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...
Patrice Motsepe will be crowned as the Confederation of African Football’s capo di tuti capi in Rabat, Morocco's capital city known for its landmarks that speak to its Islamic and French colonial heritage which includes the Kasbah of the Udayas and nestles along the shores of the Bouregreg River and the Atlantic Ocean. No event...
The group stages of the CAF Champions League gets underway this week with the Confederation of African Football lining up eight mouth-watering clashes spread across the continent. In Group A, Lubumbashi giants TP Mazembe who have been celebrating their 80th anniversary with a colourful week culminating with a visit by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, the team...
I still cannot, for the life of me, understand how the Confederation of African Football (CAF) allowed and reached an agreement or rather, accepted the decision that they would from henceforth, be managed and administered by FIFA because they are finding it increasingly difficult to run CAF after ousting grandpa Issa Hayatou. Firstly, did FIFA step...
The South African Football Association (SAFA) President Danny Jordaan is among a glittering list of guests invited to the second edition of the Aiteo Football Awards to be held at the Eko Hotel and Suites at the Victoria Island in Lagos on April 1. While April 1 is celebrated in South Africa as “April Fool’s Day,”...
OPEN LETTER TO FIFA PRESIDENT INFANTINO Dear Gianni Infantino It has come to my attention that FIFA recently handed former Zambian FA President Kalusha Bwalya a two year banning order for allegedly violating the FIFA Code of Ethics by accepting what they claim were illegal payments totalling US$80 000 from disgraced former Asian Football Confederation boss Bin...
