Highlanders FC may be travelling on foot after their bus was attached by the Deputy Sheriff for a USD 15 000, 00 debt to a local businessman. The money from the Bosso vs Cosmos money may come in handy on this one. The club is launching some SMS competition sometime to raise money and it is not clear how that works. As if that was not enough, the legal team of Madinda Ndlovu, who is owed good money, are lodging their papers with the courts. My understanding is that "Bro Shakes" is owed over USD 35 000, 00. My Magnetic Tactical Coaching Board I write it off. It is one less debt, at least, but I suspect there is more coming.
Bosso have fired Siza Khoza, Chipo Tsodzo and Gladmore Tembo. You will remember that Joel Luphahla and goalkeeper Ndodana Sibanda hit the ground for disciplinary issues a few months back. The Chronicle quotes Themba Ndlela, the Highlanders Chairman as saying they will be promoting juniors to replace the former players. The report claims Ndlela says the mid year meeting saw many complaints about junior policy that seems redundant and they are now utilising those resources because the team has no money.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
It Never Rains at Bosso: Bus Attached, 3 Players Fired.
Highlanders FC may be travelling on foot after their bus was attached by the Deputy Sheriff for a USD 15 000, 00 debt to a local businessman. The money from the Bosso vs Cosmos money may come in handy on this one. The club is launching some SMS competition sometime to raise money and it is not clear how that works. As if that was not enough, the legal team of Madinda Ndlovu, who is owed good money, are lodging their papers with the courts. My understanding is that "Bro Shakes" is owed over USD 35 000, 00. My Magnetic Tactical Coaching Board I write it off. It is one less debt, at least, but I suspect there is more coming.
Bosso have fired Siza Khoza, Chipo Tsodzo and Gladmore Tembo. You will remember that Joel Luphahla and goalkeeper Ndodana Sibanda hit the ground for disciplinary issues a few months back. The Chronicle quotes Themba Ndlela, the Highlanders Chairman as saying they will be promoting juniors to replace the former players. The report claims Ndlela says the mid year meeting saw many complaints about junior policy that seems redundant and they are now utilising those resources because the team has no money.
Bosso have fired Siza Khoza, Chipo Tsodzo and Gladmore Tembo. You will remember that Joel Luphahla and goalkeeper Ndodana Sibanda hit the ground for disciplinary issues a few months back. The Chronicle quotes Themba Ndlela, the Highlanders Chairman as saying they will be promoting juniors to replace the former players. The report claims Ndlela says the mid year meeting saw many complaints about junior policy that seems redundant and they are now utilising those resources because the team has no money.
Hand Football Now Fashionable.
An honest mistake or utter stupidity? I will await your opinion. Following hot on the heels of Diego Maradona's 'Hand Of God', Thierry Henry's 'Hand Of The devil' and the fresh 'Stupid Suarez' it never really ends. Watch the this.
Watching the flight of the ball and the attack seeming ended, she must have thought that the ball had gone out of play and play had been stopped. She caught the ball as if it were the natural thing to do and then just dropped it on the ground for restart of play. After having been on the pitch for so long, and losing the game by 1-4, she must have wanted things wrapped up quickly to save their team from the live day nightmare.
Cute was the referee's decision to understand there were no ill intentions here and just awarded a penalty, but Yeonga wasn't booked. Wow!
Hand Football Now Fashionable.
An honest mistake or utter stupidity? I will await your opinion. Following hot on the heels of Diego Maradona's 'Hand Of God', Thierry Henry's 'Hand Of The devil' and the fresh 'Stupid Suarez' it never really ends. Watch the this.
Watching the flight of the ball and the attack seeming ended, she must have thought that the ball had gone out of play and play had been stopped. She caught the ball as if it were the natural thing to do and then just dropped it on the ground for restart of play. After having been on the pitch for so long, and losing the game by 1-4, she must have wanted things wrapped up quickly to save their team from the live day nightmare.
Cute was the referee's decision to understand there were no ill intentions here and just awarded a penalty, but Yeonga wasn't booked. Wow!
Romario, The Hero Is Talking.
Brazil has 190 million individuals. They had over 6000 registered football clubs at different leagues and levels. They boast of 16 million registered football professionals of whom about 10 000 play football outside Brazil. They do not have a single man who has international experience to coach Brazil. International experience? They must be joking.
People who coached Brazil before, like Mario Zagallo, Carlos Alberto Parreira, the list is long, either do not want to do it again or they are now too old. How do you explain failure to so many people when you have so much resources to fight your cause?
The international experience part given in the difficulty the Brazilian Football Association becomes a laughable point given that they fired Dunga. Brazil gave the job to Dunga knowing he had no coaching experience at all (NB omission of INTERNATIONAL here). Dunga won qualification and came to the 2010 FIFA World Cup playing international football which the South Americans cried was unBrazilian. If they want an internationally experienced coach, none is better than Dunga at the moment.
Brazil can only have a Brazilian coach who plays the Brazilian way, only locally. I believe also, he needs to select a locally based squad. These players will do it the original Samba way. For the record, Dunga won Copa America title, the Confederation Cup and topped the standings of the South American qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup finals.
Romario, who combined well with Bebeto back in the days, believes the 1994 World Cup winning captain, Dunga was unfairly treated. One of my favourite players of all time, one of the greatest goalscorers in the history of the game was in Singapore where he opened the Brazilian Football Exhibition.
He said, "Everyone criticised Dunga, but actually, he wasn't wrong. That's how football is played nowadays. Teams are now very organised in a European-style. But as the next World Cup is in Brazil, and with a lot of renewal and young players coming through in our national squad, and with the home support of the Brazilians, we will play much better."
I always mention my amazing first hand experience watching the man play at the twilight of his career, that Romario, who scored 55 times in 70 international games and a thousand other goals, he roamed the 18 yard box for 90 minutes and only touched the ball 4 times, in November 1999, and he scored a hat-trick.
Mano Menezes has since been appointed Brazil coach and is expected to unearth to the world a new generation of players like Neymar and Ganso from Santos.
Romario de Souza, who played at the Zimbabwe National Sports Stadium in the late 198os with PSV Eindhoven against Racing Sports Club of Argentina in an international charity match has a team he calls America and is running for a seat in the Brazilian Parliament.
People who coached Brazil before, like Mario Zagallo, Carlos Alberto Parreira, the list is long, either do not want to do it again or they are now too old. How do you explain failure to so many people when you have so much resources to fight your cause?
The international experience part given in the difficulty the Brazilian Football Association becomes a laughable point given that they fired Dunga. Brazil gave the job to Dunga knowing he had no coaching experience at all (NB omission of INTERNATIONAL here). Dunga won qualification and came to the 2010 FIFA World Cup playing international football which the South Americans cried was unBrazilian. If they want an internationally experienced coach, none is better than Dunga at the moment.
Brazil can only have a Brazilian coach who plays the Brazilian way, only locally. I believe also, he needs to select a locally based squad. These players will do it the original Samba way. For the record, Dunga won Copa America title, the Confederation Cup and topped the standings of the South American qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup finals.
Romario, who combined well with Bebeto back in the days, believes the 1994 World Cup winning captain, Dunga was unfairly treated. One of my favourite players of all time, one of the greatest goalscorers in the history of the game was in Singapore where he opened the Brazilian Football Exhibition.
He said, "Everyone criticised Dunga, but actually, he wasn't wrong. That's how football is played nowadays. Teams are now very organised in a European-style. But as the next World Cup is in Brazil, and with a lot of renewal and young players coming through in our national squad, and with the home support of the Brazilians, we will play much better."
I always mention my amazing first hand experience watching the man play at the twilight of his career, that Romario, who scored 55 times in 70 international games and a thousand other goals, he roamed the 18 yard box for 90 minutes and only touched the ball 4 times, in November 1999, and he scored a hat-trick.
Mano Menezes has since been appointed Brazil coach and is expected to unearth to the world a new generation of players like Neymar and Ganso from Santos.
Romario de Souza, who played at the Zimbabwe National Sports Stadium in the late 198os with PSV Eindhoven against Racing Sports Club of Argentina in an international charity match has a team he calls America and is running for a seat in the Brazilian Parliament.
Romario, The Hero Is Talking.
Brazil has 190 million individuals. They had over 6000 registered football clubs at different leagues and levels. They boast of 16 million registered football professionals of whom about 10 000 play football outside Brazil. They do not have a single man who has international experience to coach Brazil. International experience? They must be joking.
People who coached Brazil before, like Mario Zagallo, Carlos Alberto Parreira, the list is long, either do not want to do it again or they are now too old. How do you explain failure to so many people when you have so much resources to fight your cause?
The international experience part given in the difficulty the Brazilian Football Association becomes a laughable point given that they fired Dunga. Brazil gave the job to Dunga knowing he had no coaching experience at all (NB omission of INTERNATIONAL here). Dunga won qualification and came to the 2010 FIFA World Cup playing international football which the South Americans cried was unBrazilian. If they want an internationally experienced coach, none is better than Dunga at the moment.
Brazil can only have a Brazilian coach who plays the Brazilian way, only locally. I believe also, he needs to select a locally based squad. These players will do it the original Samba way. For the record, Dunga won Copa America title, the Confederation Cup and topped the standings of the South American qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup finals.
Romario, who combined well with Bebeto back in the days, believes the 1994 World Cup winning captain, Dunga was unfairly treated. One of my favourite players of all time, one of the greatest goalscorers in the history of the game was in Singapore where he opened the Brazilian Football Exhibition.
He said, "Everyone criticised Dunga, but actually, he wasn't wrong. That's how football is played nowadays. Teams are now very organised in a European-style. But as the next World Cup is in Brazil, and with a lot of renewal and young players coming through in our national squad, and with the home support of the Brazilians, we will play much better."
I always mention my amazing first hand experience watching the man play at the twilight of his career, that Romario, who scored 55 times in 70 international games and a thousand other goals, he roamed the 18 yard box for 90 minutes and only touched the ball 4 times, in November 1999, and he scored a hat-trick.
Mano Menezes has since been appointed Brazil coach and is expected to unearth to the world a new generation of players like Neymar and Ganso from Santos.
Romario de Souza, who played at the Zimbabwe National Sports Stadium in the late 198os with PSV Eindhoven against Racing Sports Club of Argentina in an international charity match has a team he calls America and is running for a seat in the Brazilian Parliament.
People who coached Brazil before, like Mario Zagallo, Carlos Alberto Parreira, the list is long, either do not want to do it again or they are now too old. How do you explain failure to so many people when you have so much resources to fight your cause?
The international experience part given in the difficulty the Brazilian Football Association becomes a laughable point given that they fired Dunga. Brazil gave the job to Dunga knowing he had no coaching experience at all (NB omission of INTERNATIONAL here). Dunga won qualification and came to the 2010 FIFA World Cup playing international football which the South Americans cried was unBrazilian. If they want an internationally experienced coach, none is better than Dunga at the moment.
Brazil can only have a Brazilian coach who plays the Brazilian way, only locally. I believe also, he needs to select a locally based squad. These players will do it the original Samba way. For the record, Dunga won Copa America title, the Confederation Cup and topped the standings of the South American qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup finals.
Romario, who combined well with Bebeto back in the days, believes the 1994 World Cup winning captain, Dunga was unfairly treated. One of my favourite players of all time, one of the greatest goalscorers in the history of the game was in Singapore where he opened the Brazilian Football Exhibition.
He said, "Everyone criticised Dunga, but actually, he wasn't wrong. That's how football is played nowadays. Teams are now very organised in a European-style. But as the next World Cup is in Brazil, and with a lot of renewal and young players coming through in our national squad, and with the home support of the Brazilians, we will play much better."
I always mention my amazing first hand experience watching the man play at the twilight of his career, that Romario, who scored 55 times in 70 international games and a thousand other goals, he roamed the 18 yard box for 90 minutes and only touched the ball 4 times, in November 1999, and he scored a hat-trick.
Mano Menezes has since been appointed Brazil coach and is expected to unearth to the world a new generation of players like Neymar and Ganso from Santos.
Romario de Souza, who played at the Zimbabwe National Sports Stadium in the late 198os with PSV Eindhoven against Racing Sports Club of Argentina in an international charity match has a team he calls America and is running for a seat in the Brazilian Parliament.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Unsung Heroes - Jericho
(Adam Ndlovu, a product of Jericho of Mlangeni of Makokoba of Bulawayo of Mthwakazi ka Ndaba)
Highlanders FC, Bosso Tshilamoya has always been provider of roller coaster performances at BF without fail and given its supporters scintillating attacking diski over the years. There is a big secret why. If you don't belive me, surely I won't blame you at all. And please, don't be like me and cry.
The first person to coach Peter and Adam Ndlovu was a school teacher named Pedzayi at Tabiso Youth Centre before Adam moved to Mhlangeni United, a Makokoba team owned by a gentleman called Jericho. Highlanders FC, Bosso snapped Adam up from there and Adam rose to stardom that we know today.
Bosso striker, Nkululenko 'Chanky' Dlodlo, whom I can claim to be his last coach, at Railstars FC, as well as Abraham 'Nejane' Mbambo also came from Jericho's team, Mhlangeni United. Zhoki was the coach, and Gift 'Senior' Lunga's brother. Senior also, of course played for Mhlangeni as a youngster.
Jericho, a renowned true disciplinarian and passionate man who loved all sports, used to be a caretaker at Stanley Hall in Makokoba, and lived as a resident caretaker at Mlangeni. It was always an advantage for all the good players to be in his team because they would watch shows and movies at Stanley Hall for free. Some of the great players to be produced by Mlangeni United for Bosso are Makheyi 'Ninja' Nyathi.
One of the great Jericho's colleagues, Mambazo Saimon Phiri, had deep thought and fond memories of this fallen giant. He detailed their professional relationships and his commitment to his work. He expressed the rich culture his presence gave those around him. It was quite too strong for me. As he went on, "I worked with Jericho for 10 years. He died without mention at all." I cried.
"Mhlangeni was the start of all the things at Makokoba, culminating in Peter Ndlovu's inspired New Jack City FC, and recently the social team Makokoba Makwee. Makokoba City Warriors is inspired by all these, but our notion is to take the team into Zimbabwe's ultimate league sooner than later to prove a point we are serious about, sport, arts, talent and culture" , said Mbazo.
To Jericho, we thank foy Makheyi 'Ninja' Nyathi, Peter Ndlovu, Adam Ndlovu, Nkululeko Dlodlo, Gift Lunga and a lot more great sons of football that graced us with their class and flair.
If that dream is realised, it could the only befitting honour of a true man no one knew about. May his SOUL REST IN PEACE!
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Unsung Heroes - Jericho
(Adam Ndlovu, a product of Jericho of Mlangeni of Makokoba of Bulawayo of Mthwakazi ka Ndaba)
Highlanders FC, Bosso Tshilamoya has always been provider of roller coaster performances at BF without fail and given its supporters scintillating attacking diski over the years. There is a big secret why. If you don't belive me, surely I won't blame you at all. And please, don't be like me and cry.
The first person to coach Peter and Adam Ndlovu was a school teacher named Pedzayi at Tabiso Youth Centre before Adam moved to Mhlangeni United, a Makokoba team owned by a gentleman called Jericho. Highlanders FC, Bosso snapped Adam up from there and Adam rose to stardom that we know today.
Bosso striker, Nkululenko 'Chanky' Dlodlo, whom I can claim to be his last coach, at Railstars FC, as well as Abraham 'Nejane' Mbambo also came from Jericho's team, Mhlangeni United. Zhoki was the coach, and Gift 'Senior' Lunga's brother. Senior also, of course played for Mhlangeni as a youngster.
Jericho, a renowned true disciplinarian and passionate man who loved all sports, used to be a caretaker at Stanley Hall in Makokoba, and lived as a resident caretaker at Mlangeni. It was always an advantage for all the good players to be in his team because they would watch shows and movies at Stanley Hall for free. Some of the great players to be produced by Mlangeni United for Bosso are Makheyi 'Ninja' Nyathi.
One of the great Jericho's colleagues, Mambazo Saimon Phiri, had deep thought and fond memories of this fallen giant. He detailed their professional relationships and his commitment to his work. He expressed the rich culture his presence gave those around him. It was quite too strong for me. As he went on, "I worked with Jericho for 10 years. He died without mention at all." I cried.
"Mhlangeni was the start of all the things at Makokoba, culminating in Peter Ndlovu's inspired New Jack City FC, and recently the social team Makokoba Makwee. Makokoba City Warriors is inspired by all these, but our notion is to take the team into Zimbabwe's ultimate league sooner than later to prove a point we are serious about, sport, arts, talent and culture" , said Mbazo.
To Jericho, we thank foy Makheyi 'Ninja' Nyathi, Peter Ndlovu, Adam Ndlovu, Nkululeko Dlodlo, Gift Lunga and a lot more great sons of football that graced us with their class and flair.
If that dream is realised, it could the only befitting honour of a true man no one knew about. May his SOUL REST IN PEACE!
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African Coaches Just Crap?
If you are an African administrator of football, I am very sorry, I am not any pulling punches here. We are sick and tired of the nonsense you are always upto, putting up with you makes all Africans sick to the stomach. Shape up or we through you out. We need to get these messages across without fear or favour.
History has always shown us the way forward, only for the blind african administrators of football to go against the grain, but what is their gain? They compete to be foul and corrupt. They crave to break that "foolishocsope meter". It is not bad to, only that footbal is a public property. They say that football "is for all-body, it is not for one-body".
South African Africa Cup of Nations victory of 1996, epitomized the greatest achievement of this proud and vibrant nation that is always alive with possibilities. That great team of Mark Williams, Doctor Khumalo, Neil Tovey, Linda Buthelezi and Sizwe Motaung among others, was coached by a certain Clive Barker. He was local and did not earn much. There has been lessor but significant successes with various national teams and clubs, all coached by locals.
Zimbabwe enjoyed a fruitless but exciting time under an expat coach from Germany, named Reinhard Fabisch. He influenced the coaching structures and coaching education that is currently world-class. Nonetheless, he faltered when it mattered most and the nation had to realise success with the All-Africa Games campaign of the Under-23 team that lost the finals to Egypt, under the tutelage of locals - Wieslow Grawboski and Barry Daka. That was in 1995 and that team had in their ranks, Gift Muzadzi, Methembe Ndlovu, Stuart Murisa, Alois Bunjira, Elasto Lungu and Engelbert Dhina.
As for South Africa, like the rest of Africa, the best records available are held by locals coaches who were paid much less salaries than expats. And if you think that will stop the administration from going foreign, you are may be crazy, really. I think the administrators need to be expats for local coaches to be hired. Previous records and qualifications don't seem to matter when football bosses hire coaches. These bosses will not even send them for training. If they do, these coaches come back to herd cattle.
Of course, they would be a maiden appearance in the Africa big boys club by Warriors of Zimbabwe. After, as is usual in Africa, splashing all the money to expats, the broke national association, like locals clubs as well, hired a local coach, Sunday Mhofu Marimo Chidzambwa. He took Zimbabwe where no one else did, the Africa Nations Cup in Tunisia in 2004. Charles Mhlauri did the same the following tournament in Egypt, 2006. Sunday had also made Zimbabwean history by coaching Dynamos to Africa Champions' League finals.
Cameroon won an Olympic Gold medal with a local guy called Jean Paul Akono, in Sydney, Australia in 2000. A lot other African coaches have taken junior and woman African teams to victories, but none will convince administrators that any African man given the mandate to coach at the highest level, they can come up with "winning formulae". Their brains just freeze until they are out of office.
Ghana Under-20 team won a FIFA World Cup and Nigeria Under-20 Women, being in the final, are on the verge of a historic victory. Their coaches are locals. This is a tip of the iceberg of the potential of local coaches. Ghana for their senior Black Stars, won the Africa Cup of Nations in 1962 and 1982 with a local coach named C. K. Gymfi. In 1978, they were victorious with Fred Osman-Doudu. They have had a lot of successful expats too, whom they paid handsomely of course. I can tell you that they have had local coaches who performed dismally as well.
It is football common knowledge, how Egypt has done it will local coaches. The Pharoahs lifted the Africa Cup of Nations 6 times and thrice in a row with one coach, Hessam Shehata. If this is not an example to follow, maybe Cote de' Voire and South Africa should be. I do not want to say how much they each spent on coaches, and what the coaches achieved. The schooled must give me an English term to describe those kinds of deals.
Give any African country or club loads of cash today, and they will fire the local coach and hire a foreigner from Europe. It is too cheap to call our selves self-colonised. We are worse, and Europe knows that. So many European countries have offered to Africa and those governments or associations pay for them. Our joy at being punch bags beats me. As soon as these "free loan" coaches are well equiped with experience, they go back and plot our football downfall because they know how we play inside out. Are we hoping to catch in world football by juju? It doesn't and I can coach a team that will beat 11 sangoma with their subs and technical department at any day. Football is the same everywhere and that education out there is also in African coaches' heads. Of course we need European and external support in many aspects. We don't have to sell our souls for that.
What is the point here? African football leaders are corrupt. They hire only local coaches when they are broke and the pay them peanuts while they squander public funds. As we speak a very corrupt woman is being investigated for football issues in Harare. While it does not involve coaches, that is the people Africa has for administrators. If you are an African fan like me, let's buy a big and durable bucket for your tears. These guys are here to stay.
African Coaches Just Crap?
If you are an African administrator of football, I am very sorry, I am not any pulling punches here. We are sick and tired of the nonsense you are always upto, putting up with you makes all Africans sick to the stomach. Shape up or we through you out. We need to get these messages across without fear or favour.
History has always shown us the way forward, only for the blind african administrators of football to go against the grain, but what is their gain? They compete to be foul and corrupt. They crave to break that "foolishocsope meter". It is not bad to, only that footbal is a public property. They say that football "is for all-body, it is not for one-body".
South African Africa Cup of Nations victory of 1996, epitomized the greatest achievement of this proud and vibrant nation that is always alive with possibilities. That great team of Mark Williams, Doctor Khumalo, Neil Tovey, Linda Buthelezi and Sizwe Motaung among others, was coached by a certain Clive Barker. He was local and did not earn much. There has been lessor but significant successes with various national teams and clubs, all coached by locals.
Zimbabwe enjoyed a fruitless but exciting time under an expat coach from Germany, named Reinhard Fabisch. He influenced the coaching structures and coaching education that is currently world-class. Nonetheless, he faltered when it mattered most and the nation had to realise success with the All-Africa Games campaign of the Under-23 team that lost the finals to Egypt, under the tutelage of locals - Wieslow Grawboski and Barry Daka. That was in 1995 and that team had in their ranks, Gift Muzadzi, Methembe Ndlovu, Stuart Murisa, Alois Bunjira, Elasto Lungu and Engelbert Dhina.
As for South Africa, like the rest of Africa, the best records available are held by locals coaches who were paid much less salaries than expats. And if you think that will stop the administration from going foreign, you are may be crazy, really. I think the administrators need to be expats for local coaches to be hired. Previous records and qualifications don't seem to matter when football bosses hire coaches. These bosses will not even send them for training. If they do, these coaches come back to herd cattle.
Of course, they would be a maiden appearance in the Africa big boys club by Warriors of Zimbabwe. After, as is usual in Africa, splashing all the money to expats, the broke national association, like locals clubs as well, hired a local coach, Sunday Mhofu Marimo Chidzambwa. He took Zimbabwe where no one else did, the Africa Nations Cup in Tunisia in 2004. Charles Mhlauri did the same the following tournament in Egypt, 2006. Sunday had also made Zimbabwean history by coaching Dynamos to Africa Champions' League finals.
Cameroon won an Olympic Gold medal with a local guy called Jean Paul Akono, in Sydney, Australia in 2000. A lot other African coaches have taken junior and woman African teams to victories, but none will convince administrators that any African man given the mandate to coach at the highest level, they can come up with "winning formulae". Their brains just freeze until they are out of office.
Ghana Under-20 team won a FIFA World Cup and Nigeria Under-20 Women, being in the final, are on the verge of a historic victory. Their coaches are locals. This is a tip of the iceberg of the potential of local coaches. Ghana for their senior Black Stars, won the Africa Cup of Nations in 1962 and 1982 with a local coach named C. K. Gymfi. In 1978, they were victorious with Fred Osman-Doudu. They have had a lot of successful expats too, whom they paid handsomely of course. I can tell you that they have had local coaches who performed dismally as well.
It is football common knowledge, how Egypt has done it will local coaches. The Pharoahs lifted the Africa Cup of Nations 6 times and thrice in a row with one coach, Hessam Shehata. If this is not an example to follow, maybe Cote de' Voire and South Africa should be. I do not want to say how much they each spent on coaches, and what the coaches achieved. The schooled must give me an English term to describe those kinds of deals.
Give any African country or club loads of cash today, and they will fire the local coach and hire a foreigner from Europe. It is too cheap to call our selves self-colonised. We are worse, and Europe knows that. So many European countries have offered to Africa and those governments or associations pay for them. Our joy at being punch bags beats me. As soon as these "free loan" coaches are well equiped with experience, they go back and plot our football downfall because they know how we play inside out. Are we hoping to catch in world football by juju? It doesn't and I can coach a team that will beat 11 sangoma with their subs and technical department at any day. Football is the same everywhere and that education out there is also in African coaches' heads. Of course we need European and external support in many aspects. We don't have to sell our souls for that.
What is the point here? African football leaders are corrupt. They hire only local coaches when they are broke and the pay them peanuts while they squander public funds. As we speak a very corrupt woman is being investigated for football issues in Harare. While it does not involve coaches, that is the people Africa has for administrators. If you are an African fan like me, let's buy a big and durable bucket for your tears. These guys are here to stay.
South Africa vs Ghana At Soccer City.
This fixture, to take place on the 7th of August 2010, until further notice shall be best dubbed South Africa versus Black Stars of Ghana because the South African football team are nameless. The match will take place at the currently nameless stadium that we will risk calling Soccer City for the benefit of those who want to go and watch the misser of a crucial final second penalty, at the same venue of that horrible and embarrassing deed, Asamoah Gyan. Michael Essien may be in the 18 area for that one.
The South Africa football bosses are trying to come out with a new name for the team. South African Rugby Union want the High Court to change the name of a Football Cathedral to National Stadium so they can play rugby with Australia on the 21st of August 2010. A naming rights company say the name must revert back to being FNB because FIFA asked SAFA not to use branded names for their World Cup stadia during the World Cup. It sounds like someone somewhere is crazy, and crazy indeed. By the way, as a condition to the rugby, NO VUVUZELA. Now I think the crazy one here is me, cause I just don't understand where this is going or is coming from.
Talking about crazy stuff, Ghana will roll into Mzansi haunted by the crazy Luis Suarez who was a nightmare to them not so long ago with those common knowledge antics. For South Africa, there won't be ant Diego Forlan, thank God. They will remember how all Africans rallied behind them and even cried in that sympathetic ordeal with Uruguay in the 2010 FIFA World Cup quarter-final. Black Stars, tough luck. While there will be no love lost, the World Cup has ended, the honey moon is over. South Africans will be rooting for South Africa. Each man for himself now and only God for us all.
Before we leave Forlan and Suarez, the pair are unlikely to feature in the Uruguay friendly with Angola. It will be a short change for the African football to be denied the class act of a football supremest Diego Forlan. As for Suarez, it is the best that could happen for the continent at this time of mourning. That is Angolan stuff, and it must be in Portuguese, so obrigado!
As for South Africa, there is a baptism of fire for new SA coach, Pitso Mosimane. He has to bring together a squad of his taste, cool down the hyper hang-over of having played in the World Cup. All eyes will be on his strategy and influence on the players and his style. He will do well to absorb the pressure and win the English-like press. There is no way Pitso will escape the comparison of both Joel Santana and Carlos Alberto Parreira. You can't help but wish the guy luck.
Ghana, on their part are a force in world football. They will be pushing their luck to maintain their status as Africa's cream. For those who are into traditional beer like myself, it is a match I would not miss, as a 'vanya'.
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South Africa vs Ghana At Soccer City.
This fixture, to take place on the 7th of August 2010, until further notice shall be best dubbed South Africa versus Black Stars of Ghana because the South African football team are nameless. The match will take place at the currently nameless stadium that we will risk calling Soccer City for the benefit of those who want to go and watch the misser of a crucial final second penalty, at the same venue of that horrible and embarrassing deed, Asamoah Gyan. Michael Essien may be in the 18 area for that one.
The South Africa football bosses are trying to come out with a new name for the team. South African Rugby Union want the High Court to change the name of a Football Cathedral to National Stadium so they can play rugby with Australia on the 21st of August 2010. A naming rights company say the name must revert back to being FNB because FIFA asked SAFA not to use branded names for their World Cup stadia during the World Cup. It sounds like someone somewhere is crazy, and crazy indeed. By the way, as a condition to the rugby, NO VUVUZELA. Now I think the crazy one here is me, cause I just don't understand where this is going or is coming from.
Talking about crazy stuff, Ghana will roll into Mzansi haunted by the crazy Luis Suarez who was a nightmare to them not so long ago with those common knowledge antics. For South Africa, there won't be ant Diego Forlan, thank God. They will remember how all Africans rallied behind them and even cried in that sympathetic ordeal with Uruguay in the 2010 FIFA World Cup quarter-final. Black Stars, tough luck. While there will be no love lost, the World Cup has ended, the honey moon is over. South Africans will be rooting for South Africa. Each man for himself now and only God for us all.
Before we leave Forlan and Suarez, the pair are unlikely to feature in the Uruguay friendly with Angola. It will be a short change for the African football to be denied the class act of a football supremest Diego Forlan. As for Suarez, it is the best that could happen for the continent at this time of mourning. That is Angolan stuff, and it must be in Portuguese, so obrigado!
As for South Africa, there is a baptism of fire for new SA coach, Pitso Mosimane. He has to bring together a squad of his taste, cool down the hyper hang-over of having played in the World Cup. All eyes will be on his strategy and influence on the players and his style. He will do well to absorb the pressure and win the English-like press. There is no way Pitso will escape the comparison of both Joel Santana and Carlos Alberto Parreira. You can't help but wish the guy luck.
Ghana, on their part are a force in world football. They will be pushing their luck to maintain their status as Africa's cream. For those who are into traditional beer like myself, it is a match I would not miss, as a 'vanya'.
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Nigeria Makes History For Africa
The African continent is a proud people this year. While still basking from the glory of hosting 2010 FIFA World Cup for the first time ever in Africa, and with such aplomb, the FIFA Under-20 Women Cup final on Sunday will feature an African team, Nigeria who overcame Colombia 1-0 with a second minute goal in Bielefeld. They face hosts, Germany, who trounced Korea Republic 5-1.
Only a few months back, another African team made another African history by winning another version of the FIFA World Cup. Ghana youth team won the FIFA Under-20 World Cup that was held in Egypt.
The beautiful Falconets took on their early chance, organised themselves and defended with their lives. Captain Joy Jegede, just inside the Columbian half, launched the ball into the penalty area where the high bounce evaded Paula Forero the goalkeeper and against the crossbar. Ebere Orji scored easily from the rebound.
The second half saw both teams struggle to set up chances. Colombia's confidence was visible later on, nearly succeeding in pushing Nigeria against the wall. They were also on target with 20 minutes to play, but when Africa's day arrives, not even Suarez could have saved them. Bazenzele!
Nigeria Makes History For Africa
The African continent is a proud people this year. While still basking from the glory of hosting 2010 FIFA World Cup for the first time ever in Africa, and with such aplomb, the FIFA Under-20 Women Cup final on Sunday will feature an African team, Nigeria who overcame Colombia 1-0 with a second minute goal in Bielefeld. They face hosts, Germany, who trounced Korea Republic 5-1.
Only a few months back, another African team made another African history by winning another version of the FIFA World Cup. Ghana youth team won the FIFA Under-20 World Cup that was held in Egypt.
The beautiful Falconets took on their early chance, organised themselves and defended with their lives. Captain Joy Jegede, just inside the Columbian half, launched the ball into the penalty area where the high bounce evaded Paula Forero the goalkeeper and against the crossbar. Ebere Orji scored easily from the rebound.
The second half saw both teams struggle to set up chances. Colombia's confidence was visible later on, nearly succeeding in pushing Nigeria against the wall. They were also on target with 20 minutes to play, but when Africa's day arrives, not even Suarez could have saved them. Bazenzele!
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Nigeria in the World Cup Semi-Final
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Not saying anything about the Nigeria national under 20 Women team blasting the defending FIFA World Cup defending Champions, USA out of the tournament, is grossly irresponsible of me, and I apologise. It is a diski history making effort that needs an applause and respect from all Africans. The United States of America were not holders of the Cup for any other reason than being the best in the business. The game they call soccer (pronounced sucker) is widely regarded a girl's game.
The young and beautiful Nigerian girls, known as the Falconets, won a penalty shootout to claim a place in the semi-finals at the end of an enthralling struggle in Augsburg. USA's Sydney Leroux who missed with the US' fifth penalty to seal the African side's 4-2 victory. Captain Christine Nairn's attempt was also saved by the goalkeeper.
The Nigerian damsels will lock horns with Colombia today in the FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup in Germany and may well be Africa's first team to reach the finals of a world tournament if they dispatch the South Americans. While Suarez is Uruguayan and Nigeria are not Ghana, being a ladies match, victory will always be revenge or poetic justice for the way.
My issue here from a coaching view, is, coming on this match on a high and knowing Columbia are making their maiden appearance in the tournament, keeping heads cool will be a tough one for the technical staff. Us, Africans usually fail to contain success, as evidenced by our love for partying and dance. Well, Ghana will come to mind, again of course. We wilt when it matters most, and that is the coaches job now, to say it has not mattered most at this stage.
Nigerians improvement their game over the years finishing last in their group in 2002 and then 3rd in 2004 and reaching the quarter-finals. They were second in their group in 2006 but lost a quarter-final match to Brazil while in 2008 they fell to France in the quarter-final after leading their group.
Bayazenzela.
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Nigeria in the World Cup Semi-Final
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Not saying anything about the Nigeria national under 20 Women team blasting the defending FIFA World Cup defending Champions, USA out of the tournament, is grossly irresponsible of me, and I apologise. It is a diski history making effort that needs an applause and respect from all Africans. The United States of America were not holders of the Cup for any other reason than being the best in the business. The game they call soccer (pronounced sucker) is widely regarded a girl's game.
The young and beautiful Nigerian girls, known as the Falconets, won a penalty shootout to claim a place in the semi-finals at the end of an enthralling struggle in Augsburg. USA's Sydney Leroux who missed with the US' fifth penalty to seal the African side's 4-2 victory. Captain Christine Nairn's attempt was also saved by the goalkeeper.
The Nigerian damsels will lock horns with Colombia today in the FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup in Germany and may well be Africa's first team to reach the finals of a world tournament if they dispatch the South Americans. While Suarez is Uruguayan and Nigeria are not Ghana, being a ladies match, victory will always be revenge or poetic justice for the way.
My issue here from a coaching view, is, coming on this match on a high and knowing Columbia are making their maiden appearance in the tournament, keeping heads cool will be a tough one for the technical staff. Us, Africans usually fail to contain success, as evidenced by our love for partying and dance. Well, Ghana will come to mind, again of course. We wilt when it matters most, and that is the coaches job now, to say it has not mattered most at this stage.
Nigerians improvement their game over the years finishing last in their group in 2002 and then 3rd in 2004 and reaching the quarter-finals. They were second in their group in 2006 but lost a quarter-final match to Brazil while in 2008 they fell to France in the quarter-final after leading their group.
Bayazenzela.
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Unsung Heroes - Mambazo Saimon Phiri
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(Did you know Esrom Nyandoro was a dancer at Siyaya Arts before he started playing football, and he has been to Europe before to dance, but failed the grade as a soccer player?)
The profile of this genius will blow your mind, especially if you associate him with just music, dance, theatre, arts and culture. You will be amazed. Keep reading this.
Mambazo Saimon Phiri of Siyaya Arts (www.siyaya-arts.com), comes with a rich incredible history and input in diski (football) one can never imagine. For starters, Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa skipper, Ezrom Nyandoro, one of the best things to come out of Amazulu USUTHU FC of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, failed to make a grade in football at school. Mambazo Saimon Phiri, popularly known as Mbazo did not suspect one of his theatre performers would be the Ezrom Nyndoro we all know today.
Mbazo, who is currently on tour in Europe performing his work that includes, KokobaTown, OnkeOse and as well as Zambezi Express (www.zambeziexpress.com) which he is currently promoting, even took Nyandoro to their Aberdeen Scotland tour of 1995. This unsung hero of song, is Patron of a Division 1 Football Club in Zimbabwe called Makokoba City Warriors F.C. Patron is a humble term to say owner, though he prefers it as his social responsibility.
A quote from him "Football has always had a place in my heart since childhood and at one stage I had thought I would be a professional footballer." He mentored Nyandoro and Vusa Moyo among other professional footballers.
This humble and approachable man of immense talent and passion for his job is even taking a great potential of a football star for apprenticeship overseas. "I have a young boy, nephew to Peter Ndlovu who arrived in the UK from Zimbabwe to do a few attachments with UK football academies, Prince Maphosa Mazwi."
At Makokoba City Warriors FC, he is well supported by able members like Butho SBV Sibanda and three other ordinary guys from the ghetto. One of these men is Marko Dube (grew up koDube but is blood brother to the Ndlovus) is their team manager. I can assure you, we are not yet finished with these guys. They are coming up big time.
Mbazo also owns, among other things, www.sabelamusic.com and www.ibumbafestival.com and his personal website is www.mbazo.com. I am humbled and honoured to know such great individuals. They are an inspiration to me and hopefully you as well, and I can only pray that God bless their work and honour their contribution to people's everyday lives. I feel encouraged to acknowledge people like him.
See highlights here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxfTx5uotq4&feature=related
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[/caption](Did you know Esrom Nyandoro was a dancer at Siyaya Arts before he started playing football, and he has been to Europe before to dance, but failed the grade as a soccer player?)
The profile of this genius will blow your mind, especially if you associate him with just music, dance, theatre, arts and culture. You will be amazed. Keep reading this.
Mambazo Saimon Phiri of Siyaya Arts (www.siyaya-arts.com), comes with a rich incredible history and input in diski (football) one can never imagine. For starters, Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa skipper, Ezrom Nyandoro, one of the best things to come out of Amazulu USUTHU FC of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, failed to make a grade in football at school. Mambazo Saimon Phiri, popularly known as Mbazo did not suspect one of his theatre performers would be the Ezrom Nyndoro we all know today.
Mbazo, who is currently on tour in Europe performing his work that includes, KokobaTown, OnkeOse and as well as Zambezi Express (www.zambeziexpress.com) which he is currently promoting, even took Nyandoro to their Aberdeen Scotland tour of 1995. This unsung hero of song, is Patron of a Division 1 Football Club in Zimbabwe called Makokoba City Warriors F.C. Patron is a humble term to say owner, though he prefers it as his social responsibility.
A quote from him "Football has always had a place in my heart since childhood and at one stage I had thought I would be a professional footballer." He mentored Nyandoro and Vusa Moyo among other professional footballers.
This humble and approachable man of immense talent and passion for his job is even taking a great potential of a football star for apprenticeship overseas. "I have a young boy, nephew to Peter Ndlovu who arrived in the UK from Zimbabwe to do a few attachments with UK football academies, Prince Maphosa Mazwi."
At Makokoba City Warriors FC, he is well supported by able members like Butho SBV Sibanda and three other ordinary guys from the ghetto. One of these men is Marko Dube (grew up koDube but is blood brother to the Ndlovus) is their team manager. I can assure you, we are not yet finished with these guys. They are coming up big time.
Mbazo also owns, among other things, www.sabelamusic.com and www.ibumbafestival.com and his personal website is www.mbazo.com. I am humbled and honoured to know such great individuals. They are an inspiration to me and hopefully you as well, and I can only pray that God bless their work and honour their contribution to people's everyday lives. I feel encouraged to acknowledge people like him.
See highlights here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxfTx5uotq4&feature=related
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Unsung Heroes - Mambazo Saimon Phiri
[caption id="attachment_1197" align="aligncenter" width="570" caption="Ezrom Nyandoro with NASA Theatre, now SIYAYA Arts."][/caption]
(Did you know Esrom Nyandoro was a dancer at Siyaya Arts before he started playing football, and he has been to Europe before to dance, but failed the grade as a soccer player?)
The profile of this genius will blow your mind, especially if you associate him with just music, dance, theatre, arts and culture. You will be amazed. Keep reading this.
Mambazo Saimon Phiri of Siyaya Arts (www.siyaya-arts.com), comes with a rich incredible history and input in diski (football) one can never imagine. For starters, Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa skipper, Ezrom Nyandoro, one of the best things to come out of Amazulu USUTHU FC of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, failed to make a grade in football at school. Mambazo Saimon Phiri, popularly known as Mbazo did not suspect one of his theatre performers would be the Ezrom Nyndoro we all know today.
Mbazo, who is currently on tour in Europe performing his work that includes, KokobaTown, OnkeOse and as well as Zambezi Express (www.zambeziexpress.com) which he is currently promoting, even took Nyandoro to their Aberdeen Scotland tour of 1995. This unsung hero of song, is Patron of a Division 1 Football Club in Zimbabwe called Makokoba City Warriors F.C. Patron is a humble term to say owner, though he prefers it as his social responsibility.
A quote from him "Football has always had a place in my heart since childhood and at one stage I had thought I would be a professional footballer." He mentored Nyandoro and Vusa Moyo among other professional footballers.
This humble and approachable man of immense talent and passion for his job is even taking a great potential of a football star for apprenticeship overseas. "I have a young boy, nephew to Peter Ndlovu who arrived in the UK from Zimbabwe to do a few attachments with UK football academies, Prince Maphosa Mazwi."
At Makokoba City Warriors FC, he is well supported by able members like Butho SBV Sibanda and three other ordinary guys from the ghetto. One of these men is Marko Dube (grew up koDube but is blood brother to the Ndlovus) is their team manager. I can assure you, we are not yet finished with these guys. They are coming up big time.
Mbazo also owns, among other things, www.sabelamusic.com and www.ibumbafestival.com and his personal website is www.mbazo.com. I am humbled and honoured to know such great individuals. They are an inspiration to me and hopefully you as well, and I can only pray that God bless their work and honour their contribution to people's everyday lives. I feel encouraged to acknowledge people like him.
See highlights here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxfTx5uotq4&feature=related
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[/caption](Did you know Esrom Nyandoro was a dancer at Siyaya Arts before he started playing football, and he has been to Europe before to dance, but failed the grade as a soccer player?)
The profile of this genius will blow your mind, especially if you associate him with just music, dance, theatre, arts and culture. You will be amazed. Keep reading this.
Mambazo Saimon Phiri of Siyaya Arts (www.siyaya-arts.com), comes with a rich incredible history and input in diski (football) one can never imagine. For starters, Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa skipper, Ezrom Nyandoro, one of the best things to come out of Amazulu USUTHU FC of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, failed to make a grade in football at school. Mambazo Saimon Phiri, popularly known as Mbazo did not suspect one of his theatre performers would be the Ezrom Nyndoro we all know today.
Mbazo, who is currently on tour in Europe performing his work that includes, KokobaTown, OnkeOse and as well as Zambezi Express (www.zambeziexpress.com) which he is currently promoting, even took Nyandoro to their Aberdeen Scotland tour of 1995. This unsung hero of song, is Patron of a Division 1 Football Club in Zimbabwe called Makokoba City Warriors F.C. Patron is a humble term to say owner, though he prefers it as his social responsibility.
A quote from him "Football has always had a place in my heart since childhood and at one stage I had thought I would be a professional footballer." He mentored Nyandoro and Vusa Moyo among other professional footballers.
This humble and approachable man of immense talent and passion for his job is even taking a great potential of a football star for apprenticeship overseas. "I have a young boy, nephew to Peter Ndlovu who arrived in the UK from Zimbabwe to do a few attachments with UK football academies, Prince Maphosa Mazwi."
At Makokoba City Warriors FC, he is well supported by able members like Butho SBV Sibanda and three other ordinary guys from the ghetto. One of these men is Marko Dube (grew up koDube but is blood brother to the Ndlovus) is their team manager. I can assure you, we are not yet finished with these guys. They are coming up big time.
Mbazo also owns, among other things, www.sabelamusic.com and www.ibumbafestival.com and his personal website is www.mbazo.com. I am humbled and honoured to know such great individuals. They are an inspiration to me and hopefully you as well, and I can only pray that God bless their work and honour their contribution to people's everyday lives. I feel encouraged to acknowledge people like him.
See highlights here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxfTx5uotq4&feature=related
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Zambezi Express Highlights.
You will enjoy this unbelievable song and dance for sure. Make your self a date to watch the show. Soon you will be surprised how connected to diski it is. Watch this space.
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Zambezi Express Highlights.
You will enjoy this unbelievable song and dance for sure. Make your self a date to watch the show. Soon you will be surprised how connected to diski it is. Watch this space.
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Khune and Teko May Go Bundesliga
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Kaizer Chiefs, AmaKhosi may be looking for a new goalkeeper soon. Itumeleng Khune may be heading to an unnamed Bundesliga side. Treat this as a simple rumour until you see it somewhere else. In the same rumour blanket is the Orlando Pirates talisman, the General Teko Modise, and to the same league. Basically, the "Ezikamagebhula, Ezagebhula umhlaba zawubhekisa phezulu" captain impressed a few other clubs but his latest form will not worry the Happy People much.
AmaKhosi for Life may not be Happy People themselves as Simphiwe Tshabalala may be going in one of 3 or 4 places himself. Shabba as they now call him, was offered a R500 000,00 per week salary somewhere by a Turkish club but AmaKhosi thought they can not be paid EUR500 000,00 themselves for his services. They think nhe is worth more. That sounds like Arsene Wenger on Fabregas to me, a blatant 'Suarez'.
AmaKhosi may get enquiries about Letsholonyane as well. If all goes well, Kaizer Motaung will be a smiling all the way to the bank seeing Amakhosi Amahle supporters in tears in the next season. Their midfield general has been given a break he deserves. Tinashe 'Nengoyini' Nengomashe sojourns to the Middle East to a lesser glamourous but monied Qarta league. Nengomashe served the Glamour Boys with integrity and honour over the years and is taking a bow, the same Cesc Fabregas is asking from Arsenal and the Gooners aren't going to give. Usually getting a hot bun is never Kaizer Chiefs' problems. They will be unveiling some gem or two for sure.
Tshabalala, as I said, may end up in the English Premier League or Holland. Wonders of a single left-footed thunderous first 2010 FIFA World Cup goal.
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Khune and Teko May Go Bundesliga
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Kaizer Chiefs, AmaKhosi may be looking for a new goalkeeper soon. Itumeleng Khune may be heading to an unnamed Bundesliga side. Treat this as a simple rumour until you see it somewhere else. In the same rumour blanket is the Orlando Pirates talisman, the General Teko Modise, and to the same league. Basically, the "Ezikamagebhula, Ezagebhula umhlaba zawubhekisa phezulu" captain impressed a few other clubs but his latest form will not worry the Happy People much.
AmaKhosi for Life may not be Happy People themselves as Simphiwe Tshabalala may be going in one of 3 or 4 places himself. Shabba as they now call him, was offered a R500 000,00 per week salary somewhere by a Turkish club but AmaKhosi thought they can not be paid EUR500 000,00 themselves for his services. They think nhe is worth more. That sounds like Arsene Wenger on Fabregas to me, a blatant 'Suarez'.
AmaKhosi may get enquiries about Letsholonyane as well. If all goes well, Kaizer Motaung will be a smiling all the way to the bank seeing Amakhosi Amahle supporters in tears in the next season. Their midfield general has been given a break he deserves. Tinashe 'Nengoyini' Nengomashe sojourns to the Middle East to a lesser glamourous but monied Qarta league. Nengomashe served the Glamour Boys with integrity and honour over the years and is taking a bow, the same Cesc Fabregas is asking from Arsenal and the Gooners aren't going to give. Usually getting a hot bun is never Kaizer Chiefs' problems. They will be unveiling some gem or two for sure.
Tshabalala, as I said, may end up in the English Premier League or Holland. Wonders of a single left-footed thunderous first 2010 FIFA World Cup goal.
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15 New Signings, Is this Highlanders or what?
If I had a football club and released 15 players and replaced them with another 15, I would call myself a genius, but guess what, it's not me and it's not my team and I feel this is nuts. Maybe there is a point, I don't know. If you want to make it easy on top, get a list and addresses of players released by Mpumalanga Black Aces of South Africa and sign them on en masse. You will win the league.
Witbank's Mpumalanga Black Aces recruited 15 new palers and fired the same number. They signed former Orlando Pirates captain Lehlohonolo Seema, BidVest Wits midfielder Marawaan Bantam, winner of the Nedbank Cup last season, striker Brice Aka from Martizburg United, two experienced international goalkeepers Denis Onyango from PSL champions SuperSport United and DR Congo's Francis Chansa from Wits, German-born central defender Marc Eberle who, apart from playing in Germany, Belgium, and Holland also played under Aces coach Aki Ayiomamidis in the Cyprus First Division for Aris FC.
At first you would think it's Highlanders FC of Zimbabwe who are restructuring, but then, Aces claim statistics show they recorded the 3rd highest home attendance at their games last season and are now aiming to be a top 5 team. Far fetched? Ask me end of the season.
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Witbank's Mpumalanga Black Aces recruited 15 new palers and fired the same number. They signed former Orlando Pirates captain Lehlohonolo Seema, BidVest Wits midfielder Marawaan Bantam, winner of the Nedbank Cup last season, striker Brice Aka from Martizburg United, two experienced international goalkeepers Denis Onyango from PSL champions SuperSport United and DR Congo's Francis Chansa from Wits, German-born central defender Marc Eberle who, apart from playing in Germany, Belgium, and Holland also played under Aces coach Aki Ayiomamidis in the Cyprus First Division for Aris FC.
At first you would think it's Highlanders FC of Zimbabwe who are restructuring, but then, Aces claim statistics show they recorded the 3rd highest home attendance at their games last season and are now aiming to be a top 5 team. Far fetched? Ask me end of the season.
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15 New Signings, Is this Highlanders or what?
If I had a football club and released 15 players and replaced them with another 15, I would call myself a genius, but guess what, it's not me and it's not my team and I feel this is nuts. Maybe there is a point, I don't know. If you want to make it easy on top, get a list and addresses of players released by Mpumalanga Black Aces of South Africa and sign them on en masse. You will win the league.
Witbank's Mpumalanga Black Aces recruited 15 new palers and fired the same number. They signed former Orlando Pirates captain Lehlohonolo Seema, BidVest Wits midfielder Marawaan Bantam, winner of the Nedbank Cup last season, striker Brice Aka from Martizburg United, two experienced international goalkeepers Denis Onyango from PSL champions SuperSport United and DR Congo's Francis Chansa from Wits, German-born central defender Marc Eberle who, apart from playing in Germany, Belgium, and Holland also played under Aces coach Aki Ayiomamidis in the Cyprus First Division for Aris FC.
At first you would think it's Highlanders FC of Zimbabwe who are restructuring, but then, Aces claim statistics show they recorded the 3rd highest home attendance at their games last season and are now aiming to be a top 5 team. Far fetched? Ask me end of the season.
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Witbank's Mpumalanga Black Aces recruited 15 new palers and fired the same number. They signed former Orlando Pirates captain Lehlohonolo Seema, BidVest Wits midfielder Marawaan Bantam, winner of the Nedbank Cup last season, striker Brice Aka from Martizburg United, two experienced international goalkeepers Denis Onyango from PSL champions SuperSport United and DR Congo's Francis Chansa from Wits, German-born central defender Marc Eberle who, apart from playing in Germany, Belgium, and Holland also played under Aces coach Aki Ayiomamidis in the Cyprus First Division for Aris FC.
At first you would think it's Highlanders FC of Zimbabwe who are restructuring, but then, Aces claim statistics show they recorded the 3rd highest home attendance at their games last season and are now aiming to be a top 5 team. Far fetched? Ask me end of the season.
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FIFA Master's Programme
It is always very nice and fulfilling to cut down and criticise FIFA without actually thinking about the positives the international football body does for the community. FIFA educates, and educates big time. They offer what they call The FIFA Master - International Master (MAS) in Management, Law and Humanities of Sport, a unique Sports Master programme, coordinated by the CIES (International Center for sports Studies) and taught by three prestigious European Universities: De Montfort University (Leicester, UK), SDA Bocconi School of Management (Milan, IT) and Neuchâtel University (Neuchâtel, CH).
Every year, from late September to early July, a truly international group, approximately 30 postgraduates from over 20 nationalities, is selected among candidates coming from all over the world to participate in this full-time course. Students will attend exciting classes covering all major issues that sports organisations face today. They will hear from qualified professionals and academics and have the opportunity to visit prestigious sporting locations. (www.fifamaster.org.)
FIFA Master's Programme
It is always very nice and fulfilling to cut down and criticise FIFA without actually thinking about the positives the international football body does for the community. FIFA educates, and educates big time. They offer what they call The FIFA Master - International Master (MAS) in Management, Law and Humanities of Sport, a unique Sports Master programme, coordinated by the CIES (International Center for sports Studies) and taught by three prestigious European Universities: De Montfort University (Leicester, UK), SDA Bocconi School of Management (Milan, IT) and Neuchâtel University (Neuchâtel, CH).
Every year, from late September to early July, a truly international group, approximately 30 postgraduates from over 20 nationalities, is selected among candidates coming from all over the world to participate in this full-time course. Students will attend exciting classes covering all major issues that sports organisations face today. They will hear from qualified professionals and academics and have the opportunity to visit prestigious sporting locations. (www.fifamaster.org.)
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Highlanders FC Needs Madinda Ndlovu.
Highlanders FC, Bosso Tshilamoya, Ongafuniyo Kayekele, also known as UMantengwane, i Team yezwe lonke last tasted success quite a while ago, and on a very bitter note, have never progressed into the Champions' League first round. I do not really care why, I want to say how those glory days can come back. Times have moved on and the team remained behind. When you read this, remember the "no money, no honey" bit.
Playing in the Africa Champions' League is not your normal plate of porridge. It is hard word. You don't wake one morning and dream yourself as Champions of the league and then bribe your way through. At this very moment, the current executive committee, technical department and players should be sober enough to realise how the biggest sons of the club, as players, did not manage to go far in the so-called Africa Safari. If failure was not the players, it was the executive, if not, the technical department. Those gapes are even wider now. There is good modern coaches who are known to have created a crop of top players.
With due repsect to Ali Baba, to me Madinda Ndlovu comes in as a Head Of A Bosso School Of Football. While like all of us, going that way is like a down-grade but with a good salary, Madinda would not say NO because he has love for the team and passion for the game. Give him the money, the car and the equipment, and this is exactly what the management will tell you they do not have.
[caption id="attachment_1179" align="aligncenter" width="570" caption="Egyptian Fathy, Current Bosso Coach."]
[/caption]As for the senior team, the irrational stigma of "foreign is lekker" must go. Barry Daka does need to coach. He can be given a role of a Technical Advisor limited in sourcing and supplying of data , without any input in the team preparations. He can play the role of a scout because he can do this very well. Highlanders Football Clubs needs to have remain as it is as a club. It must register and own a company to run as a business. The company which must be like a financial consultancy, say Bosso Brand, must operate profitably for the individuals involved and the team and will source funds and sponsorship in all ways possible. It sounds a little crazy to have it profitable to the individuals. Siyayithanda imali. The idea is that who ever is involved in sourcing the funds earns only commission for the money he brings in, period. It may be a dollar or a million.
It will never be an easy task which is why only a few people like the South African Premier League have done it and still there were some squabbles - which were caused by too much money anyways and Bosso would do well to have a problem of too much, and I do not think Bosso is looking for easy things. This company must either have the rights to design, print and markets memorabilia which must even include nappies, condoms or fruit juices, under the strict code of conduct and law of contract.
I have taken too much trouble to say my gratitude to the fans who went to see the match. I will say thank you again. Many were surprised by themselves. A lot did not even see the match in the stadium. That spirit makes good business for the team. As fans, that's all you can do, if you cannot cough up. Be there and make noise. Afterall, it's good for your health. Seriously, sponsors want a full house. TV stations want to show viewers packed stadia. Advertisers place their boards where there is a crowd. They want to be seen. Visible is the term.
Maybe you are saying, if this thinks he guy knows so much, why isn't he the coach or something. You are right, Babhizi bandixelela ukuthi ndithetha ndingayeki. Andiyeke into zabantu.
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Highlanders FC Needs Madinda Ndlovu.
Highlanders FC, Bosso Tshilamoya, Ongafuniyo Kayekele, also known as UMantengwane, i Team yezwe lonke last tasted success quite a while ago, and on a very bitter note, have never progressed into the Champions' League first round. I do not really care why, I want to say how those glory days can come back. Times have moved on and the team remained behind. When you read this, remember the "no money, no honey" bit.
Playing in the Africa Champions' League is not your normal plate of porridge. It is hard word. You don't wake one morning and dream yourself as Champions of the league and then bribe your way through. At this very moment, the current executive committee, technical department and players should be sober enough to realise how the biggest sons of the club, as players, did not manage to go far in the so-called Africa Safari. If failure was not the players, it was the executive, if not, the technical department. Those gapes are even wider now. There is good modern coaches who are known to have created a crop of top players.
With due repsect to Ali Baba, to me Madinda Ndlovu comes in as a Head Of A Bosso School Of Football. While like all of us, going that way is like a down-grade but with a good salary, Madinda would not say NO because he has love for the team and passion for the game. Give him the money, the car and the equipment, and this is exactly what the management will tell you they do not have.
[caption id="attachment_1179" align="aligncenter" width="570" caption="Egyptian Fathy, Current Bosso Coach."]
[/caption]As for the senior team, the irrational stigma of "foreign is lekker" must go. Barry Daka does need to coach. He can be given a role of a Technical Advisor limited in sourcing and supplying of data , without any input in the team preparations. He can play the role of a scout because he can do this very well. Highlanders Football Clubs needs to have remain as it is as a club. It must register and own a company to run as a business. The company which must be like a financial consultancy, say Bosso Brand, must operate profitably for the individuals involved and the team and will source funds and sponsorship in all ways possible. It sounds a little crazy to have it profitable to the individuals. Siyayithanda imali. The idea is that who ever is involved in sourcing the funds earns only commission for the money he brings in, period. It may be a dollar or a million.
It will never be an easy task which is why only a few people like the South African Premier League have done it and still there were some squabbles - which were caused by too much money anyways and Bosso would do well to have a problem of too much, and I do not think Bosso is looking for easy things. This company must either have the rights to design, print and markets memorabilia which must even include nappies, condoms or fruit juices, under the strict code of conduct and law of contract.
I have taken too much trouble to say my gratitude to the fans who went to see the match. I will say thank you again. Many were surprised by themselves. A lot did not even see the match in the stadium. That spirit makes good business for the team. As fans, that's all you can do, if you cannot cough up. Be there and make noise. Afterall, it's good for your health. Seriously, sponsors want a full house. TV stations want to show viewers packed stadia. Advertisers place their boards where there is a crowd. They want to be seen. Visible is the term.
Maybe you are saying, if this thinks he guy knows so much, why isn't he the coach or something. You are right, Babhizi bandixelela ukuthi ndithetha ndingayeki. Andiyeke into zabantu.
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African Safari: How Highlanders FC Lose It.
[caption id="attachment_1168" align="aligncenter" width="570" caption="The Beautiful Highlanders People"]
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Preamble.
I started my Technical Advisory duties at the biggest club of all times, very shortly before an African safari that would end in pain, more so knowing when it did, that it was indeed an end of good times. I was still to know all the elders, the players and even the executive before all things came to a very sudden halt. The leadership was great and the expectations were too high and there was no time at all. What I pride myself in that, I had 2 winners' medals within months, both from hammering Dynamos - the Dairiboard Cup and the Independence Trophy.
Sable de Batie.
I watched Sable De Batie of Cameroon play Highlanders FC at Barbourfields Stadium. I was very much concerned, afraid but funny enough people were in jubilation. It was justified of course when a team is blasting in 3 goals without a reply, its nature. De Batie played a 1-4-4-2 but each link man playing as a defender with his own sweeper. The attackers ran their socks off being exempt of all defensive duties; an excellent way of playing away from home. You know it is common to get the wrath of people who do know you and I was being looked suspiciously, some people even saying how come I am not celebrating when the team is playing good. It was going to be an argument I was not going to win.
Sad Loss.
A few distinguished gentlemen who knew who I was, took me to task as to my worries. I told them that all will be well only if Sable De Batie were performing by chance. It was the days I was conducting coaching courses, and the very next weekend, I analysed that game with my class. The following day, we heard the results from Younde. Sable De Batie had scored the 3 goals they needed and won on penalties.
Yanga Away Match.
The biggest problems of my at Bosso were time and Biya. Thulani Ncube suffered a knee injury which eventually ended his career. There is no doubt on his influence on and off the pitch. Before I was even familiar with the operations of the club, Bosso had a date with Young Africans of Dar es Salam, Tanzania. We took Biya to Dar es Salam despite his injury. There was a slim chance of him recovering and playing which we took. This became the biggest bone of contention in the technical staff. We decided against using him so he could be even better in the return leg. It became a game that was based on good defensive behaviour complemented by intelligent attack.
On their part, the hosts depended on wing play. Our left side of the defence was not capable to contain their right-winger. That was made worse by Brito Gwere's poor cross collection. The organisation was bad in the absence of Biya. Getting a very favourable 2-2 draw was the worst thing to deal with. We should have lost that match.
Yanga Home Match.
The celebration of the draw was extrapolated to permutations and combinations to my disgust. There was too much credit and patting on the back. The executive and the technical department lost focus, without any measures to be working on a possibility of playing either Costa do Sol of Mozambique or Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa. On their part, the players saw themselves already shopping at Carlton Centre.
Technically, our preparations were totally careless. We did not get our schedules followed to the letter as per instruction. I remember even personally forcing a penalty taking session with everybody saying there is no need as we will be fulfilling an ordinary fixture. As it turned out, the best we could have done that day would have been a 2-2 draw. We could have needed penalties.
The executive did not help either. There was the biggest issue brewing behind closed doors. My understanding was that the video of the match that I had requested to be available, was to take time to be available. The idea was to make it a pay-per-view session elsewhere. As a way of making money, it was some entrepreneurial skills on their part. Sadly though, the tape got 'lost' somewhere until today. From there, as they say, the rest is history.
This was the beginning of my end of my short stint.
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[/caption] Preamble.
I started my Technical Advisory duties at the biggest club of all times, very shortly before an African safari that would end in pain, more so knowing when it did, that it was indeed an end of good times. I was still to know all the elders, the players and even the executive before all things came to a very sudden halt. The leadership was great and the expectations were too high and there was no time at all. What I pride myself in that, I had 2 winners' medals within months, both from hammering Dynamos - the Dairiboard Cup and the Independence Trophy.
Sable de Batie.
I watched Sable De Batie of Cameroon play Highlanders FC at Barbourfields Stadium. I was very much concerned, afraid but funny enough people were in jubilation. It was justified of course when a team is blasting in 3 goals without a reply, its nature. De Batie played a 1-4-4-2 but each link man playing as a defender with his own sweeper. The attackers ran their socks off being exempt of all defensive duties; an excellent way of playing away from home. You know it is common to get the wrath of people who do know you and I was being looked suspiciously, some people even saying how come I am not celebrating when the team is playing good. It was going to be an argument I was not going to win.
Sad Loss.
A few distinguished gentlemen who knew who I was, took me to task as to my worries. I told them that all will be well only if Sable De Batie were performing by chance. It was the days I was conducting coaching courses, and the very next weekend, I analysed that game with my class. The following day, we heard the results from Younde. Sable De Batie had scored the 3 goals they needed and won on penalties.
Yanga Away Match.
The biggest problems of my at Bosso were time and Biya. Thulani Ncube suffered a knee injury which eventually ended his career. There is no doubt on his influence on and off the pitch. Before I was even familiar with the operations of the club, Bosso had a date with Young Africans of Dar es Salam, Tanzania. We took Biya to Dar es Salam despite his injury. There was a slim chance of him recovering and playing which we took. This became the biggest bone of contention in the technical staff. We decided against using him so he could be even better in the return leg. It became a game that was based on good defensive behaviour complemented by intelligent attack.
On their part, the hosts depended on wing play. Our left side of the defence was not capable to contain their right-winger. That was made worse by Brito Gwere's poor cross collection. The organisation was bad in the absence of Biya. Getting a very favourable 2-2 draw was the worst thing to deal with. We should have lost that match.
Yanga Home Match.
The celebration of the draw was extrapolated to permutations and combinations to my disgust. There was too much credit and patting on the back. The executive and the technical department lost focus, without any measures to be working on a possibility of playing either Costa do Sol of Mozambique or Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa. On their part, the players saw themselves already shopping at Carlton Centre.
Technically, our preparations were totally careless. We did not get our schedules followed to the letter as per instruction. I remember even personally forcing a penalty taking session with everybody saying there is no need as we will be fulfilling an ordinary fixture. As it turned out, the best we could have done that day would have been a 2-2 draw. We could have needed penalties.
The executive did not help either. There was the biggest issue brewing behind closed doors. My understanding was that the video of the match that I had requested to be available, was to take time to be available. The idea was to make it a pay-per-view session elsewhere. As a way of making money, it was some entrepreneurial skills on their part. Sadly though, the tape got 'lost' somewhere until today. From there, as they say, the rest is history.
This was the beginning of my end of my short stint.
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African Safari: How Highlanders FC Lose It.
[caption id="attachment_1168" align="aligncenter" width="570" caption="The Beautiful Highlanders People"][/caption]
Preamble.
I started my Technical Advisory duties at the biggest club of all times, very shortly before an African safari that would end in pain, more so knowing when it did, that it was indeed an end of good times. I was still to know all the elders, the players and even the executive before all things came to a very sudden halt. The leadership was great and the expectations were too high and there was no time at all. What I pride myself in that, I had 2 winners' medals within months, both from hammering Dynamos - the Dairiboard Cup and the Independence Trophy.
Sable de Batie.
I watched Sable De Batie of Cameroon play Highlanders FC at Barbourfields Stadium. I was very much concerned, afraid but funny enough people were in jubilation. It was justified of course when a team is blasting in 3 goals without a reply, its nature. De Batie played a 1-4-4-2 but each link man playing as a defender with his own sweeper. The attackers ran their socks off being exempt of all defensive duties; an excellent way of playing away from home. You know it is common to get the wrath of people who do know you and I was being looked suspiciously, some people even saying how come I am not celebrating when the team is playing good. It was going to be an argument I was not going to win.
Sad Loss.
A few distinguished gentlemen who knew who I was, took me to task as to my worries. I told them that all will be well only if Sable De Batie were performing by chance. It was the days I was conducting coaching courses, and the very next weekend, I analysed that game with my class. The following day, we heard the results from Younde. Sable De Batie had scored the 3 goals they needed and won on penalties.
Yanga Away Match.
The biggest problems of my at Bosso were time and Biya. Thulani Ncube suffered a knee injury which eventually ended his career. There is no doubt on his influence on and off the pitch. Before I was even familiar with the operations of the club, Bosso had a date with Young Africans of Dar es Salam, Tanzania. We took Biya to Dar es Salam despite his injury. There was a slim chance of him recovering and playing which we took. This became the biggest bone of contention in the technical staff. We decided against using him so he could be even better in the return leg. It became a game that was based on good defensive behaviour complemented by intelligent attack.
On their part, the hosts depended on wing play. Our left side of the defence was not capable to contain their right-winger. That was made worse by Brito Gwere's poor cross collection. The organisation was bad in the absence of Biya. Getting a very favourable 2-2 draw was the worst thing to deal with. We should have lost that match.
Yanga Home Match.
The celebration of the draw was extrapolated to permutations and combinations to my disgust. There was too much credit and patting on the back. The executive and the technical department lost focus, without any measures to be working on a possibility of playing either Costa do Sol of Mozambique or Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa. On their part, the players saw themselves already shopping at Carlton Centre.
Technically, our preparations were totally careless. We did not get our schedules followed to the letter as per instruction. I remember even personally forcing a penalty taking session with everybody saying there is no need as we will be fulfilling an ordinary fixture. As it turned out, the best we could have done that day would have been a 2-2 draw. We could have needed penalties.
The executive did not help either. There was the biggest issue brewing behind closed doors. My understanding was that the video of the match that I had requested to be available, was to take time to be available. The idea was to make it a pay-per-view session elsewhere. As a way of making money, it was some entrepreneurial skills on their part. Sadly though, the tape got 'lost' somewhere until today. From there, as they say, the rest is history.
This was the beginning of my end of my short stint.
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[/caption] Preamble.
I started my Technical Advisory duties at the biggest club of all times, very shortly before an African safari that would end in pain, more so knowing when it did, that it was indeed an end of good times. I was still to know all the elders, the players and even the executive before all things came to a very sudden halt. The leadership was great and the expectations were too high and there was no time at all. What I pride myself in that, I had 2 winners' medals within months, both from hammering Dynamos - the Dairiboard Cup and the Independence Trophy.
Sable de Batie.
I watched Sable De Batie of Cameroon play Highlanders FC at Barbourfields Stadium. I was very much concerned, afraid but funny enough people were in jubilation. It was justified of course when a team is blasting in 3 goals without a reply, its nature. De Batie played a 1-4-4-2 but each link man playing as a defender with his own sweeper. The attackers ran their socks off being exempt of all defensive duties; an excellent way of playing away from home. You know it is common to get the wrath of people who do know you and I was being looked suspiciously, some people even saying how come I am not celebrating when the team is playing good. It was going to be an argument I was not going to win.
Sad Loss.
A few distinguished gentlemen who knew who I was, took me to task as to my worries. I told them that all will be well only if Sable De Batie were performing by chance. It was the days I was conducting coaching courses, and the very next weekend, I analysed that game with my class. The following day, we heard the results from Younde. Sable De Batie had scored the 3 goals they needed and won on penalties.
Yanga Away Match.
The biggest problems of my at Bosso were time and Biya. Thulani Ncube suffered a knee injury which eventually ended his career. There is no doubt on his influence on and off the pitch. Before I was even familiar with the operations of the club, Bosso had a date with Young Africans of Dar es Salam, Tanzania. We took Biya to Dar es Salam despite his injury. There was a slim chance of him recovering and playing which we took. This became the biggest bone of contention in the technical staff. We decided against using him so he could be even better in the return leg. It became a game that was based on good defensive behaviour complemented by intelligent attack.
On their part, the hosts depended on wing play. Our left side of the defence was not capable to contain their right-winger. That was made worse by Brito Gwere's poor cross collection. The organisation was bad in the absence of Biya. Getting a very favourable 2-2 draw was the worst thing to deal with. We should have lost that match.
Yanga Home Match.
The celebration of the draw was extrapolated to permutations and combinations to my disgust. There was too much credit and patting on the back. The executive and the technical department lost focus, without any measures to be working on a possibility of playing either Costa do Sol of Mozambique or Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa. On their part, the players saw themselves already shopping at Carlton Centre.
Technically, our preparations were totally careless. We did not get our schedules followed to the letter as per instruction. I remember even personally forcing a penalty taking session with everybody saying there is no need as we will be fulfilling an ordinary fixture. As it turned out, the best we could have done that day would have been a 2-2 draw. We could have needed penalties.
The executive did not help either. There was the biggest issue brewing behind closed doors. My understanding was that the video of the match that I had requested to be available, was to take time to be available. The idea was to make it a pay-per-view session elsewhere. As a way of making money, it was some entrepreneurial skills on their part. Sadly though, the tape got 'lost' somewhere until today. From there, as they say, the rest is history.
This was the beginning of my end of my short stint.
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Grassroots by FIFA
FIFA has a lot of developmental programmes for poor nations. Some money has been given for these noble projects. I totally abhor the idea of the monies being banked into public association coffers as the money does not come out.
African football associations have check valve or one-way valve bank accounts. It means whatever goes in does not come out. Worse, when an audit comes, the power struggles will have brought in new faces who do not know the money came in to start with. It starts all over again.
All FIFA funded projects should be treated as a business venture by both FIFA and resource persons. Resource persons would be ordinary citizens equiped to do football the professional way. They would be accountable for every cent received and prosecuted for embezzlement by the judiciary of the territory in which the projects are carried out.
Maybe Europe, Asia and the Americas do not need this arrangement. On the contrary, Africa can not survive the status quo. The dark continent would have been far in terms of football success. Maybe it is not necessary for Africa to be a power house.
One project funded by FIFA is called Grassroots. It lists the following as its aims and objectives. It is not clear the amount of funds available, which is usually good news for corrupt officials.
A successful player development costs USD5000,00 - USD10000 per player per year. If I have an academy of 30 players, I would need USD300000,00 annually. It takes 5-7 years to fully develop a player. It gives one a total of USD2.1 million in seven years. It's peanuts for FIFA.
Grassroots by FIFA
FIFA has a lot of developmental programmes for poor nations. Some money has been given for these noble projects. I totally abhor the idea of the monies being banked into public association coffers as the money does not come out.
African football associations have check valve or one-way valve bank accounts. It means whatever goes in does not come out. Worse, when an audit comes, the power struggles will have brought in new faces who do not know the money came in to start with. It starts all over again.
All FIFA funded projects should be treated as a business venture by both FIFA and resource persons. Resource persons would be ordinary citizens equiped to do football the professional way. They would be accountable for every cent received and prosecuted for embezzlement by the judiciary of the territory in which the projects are carried out.
Maybe Europe, Asia and the Americas do not need this arrangement. On the contrary, Africa can not survive the status quo. The dark continent would have been far in terms of football success. Maybe it is not necessary for Africa to be a power house.
One project funded by FIFA is called Grassroots. It lists the following as its aims and objectives. It is not clear the amount of funds available, which is usually good news for corrupt officials.
A successful player development costs USD5000,00 - USD10000 per player per year. If I have an academy of 30 players, I would need USD300000,00 annually. It takes 5-7 years to fully develop a player. It gives one a total of USD2.1 million in seven years. It's peanuts for FIFA.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Khumalo and Mpela May Be At Rangers Soon.
Bongani Khumalo, a 23-year-old South African defender who scored a 2010 World Cup goal against France, is wanted in Scotland, and by Glasgow Rangers. They report he is on the list of Harry Redknapp as well.
Former Supersport striker Katlego Mpela 24, a scorer of another goal in the same match is also being sort by Scottish giants, Rangers. Price tag for each, USD2.3 million. That is good investment if you are into money issues. If you look at the Compensation and Solidarity payments as detailed somewhere on this blog, you will realise how much small clubs that gave these guys football education benefit, ie basically between 5-10% of the deal.
Got set up your youth development team now.
Former Supersport striker Katlego Mpela 24, a scorer of another goal in the same match is also being sort by Scottish giants, Rangers. Price tag for each, USD2.3 million. That is good investment if you are into money issues. If you look at the Compensation and Solidarity payments as detailed somewhere on this blog, you will realise how much small clubs that gave these guys football education benefit, ie basically between 5-10% of the deal.
Got set up your youth development team now.
Khumalo and Mpela May Be At Rangers Soon.
Bongani Khumalo, a 23-year-old South African defender who scored a 2010 World Cup goal against France, is wanted in Scotland, and by Glasgow Rangers. They report he is on the list of Harry Redknapp as well.
Former Supersport striker Katlego Mpela 24, a scorer of another goal in the same match is also being sort by Scottish giants, Rangers. Price tag for each, USD2.3 million. That is good investment if you are into money issues. If you look at the Compensation and Solidarity payments as detailed somewhere on this blog, you will realise how much small clubs that gave these guys football education benefit, ie basically between 5-10% of the deal.
Got set up your youth development team now.
Former Supersport striker Katlego Mpela 24, a scorer of another goal in the same match is also being sort by Scottish giants, Rangers. Price tag for each, USD2.3 million. That is good investment if you are into money issues. If you look at the Compensation and Solidarity payments as detailed somewhere on this blog, you will realise how much small clubs that gave these guys football education benefit, ie basically between 5-10% of the deal.
Got set up your youth development team now.
Someone Please Tell Me where is the Wenger I know.
(Pic by Yahoo Sports)
Want the truth, facts and logic? In football you can depend on Arsene Wenger of course and Harry Redknapp. It is a huge coincidence I just love both these men.
Harry does not mind spending on good players but Wenger is a little stingy. Harry will tell you, go to hang, so will Wenger, but this time Wenger is saying it to the wrong guy: Barcelona.
Arsenal needs to grow with the times. They have groomed the best for Europe and continue to do so. The success of Arsenal will by no means be dependant on Cesc Fabregas, not this season. He is one of the best in the business and his influence is immense. Stalling his move to his dream team by Wenger is but a counter-attack to his own personal believes.
Arsenal nurtured and parted ways amicably and honourably with Thierry Henry, the same way Fabregas deserves. Their biggest undoing was letting Emmanuel Adebayor and Kalo Toure to Manchester City last season. That turned what was Arsenal's maturity date upside down.
It will be seen how a man with a heart in the Nou Camp plays football at the Emirates. Wenger still believes in walking in water, unfortunately.
Someone Please Tell Me where is the Wenger I know.
(Pic by Yahoo Sports)
Want the truth, facts and logic? In football you can depend on Arsene Wenger of course and Harry Redknapp. It is a huge coincidence I just love both these men.
Harry does not mind spending on good players but Wenger is a little stingy. Harry will tell you, go to hang, so will Wenger, but this time Wenger is saying it to the wrong guy: Barcelona.
Arsenal needs to grow with the times. They have groomed the best for Europe and continue to do so. The success of Arsenal will by no means be dependant on Cesc Fabregas, not this season. He is one of the best in the business and his influence is immense. Stalling his move to his dream team by Wenger is but a counter-attack to his own personal believes.
Arsenal nurtured and parted ways amicably and honourably with Thierry Henry, the same way Fabregas deserves. Their biggest undoing was letting Emmanuel Adebayor and Kalo Toure to Manchester City last season. That turned what was Arsenal's maturity date upside down.
It will be seen how a man with a heart in the Nou Camp plays football at the Emirates. Wenger still believes in walking in water, unfortunately.
The Best Celebration Ever?
You would expect the abo Mercedes, Nduna and Rahman to come up with this one.
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The Best Celebration Ever?
You would expect the abo Mercedes, Nduna and Rahman to come up with this one.
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Highlanders FC vs Jomo Cosmos - Return Leg?
(Highlanders Football Club vs Jomo Cosmos Football Club at Johannesburg Stadium - Pic by Busani Mthombeni.)
After a successful hosting of Zimbabwe's former football powerhouse, Highlanders FC, Jomo Cosmos Ezenkosi are unofficially interested in reciprocating the deal. Jomo Sono, owner and coach of Cosmos is reported to be interested in playing a return fixture at Emagumeni, koNtutu.
It has been a match that has exposed Tshilamoya's lack of talent and depth. The strength of the team, or lack of actually, is the talk of Johannesburg, and will surely remain so for a really long while. My guess is that the technical department know of their problems but can not milk talent from nowhere. It is however imperative that all stakeholders take the bull by the horn.
Themba Ndlela's Executive Committee must stand up, source funds and pay the players good money. There must have a structure that paves way for proper junior development. Asking Ali Baba to coach the youth is not a youth policy. It is just hiring a coach. Documents must show a programme and timeline of things to be achieved, and how the achievements will come by. It must set out Ali Baba's mandate and encourage him to get where he needs to recruit players. If players have to come from out of town, it must state where they will stay and how they will be fed and schooled. To the members, such a policy is not a secret. They must be able to access it.
The technical teams has to pull its socks. While the team has an expatriate for coach, it is amazing how the assistants at Bosso have been around many other expatriates before Fathy. If they do not learn, get expatriate assistants and even the executive.
Frankly, the coach is not earning small money. Bosso can not be paying so much cash for so little performance. If it costs so much money for that bad job, why is the Executive not paying a local coach as much for the same substandard product? Is it true that Bosso cannot get coaches who can learn once and for all instead of learning forever and ever and ever and ever?
Fans must rally behind the boys at all times. Those who saw the match, they give the supporters a perfect10 out of 10 for the spirit and the noise. Well done Mthwakazi, Zulu omhle and it must not end there. You will know there are those who will not stop spending their time calling the team names. Most of those who do so, are neither paid up members or their subscriptions are in arrears.
A crisis calls for cool heads and cooperation. Going forward, things will change and the team will take its rightful place. At least, the crowd was a very good advertisement for the Bosso brand for those who were sitting in the corners looking for business opportunities and sponsoring the team.
Coming back to the possible return leg, it is an essential exposure for players to engage a different style and temperament of the game. It gives them confidence to play international opposition, no matter how big or small. It is my hope there will be better things to come, especially if potential sponsors see the interest the fans have in the team.
Zimbabweans who were not in the Johannesburg will experience the atmosphere of old and must do their bit by going to the stadium. The verve of old will not be imported for them. They must fill BF. It will be a chance for home fans to say, if you need us 'Feel us, we are here'.
Let us not get ahead of ourselves. Mjomane has to confirm first that he really wants this or not. The dates and venues will be confirmed. By then, I may have a lot of technical data and information for you. That is what I like, talking diski, not polotico.
Therefore, angiyeke indaba zabantu.
Highlanders FC vs Jomo Cosmos - Return Leg?
(Highlanders Football Club vs Jomo Cosmos Football Club at Johannesburg Stadium - Pic by Busani Mthombeni.)
After a successful hosting of Zimbabwe's former football powerhouse, Highlanders FC, Jomo Cosmos Ezenkosi are unofficially interested in reciprocating the deal. Jomo Sono, owner and coach of Cosmos is reported to be interested in playing a return fixture at Emagumeni, koNtutu.
It has been a match that has exposed Tshilamoya's lack of talent and depth. The strength of the team, or lack of actually, is the talk of Johannesburg, and will surely remain so for a really long while. My guess is that the technical department know of their problems but can not milk talent from nowhere. It is however imperative that all stakeholders take the bull by the horn.
Themba Ndlela's Executive Committee must stand up, source funds and pay the players good money. There must have a structure that paves way for proper junior development. Asking Ali Baba to coach the youth is not a youth policy. It is just hiring a coach. Documents must show a programme and timeline of things to be achieved, and how the achievements will come by. It must set out Ali Baba's mandate and encourage him to get where he needs to recruit players. If players have to come from out of town, it must state where they will stay and how they will be fed and schooled. To the members, such a policy is not a secret. They must be able to access it.
The technical teams has to pull its socks. While the team has an expatriate for coach, it is amazing how the assistants at Bosso have been around many other expatriates before Fathy. If they do not learn, get expatriate assistants and even the executive.
Frankly, the coach is not earning small money. Bosso can not be paying so much cash for so little performance. If it costs so much money for that bad job, why is the Executive not paying a local coach as much for the same substandard product? Is it true that Bosso cannot get coaches who can learn once and for all instead of learning forever and ever and ever and ever?
Fans must rally behind the boys at all times. Those who saw the match, they give the supporters a perfect10 out of 10 for the spirit and the noise. Well done Mthwakazi, Zulu omhle and it must not end there. You will know there are those who will not stop spending their time calling the team names. Most of those who do so, are neither paid up members or their subscriptions are in arrears.
A crisis calls for cool heads and cooperation. Going forward, things will change and the team will take its rightful place. At least, the crowd was a very good advertisement for the Bosso brand for those who were sitting in the corners looking for business opportunities and sponsoring the team.
Coming back to the possible return leg, it is an essential exposure for players to engage a different style and temperament of the game. It gives them confidence to play international opposition, no matter how big or small. It is my hope there will be better things to come, especially if potential sponsors see the interest the fans have in the team.
Zimbabweans who were not in the Johannesburg will experience the atmosphere of old and must do their bit by going to the stadium. The verve of old will not be imported for them. They must fill BF. It will be a chance for home fans to say, if you need us 'Feel us, we are here'.
Let us not get ahead of ourselves. Mjomane has to confirm first that he really wants this or not. The dates and venues will be confirmed. By then, I may have a lot of technical data and information for you. That is what I like, talking diski, not polotico.
Therefore, angiyeke indaba zabantu.
Isaac Mbedzi - Unsung Heroes.
A gifted and crafty coach going by the name Isaac Mbedzi, goes about his business with amazing astuteness and courage. Isaac founded a very popular football academy, First Mobile Sports Academy. The pain of working with children on a daily basis is one even some parents can not stand. Mbedzi has to get into fine details daily, mindful of the children's fears and emotions. This guy is an excellent administrator and coach. He sets goals and archives them.
I have no doubt the time invested will not go to waste. Usually, the players mature and leave and no body hears about them. They will make their lives and no body will pay the coach or remember he lived. The expenses associated with running a family and a school of football simultaneously, are things that set one's life almost forever.
If you can, where ever you are, sponsor a football team or a single player. Somewhere on this blog, there is an article of how FIFA stipulates compensation for the development of players. As a subject close to my heart. I will revisit the issue and make you see how you can make money by giving out money.
Isaac, adios! I am proud to know you, and to have worked with you. The running around you did organising the Coaches Association may not be remembered by many, but I do. You always gave a strong and positive hands when we ran coaching courses. Your professionalism always carried the day for you when you were at Jumbos. What you have there is heading for world-class status, I'm telling you.
For more about this giant visit http://www.fmsportsacademy.com/
Isaac Mbedzi - Unsung Heroes.
A gifted and crafty coach going by the name Isaac Mbedzi, goes about his business with amazing astuteness and courage. Isaac founded a very popular football academy, First Mobile Sports Academy. The pain of working with children on a daily basis is one even some parents can not stand. Mbedzi has to get into fine details daily, mindful of the children's fears and emotions. This guy is an excellent administrator and coach. He sets goals and archives them.
I have no doubt the time invested will not go to waste. Usually, the players mature and leave and no body hears about them. They will make their lives and no body will pay the coach or remember he lived. The expenses associated with running a family and a school of football simultaneously, are things that set one's life almost forever.
If you can, where ever you are, sponsor a football team or a single player. Somewhere on this blog, there is an article of how FIFA stipulates compensation for the development of players. As a subject close to my heart. I will revisit the issue and make you see how you can make money by giving out money.
Isaac, adios! I am proud to know you, and to have worked with you. The running around you did organising the Coaches Association may not be remembered by many, but I do. You always gave a strong and positive hands when we ran coaching courses. Your professionalism always carried the day for you when you were at Jumbos. What you have there is heading for world-class status, I'm telling you.
For more about this giant visit http://www.fmsportsacademy.com/
RAUL Madrid, An End Of An Era Of Incredulity
(RAUL - He holds the all-time Spain scoring record for with 44 goals in 102 appearances, one more goal than David Villa.)
A 17-year-old Raul Gonzalez made his Santiago Bernabeu debut 16 years ago from an internal development programme of Madrid, in 1992 after a brief stint in the youth setup of city rivals Atletico. The 33 year old's background then was the punchline of most of the famous people, that of poverty and financial lack. I remember one interview where he thanked God for the success he has, saying he marvels at his kids when they think all the children's fathers appear on TV as well.
Raul's impact on the game as a single player rivalled that of the pair of Gianluca Vialli and Fabricio Ravanelli of Italian giants Juventas. By the time he was between 18 and 23, the Gallatico were actually called RAUL MADRID by the fans.
In his distinguished career which knows no other club, Raul won six Spanish league titles and the Champions League thrice, netting the ball 323 times in 741 appearances in all competitions, according to the club's website.
Raul has equalled German Gerd Mueller's record of 66 goals in the three main European club competitions when he scored against Milan in the Champions League last October. With amazing statistic figures like these, there is no doubt that he is a larger than life character, a man embossed in the hearts of Spanish people, especially Real Madrid fans.
Real Madrid are finally letting go, and they have good reasons.It is a moment of an end of an epoch era of incredulity by a true sportsman. He now wants to go to the Bundesliga, or the Premiership for that matter. Can anybody tell me what for?
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