Emile Witbooi is a name that is quickly gaining recognition and admiration in the world of soccer. At the tender age of 17, he has already proven himself to be a precocious talent with undeniable skill and potential. Watching him play during the Cosafa Cup was a revelation, as he displayed a level of talent...
It is a deeply sad state of affairs when a country like South Africa, who hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup, is still unable to implement a basic technology like the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system in their football leagues. This failure reflects a larger problem within the administration of the sport in the country,...
The handling of the MTN Cup game between Orlando Pirates and SuperSport United over the weekend has left a bitter taste in the mouth of many football fans. The highly anticipated match ended in controversial fashion as the decisions made by respected FIFA accredited referee Abongile Tom have come under intense scrutiny. From the very...
The world of soccer is no stranger to drama and controversy, but the recent feud between TS Galaxy coach Sead Ramovic and former Mamelodi Sundowns and now Wydad Casablanca coach Rhulani Mokwena has taken things to a whole new level. What started out as a simple rivalry between two passionate coaches has turned into a...
The England national soccer team is an overblown, overrated and an over psyched group of ordinary footballers masquerading as world beaters but in truth, they are nothing more than a group of chihuahua puppies among the dog family. The British media and some overzealous stiff upper lip followers can try as much as they want...
For almost a century, we have been fed the narrative that Europe was the home of football and the preferred destination for any footballer wishing for both fame and all the riches that the beautiful game can give you. In fact, such has been the myopic and sometimes condenscending view of the so-called architects of football...
I consider myself privileged to have seen him in action. Granted, South Africa was banned from the international family of football playing nations, but we somehow managed to get those old Beta video tape records and watched enthralled as Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, the kid from the ghettoes of Tres Coracoes in Brazil combined beautifully...
Since the return of the triumphant Banyana Banyana from the successful African Women Cup of Nations tournament in Morocco, the topic of conversation within the South African landscape has been the remuneration disparity between the men and female national football teams in the country. It is certainly time that we do away with all the red...
I am acutely aware that I am senile and while trying to lift my creaking knees off my rocking chair to pay a visit to the bathroom, I heard someone on the radio announce that Kaizer Chiefs have appointed a new coach, or have I imagined it? Hell, old age can be cumbersome on certain days....
Africa my beginning They came from the West Sailing to the East With hatred and disease flowing From their flesh And a burden to harden our lives They claimed to be friends When they found us friendly? They fought for the reign Exploiters of Africa Africa my beginning Africa my ending I was reminded of Ingoapele Madingoane’s epic and deeply stirring poem this week, when I...
