Daniels not ready to hang up his boots yet
Former Cape Town Spurs defender Clayton Daniels will decide at the end of the season whether he will hang up his soccer boots.
Daniels is training on his own after his relationship with Spurs ended this year and he is also doing a coaching course.
The 39-year-old, who ran the Total Sports Two Oceans half marathon in memory of former teammate Luke Fleurs on Sunday and finished in 1:44:25 minutes, says he feels he can still go on for a few seasons, but will decide only at the end of the season.
“At the moment, I’m training with another club [amateur], but we will see at the end of the season what decision I will make,” Daniels told Sowetan.
“For now, I’m just training and keeping fit. I can’t reveal now what happened. I will speak only at the end of the season about what transpired and all those kinds of things.”
Despite being 39 years old, Daniels, who also played for Mamelodi Sundowns, Maritzburg United and Bloemfontein Celtic, said if he received an offer from any team in the Premier Soccer League, he might consider it.
“I still want to play football at the highest level. I think I still have something I can offer,” he said.
“It’s unfortunate what happened, but it is part of football.
“I’m still keeping fit and hopefully at the end of the season someone wants me.
“For now, I’ve not put myself there in terms of asking around and putting my name out there. I can’t join any club at the moment.”
While his former side Spurs are struggling in the Dstv Premiership at the bottom of the table, Daniels urged them to focus on finishing second from the bottom to avoid automatic relegation.
“It’s a very difficult situation. We started the year very well with two wins and one draw.
“And things didn’t go their way in the next few games and it made the situation more difficult for them to find themselves right at the bottom.
“There is still an outside chance that maybe they can make a play-off spot.
“They must play for that and get another chance in the playoffs. That’s the only hope.”