In a bid to remain in the Absa Premiership, Platinum Stars have introduced a R10,000-win bonus for their players in the remaining league games.

Dikwena languish at the bottom of the table, seven points adrift of second-from-bottom Ajax Cape Town. Roger De Sa has revealed the motivation behind giving players R10,000 for winning and R5,000 for a stalemate.

‘I’m a believer that players will play for a bonus, because it adds to their lifestyle,’ he told The Sowetan.

‘So look, the club didn’t have a bonus structure before and at least now there is something.

‘We have to try anything, just reward them for good performances and results.

‘It’s exactly what it is, if you do well, you get a bonus and if you don’t do well, you don’t get a bonus.

‘If you are in the team or not, you [still] get your salary. I think you want to create a bit of competition and an incentive.

‘If you are not in the team, you stay at home and party all weekend. If you are in the team you go away and play, but at least now if you go and play, you come back with something,’ he concluded.

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