Hello Darkness My Old Friend

By: Naeem | January 22nd, 2008 | 3 Comments »

With apologies to Simon & Garfunkel

I hate reporting bad news, but it seems that’s all that’s doing the rounds at this point in time. I realise I must be painting quite a dire picture of SA at the moment, but to be frank, the situation is reaching dire levels.

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No Red Light says FIFA

By: Naeem | January 15th, 2008 | No Comments »

FIFA has proclaimed that there is no red light for stadium preparations, although they do have slight concerns.
You should interpret this as:
FIFA has proclaimed that while it is not imperative that they change venues for the 2010 World Cup just yet, SOUTH AFRICA UP YOUR GAME!!!!
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Bafana’s Preparations Continue…

By: andreas | January 14th, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Sorry everybody! I haven’t posted in a while. I promise that with the African Cup of Nations just around the corner I’ll be posting far more regularly.
Firstly, just some quick player news! Steven Pienaar stormed out of a press conference in Durban after reporters hassled him about his delayed arrival for national duty. Everton boss Davis Moyes wanted the ... [read]

Bafana Bafana Afcon ‘08 Squad…

By: andreas | December 27th, 2007 | 9 Comments »

Hello everybody! Or as we’d say in Mzansi, Heita da! My name is Andreas and I’m pleased to be joining Naeem in talking all things South African football. While Naeem will focus predominantly on news and current affairs leading up to 2010, I will be looking primarily at the football.
Right, let’s start with some credentials. I’ve worked as a ... [read]

The Ladder to Success

By: Naeem | December 20th, 2007 | 2 Comments »

South Africa has maintained their superb position of 77th in the FIFA World Rankings, behind international juggernauts such as Cuba, Iraq, Panama, Bosnia-Herzegovina and England.
As many of you are no doubt aware, FIFA rankings may as well be made up by my dog, but still.
I suspect that we should climb the ladder quite significantly ... [read]

Out with the Old – in with the New.

By: Naeem | December 10th, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Sorry about the late post, I did promise two a week, but you know how it goes. There is a world other than football (shocking I know).
Also, sorry about the poor picture to the post, but my HTML skills are terrible and despite my sincerest efforts, I could not get the right picture uploaded. ... [read]

Belated Beginnings

By: Naeem | December 3rd, 2007 | 3 Comments »

Hi everybody.
My name is Naeem, and I will valiantly try to keep everybody abreast of all the happenings in the run up to 2010 and the hopeless endeavors of our national team (for those of you without advanced psychic abilities, I am South African).
After the disappointment of the awarding of the World Cup to ... [read]

Write for South Africa World Cup Blog

By: WC Bob | October 19th, 2007 | 4 Comments »

The Bafana Bafana are already assured of a place in 2010 World Cup in South Africa and we’re looking for their biggest fan to captain our blog. If you are passionate about the team, unafraid to offer an opinion, enjoy writing and would like to be part of a really cool project, drop us a line at bob [at] ... [read]

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