Category Archives: Bafana Bafana

Supersport Have To Make A Plan To Broadcast The Ghana v Bafana Bafana Game

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At the end of each month, there is an orange flashing light on my decoder signaling that I have a message (apologies if this doesn’t sound familiar to those of you who are wealthy enough to afford the Explora). I navigate my way to the message which reminds me to “Pay your monthly subscription or you will incur a reconnection penalty fee. Thank you, and have a nice day, bitch.” or something to that effect.

I then have to whip out my credit card (which is in the negative) and pay for my DSTV subscription. I don’t do this because I love watching SA Idols on Mnet (I actually hate that show), Africa’s Wildest on NatGEO Wild (I think animals are stupid), or Uyajola 99 on Moja Love (I have a problem with people being exposed for cheating like there is something wrong with it). I do it because of Supersport.

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Bafana Bafana: Stuart Baxter – ‘I’ve got no problems losing this job’

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In a press conference that took place when Stuart Baxter and his Bafana Bafana team arrived home after their AFCON quarter-final loss to Nigeria on Wednesday, Stuart Baxter was asked to give a mark on his performance in the tournament.  

“To rate my own job‚ I’ll never do that because that’s being pompous and blown up and I wouldn’t do that. If I was to stay in the job‚ it was because I think I could do the job properly.

“Without sounding arrogant‚ not one per cent of my self-esteem would come from questions like that asking me to give a mark on my own performance.”

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Bafana Bafana: Is the #BaxterOut Trend On Twitter Fair Or Foul?

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After final whilst blew on Saturday night’s game, and it was confirmed that Stuart Baxter and his Bafana Bafana side did what most thought they couldn’t do, Black Twitter erupted…

https://twitter.com/Shadaya_Knight/status/1147630607217954816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1147630607217954816&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zobofootballblog.co.za%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D3270%26action%3Dedit

Even the President got involved but he included a picture of the wrong national team in his Tweet. Fire the person who handles your social media Mr President*

https://twitter.com/CyrilRamaphosa/status/1147622761596162049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1147622761596162049&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zobofootballblog.co.za%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D3270%26action%3Dedit

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Bafana Bafana: Top 5 Changes Stuart Baxter Needs To Make For Namibia

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Bafana Bafana lost against Ivory Coast in their first game in the AFCON 2019. Now Stuart Baxter and his team need a win on Friday night against our neighbours Namibia to have any chance of progressing to the next round. The Brit and his coaching staff need to make changes to their team that underperformed last Friday. Here are m top five changes Stuart Baxter needs to make for Bafana Bafana’s game against Namibia tonight:



1. Mentality

Against the Ivory Coast, Bafana Bafana played a bit timid. A bit scared maybe. Or maybe they were playing to the instructions of the coach. Whatever it was, South Africa didn’t play as well as they could have. Even though they didn’t get a favourable result, Nambia were impressive in their 1-0 loss against Morocco. They are not here to make up the numbers, they are here to play. Bafana lost the first game and now are one loss away from an early flight back home. Stuart Baxter and his team need to go for it against Namibia because the Brave Warriors will be ready for them. Baxter should give the players freedom to express themselves and win or lose on their own terms.

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Bafana Bafana: Stuart Baxter Says He Will Resign From Bafana On His Own Accord

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Brace yourselves my South African people Stuart Baxter isn’t leaving the Bafana Bafana coaching position anytime soon.

Baxter said he’d quit should his team not qualify for the AFCON before Bafana’s game on Sunday evening.

Clarifying his original statement‚ Baxter said: “Well look‚ what I’ve said [in the past] – it’s the truth and the reality of a coach.

“A coach will do a job as long as he feels that he can do the job.

“People will not tell me‚ ‘You can’t coach Bafana‚ because of blah‚ blah‚ blah’. I will know that for my own reasons.

“It may be for my own motivation‚ for my own health‚ or because I don’t feel that I’m taking the team wherever I want it to go.

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Here Is The National Team Fixture Calendar Released By SAFA

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The South African Football Association (SAFA) has released its latest fixtures for the calendar year.

SA National teams fixtures:

January 2019

17 Banyana Banyana vs Sweden (closed training match) 11:00, Athlone Stadium (No TV / No Media / No public)

19 Banyana Banyana vs the Netherlands, Winnie Mandela International Challenge, 15:00, Cape Town Stadium

22 Banyana Banyana vs Sweden, Albertina Sisulu Centenary Challenge, 19:00, Cape Town Stadium

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Bafana Bafana Now Has To Qualify The Hard Way

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Egypt pipped South Africa to host the 2019 AFCON event. What this means is Bafana Bafana now have their qualifying fate in their own hands.

Don’t lie…

When you heard South Africa was in line to host AFCON 2019, after CAF stripped Cameroon’s rights to hold the tournament, your first thought wasn’t your excitement to see this guy…

…who seemed to be at every AFCON you’ve watched since you were a kid*. The first thought that pop in your head was ‘So this means Bafana Bafana would qualify automatically right?! Hooray!‘

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Are We Sure Stuart Baxter Isn’t The Right Man For Bafana?

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Can Stuart Baxter be the guy that turns the Bafana Bafana ship around and build a culture of winning football in South Africa?

It would be understandable if you thought Stuart Baxter isn’t the best fit for the Bafana job. Firstly, he was hired after SAFA fired beloved Shakes Mashaba over some bull shit and secondly, his team’s performance in the World Cup qualifiers was embarrassing, to say the least. As you know an international coach is judged on whether his side qualifies for the World Cup or not, rather than how many irrelevant soccer nations he can beat up in the Cosafa Cup.

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