By Andile & Mandla Dladla The partnership between the South African Football Association (SAFA) with the Department of Sport, Art & Culture in Johannesburg last week to launch the FIFA Football for Schools programme could be the turning point in the revival of school football. The event took place at the SAFA Technical Centre in Fun Valley...
I am acutely aware that I am senile and while trying to lift my creaking knees off my rocking chair to pay a visit to the bathroom, I heard someone on the radio announce that Kaizer Chiefs have appointed a new coach, or have I imagined it? Hell, old age can be cumbersome on certain days....
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...
African team of the century Al Ahly return to a scene of their worst defeat in the history of the club on Saturday and the question uppermost on the lips of football followers is whether they are returning to their Waterloo. The Lucas Moripe Stadium is the same venue where Sundowns annihilated the Cairo Red Devils...
The draw nobody really wanted was conducted at the Confederation of African Football (CAF) headquarters in Cairo on Friday afternoon. It remained a distinct possibility, but many dismissed it and concluded that Al Ahly and Mamelodi Sundowns would probably meet either at the semi-final stages or in the final of Africa’s premier club competition. But in a...
Tebogo Moloi was described as an elegant passer of the ball and a chip off the old block, meaning being the son of legendary Percy “Chippa-Chippa” Moloi, he displayed all the attributes of the great Chippa. He reveals why at one stage of his career he sported a ponytail, how it was like being raised...
Pitso Mosimane received probably the ultimate stamp of approval from Al Ahly fans this week when they implored him to seriously revamp their medical team which they blame for their daily growing list of injured players ahead of the African Champions League semi-final tie against Wydad Casablanca. The casualty list increased last week when number one...
Congratulations to Manqoba Mngqithi I suppose are in order. The time has truly come for the gentleman of the game to step out of the shadows and into the spotlight of South African football and show the world his potential as one of the most knowledgeable mentors around. He has been appointed as co-coach with Rulani...
Legendary former Mamelodi Sundowns and Platinum FC attacking fullback Vuyo Mere appears to have packed his bags and left the cozy pad at the Braamfontein headquarters of Wits University if a message he posted on his Instagram account is anything to go by. Mere, who started his professional career with the defunct Hellenic in Cape Town...
On any given day, Virgil Vries would have been a shoe-in as a member of the Namibian national team going to Egypt. In fact, the goalkeeper was between the sticks when his native country engaged Zambia, Guinea Bissau and Mozambique in all six qualifying matches. But when I look at the Namibian final squad headed for...
