The former Bafana Bafana star bemoaned the treatment towards players in that age group in the Premier Soccer League.

Khune argued it was partly why he is without a club at the moment.

"Unfortunately, it's becoming a trend that at a certain age and obviously with the bracket that you find yourself in when it comes to the payments, obviously clubs are looking into that nowadays and the older you are, the less money you must get. Obviously, those are the kind of decisions that you also have to make at some point," Khune said.

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The 37-year-old, who launched his own betting company on Wednesday, claims he was, however, no longer playing for the money.

"With my situation, for years I've been reading and hearing that, ow, Itu has agreed to take 50%. So, for me it wasn't all about money anymore, it was about playing football and making people happy like I've been doing hence I've taken those salary cuts, I asked the club,” he added.

“It's not about the money anymore, it's about the love of the game but there was nothing I could have done because the club gave me the respect and said, ‘You can go wherever you wanna go if you wanna continue playing.’

“I didn't see myself representing any other team in South Africa apart from Kaizer Chiefs which I've played for, for my entire career. So, I didn't see myself wearing another jersey."

Local Start Time Venue	08 Sep at 01:30 PM
Local Time	08 Sep at 02:30 AM
Toss	Japan (w) won the toss and chose to field
Country	Vanuatu
City	Port Vila
Venue	Vanuatu Cricket Ground (Oval 2)
Established	0000
Result	Vanuatu (w) won by 21 runs

Finished ICC Womens T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifier