With all the concerns about Bafana Bafana's chances of making it through the first round of the 2010 World Cup, the host nation appears to have been handed a lifeline.
It comes in the form of the mighty vuvuzela, a plastic trumpet which emits a n...
With a Fifa world ranking of 90 and the unwanted distinction of being the lowest ranked country to ever qualify for the World Cup, albeit as hosts, Bafana Bafana are possibly the worst side to ever take part in a World Cup.
To point this out is n...
By Sphiwe Hlongane
Mamelodi Sundowns have once again stumbled at the final hurdle of the Absa Premiership, but there are some positives to be taken frm their showing in this past season.
The arrival of world renowned Hristo Stoichkove, and the...
Despite the recent hysteria, there was much to admire about Joel Santana who took the plunge by taking the reins of a national team (for the first time) which had the added responsibility of hosting the 2010 World Cup.
Despite a shaky start to hi...
Everybody loves a winning team but then Bafana are just not doing it. The current Bafana Bafana set-up is not the greatest since South Africa's re-admission to international football in 1992. A lot of questions have to be asked: who are the best coac...
A friend of mine won an autographed Bafana Bafana T-shirt. There were 20 glasses of different beers. Could he pick out Castle Lager? He did, and he won. I so wish winning was that simple, because I would probably be a gambling addict.
So then, wha...
No Benni. No Nasief. A keeper who had been struggling at international level and, Macbeth Sibaya.
A recipe for disaster. No?
Not quite. Santana's troops pulled together and treated the nation to a display of courage, dedication and teamwork un...
Khaya Vhailafuri is a very skilled carpenter. He is also passionate about football. Unlike many a football analyst or commentator, I'm convinced that Bra Khaya harbours no agenda. He just wants to see a winning Bafana Bafana squad.
Over the past f...
Five years have passed since that extraordinary moment in Zurich when Fifa President Sepp Blatter declared that South Africa had earned the rights to host the biggest party on the planet.
And with exactly one year remaining before the kick-off of...
Very often, in my experience, it is quite difficult to comment on sports and race issues without appearing to be offensive or over-generalising. It is indeed disheartening when one gets the impression that the black and white people of this country s...
