Vilakazi will accept salary cut because of Covid-19
Mamelodi Sundowns and Bafana Bafana attacking midfielder Sibusiso Vilakazi says he will accept a salary cut in order to help the next person with the country still under lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic and football still suspended.
Sibusiso Vilakazi of Mamelodi Sundowns (Photo by Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)
With football activities still on hold, teams aren’t making any money and players at certain clubs around the world have agreed on taking salary cuts, such as AS Roma players in Italy.
As it stands in the country, AmaZulu FC are the only side to have announced salary cuts.
“If push comes to shove in terms of helping the next person I would love to. Especially at this point because I know that a lot of people do not have what I have. Given the opportunity, I would love to,” Vilakazi was quoted by Operanews.com.
Meanwhile, Vilakazi is taking a lot of pleasure from the break, adding that they needed to rest. He admitted to missing football and seeing some of his family members.
”I think it came at the right time in terms of giving our bodies a bit of rest. But here at Sundowns we still have other ways of keeping ourselves active. We are still getting paid, so we still stay true to the profession and what we do. One session is not enough to keep you at a better body structure. Our break isn’t a break because we strive for better things, so we need to keep working,” he added.
”Let’s defeat this thing first and then once we have defeated it we can start to live our lives better. There is so much I am looking forward to. Life is too short, of course, there are so many things I want to do. To see other members of my family that I have not seen in a while now. The sound of the ball in the field of play, the smell of the grass, and seeing a full stadium.”
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