POLOKWANE — Magesi FC have avoided automatic relegation from the Betway Premiership after grinding out a crucial 1-0 victory over Richards Bay at the Seshego Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The match-winning second-half penalty from Mcedi Vandala—combined with Orbit College’s 2-0 defeat to newly-crowned champions Orlando Pirates—lifts Dikwena tsa Meetse off the bottom of the table into 15th place. The result saves Magesi from direct demotion, sending them instead into the promotion/relegation playoffs against Motsepe Foundation Championship contenders Cape Town City and Milford FC.