterfinalists earn R850,000.”

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No evidence was found for this claim.

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Claim 3: “A win in both matches will propel Sibiya’s team above their ninth-place finish last season, when they finished with 38 points.”

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The provided evidence for this claim includes a Wikipedia entry for Arsenal FC and general club profiles, but no data regarding Highbury FC's previous season finish or point total.

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web search NEUTRAL — 38-match league season unbeaten in English football history. A special gold version of the Premier League trophy was commissioned and presented to the club the following season.[261].
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenal_F.C.

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web search NEUTRAL — Highbury FC live scores, players, season schedule and today’s results are available on Sofascore.
https://www.sofascore.com/football/team/highbury-fc/829160

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web search NEUTRAL — Squad Highbury FC. Filter by season.Official club name: Highbury Football Club.
https://www.transfermarkt.com/highbury-fc/startseite/verein/…

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Claim 4: “So far, they have won two of their remaining two matches, beating Lerumo Lions 1-0 and Midlands Wanderers 3-1.”

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Multiple sources confirm the matches. 'ScoresFeed' explicitly mentions Highbury's 1-0 victory over Lerumo Lions, and other sources confirm the fixture against Midlands Wanderers.

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web search NEUTRAL — Follow Midlands Wanderers FC vs Highbury live with real-time scores, stats, and match updates. Motsepe Foundation Championship on Goals 365.
https://www.goals365.live/soccer/highbury-vs-midlands-wander…

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web search NEUTRAL — In their previous league match against Lerumo Lions, Highbury recorded a 1-0 victory while lining up in a standard formation. Midlands Wanderers's last outing came against Venda, where they secured a …
https://www.scoresfeed.com/south-africa-division-1/highbury-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Watch Midlands Wanderers FC vs Highbury live stream with score, chat, and stats on May 1, 2026 1:00 PM UTC.
https://www.camellive.top/football/highbury-vs-midlands-wand…

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Claim 5: “Orbit College, who were promoted last season, are staring relegation in the face in the Premiership this season because despite keeping Pogiso Makhoye, the coach who earned them top-flight status”

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Claim 6: “Kruger have already confirmed that they will stick with the coach who promoted them, Abram Mongoya.”

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Claim 7: “Cape Town Spurs are a good example of this; after earning promotion in the 2023/2024 season, they kept coach Shaun Bartlett... As a result, Spurs were relegated back to the Motsepe Foundation Championship.”

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Claim 8: “the PSL grants all 16 Premiership teams R2.5m every month, while second-tier outfits only pocket R750,000 allowances — just R9m a year.”

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One source confirms the Premiership grant of R2.5m per month, but it contradicts the claim's second-tier figure, stating MFC clubs get R500,000 per month (R6m/year) rather than the claimed R750,000 (R9m/year).

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web search NEUTRAL — For Orbit, being in the elite league means the club will receive a monthly grant of R2.5m from the league. The amount is a far cry from the R500,000 the Motsepe Foundation Championship (MFC) clubs get…
https://www.sowetan.co.za/sport/soccer/2025-06-27-orbit-in-t…

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web search NEUTRAL — Tier list for Arknights: Endfield that rates the best teams in the game based on their performance in Umbral Monument gamemode.
https://www.prydwen.gg/arknights-endfield/team-tier-list/

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web search NEUTRAL — The South African Football Players Union (Safpu) has added its voice to the mounting calls for the Premier Soccer League (PSL) to give Mamelodi Sundowns time to mourn their player Motjeka Madisha and …
https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2020-12-15-players-…

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Claim 9: “Kruger will also get an opportunity to fight for Carling Knockout’s R6.85m prize, where being eliminated in the first round pays R550,000.”

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The search results for this claim are irrelevant, discussing esports and CEO pay, providing no information on the Carling Knockout prize money.

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web search NEUTRAL — This list represents the top 100 games in esports with the most prize money based on information published on the internet.
https://www.esportsearnings.com/games

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web search NEUTRAL — Despite the group’s problems, Froneman still received R50.9 million in single-figure remuneration, with R23 million in South Africa and R27 million in the US. Froneman’s fellow executives also scored …
https://businesstech.co.za/news/business/822590/the-south-af…

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web search NEUTRAL — The knockout prize is usually not that large, typically around 25% of buy-in. Some tournaments offer higher knockout prizes, like PokerStars’ Super Knockouts where they reach 50% of the total prize fu…
https://www.icmizer.com/en/blog/introducing-ikcm-icm-for-pok…

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Claim 10: “The Yellow Nation will wrap up their campaign with a home clash against the Hungry Lions at the NMU Madibaz Stadium on Sunday, followed by a final away test against Venda FC.”

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One source mentions the coach preparing for the final two matches, and another confirms a match between Highbury and Hungry Lions, but the full sequence and stadium details are not corroborated by multiple independent sources.

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web search NEUTRAL — Highbury FC coach Kabelo Sibiya is already laying the groundwork for next season, even as his team face their final two Motsepe Foundation Championship matches. With 39 points from 28 games, the Gqebe…
https://www.theherald.co.za/sport/2026-05-06-highbury-coach-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Highbury. Hungry Lions. 0s.Top Bookmakers. Match Stats caret. View the full analysis of this match.
https://www.808ontv.com/football/2859639-highbury-vs-hungry-…

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web search NEUTRAL — If VENDA FC win, Venda FC would reduce the gap with Hungry Lions to a 9-point difference in the league table, and it would beVenda FC have lost their last 3 away matches, bringing their winless run to…
https://www.soccerstats.com/pmatch.asp?league=southafrica2&s…

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Claim 11: “This competition also rewards the man of the match with a whopping R100,000”

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No evidence was found for this claim.

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Claim 12: “With 39 points from 28 games, the Gqeberha team are currently in sixth place on the log.”

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The specific stats (39 points, 28 games, 6th place) are mentioned in one web search result from a source discussing Highbury FC's coach. While Wikipedia confirms Highbury FC is in the NFD, it does not provide the current league table standings.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Highbury F.C. is a South African soccer club that plays in the National First Division.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highbury_F.C.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kruger United is a South African soccer club, based in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, that plays in the National First Division.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kruger_United_F.C.

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Claim 13: “Kruger United are now guaranteed R30m over 12 months — one of the perks of being in the elite league.”

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While multiple sources confirm Kruger United's promotion to the Betway Premiership, none of the provided evidence mentions the specific R30 million guarantee.

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web search NEUTRAL — By date. Share. Kruger United promoted to Betway Premiership. Sowetan. Here’s what you need to know about newly promoted PSL side Kruger.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — Kruger United have secured automatic promotion to the Betway Premiership with matches two spare after defeating Black Leopards.
https://farpost.co.za/2026/05/02/kruger-united-seal-betway-p…

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web search NEUTRAL — Kruger United has made history in South African football by winning the Motsepe Foundation Championship title with a convincing 3-1 victory over Black.
https://haybowena.co.za/kruger-united-earns-betway-premiersh…

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Claim 14: “Magesi managed to win the Carling Knockout as a newly promoted side in the 2024/2025 season under coach Clinton Larsen, upsetting rampaging Mamelodi Sundowns 2-1 in the final in Bloemfontein.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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