Relegated Baroka won't buy their way back, says chairman Khurishi Mphahlele

The former South African top-flight team endured a horrendous campaign in the National First Division, winning just four of their 27 games.

Bakgaga's downfall was confirmed with a 3-0 defeat to league leaders Kruger United on Sunday.

They are rock bottom of the standings with 19 points and unable to catch Midlands Wanderers in 14th.

In an interview with KickOff, the chairman explained his rationale behind earning promotion instead of buying it.

"I have never bought a status, and in my life I have never bought a status. Why should I buy a status? I don't see a reason of buying a status," he said.

"You buy a status for R10 million, and after that you still going to lose more money. If you don't have a sponsor, you don't have supporters, you play in an empty stadium, you are not going to make business. You only make business if you fill up the FNB Stadium.

"Every month I was topping up what we were getting from the PSL by R250 000 from my business. Now I must go back to top up every month. Why can't I just take that R250 000 and run the club with it in the ABC Motsepe League and get promoted? I don't see a difference.

"We still gonna sit down and discuss the future of the players and the coaching personnel. It's still early days. They are still traumatized so I'm giving them time to acclimatise and settle. We will bounce back, the maximum will be three years.

"We will start from scratch, get the young boys. We will get Under 19s, we will play with the Under 19s, and then when those Under 19s are 23 years old, and then we can top the league and get promoted."