PSL chairman Dr Irvin Khoza has responded to suggestions that he owns the Premier Soccer League saying the claims are unfounded.
Khoza has been at the helm of the league since 2003 and over the years he has been labelled a dictator and a one-manpower centre.
In an exclusive conversation with iDiski Times senior writer Matshelane Mamabolo, Khoza poured cold water on the claims saying they are coming from disgruntled supporters when their teams lose because he doesn’t run a one man show with the evidence of the Executive Committee and the board of Governors representing all 32 clubs in topflight and the first division.
“How do they arrive at that? asked Khoza.
“What informs that? Just because they are supporters and their team is not doing well, they think it is Irvin Khoza. But how do I do that when there’s an executive committee of 10 people? There’s a board of governors made up of the representatives of the 32 clubs, and we have meetings, but there’s never a motion of no confidence. So where does it come from? Someone is unhappy and trying to spread lies or diminish my name.”
The ‘Iron Duke’ added that people do not understand the hardships that he and long-standing Exco member of the league Dr Kaizer Motaung Sr have had to endure to sustain the game.
“People want to be like Khoza and [Kaizer] Motaung, but they are not aware of the hardships we’ve had to endure,” added Khoza.
“If you were to open us up you will see the internal bleedings that we’ve endured over the years. When you run football, it is a calling. We’ve worked too hard for this brand. There are 32 clubs, a board – it’s not a one-man show.
“But I will protect it with everything I have.”
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