Gayton McKenzie’s son acquires PSL team
Coincidence? Calvin Le John, the son of Sport Minister Gayton McKenzie, has taken ownership of PSL club SuperSport United.
Calvin Le John, the first-born son of Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie, has bought PSL club SuperSport United, prompting South Africans to comment on the “convenient” timing.
Sports broadcaster Robert Marawa announced the news on X.
The club, reportedly sold for R50 million, will now be renamed Siwelele FC, to revive the legacy of the former Bloemfontein Celtic, which later became Royal AM.
GAYTON MCKENZIE’S SON BUYS PSL CLUB SUPERSPORT UNITED
Robert Marawa announced on X that Calvin Le John had purchased SuperSport United in a closed bidding process worth R50 million.
Calvin, the son of Sport Minister Gayton McKenzie, reportedly changed his last name to avoid public scrutiny.
He now serves as chairman of the PSL club and plans to rebrand it as Siwelele FC, aiming to revive the legacy of the defunct Bloemfontein Celtic.
Calvin Le John said in a statement: “As Siwelele FC, we are privileged to have been given the responsibility of continuing with a rich winning tradition in the PSL. SuperSport and the MultiChoice Group laid an incredible 30-year platform that we wish to build upon, should we get the final vote of approval from the PSL Executive Committee”.
Marawa said of the deal – and Calvin’s relation to the minister: “Football holds a special place in his heart. Siwelele FC is not just a club – it’s a promise to the people of Bloemfontein. Calvin is not doing this for attention. He’s doing it for legacy.”
CONFLICT OF INTEREST? ASK FOOTBALL FANS
News that SuperSport United’s new owner, Calvin Le John, is the son of Gayton McKenzie did not come as much of a surprise to South African football fans.
Some have even accused the minister of having a hand in the closed bidding deal.
RUNS IN THE FAMILY
According to a profile of the new PSL club owner, Calvin Le John changed his name several years ago in the hopes of also becoming a hotshot businessman like his dad.
The eldest son of Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, was entrusted with running the family’s extensive business empire in the sectors of mining, transport, hospitality, entertainment, properties, and publishing.