Young Pirates eyeing controversial Awaldien; Rygate boss says striker punished for six weeks
Rygate LFA president Abdul Tajoodien has set the record straight regarding Hazendal United’s controversial striker Ameen Awaldien. No Bones with Jones has been informed that the 30-year-old striker could join up with the Third Division newcomer Young Pirates from Heideveld – but only once he’s served out his punishment. Awaldien has been making waves for all the wrong reasons, which […]
Koopstadt officially Hope FC property after weeks of tug-of-war with Inter City
Inter City FC manager Ashlam Petersen has confirmed they have finally “cleared the air” regarding the clearance issue with Riyaaz Koopstad. “All sorted,” Petersen confirmed to No Bones with Jones. “He was there on Monday. We cleared the air and I issued his clearance on Tuesday,” Petersen added. This development makes Koospstadt, who has been training with […]
Safa WC should allow Santos to light peace pipe and let sanity prevail – football first!
Football should be played on the field, not in a magistrate’s court. But try telling this to the administrators of the region, province and even national, as all they are so obsessed with power and position, that it has completely blinded them of what they have been elected to do – and this is the […]
New era beckons for Rygersdal; Calvert and Co. on mission to bring back glory years
While Rygersdal FC Chairman, Justin Asher, is “unpacking” the club’s history for its upcoming 50th anniversary, his head coach, Ashraf Calvert (pictured), is embarking on a mission to bring back the glory years and turn them into a powerhouse of Cape Town football again. Who can forget the club’s star players like Nevin Payne, Shamiel […]
Santos’ Goolam vows to fight Safa bullies: but what about the rest?
Santos FC may have fallen from grace, but there’s no denying this club has too much history for it to vanish from South African football structures. This is exactly why the club’s chairman and owner, Goolam Allie, has vowed to fight its expulsion from Safa Western Cape’s ABC Motsepe League until the bitter end. “Yes, […]
‘Mafia’ Safa CT undermines its own ‘holy’ book
Safa Cape Town has shown its hand on multiple occasions, and it projects a ‘mafia’ tale that proves that this organisation is a law unto itself. That a public entity, which should serve the needs of its constituents and all that falls under its banner, dares to undermine its very own constitution, which it regards […]
Vasco’s Swartz cites “magic of teamwork” for promotion success
Vasco da Gama head coach Elton Swartz says the “magic of teamwork” was on display and the catalyst for them winning promotion to Safa Cape Town Third Division recently. Those present at the playoffs in Nyanga, as well as during the group phases, can testify how dominant the Cape Town Tygerberg champion was. At times, […]
There’s Hope that Wayne will not ‘Weitz’ to come clean Swiftly over soccer merger
There are some unresolved issues regarding the ‘merger’ between Sea Point Swifts and the ABC Motsepe League newcomer Hope FC. This is why the Swifts hierarchy is convening tonight in Bonteheuwel to get the facts from the club’s chairman, Wayne Weitz. It’s believed that Weitz, who was also the main link between Swifts and Hope, will […]
Gwappie’s MEGA-success dedicated to Everton’s fallen stalwarts and legends
Everton United’s young and progressive coach, Gwappie Esau (pictured), has surely delivered on his promise to return the glory days at the club by winning promotion to Safa Cape Town’s Third Division. Esau ended Everton’s success-drought at the playoffs over the weekend in Nyanga when he got the better of PSV Quemic in their semi-final […]
Safa Cape Town deserves red card – but which ref will be bold enough to do the right thing?
In football jargon, coaches will always remind players to focus on the basics and try to perfect it – e.g., make a solid pass, the importance of your first touch, stopping or controlling the ball, or looking up when making a pass… And when the basics are, so to speak, mastered or perfected, everything else […]