By: Sheikh Tophic Sienu @desheikh1 on twitter
South African soccer expert Kabelo Bosilong has described the availability of television in various African homes as a curse on spectatorship on the continent at a time that the local game is robbing shoulders with the popular European leagues.
According to the former Premier League Soccer Competitions Manager, the availability of television has made it simple for one to watch two or more matches at the same time limiting the number of fans who go to the stadium to watch matches.
"I think television, as much as it has been helpful, has also been a curse to spectatoring in our game because people now can watch matches on TV at the comfort of their homes," Bosilong told GHANAsoccernet.com.
"In South Africa today, ticket prices are reasonably cheaper but a lot of people don't go to the stadium to watch matches."
"People today would want to watch two or more matches at the same time in a day. So someone sits in a couch and watches matches on TV from 11am to twelve midnight."
"So one will like to watch more matches at home than to go to the stadium where sometimes violence and other things deter them," he concluded.
The SAFA Commercial Rights Manager believes that the various football associations in Africa should find a way of playing the game along the European games than trying to run the African game in isolation.