Transitioning into life after football has always been a challenge for most Kenyan footballers. Majority of stars who have found themselves with nothing to run to especially after being at the peak of their careers in the various leagues across the country.Their stories have not failed to hit the airwaves time and again. With their struggle to make ends meet well highlighted yet they used to be some of the well paid footballers during their time in the league.Lessons Kenyan footballers can pick from Willard KatsandeIn South Africa, to avoid such stories, the Premier Soccer League (PSL) in partnership with league sponsor Multichoice, officially kicked off the PSL Player Transition Programme on Monday at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) in Johannesburg to equip and empower players with the necessary knowledge and skills to find careers off the field after they retire.In the launch that was attended by PSL Chairman, Dr Irvin Khoza, players representing the 16 PSL clubs and MultiChoice South Africa executives, sixty-four current PSL players have been enrolled for the six-month course where they will be introduced to the programme by the GIBS faculty.PSL and MultiChoice today officially kicked off the PSL Player Transition Programme today at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS).64 current PSL players have been enrolled for the six-month course designed to equip and empower them post retirement pic.twitter.com/W7MAmJF05R— Official PSL (@OfficialPSL) February 7, 2022 The course will run virtually for six months and will involve a learning environment that considers the demands of the training and competition schedule of the players and will also include four core modules and two electives.“The field of play is the best place to start a career. It involves implementation of strategies in competitive and stressful circumstances. The visibility that the players receive whilst playing in the PSL gives them a head start,”“GIBS brings about the formal part that orientates the player and the public from viewing the player through the singular lens of football. The players will leave the course equipped and qualified to use their football experience in other fields of the market, economy and society,” Dr. Khoza said.GIBS campus was abuzz today as we welcomed PSL players to the MultiChoice/Premier Soccer League (PSL) Player Transition Programme. This tailor-made 6 month programme is designed to empower & equip players with the necessary skills to find careers off the field upon retirement. pic.twitter.com/ygY0PH3Xbb— GIBS Business School (@GIBS_SA) February 7, 2022 Collen Dlamini, Corporate Affairs Group Executive at MultiChoice, said “We are excited about this programme. We believe these players will benefit immensely from the programme and the skills they learn will serve them well into the future after football.””GIBS is a globally renowned institution with extensive experience in Training and Development to provide world-class learning content for this programme” concluded Dlamini.
