Ex-Footballer Advises Sportspersons: Prepare For Retirement

Monday, May 18, 2020

Former football player, Gogontle Marumo has encouraged athletes to invest in themselves as they prepare for retirement and ready themselves for the job market.

He said athletes must also be taught to be role models and professionals in society.

Marumo told Sport Monitor that athletes need to acquire education or certain skills while they are still in their prime. He said in some instances athletes are forced to retire at a young age because of injuries or being off form. Marumo grew up in Selebi-Phikwe and started playing football at an early age.

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Ex-Footballer Advises Sportspersons: Prepare For Retirement

Former football player, Gogontle Marumo has encouraged athletes to invest in themselves as they prepare for retirement and ready themselves for the job market.

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