Yeye: It's Difficult For Scouts To Search For Talent In The Kasi
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - FEBRUARY 01: Reneilwe Yeye Letsholonyane during the Nedbank Cup Ambassadors event at The Galleria on February 01, 2022 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Reneilwe Letsholonyane reckons playing for entertainment than purpose is the reason PSL scouts deserted Kasi football.Letsholonyane, who made his PSL debut with Jomo Cosmos, was among the legends who attended the Doctor Khumalo Ultimate Champs tournament for Soccer and Netball at Matador Ground in Dube.
“This might sound controversial, but in the past few years, our football took a shift especially in kasi and took a direction of being strictly entertaining . It makes it difficult for scouts or people in well-structured football or professional set-ups to come search for talent in the kasi, especially Soweto, because players have habits that are difficult to change,” said Letsholonyane.
“We still have a lot of talent. I watch a lot of football around Soweto and you could see there is potential. Like I said, our challenge is that element of entertaining for the sake of it. Where scouts want to go is for business plus having the reality of playing at the highest level,” he explained. “Kasi flavour is one of our strengths in the country because we are one of the countries that has talented players honestly.
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