PSL club owner opens up on boardroom conflicts and selling club status

A PSL club owner has candidly admitted that recent boardroom conflicts have led them to consider selling their team’s status.

Moses Malada, the Chairman of Motsepe Foundation Championship side Pretoria Callies, says that despite the PSL efforts to run smoothly, the division is marred by dishonest characters.

His comments come after his club has been dragged into a legal battle by relegated side La Masia. La Masia has accused Callies and their player Xolani Sithole of fraudulently changing his identification from 1997 to 2001. The club has denied the accusation.

They have also dragged Marumo Gallants for using a player [Thapelo Dhludhlu] who has previously played for two other clubs in the same season.

As FARPost reported, these two matters are now before SAFA arbitration. This also includes the case between Upington City and Milford FC which could have an impact on the PSL promotion playoffs to the DStv Premiership. The verdict for the Upington against Milford case is set to be announced on Friday.

IS PRETORIA CALLIES OWNER MOSES MALADA CONSIDERING SELLING HIS STATUS?

“For now I am still in football. But there are just a lot of things that are happening in football that make you think. Is it worth it to be [in football],” Malada told FARPost.

“It’s no longer a game now and I don’t know what to call it because there is no honesty. It’s just a whole lot of things and you can go out prepared with a good team. Do everything right, play on good faith and honesty and you just realise that you are losing at the hands of hooligans.”

PSL CLUB OWNERS URGED TO OWN UP TO THEIR FAILURES ON THE FIELD OF PLAY

“It’s something that one is still applying his mind to, is it worth it? But I know one thing for sure where one would drive the strength is that the league is trying its best to put things together,” he said.

“We as club owners must own up to our failures and success but through proper ways and means. You can’t cheat the game forever. It’s not going to take us anywhere as a country or team owners, Including our players as well.”

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