Brian Baloyi

“When you are running a business, you go with what works”

“Nine times out of ten, especially at bigger clubs, the focus is on winning and immediate results.”

“They are focused on results and on finding players who are ready-made”

“It is sad that we always brag that we belong to the richest league on the continent when we cannot even afford a pension fund for soccer players, players have no idea what a pension fund is”

“It must be better than what we found.”

“I want to change the pathways of football; leave it better for those who are coming behind us.”

“Football gave me life.”

“People put money in many ventures, in franchises, and they were cheated out of their money,” the former goal stopper says, looking back. “Sports teaches you it is OK to fail,”

“Their games develop the complete person”

“In other sporting codes, like rugby and cricket, when these young boys go into academies, they are taught everything they need to know”

“I am hoping that now he will feel, 'I am back home', focus, and understand the pressure that comes with playing for Kaizer Chiefs — and that he can take that pressure and embrace it.”

“I am hoping that this season he will get back to that level, especially now that he is no longer on loan but on a permanent deal,”

“Before we start getting concerned about the strikers, looking at what we have, I am hoping that Mayo will step up, get back to form, and become the Mayo we know from Cape Town City.”

“Banyana know they’d have to be at their best, starting with the coach and choosing the right team for the game”

“It’s not gonna be easy playing the hosts but I believe we have enough to cause an upset and knockout the hosts.”

“The players know that this is like a cup final, this is closer to qualifying for the World Cup and for a lot of the players, this may be their last chance to do it as well,”

“This is how kids get developed,' so that everyone who comes through and gets to the national team, and when they leave, the new coach will build from that.”

“This is how children are taught to play football in this country.”

“Our kids are playing all these different styles, but we need a technical director who is going to come in and say, 'You are not allowed to come in and teach your own thing.”

“Someone else comes and says, 'Eish, I love German football,' and they teach German football and so on — hence the free-for-all”