Former Ajax Cape Town striker Nathan Paulse has applauded the work and role Varsity Football is doing to South African football. Paulse, 42, has also called for Varsity Football to be made a part of the football pathway in the country. "Varsity Football is doing a lot more for South African football than we may realise and it's continuing to show by the players it produces," said Paulse.
Retired in 2017 after making over 70 appearances for the Urban Warriors and recently was the Assistant Coach of Cape Town Spurs. He spoke about the importance of the competition and how it could be made better.
"How we can improve it, I would say look at how we can make it a mandatory part of the pathway so let's say should players not go on to become full-time professionals with an ABC Motsepe Foundation or a PSL club, then look at how we can involve the SAB league, ABC Motsepe leagues with Varsity Football.
"It could be a structure and foundation where players have to go and do a course. It can be any course that they are taking as long as they are improving their intellect.
"So it's doing amazing work and already I know quite a number of players who have been scouted. Paulse believes the journey and role of Varsity Football are huge and is continuing to produce good-quality players and that cannot be ignored.
"What it has produced is remarkable, I think the one that springs to mind the most for me is just in fact that Thabo Mnyamane, he was at Tuks, also a SuperSport United, and he got scouted," he said.
"And now, I believe he's been roped into SAFA as an analyst. Now, look at that as an example. The story of a player who is intelligent, and articulate, had a dual career as a pro player, started at Varsity Football.
"He has a career still in the game that he loves and it's an affluent role. It's not a role where he has to go and beg and he has to, you know what I'm saying. So Varsity Football has given him that grounding, much more than just playing, but also as a person."
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