Wind(sor) ready to blow away challengers in Gavin Manual School’s Legacy Cup
A new year, a new coach and a new (historic) record in sight… This is what is on the horizon for Windsor High – defending champion of the Gavin Manuel Memorial School’s Legacy Cup which kicks off on Monday (2 October – 3 October 2023) at the Rocklands High School in Mitchells Plain. Windsor is […]
Kapstadt Cup providing true platform for future stars
The minute success or stardom is reached – especially from an early age – it is quite easy to forget the actual role players and support structure that played a pivotal role in a player’s journey. This is exactly why credit should be given where it is due. Hence, reference should especially be made to […]
Oriented Birds ready to fly high in Motsepe League – but the journey could be difficult one
Oriented Birds FC chairman Lawrence Booysen has certainly raised eyebrows with his latest claim on winning the ABC Motsepe League in their debut season. Birds recently became the first club in more than a decade to win promotion – as outright winners to the Second Division – in the Plettenberg Bay area and will undoubtedly […]
Meadowridge makes history at prestigious youth cup
Other than FC Kapstadt, host of the annual Kapstadt Cup youth tournament, it will be a historic occasion for its neighbours, Meadowridge FC. It is because no other club has been part of every event since its inception 12 years ago, besides Meadowridge, that is. This club from the Cape Town Tygerberg LFA has made […]
COACHING VS POACHING
A recent grassroots (UK) survey revealed a whopping 89% of teams have had a player approached by another coach to play for them. We asked why the craze towards poaching the best players from the area to create an elite team, who does this benefit? Is it best for the kids? Is it to feed […]
Roger says Santos’ fortune will improve with ‘breath of fresh air’ Beukes
Santos coach Roger Fortune has described the acquisition of Rabian Beukes as a “breath of fresh air.” According to Fortune, Rabian – who was playing in the (lower) Third Division with Silver Spurs – is a player that he has been eyeing for a long time. “I have been watching him for the past two or three seasons,” […]
Mamma Mia: Mia donning Momma’s keeper gloves on the pitch
Mamma-Mia! – Alas! This phrase has no direct relation or relevance to the 2008 jukebox musical comedy film, but rather of a journey in the making of how a daughter is carving out a career in sport following in the footsteps of her mother – a former Banyana Banyana goalkeeper and national softball player. And as […]
Murray’s sponsored equipment allows SSS Academy to score big
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure… This old adage resonates especially with the Sport Stepping Stones (SSS) Football Academy after they received sponsored second-hand football equipment that will not only aid with their local development programs but will also help underprivileged young football talent to realise their dreams. This is all thanks to the Good Samaritan […]
‘Bolle’ could add firepower and experience to Clarewood
Antalyaspor JPM Cape Town FC, better known as Clarewood JPM, is hopeful to pull off the capture of veteran striker Leshvin Stoffels (pictured). A reliable source close to the club confirmed to No Bones with Jones that Bolle, as Stoffels is known, is currently training with the Second Division club as they are assessing the former […]
Segall could be flying high once more
UCT Ladies’ attacking midfielder Daniella Segall might have fallen through the proverbial cracks the first time round, but No Bones with Jones has established there is a concerted effort made to get her back within the national structures again. The Camps Bay High matriculant will soon get a second bite of the cherry with an invitation for the regional trials for […]