Silver Spurs should be serious about its coaching situation this season
Many will agree that Silver Spurs FC’s experiment with a co-coach approach last season was a major flop. Some will even go as far as saying that their 6th position finish with Mario Tito and Franklin Davies both in charge is a major disappointment – given their runner-up finish a season prior under Cheslyn “Giggs” […]
“Make it count,” Pequeno urges Vasco-troops ahead of playoffs
Vasco da Gama head coach Andrew Pequeno has reminded his players that they are carrying the hopes of the region as they prepare to do battle at the Hollywoodbets Third Division Playoffs. Pequeno’s words come after the Third Division champion was given an official send-off from Safa Cape Town at their Parow Park home ground […]
Desmond Crowie would be the perfect fit for Antalyaspor
While everyone is pondering and watching with bated breath how the new proposed structures and formats for both the Second and Third Divisions will look like, there are still other pressing matters which are for now definitely worthy to note. Such as the head coach vacancy at Antalyaspor Cape Town FC following the sacking of […]
Barcelona and Spartans both going for the jugular in round two
It is not about the Playoffs… it is a matter of principle! So says Stephanus Pheiffers, manager of Barcelona FC from Beaufort West, who are currently embroiled in a legal battle with Ubuntu Spartans FC. The case is now heading into “round two” of the legal battle and is in motion after Barcelona contested the outcome of […]
‘Weit(z)’a Minute! – Isn’t it time Safa CT ‘Met’ its match in Wayne saga?
One is rather hopeful that the Metropolitan LFA show some loyalty and rally behind its beleaguered president and Treasurer of Safa Cape Town, Wayne Weitz. Weitz has been the talk of the town of late after the Cape’s football Mother body placed him on “precautionary suspension” last week following a thorough preliminary review conducted by a […]
Dispute between Ubuntu Spartans and Barcelona threaten to derail Playoffs
As dramatic as it sounds… don’t be surprised if the Hollywoodbets Third Division Playoffs campaign gets postponed. This comes after the dispute between the two Central-Karoo teams Barcelona and Ubuntu Spartans FC – where a player was allegedly not registered according to the rules – was not yet resolved and could lead to further complications with […]
Playoff looms, but Vasco still waiting patiently for money from Safa
It’s been two months since Vasco da Gama won the Hollywoodbets Third Division title, yet coach Andrew Pequeno and his troops are still in limbo due to the fact that the club has not received any prize money. In fact, none of the top eight teams received their bonuses for their exploits this past season […]
Is Wayne Weitz being given a fair deal by Safa CT?
Pardon my ignorance but something does not add up regarding Safa Cape Town’s “precautionary suspension” of its Treasurer Wayne Weitz (pictured). In fact, one is left with more questions than answers. The Cape football Mother body released a statement last Friday confirming that Weitz, also the president of the Metropolitan LFA for the previous 12 […]
Cool and calm Pequeno says Playoffs will always rattle the nerves
Those lucky/unlucky coaches who’ve been to a playoff campaign of any sorts will know exactly what awaits coach Andrew Pequeno (pictured) and his Vasco da Gama outfit at the Third Division Playoffs at the Kwa-Nokuthula Stadium in Plettenberg Bay on 20-21 July. But to the majority – who have no inclination of the amount of planning […]
More matured Gio is now ready for the big stage
Some might say Giovanni Philander is one of the lucky ones after he got a second bite at the cherry – another pro contract, but this time with Chippa United. But hey, in life one must make one’s own luck – just as Gio did when he officially put pen to paper to kickstart his […]