PSL chairman Irvin Khoza is expected to retire! Report: League sponsors become alarmed due to rumors.
While some appeared to be celebrating the news, it was stated that PSL sponsors were not pleased with the announcement and were reportedly in a panic. It is known that sponsors believe that if the “Iron Duke” steps down, they will lose a great deal.
The report stated that Khoza’s sponsors, who view him as a strong leader who gets things done, would urge him to reconsider his decision. At the 2020 National Soccer League’s (NSL) annual Quadrennial General Meeting, the Buccaneers’ owner was re-elected as PSL chairperson without opposition.
As his tenure is about to expire this year, a Sunday World-provided source stated that he was fully informed by his family of the reasons for his prospective departure. His family, according to the informant, said that the troubled administrator has done his share and accepted that the governing body needs to change.
After serving as the league’s chairman for the previous 21 years, Khoza believes it is time to retire.
“Now that he has fulfilled his obligations by renewing all of his contracts, his kids want him to step back,” the insider said to Sunday World.
“Uncertainty irks investors.” Sponsors would so state that they would rather he deal with a well-known individual if you were to ask them.
He is very particular about providing sponsors with value and delivery. Although he has never considered himself an old man, he has begun to refer to himself as such within the past six months. The source went on, “He never mentions his age; he’s been talking about it lately.
“During his tenure as chairman, no club experienced discrimination at the hands of him. Being chairman was something he created, like guarding his child.
They’ll need to make an argument for him to continue. The executive committee is continually pushing for him to stay and making him give things another thought.
Nkosana and Mpumi, his sons, are being guided by him at Orlando Pirates. His tenure as the league’s chairman distracted many from Pirates. The chairman gave up the club’s dominance and distance in order for the league to prosper, the publication’s source continued.
In the event that Khoza decides to leave the PSL, Siviwe Mpengesi of Chippa United, Stan Matthews of SuperSport United, and chairman of Cape Town City John Comitis are a few possible replacements.
Additionally, some supporters proposed that Tim Sukazi, the CEO of TS Galaxy, assume the position; Dr. Kaizer Motaung, the president of Kaizer Chiefs, is also a viable contender.
Longtime organization leader Khoza will likely turn his attention to his team, the Orlando Pirates.