Former Bafana Bafana star highlights the importance of Varsity Football

Former Bafana Bafana defender, Morgan Gould, has praised Varsity Football for effectively balancing education and football, providing young players with a platform that supports both their academic and athletic development.

Gould, who earned over 30 caps for South Africa, has praised the exceptional talent that Varsity Football continues to produce, highlighting its vital role in developing players for the national and professional levels of South African football.

"It's very important to have Varsity Football in our country, I think, football has taken a nice turn where they emphasise education and football," said Gould.

"If you look at the other sporting codes, the rugby and the cricket, they have that - that's their mantra."

“If you want to be anything of a great sportsman in that specific field, education is key and Varsity Football is also one where you find a lot of players branching over into the varsity football and then back into professional football because you know, football can only take you to a certain level and education will give you that life after football."

Gould, made over 100 appearances for SuperSport United, believes that balancing a football career with education is crucial.

The 42-year-old emphasizes that this aspect should be strengthened from the development level onward.

“I like what's going on and it's just well to see where our football is going,” he adds.

“The football players are getting younger and younger, they're getting smarter and smarter, they're getting more exposed and there's more pressure, so they need to balance out a lot." Gould added.

“I also think we're lacking in the human element, you know sometimes you know that a kid is young and he needs to live his life as in, not live his life in a wrong way but in a greater way where, let the kid be introduced slowly but surely,” Gould concluded.

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By: Ayanda Frances Felem