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...
A tournament where the hosts never get beyond the first round is always dreaded because the general buzz and interest dies down. Bafana are not doing enough to allay this fear. France went all the way in 1998, South Korea kept the torch burning after...
I usually reserve my judgements about Safa and SA football around the braai, or in a pub, since I don't claim to know everything about football in this country. I can tell you that it is the country's most popular sport, and with SuperSport hopping o...
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...
As Bafana Bafana approach what might turn out to be the most defining game of the progress made (or lack thereof), more doubts have been cast about the man at the helm, Joel Natalino Santana.
He will face the biggest game of his coaching career wh...
When an interviewer recently asked Springbok ace Francois Steyn what the most frightening experience of his life was, he said it was the moment he was signed by the Sharks, knowing he would have to move to Durban and learn to speak English.
Bafan...
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...
I foresee an influx of job-hunting Brazilians raiding our shores in the not so distant future. This would be one incoming swarm, which even our self-styled special tactics division in Alexandra could never stop.
A precedent has been set. The likel...