By Thomas Kwenaite Kaizer Chiefs will have to negotiate their way past a tricky programme before they can reach the group stages of the African Champions League while the road has been smoothly paved for Mamelodi Sundowns in their quest to reach the elusive last eight of the premier Pan-African club competition. Chiefs have a relatively easy...
By Thomas Kwenaite After all has been said and done, it now boils down to the South African national U-23 team adopting a high level of concentration and a sharpness that has been evident in glimpses during this tournament if they hope to bag the last remaining spot reserved for contestants from Africa to the Rio...
Daniel "Vader" Mophosho, a long time servant of Moroka Swallows and a player considered one of South Africa's finest attacking midfielders during his playing days, passed on late on Tuesday evening following a long illness. Bafana Bafana former coach Ephraim "Shakes" Mashaba, a man who played alongside Mophosho at Swallows for many years, was stunned into...
Johnny “Continental” Kekana has slowed down considerably these days. He is no longer the elegant, highly mobile midfield maestro who bossed the Orlando Pirates engine room driving the Black and white forward every time they played in front of packed audiences at Orlando Stadium. A few days before Pirates folded their shirt-sleeves to do battle against...
By Thomas Kwenaite Lerato Lamola of Bloemfontein Celtic 2015 ©Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix In an era where the majority of his peers in the Premier Soccer League spent their leisure time either cruising around in the latest German sedans or strolling at shopping malls, Bloemfontein Celtic striker Lerato Lamola would rather engage in social projects aimed to uplift his...
By Thomas Kwenaite Thamsanqa Gabuza has overcome painful taunts from a section of Buccaneers fans who were convinced that he was not “Orlando Pirates material” and not good enough to wear the famous black and white to become a key figure in the Soweto team’s go-to man in Africa. This week, news filtering out of the Parktown...
A month ago, I took a leisurely drive to Burghersfort. I was impressed by a massive dam that has sprung up in the area as it could assist the people during these trying times of drought, past huge mining compounds and admired a beautiful casino called Thaba Moshate as you enter the city. At the T-junction,...
By Thomas Kwenaite Ramahlwe Mphahlele of Mamelodi Sundowns during theAbsa Premiership 2013/14 match between Free State Stars and Mamelodi Sundowns at Charles Mopeli Stadium in Qwa Qwa on the 18 March 2014©Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix Ramahlwe Mphahlele is convinced he became a professional footballer by accident. Growing up in the village of Ga-Mphahlele he dreamt of ascending the corporate...
The Premier Soccer League have moved to clear the air surrounding Kaizer Chiefs striker, Camaldine Abraw’s contract saga, indicating that it is still with the PSL's prosecutor. Abraw is understood to have signed a pre-contract with Bloemfontein Celtic before he decided to sign for Chiefs in the July/August transfer window. Siwelele have argued that the player, who...
Kaizer Chiefs are understood to be considering offering midfielder, Reneilwe Letsholonyane, a new contract with the club. Read: Manqele: My Move To Chiefs Even Surprised Me 'Yeye's current contract at Naturena comes to an end at the end of the current season, meaning he will be able to negotiate a pre-contract elsewhere in January. The Amakhosi management have...
