Cavin Johnson’s new project: ‘I want to build a Barcelona in Gauteng’
Former Kaizer Chiefs, AmaZulu FC, SuperSport United and Platinum Stars head coach Cavin Johnson has set his sights on a development centre in Gauteng,…
SA academy KSSE inks landmark deal with Chile’s O’Higgins
A Johannesburg-based academy, Kagiso Sports School of Excellence (KSSE), has signed a landmark partnership with Chilean Liga de Primera club O’Higgins Fútbol…
Part 2: Benjani Mwaruwari’s whirlwind journey to European football
Benjani Mwaruwari recalls Erwin Zogg shedding tears as he tried to persuade him to persevere with AJ Auxerre. Were it not for Zogg’s tears, Mwaruwari’s…
PART 1: The football jetsetter: Benjani Mwaruwari’s life as seen through his colourful transfers
So convinced was Benjani Mwaruwari that he had not done well in his Ordinary Level school exams that he did not even collect his results when they eventually…
Pitso Mokoena is a man with an eye for talent. Year after year, since the turn of the millennium, he would bring together hundreds of boys just to scan…
Oswin Appollis: The Bishop Lavis boy Tony Magic couldn’t ignore
Oswin Appollis’s football journey began on the unforgiving streets of Bishop Lavis, a place where survival is a daily contest. Here, poverty thickens the…
Sheppard explains how Chiefs’ UK tour benefited player development
The air in Johannesburg felt suddenly warmer for the Kaizer Chiefs Diski Challenge squad as they returned on Monday, carrying not just their luggage but the…
Hugo Broos slams Orlando Pirates and Mbekezeli Mbokazi
Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos has publicly criticised Mbekezeli Mbokazi and Orlando Pirates. The Belgian coach was furious about the outgoing Bucs…
A ‘Minister of Defence’… the gospel according to Isheanesu Mauchi
When translated into English, the name Isheanesu means “God is with us.” Watching the tall, gangly defender Isheanesu Mauchi on the football field, it…
Mbekezeli Mbokazi: Born on sand, unearthed by a police officer
Located on a peninsula at the northern end of Lake St Lucia, KwaNibela, a village in rural KwaZulu-Natal that Mbekezeli Mbokazi calls home, can seem like a…
Guy Bukasa: The Economist who plotted Orlando Pirates’ demise
When Guy Bukasa guided Saint-Éloi Lupopo to face Orlando Pirates in the CAF Champions League last month, few imagined a Congolese upset. Lupopo had never in…
Willard Katsande reveals his ultimate coaching goal
While the spotlight shines on those vying for senior national team jobs, former Kaizer Chiefs captain Willard Katsande is quietly plotting a different…
