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...
There were unprecedented scenes of happiness as the South African contingent celebrated their qualification for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after defeating Ghana 6-5 in a penalty shootout at the Cairo International Stadium on Friday afternoon after the game had ended 2-2 after regulation time. But while coach David Notoane has guided this golden generation to the...
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...
It came as a bitter shock to millions of South Africans when the Confederation of African Football took a decision considered by many as a snub to South Africa and awarded Egypt the rights to host the 2019 African Cup of Nations in Dakar last week. It was a bitter pill for me to swallow, especially...
You would probably be forgiven for thinking that Swaziland is shivering in their boots as they prepare for their Group J African Nations Cup qualifying fixture against Egypt at the Al-Salam Stadium in Cairo on Friday. The last time eSwatini, then known as Swaziland, visited Egypt, they were hammered 10-0 and mind you, it was only...
Let’s admit it, we are quite frankly, miles behind the rest of the world when it comes to development, technical ability, tactical discipline and awareness as well as physical prowess and if you still dream that Africa will win the World Cup in our lifetime, then dream on. I humbly accept and respect Edson Arantes do...
