With a large number of former PSL players struggling after retirement, the formation of a pension fund scheme could still be far off, according to an expert.
PSL players generally find it difficult to sustain their lives once they surpass the age of 30, as it becomes harder for them to be regained by clubs.
In most cases, players in South Africa don't officially retire from the game, because retirement does not come out from their hearts but is often a reality they have to face.
It has been suggested over and over that soccer players in the country need financial solutions like the pension fund scheme, which is the norm in various countries in Europe, where money is invested for players over the lifespan of their playing career.
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However, sports lawyer Evert De Bruyn, who deals with contractual cases on behalf of players with PSL clubs, has suggested that the players in SA would not be open to the idea of a pension fund scheme.
"I find unlikely that a large amount of players would want to agree to a pension fund scheme. I say this because they are not paid particularly well, those who are being paid well, for the first time in their lives have several mouths to feed," De Bruyn said on Smash Sports YouTube Channel.
"So more often than not, yes we see certain players driving around in fancy cars but they are more of an exception to the rule. Those are in the one, two, three percent. The rest of the guys barely making money to get buy and to a large extent, probably don't have the ability to contribute an amount towards a pension scheme.
"If you need that to happen, you need not only the players and the players union. You need the PSL, you need clubs. Remember it's going to be the club that's going to take money from their salaries and contribute it to the fund. For that to happen, you need to be sure that the club's you are relying or put their trust on [can honour that]. That's very difficult when a lot of clubs are not paying salaries," De Bruyn said.
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A minimum wage requirement is also one of the pressing issues faced by PSL clubs, after it emerged that a certain club was allegedly paying some players between R1000 and R5000 per month salaries.
