A battle of wits will be waged at the Al Salaam Stadium at 18H00 on Monday when South Africa line-up against Group D leaders Morocco in the final group match of the expanded 2019 African Nations Cup tournament in Cairo. Beside the expected tactical tussle between Herve Renard (Morocco) and Stuart Baxter (South Africa), there is...
The final preparatory match between South Africa and Angola scheduled for Cairo on Wednesday afternoon is back on track after initial reports indicated that it could be called off due to a strike by Palancas Negras players. Reliable sources indicated that the Palancas Negras had downed tools in Portugal demanding to be paid outstanding allowances before...
South African international Kamohelo Mokotjo galvanized Brentford to claw their way back from a goal down with a cracking equalizer and generally galvanized them to a convincing 5-1 victory over Hull City in a Championship match at Griffin Park on Saturday. Fraizer Campbell put the visitors ahead as early as the 24th minute but four minutes...
Someone within the South African Football Association (SAFA) is either being incompetent or deliberately sabotaging the country by refusing or failing to obtain necessary documents for South African players based abroad. Two in particular – defender Joel Untersee (St Gallen, Switzerland) and anchor Sergio Romeu Marakis (Nacional, Portugal) – have been identified by national coach Stuart...
The South African Football Association (SAFA) has conveyed their deep gratitude to the National Soccer League (NSL, incorporating the PSL and NFD), the Board of Governors and the clubs for their understanding in assisting Bafana Bafana with more days to prepare for the crucial upcoming 2019 AFCON qualifier against Libya. SAFA Acting CEO Russell Paul and...
The spotlight returns to the Cameroon 2019 African Nations Cup qualifiers this week with South Africa’s penultimate match against perennial nemesis Nigeria in Group E at the FNB Stadium on Saturday as the pick of the weekend fixtures. Granted, the Group B encounter between Morocco against hosts Cameroon at the Mohammed V Stadium in Casablanca is...
Hips don’t lie, and if you do not believe that statement, just ask Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, better known globally and in musical circles as “Shakira,” and she will tell you she is so sexy that she is every man’s fantasy. Now, just like Shakira’s contention about hips, statistics as well do not lie. On the eve...
