Like father like son…Rangers’ Carlyle now knows it’s not easy keeping up with the Joneses
“Go out there and enjoy yourself as you are only as good as your last match!” This was the fatherly advice given to FN Rangers’ left winger Carlyle, youngest son of the legendary striker Bradley “Chokka” Jones (50), ahead of the Bayhill Premier Cup Final at the Athlone Stadium on Sunday. Unfortunately, Rangers came off […]
Rygate LFA hosts outstanding Engen KO Playoff fixtures
The Rygate LFA base in Johnston Road will play host to the remainder of Round 1 of the Playoff fixtures of the Engen Knockout Challenge on 7 April 2023. This prestigious tournament for under-18 boys has been a hot topic of debate since it was decided that the region would take ownership of the event […]
Wanderers ready to ‘Terah’-rise Palace at The Greens
Wanderers FC coach Tembani Mini pictured third from left) conceded that their Hollywoodbets Third Division clash against Crystal Palace will be a difficult one – for obvious reasons. The amateur ABC Motsepe Second Division and the Hollywoodbets league are set to resume this coming weekend after the Easter break which was probably welcoming with the business end […]
Safa CT Academy can walk with heads held high: but more time needed
Some will say that Safa Cape Town’s Academy came off second best – or others will say the players choked in the Round of 16 at their third appearance at the Bayhill Premier Cup over the Easter weekend. But this needs to be taken into context – yes, it is labelled as an academy because […]
CT Spurs too much for Rangers in Bayhill FInal
Perhaps the occasion was too big for FN Rangers . . . or perhaps they just ran out of steam in the end. Whichever it is, coach Warwick Hector’s Rangers were rather disappointing against Cape Town Spurs in the Final of the Bayhill Premier Cup at the Athlone Stadium on Easter Monday – succumbing to a 1-4 […]
Ashford Athletic to pay last respect to fallen icon Winty
The Ashford Athletic Football Club will host a memorial service on Wednesday 3 April, as a way of paying their last respects to their fallen icon Winty Engeldoe (79). No Bones with Jones has been informed that it will be held at their clubhouse in Heathfield at 19:30.The former CDFA president, who passed away on 21 […]
FC Porto hoping it will be third time lucky against impressive Young Bafana
FC Porto is hoping it will be third time lucky to achieve their maiden success at the Bayhill Premier Cup. The township team from the Greater Philippi LFA got stuck in the Round of 16 on two previous occasions – 2019 and 2023. However, this year they have made bigger waves at the 35th edition […]
Another title beckons for Jay and host Bayhill United
Bayhill United’s head coach Jay Visagie has dismissed claims that they could just have the edge over the newcomer Shayamoya Academy when these two go “pound for pound” in the Bayhill Premier Cup Plate Final. This match-up will be the curtain raiser to be played at 11:00 of the Easter spectacle at the Home of Soccer, the […]
Give coach Hector a Bells!
Warwick Hector, coach of FN Rangers’ under-19 Bayhill team deserves a Bells! Hector has guided his young troops to their maiden Bayhill Premier Cup final at his second attempt. With this achievement Hector has proven that anything is possible with hard work and sacrifice. This comes after their 3-1 victory over Highlands Park Academy at […]
A ‘fist full of Spurs’ and ‘karate-kicking Young Bafana’ take Bayhill to an all-time low
The 35th edition of the Bayhill Premier Cup will forever be remembered for three aspects: upsets, controversy and fisticuffs. The latter had spectators in shock on day five of this Easter spectacle at the Erica Park Sports Complex when a fight broke out between Cape Town Spurs and Young Bafana Academy immediately after the final […]