Bidvest Wits

Bidvest Wits was a South African professional football club from Johannesburg, formed in 1921 by the Students Representatives Council of Wits University, and it was nicknamed "The Clever Boys" or "The Students" because of its close affiliation with the University of the Witwatersrand. The club won promotion to the National Football League in 1975 and produced notable players in the 1970s, including Gary Bailey and Richard Gough. Its major honours include the Nedbank Cup in 1978 and 2010, the Telkom Knockout in 1985, 1995 and 2017, the MTN 8 in 1984, 1995 and 2016, and the Premiership title in 2016–17. The 2014–2017 seasons were the club's most successful, with four consecutive top-three Premiership finishes. The club was sold at the conclusion of the 2019–20 Premiership season, after Bidvest confirmed an agreement for the sale of its top-flight status to Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila (TTM).

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