Minister of Sport and Recreation Makhosini Hlongwane said his ministry is working closely with SRC and ZIFA in the Government-sponsored Community Sport and Recreation Club system and the envisaged establishment of a national football academy.

The ambitious community club system, which seeks to see the establishment of 8 000 clubs across the country, has already been set in motion but funding and human resource shortages have hampered progress.

This project was that started in September 2016 immediately after the national Sports Policy was passed.