By the time the mid-season transfer window closed at the end of January, an estimated 2,000 footballers used the month-long opportunity to transfer from one club to another. READ MORE | The Million Dollar GameAfrican footballers are still a wanted commodity, but not necessarily those from the continent. France has always been the primary destination for African footballers with the top clubs long casting an eye over the best that the continent has to offer. But while there were many African footballers moving to and from French clubs this January, not one arrived directly from an African team. “You find that South African footballers don’t really have that ambition to go overseas anymore as the money in the Premier Soccer League has improved.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 20, 2019 06:56 UTC