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TimesLIVE reports that the SA South African Football Players' Union (Safpu) has warned the new Betway Premiership club Siwelele FC against reckless governance and disrespect for players' contracts.
After buying the top flight status of SuperSport United ahead of the new season, the club has struggled with only a single league victory and a draw, while losing five matches in seven. On Sunday, the club announced the departure of CEO Stan Matthews and assistant coach Andre Arendse. Chair Calvin Le John also revealed the side would part ways with several players, whom he said have not shown a hunger to represent the team. He said other players would be signed. Safpu slammed Le John's stance, saying players' contracts needed to be respected. “What we are witnessing is not merely administrative turbulence but a dangerous assault on the hard-won gains that safeguard the dignity and security of football professionals in this country … A footballer’s livelihood cannot be treated as disposable, nor can contractual obligations be cast aside as though human beings were objects on a balance sheet,” Safpu said.
As part of the deal when they secured the status, Siwelele had to remain in Gauteng for a season while playing their home games in Bloemfontein, a requirement that is proving difficult to fulfil. Safpu indicated: “Expecting players to travel by road for seven to eight hours, only to then perform at elite levels, is reckless and unacceptable. Such practices compromise recovery, heighten fatigue and increase the risk of injury – directly undermining the quality of performance and the sustainability of careers.”
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Neville Khoza at TimesLIVE
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