AmaZulu GM Lunga Sokhela has defended his statement that Irvin Khoza is the only person in SA capable of leading the Premier Soccer League (PSL). Sokhela also explained his reasoning for tweeting on Monday — in response to a newspaper report that six clubs were plotting to overthrow Khoza — that AmaZulu fully supported the PSL chairman. Sokhela tweeted: "Apparently there’s an article about 6 clubs wanting to topple Irvin Khoza. We @AmaZuluFootball would never support that. Dr Khoza is the only individual in SA that can lead the PSL and has our full support." Sokhela conceded he had recently been critical of the PSL. His criticism concerned the arbitration over the eligibility of Tendai Ndoro, in which points were deducted from Ajax Cape Town‚ resulting in their relegation‚ and the awarding of points to some clubs‚ causing AmaZulu to drop out of the top eight. The High Court in Johannesburg has overturned the Ajax arbitration decision and the PSL has appealed against the high court r...
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