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Top clubs take notice as SA-bred players prove mettle at World Cup
Sunday World
|SW June 29 2025 edition
PSL stars and the league's products show their worth
A few years ago, the Premier Soccer League was purported to be among the Top 10 leagues in the world. PSL bosses were basking in the glory and would remind us at every turn about this remarkable achievement. Some of us laughed off the proclamation.
Now, about a decade later, in the exciting Fifa Club World Cup that's currently taking place in the US, South Africa was well represented, and the players really flew the flag high among some of the biggest football brands in the world such as Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund and Juventus.
Sunday World takes a look at some of the PSL stars and products who left a mark at the biggest club football stage in the world.
• Iqraam Rayners (Mamelodi Sundowns):
The Brazilians striker definitely hit the ground running after he joined the PSL champions from Stellenbosch FC at the beginning of last season.
This story is from the SW June 29 2025 edition edition of Sunday World.
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