Patrice Motsepe publicly declared, a couple of years ago, that Sundowns would play their part for the country by providing Bafana Bafana with outstanding players for the World Cup. However, what has happened is actually the exact opposite because they have become the place where footballers’ careers die. The club’s policy of willy-nilly buying any [...]
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We want investors with sports acumen rather than just money
June 25, 2009
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 [...]
Africa will take centre-stage for the first time ever
June 12, 2009
I still can’t believe that the first game of the 2010 FIFA World Cup will kick-off in exactly 363 days from now. This will be the big climax to a journey that begins in Johannesburg, this coming Sunday, when the FIFA Confederations Cup starts. From there onwards it will be Africa’s turn to be at [...]
Local soccer could benefit from the credit crunch
May 15, 2009
We are approaching the climax of the soccer season globally with a lot of leagues titles decided already.






June 30, 2009
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