Summers occupies hot seat at Hout Bay, with Adonis to assist
No Bones with Jones can confirm that Ashford Athletic’s Pierre Summers has been appointed as the new coach of FC Hout Bay. FC Hout Bay’s executive unveiled Summers on Thursday evening at a meeting held at their base. The club’s secretary Lionel Louw confirmed the news to our website adding that no absurd expectations were set […]
Sandpit hosts the ‘Battle of the Spurs’ in Third Division humdinger
Silver Spurs will have their work cut out for them to preserve their 100 percent home record when they welcome Seaside Spurs to the ominous Johnson Road “Sandpit” on Friday (2 February). Silver Spurs have thus far made the most of their dodgy pitch conditions at Rygate brushing aside teams like Crystal Palace (2-1), Camps […]
Bayhill organisers thank teams, with round-robin about to start
We are finally at the business end of the prelims, the coveted “Round-Robin stage”. It must be said that this has been a long journey, having started the play-offs back in October 2023. We received 206 applications from Western Cape teams for the prelims, and it took us four months to get to this point. […]
Man from Atlantis’ dream drowned in Hout Bay: Tobi vacates hot seat
Tom Tobi has parted ways with FC Hout Bay after an unsettling couple of months in the hot seat. Tobi’s departure also comes as no surprise as he was recently put under suspension following a run of bad results with the Hollywoodbets Third Division outfit which saw the club languishing in the second-last position on […]
Manenberg’s ‘Rufty Bundies’ ruffling feathers in The Bayhill – doing it for their ouma’s and aunties
Manenberg’s proverbial ‘Rufty Bundies’ has got the tongues of Cape Town’s football fraternity wagging – and all for the right reasons. This is largely due to the heroics of coach Kaylem ‘Pepza’ Mentoor’s under-19 Manenberg Sporting Academy who produced one of the upsets in the history of the prestigious Bayhill Premier Cup during the penultimate round […]
Bra Mike’s Zizwe accepts underdog tag – keen to retain Motsepe status
And how the tables have turned on Zizwe United. It is unheard of for Zizwe, the former powerhouse of the ABC Motsepe League, to walk out onto a pitch as underdogs – but that has been the reality for the former three-time champions this season as they have considerably dropped down the pecking order in […]
Goal-driven ‘Lloyd’ chasing dream in Hollywoodbets Third Division with Goal50
Goal50 United was dealt a major blow when their coach Thera Mini unexpectedly stepped down from his head coach position after just three matches in the Hollywoodbets Third Division – to the credit of the players and coaching staff no one sulked or were dismayed, instead they galvanised and stepped up with even greater aplomb. […]
Less is no more after Safa CT suspension; Spenston protest with absent note for Special Meeting
Members of Cape District Football Association (CDFA) violated the Safa Cape Town constitution and forced the Mother Body to exert its powers by suspending the LFA’s ‘secretary’ Nathan Less (pictured). Safa released a statement recently whereby they confirmed that they received a letter dated 24 January 2024 signed by Mr Nathan Less. “This letter comes […]
Arrival of Palestinian soccer team draws nearer: Safa CT ready to walk the talk
The countdown for the arrival of the much-anticipated Palestinian National Football team on South African soil to participate in the ‘Football 4 Humanity’ initiative, has begun. In just under two weeks, the Palestinians – fresh from their historic achievement in the Asia Cup where they qualified for the Round of 16 for the first time […]
Football legend ‘Kieta’ says Cape Town coaches deserve more respect
The former Santos, Cape Town Spurs and Maritzburg United striker Keith America (pictured) has welcomed the decision by the South African Football Association’s (Safa) recent qualifications criteria for coaching. America who had after his illustrious playing career delved straight into coaching due to his passion and love for the game and to impart his knowledge […]