You can never be really safe anywhere in the world. Well maybe in Aotearoa lol. Not safe to be a footballer in the UK either. Ask Dele Alli, Ian Wright, Mesut Ozil, Mamadou Sakho, Sead Kolašinac, Phil Jagielka, Vince Grella, Roque Santa Cruz etc, etc.....You cannot wear a good watch in London anymore. And the UK has an average unemployment rate of 5% a year. South Africa is at 25% a year. At least we don't kill our footballer for making a mistake (RIP Andres Escobar)
It's obvious that South African expats leave for a safe, financially rewarding life for themselves and their families. And countries like New Zealand are wishing more will make the move. We well educated and super entrepreneurial. You will not believe the list of international companies owned by South Africans. South Africans don't deserve our terrible history and incompetent governments.
The good news for New Zealand footballers is that SA, unlike most places in the world are willing to give NZ footballers a chance at life playing competitive football. If you good enough you get a 2 or 3 years contract, not 1 year with an option garbage. Not everybody has the talent of a Sarpreet Singh. SA top league is a tough, stable and financially rewarding competition that has survived the horrors of Apartheid and now coronavirus. SA and NZ have history and I now the SA football fraternity are happy to see more NZ talent given the opportunity. You will be amazed at how popular Andre and Dan are in the townships. Here's to many more....