Minister McKenzie Reveals Final PSL Fans Heading To The 2026 FIFA World Cup

The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, has concluded the final phase of the 'Mzansi to the World Cup Lucky Fan Competition', with one more wildcard set to be announced on Friday afternoon.

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South African football fans are one step closer to living out a once-in-a-lifetime dream after the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture officially confirmed the final winners of the "Mzansi to the World Cup Lucky Fan Competition."

Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, and Deputy Minister, Peace Mabe, concluded the final phase of the competition this week, announcing the remaining successful supporters who will represent their respective PSL clubs at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.

The latest round of confirmations follows the reopening of entries for Polokwane City FC and Sekhukhune United FC after no submissions were initially received, while the Stellenbosch FC category was reopened following a disqualification.

An administrative error affecting the Orlando Pirates' winner selection was also corrected before the final announcement.

Final winners of the Mzansi to the world cup lucky fan competition

The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie and Deputy Minister Peace Mabe have concluded the final phase of the Mzansi to the World Cup Lucky Fan Competition

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The Ministry revealed the remaining lucky supporters in an official statement, confirming:

Polokwane City FC – Katlego Simon Malatji

Sekhukhune United FC – Kgotlelelo Tolerance Mafokane

The selected fans will now proudly fly the flag for both their clubs and South Africa at football's biggest spectacle when the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Mexico.

Adding even more excitement to the campaign, McKenzie revealed during an appearance on Morning Live on Friday morning that several high-profile wildcard winners have also secured trips to the tournament opener.

[COMING UP]@SakinaKamwendo is joined by Gayton McKenzie, Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture and three lucky fans going to the World Cup. #MorningLive #SABCNews pic.twitter.com/5RA04w7nUD

𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗖𝗨𝗣 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗗

The Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture has announced the Wild Card winners to attend the FIFA World Cup 2026 opener 🇿🇦@MMORTON6 @amafanswethu PhD Thami Mashele

Congratulations guys! 🥳📹sabcnews pic.twitter.com/qgzECCc4jx

Among the names announced were popular YouTube personalities from Ama Fans Wethu TV, former Orlando Pirates midfielder-turned-creative Michael Morton, and well-known Buccaneers superfan Thami Mashele, affectionately known as "PhD."

McKenzie also teased one final wildcard reveal, confirming via his X account that the remaining winner will officially be announced at 4 pm on Friday.

We have one more wildcard left, who do you think that person should be, winner will be announced at 4pm today 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🕺🏽🕺🏽🕺🏽🕺🏽🕺🏽🕺🏽🕺🏽🕺🏽🕺🏽🕺🏽🕺🏽🕺🏽🕺🏽🕺🏽🕺🏽🕺🏽🕺🏽🕺🏽 pic.twitter.com/n6FXuLEBz1

Fans in high spirit as we support Bafana Bafana ahead of the upcoming FIFA World Cup in USA, Mexico and Canada. #MorningLive #SABCNews pic.twitter.com/xUlzh9Ci1g

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