Is trouble brewing in Lamontville, the home of Abafana bes'thende in the south of Durban, the holiday capital city of South Africa? We asking this question because, following their implosion against Mamelodi Sundowns in the MTN second leg semi-final 3-0 loss in Pretoria, we started hearing sweet gossip whispered in our eager ears. One gossip monger actually...
Aston Villa has emerged as favourites to snatch South African international defensive midfielder Kamohelo Mokotjo who is now a free agent after Championship side Brentford failed to renew his contract. In addition, while one man’s meat has always been another’s poison, Mokotjo is also wanted by Wycombe Wanderers, Reading FC, Derby County and Nottingham Forrest as...
Barely four months after Clarence Seedorf and Patrick Kluivert were appointed as coach and assistant of the Cameroon senior national team, rumors are flashing across the Central African country that the two Dutchmen have indicated that they are quitting their lucrative jobs. It is not clear at this stage whether the duo are bidding adios to...
As pressure mounts on the unfortunate Giovanni Solinas to either start delivering or be sacked, even though Kaizer Chiefs Managing Director Kaizer Motaung is known for his unqualified support for coaches, word is that the Italian could be skirting on thin ice. Following a second defeat to bitter rivals Orlando Pirates and the third shortly before...
A Serbian, an Italian and British coaches are on a short list of coaches earmarked for the vacant post of national coach of the eSwatini senior national football coach. Ex-West Ham United player and former Botswana Zebras coach Peter Butler, former Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs coach Kosta Papic and Vincenzo Alberto Annese have been mentioned...
As Ghana and South Africa started their campaign in the FIFA U-17 Women World Cup in Uruguay on Tuesday, a storm of massive proportions is brewing in Malawi regarding women football. And it is not that people are concerned that the country from the “Warm heart” of Africa has failed to qualify for the global tournament,...
The enfant terrible of South African football – Thulani “Cream” Serero - could be persuaded to return to the national team set-up if both the player and the South African Football Association (SAFA) smoke the peace pipe. Serero’s run-ins with authorities as well as with national team-coaches are well documented. And early this year, SAFA CEO...
Orlando Pirates have secured the services of their long time target and Bloemfontein Celtic stopper Alfred Ndengane for a reported fee of R5-m. According to our reliable, deeply loyal yet underpaid FBI agents, Ndengane’s contract was terminated by mutual consent between the two parties to enable the defender to become a “Ghost.” But our sources...
