South Africa

Is It Fair?

On the weekend the South African Football Association (SAFA) has lodged an appeal with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) regarding the outcome of qualification for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations tournament, which is to be held in Equatorial

Celebrations Over?

Thank you to one eagle-eyed Perth Glory fan who emailed us to ask if the club’s 15 year anniversary is in fact over, almost before the celebrations have begun. The club announced a special badge to celebrate its 15 year

Who Do You Belong To?

Australian sports fans frequently ridicule their English counterparts about the fact that many of their international sportsmen come from other parts of the Commonwealth. They regularly forget how they too have adopted sporting heroes, Kepler Wessels (South Africa), Kostya Tszyu

Its Not A Matter Of Life and Death…

It has been great travelling through Africa and watching how a continent has united behind Ghana. Also interesting to hear that most nations feel that Ghana’s football programs are the best in Africa. One journalist was trying to claim that

Why So Much Negativity?

Can someone please answer why every story on South Africa and the 2010 World Cup being run on television is Australia takes such a negative approach? Most of the issues that have been and are being raised have existed in