There are a lot of players who are ideal for the Soccer World Cup but won’t be participating this year. Instead they will be joining the ranks of the magnitude of other footballers who didn’t make it to South Africa and they will even be harbouri...
All of South Africa is now just days away from the party of a lifetime.
The signs are there for all to see -- the millions of flags, the enormous Word Cup-themed murals draped around buildings, the clatter of helicopters, the droning of vuvuzelas...
The news spread across the country like wildfire: Benni McCarthy has been left out of South Africa's final 2010 Fifa World Cup squad.
My hat goes off to Carlos Alberto Parreira for making what must have been a very difficult decision. McCarthy, ...
"Who at all the pies?" shouted Carlos Alberto Parreira as he milled about the Bafana Bafana cafeteria. Aaron Mokoena, having recently arrived from England, was about to dig into some green Thai curry when he hard his coaches rancour, and replied, "No...
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...
We all had our fears before this tournament about how Bafana would be swamped in a an avalanche of goals. I thought one may have to hide behind the couch as we squirmed in front of the whole world.
But alas, the boys have done us proud. In fact, ...
Ah, the internationals week. A perfect time for the forgetfully inclined to suddenly remember the full extent of niggling injuries and writhe in pain to avoid an arduous trip back home for an irritating friendly.
The antics of Benni McCarthy last...
It would not be unfair to say that a boxing match between Jacob Zuma and Thabo Mbeki would have been far more exciting than watching Bafana Bafana against Australia. While both politicians cannot be said to be world-class boxers, the anticipation tha...
THE love-hate relationship between perennial country snob Benni McCarthy and Bafana Bafana continued unabated at Nasrec this week.
Benni, the lad many folks would love to loathe, is back in the Bafana Bafana squad.
And already the bets are goin...
Our national football team, Bafana Bafana, have always taken great pride in humiliating their long suffering fans, with this past Saturday's performance proving to be no exception. In losing to Sierra Leone, a country comprising of 253 people, 14 dog...
