Kaizer Motaung has confirmed that Kaizer Chiefs will play in the CAF Champions League next season contrary to recent reports.

Chincha Guluva was speaking after Chiefs were handed their PSL trophy on Saturday at Mbombela Stadium.

Motaung says: “It is just speculation (that Chiefs won’t play in Africa) and I don’t know where it stems from.

“Playing in Africa is about representing your country and it is something we cannot shy away from. We are committed to that,” he says.

Motaung, though, clearly has reservations about the way the Confederation of African Football is running the club competitions.

“It is costly to get involved in the Champions League. You are well aware that there was no sponsorship for this competition at the time, in 1993, when we first got involved and the South African teams took a stand to say we won’t play until something happens.

“Now it is sponsored, even though it is not adequate and that’s why as the PSL, we give the clubs that participate there R1 million especially for the first part of the campaign, but we are not fortunate like other countries. In other countries, their governments pay for them but because we are a big League in Africa, obviously we must compete.

“As for other things, CAF need to improve in a lot of areas. You saw what happened to Pirates,” Motaung adds.

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