Johannesburg – Football stalwart and veteran administrator Cyril Kobus has passed away.
The former National Professional Soccer League (NPSL ) and the National Soccer League (NSL) official died on Sunday morning after a short illness.
Kobus was admitted to hospital and suffered from cardiac arrest.
Details about the memorial service and funeral will follow in due course.
Kobus, 79, is the former general manager of the NSL, the forerunner of the present Premier Soccer League (PSL), and worked with the late NSL’s public relations officer Abdul Bhamjee.
The NSL, the break way soccer body from the NPSL‚ which was formed in 1970‚ set new standards in marketing and capitalised on sponsorship and TV broadcast rights.
It set a platform for today’s even more lucrative football professional wing the PSL‚ which was formed in 1996.
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