Tag - Cameroon

The man who haunts Pirates to this day

By Andile Dladla & Mandla Dladla Former Maluti FET College coach lamented the short fused attitude of club owners who do not hesitate to pull the trigger on coaches, unaware of the trauma, emotional damage they causing as well as unconsciously destroying careers. Morena Ramoreboli, the man who masterminded Maluti FET College’s stunning 4-1 triumph over Orlando...

Grace Chanda leads Zambia to Olympic qualification

Grace Chanda’s name is certainly going to be written in copper letter in the hearts of millions of Zambian football followers after the mercurial striker led her native country to a historic first ever qualification to the Olympic Games. Training Cameroon 3-2 from the first leg, final qualification match this week, (Chanda had scored the two...

Is SA & Zambia embarrassed to display star?

South Africa and Zambia are either embarrassed or not exactly proud to have won the African Nations Cup tournament during 1996 and 2012 in South Africa and Gabon respectively. How else, does one explain the reason why they do not feel the inclination to insert the gold star on their jerseys indicating their proud achievements when...

Ahmad admits violating CAF rules in Cameroon saga

It does not seem to rain but its pouring for the beleaguered President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Ahmad Ahmad as pressure mounts on him to reconsider his stance after stripping Cameroon of its right to host the 2019 African Cup of Nations. Although Ahmad announced that the CAF executive took a decision to...

SAFA submits bid documents to host 2019

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is on Saturday expected to announce a shortlist of countries that had submitted their bids to host the 2019 African Cup of Nations tournament. The tournament was originally scheduled to take place in Cameroon. But lack of progress and the slow pace of readiness and security fears security resulted in...

Ahmad contradicted by own executive member

The newly elected Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Ahmad Ahmad promised a new dawn when he ascended the throne in March 2017 but within a year, has fractured the organization which is divided right down the middle. And nothing shows the factions within CAF more than the decision to strip Cameroon of the right to...

Banyana thrown in tough World Cup draw

South Africa were thrown into certainly one of the toughest groups when they were paired with former champions Germany, Spain and China for the FIFA Women’s World Cup finals at La Seine Island in Paris on Saturday evening. The other African representatives Cameroon’s Indomitable Lionesses were thrown into Group E with Canada, Netherlands and New Zealand...

How Ahmad begged Jordaan to aid Africa

Ahmad Ahmad: Bonjour Danny. I hope irrespective of the challenges that we face daily in our lives; you and the family are well. Things are really bad man. And I know we are currently not the best of buddies but, I really need your help. Danny Jordaan: Hello Ahmad. Calm down and tell me what’s...

Is Dutch coach quitting Cameroon job?

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...

Banyana book semi-final date with Mali

It was not exactly vintage Banyana Banyana as they struggled to break down a resolute Zambia and could only settle for a 1-1 draw which kept them on top of Group B and they qualified for the semi-final where they will meet Mali on Tuesday. Zambia coach Bruce Mwape said looking at all the eight teams...