Article by Andile Dladla and Mandla Dladla One can never underestimate the power of a relationship between a father and his son trying to land a big catch in the water. It was the son of his former head coach who informed his dad about a young striker whom he played with at Arcadia Shepherds that...
By Andile Dladla and Mandla Dladla Plans to lure an astute coach deeply connected with South Africa back to his native Turkey were set in motion during a conversation when the current coach expressed his desire to have him returning home to act as Technical Advisor to the national team. Former Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates and Ajax...
They do not produce them like they did during the generation of Yakubu Aiyegbeni who remains to this day the third all-time top goal scorer for Nigeria and the first African to score a hat-trick in a UEFA Champions League back in 2002. A bit slow on the take-off, but he was not your ponderous fellow that relied on...
Ghana, Senegal, Nigeria, Cameroon and Ivory Coast are considered some of the giants of African football. And you do not need to be a rocket scientist to understand why these West and Central African countries dominate continental football. You just have to scrutinize their starting line-ups whenever there is a major continental competition like qualifiers for...
