I predicted that Mamelodi Sundowns would make a spectacular move in the close season and it seems they have done just that with the signing of Hristo Stoichkov as Head Coach on a two year contract. He will take over from Ted Dumitru who had taken charge of the club on a caretaker basis. This [...]
June 25, 2009
We want investors with sports acumen rather than just money
Kaizer Motaung has done very well as a soccer entrepreneur by starting and growing Kaizer Chiefs into arguably the biggest soccer brand in the country. The same applies to John Comitis who owns Ajax Cape Town. He’s built this club into a sustainable long-term business with fantastic infrastructure. Patrice Motsepe is a mining entrepreneur who [...]
June 24, 2009
Steve Komphela appointed Platinum Stars coach
Platinum Stars have adopted the local is lekker policy by announcing that former Bafana Bafana captain and ex- SA national under 23 team coach Steve Komphela has been given the task of building a new-look Platinum Stars team that will herald the start of a new, exciting era in the history of the Royal Bafokeng [...]
June 24, 2009
Problem – South Africans at grassroots don”t know who Zakumi is
When I attended the Brazil Vs USA Confed Cup match at Loftus I couldn’t help admiring the Zakumi’s dance moves during half-time. However, I couldn’t help wondering how many average South Africans know who this character is. For those who don’t know, Zakumi is the official mascot for the FIFA 2010 World Cup. Unfortunately, if [...]
June 23, 2009
Vodacom’s TV commercial pays tribute to soccer fans
By paying homage to the passion and energy of South Africa’s soccer fans, Vodacom’s newest television commercial clearly demonstrates that the cellular service provider has the interests of the game and its fans at heart. Developed by a crack creative team at Draftfcb Johannesburg under the guidance of the agency’s executive creative director Grant Jacobsen, [...]
June 23, 2009
Will anti-piracy replica shirt technology also come to Africa?
Everyone knows the serious problem we have in South Africa of fake replica shirts and other soccer merchandise denying football clubs and national teams of additional income rightly due to them. This is a problem particularly prevalent in the music industry. It is widely believed that this fake merchandise is largely manufactured by Asian criminals [...]
June 22, 2009
Amazing technology behind the scenes
Watching the highlights during the Confed Cup, I couldn’t help noticing how quickly the producers are able to put together all the plays by an individual player or all the saves during a game, for instance. One can’t help noticing the very high level of methodology and accuracy of it all. A bit of research [...]
June 19, 2009
Soccer City is the new theatre of African dreams
One of the greatest legacies that the 2010 FIFA World Cup will leave is the magnificent new Soccer City Stadium that will host among other games, the opening game and the final. Like Wembley in England, this stadium will be an icon and lasting image that the world will have of the FIFA showpiece. Inspired [...]
June 18, 2009
The SABC is broke. So what are the implications for soccer?
It’s impossible not to see and hear nears about how the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is imploding. At the heart of the matter is the R700 million the corporation has lost during the last financial year. The drama has included the resignation of the majority of the board members, the ongoing court dispute between [...]
June 17, 2009
Soccer and rugby are failing to co-exist in Witbank – to their detriment
Witbank now have a Premier Soccer League team in Mpumalanga Black Aces but unfortunately there are problems regarding the use of premier stadium in that city, the Witbank Stadium, otherwise known as the Johan Van Riebeeck Stadium. The cause of all the problems is the Pumas Rugby Union’s unwillingness to share this facility which is [...]
June 16, 2009
Viljoen backs Manchester City to add value-for-money soccer at the Vodacom Challenge 2009
Former Manchester City midfielder, South African-born Colin Viljoen, expects Manchester City to be a highly competitive team and good value for money to watch, when they join Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs in the 10th anniversary edition of the Vodacom Challenge from 18 – 25 July. Viljoen, who played 38 times for the English club [...]
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