FINDING THE NET
MNINAWA NTLOKO: An enthralling race from top to bottom of the league
‘There is a strong possibility the league title and the relegation dogfight will be decided only on the final day of the season’
South African football has no shortage of critics and sometimes the condemnation is actually justified. Let’s face it folks, local football officials have an uncanny ability to shoot themselves in the foot, and you have to wonder at times just what in the blazes takes place behind closed doors at the Premier Soccer League’s (PSL’s) Parktown headquarters and at the South African Football Association base at Safa House. Think about it: why does the PSL still not have a full-time CEO roughly 18 months after Brand de Villiers’s departure? Why is the domestic season modelled on the European calendar when this puts a strain on the league programme and causes fixture congestion? Why do we still not have a new Bafana Bafana coach five months after Ephraim ‘‘Shakes" Mashaba’s sacking? These and many other questions come to mind when we try to make sense of the curious situations that play out in the domestic game.At least no one can fault the players this season, and we have front-row seats ...
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