SA players making waves abroad

South African football stars are no longer content with keeping their talents confined to the boundaries of South Africa. While many still choose to ply their trade in the Betway Premiership, a host of top talents have looked outside the country to continue their football

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South African football stars are no longer content with keeping their talents confined to the boundaries of South Africa. While many still choose to ply their trade in the Betway Premiership, a host of top talents have looked outside the country to continue their football

had experience with several players that I sent there initially. It's quite traumatic - climatically, culturally, language-wise - and so many other challenges. But it does obviously mean that they must make certain sacrifices,” he added.

“I think for younger players and older players, it's always attractive for them to get an opportunity to play in Europe. It just opens up other opportunities,” he concluded.

While Khan was happy about the growing list of exports, he believes that there is room to improve it.

“This is a fantastic opportunity for South Africans to create a business model around player export. If you look at the fact that players in Europe get paid in Euros, so do clubs when they export players to Europe,” he said.

“You asked about the fact that how can we improve it. It's very simple - Start investing in development structures that produce results.”

Khan revealed that Stars of Africa Academy produced 10 South African products including Tokelo Rantie and May Mahlangu, doing so without a sponsor. He was excited about the potential growth.