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...
The South African Football Association (SAFA) officially lodged an appeal against the decision of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to impose a US$65 000 fine as well as suspension from two future FUTSAL AFCON tournaments for their decision to withdraw from the tournament. South Africa appears to be basing their argument on the minutes of...
The CAF 2020 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations was on Wednesday thrown into disarray when the Mauritian government allegedly ordered their FUTSAL national team to withdraw from the ongoing tournament in Laayoune in the disputed territory of Western Sahara. Mauritius had replaced South Africa who had withdrawn from the tournament in solidarity with the Sahrawi, who...
The decision by the Botswana Football Association (BFA) to appoint German Dr Caroline Baun last year as assistant to senior men national coach Adel Amrouche was a masterstroke. She is not only involved in the senior national men team but her influence in the women game has been nothing short of miraculous. Somehow, she seems to...
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...
South Africa will enter a critical stage of their preparations for the CAF U-20 African Cup of Nations tournament scheduled for Niger next February when coach Thabo Senong calls up a squad of at least 30 players for final assessment. Speaking at the KwaMahlobo Festive Games in Meadowlands on Wednesday, Senong revealed that he had received...
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...
The time has come for SAFA President Danny Jordaan to flex his muscles, wield the big stick and lash a couple of lazy officials within his organization on their buttocks for dropping the ball at a time when we expect everybody to keep their eyes on the ball. I am aware that the Department of Home...
As Bafana Bafana intensified their preparations for the “All or Nothing” tie at Steyn City on Wednesday, their Saturday opponents also stepped up their training at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba on Wednesday for Saturday’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying battle at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg. The entire squad selected by coach Gernot Rohr...
Mexico and South Africa displayed a lot of respect towards one another on the eve of their opening FIFA U-17 Women World Cup opening match against each other in Uruguay on Tuesday evening if comments by both coaches are anything to go by. Mexican coach Monica Vergara was profuse with her praises of the South African...
