Cape Town City chairman John Comitis is exploring chances of returning to the Premier Division following their shock relegation to the Motsepe Foundation Championship.
City were confirmed to have been relegated on Wednesday afternoon following their 1-0 defeat at the hands of Orbit College via the PSL Promotion Playoffs which was the first time the Citizens finished outside top eight since their establishment in 2016.
Speaking to Robert Marawa on #MSW947, Comitis explained the importance of City playing in the Premier Division and having all the youth international players.
“Well, that’s always an option because the PSL has allowed an entry and a window of opportunity for clubs to do that. At the end of the day, for me, it’s about providing a service for football players that can get them to the highest level. I’ve been doing it for 27 years, and it’s important that we have the right platform to be able to do that,” Comitis told Marawa.
“I’ve got 15 youth internationals in my academy, they don’t want to be playing for an NFD club in their future; they want to be at a PSL club, and quite rightly so. We’ve created a lot of value in these players for themselves and the club.
“At the end of the day, we run a business there’s no denying that but it’s a mutually beneficial business everybody concerned is a winner when we have a successful player that comes through the ranks and makes professional. And we’ve been servicing this industry for 30 years that I am telling you.
“It’s lot easier to do it at PSL level there’s a certain funding that you have, there’s an exposure level which is what you need it creates value for your players and club.
“All these things don’t exist in the NFD, so for me it’s critical that we get back into the PSL, and the shortest route is obviously the best route.”
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