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Absa Premiership team Highlands Park are uncertain about whether to continue using the Makhulong Stadium in Tembisa, in Ekurhuleni.

The Lions of the North director Sinky Mnisi on Tuesday told a media briefing the team might be forced to leave their Ekurhuleni base because of unbearable conditions.

Despite being the only venue in Ekurhuleni that hosts Absa Premiership games, the stadium still does not have chairs for supporters, back-up generators and escalators.

Mnisi says they have been to the local Ekurhuleni Metro for help but to no avail.

After relegation in the 2016/17, Highlands made a dramatic return to the elite league in the 2018/19 season, and have been based at the Tembisa grounds for five years.

While they would like to remain in Tembisa, this could only be possible if the municipality steps in and helps.

The Lions of the North finished the just ended season in the top 8. Although that should be exciting for the PSL side, Mnisi laments that their municipality does not support them. – Report by Sinovuyo Ndudane

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