After 13 years plying his trade abroad, a former Bafana Bafana striker has revealed what "hurts him the most" about the state of affairs in the Betway Premiership.
Not many South African players boast a CV of playing in different continents, such as Asia, various parts of Europe, as after a spell at Turkish side Sakaryaspor, Dino Ndlovu eventually came back home to give back his experience at Marumo Gallants in March this year.
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Soccer Laduma caught up with Ndlovu on what he makes of the level of the PSL since he left in 2011 for Israel, reaching countries such as Cyprus, Azerbaijan, China and Turkey.
The 35-year-old striker had a mouthful to say about how players in the Betway Premiership are underpaid, compared to big teams such as Mamelodi Sundowns.
"For me in terms of sponsorship we need to give credit to the leadership of the league, they've done well to improve the league financially," Ndlovu said.
"But what hurts me the most is, the league is growing financially but other football clubs still don't want to pay players, they pay players peanuts and for me that hurts the most.
"That's why you see there's a huge gap from three teams in the PSL. Sundowns is up there because they are investing in their own players, they invest in their facilities but you've got teams who want players to go all out for them but they still don't want to pay players," the well-travelled striker said.
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"For me in terms of the standard of the league, I'm quiet convinced the league will be a one-race horse for the next coming six, seven years, until teams get it in their thick skulls that in order to get good players in their team, they need to invest, they need to pay players, invest in your own. Because you cannot invest in your own and expect good results," the former Qarabag striker went on.
"But football-wise it's interesting, I've seen we've got good young, up and coming players that made me fulfilled to come back and give experience to these players," the North West-bred forward added.
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