WHO WILL WIN THE FIRST QUARTER OF PSL?



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With just five games played in the South African Premier Soccer League every fan of soccer is asking the question of who will win the first 1.5 million of the first quarter. Before the start of the 2012-2013 season the PLS management came up with a new initiative which they hope that it will make the league interesting. The new systems will allow teams to perform through out the season and not wait for the last five games of the season to give us memorable games. The teams that will perform best within 8 games will be awarded 1.5 million for the great performance shown.

The beginning of the league saw an incredible start from all teams with Kaizer Chiefs beginning their campaign by thrashing Amazulu 6-0 with South African striker Bernard Parker grabbing 4 goals in that match. We have already played 5 games with Chiefs on top of the log, will they manage to hold on to the number one spot until their 8th game? we are yet to see. Their next game is against new boys on the bloc Chippa United who claimed their first win of the season by beating Bloemfontein Celtics 2-1. Should Chiefs claim a win in that game they will be a step closer to the first 1.5m. This is how things stand on the log so far:

Absa Premiership 12/13
team	game	points
KAIZER CHIEFS	5	13
ORLANDO PIRATES	5	10
MARITZBURG UTD	5	9
FREE STATE STARS	5	9
UNIV. OF PRETORIA FC	5	9
SUPERSPORT UNITED	5	7
MOROKA SWALLOWS	5	6
BLACK LEOPARDS	5	6
BLOEM CELTIC	5	6
CHIPPA UNITED	5	5
GOLDEN ARROWS	5	5
BIDVEST WITS	5	5
AJAX CAPE TOWN	5	4
MAMELODI SUNDOWNS	5	4
PLATINUM STARS	5	4
AMAZULU	5	4
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I think that this initiative is a great opportunities for the teams to give their best for the teams to give the supporters what they pay for at the stadium. The supporters are always behind their teams it is high time they repay the believe and loyalty of their supporters it is time for the teams to give us their best performance. With this initiative we are bound to see great football because all the teams want to take this 1.5m home.

IS IT TOO EARLY TO COUNT OUR CHICKENS



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Johannesburg Bafana Bafana coach Gordan Igused                                              
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With just three months remaining before we host one of the biggest tournament in African football here in South Africa. Due to the complications at Libya it was decided that we host the African Cup of Nations edition of 2013 while Libya will host the one we were suppose to host of 2018. A lot is expected from Bafana Bafana and their new coach by the public as we are the host of the tournament. South Africa failed to qualify for the 2012 edition which was held at Equatorial Genuine and Gabon early this year.

Early this week Bafana coach Gordon Igesund boldly said that " with little more support from the nation Bafana can conquer Africa." i think at the moment there is a great vibe in the country regarding out national team" said that on SAFA website, and went on to say that : if the boys continue with the positive attitude, we really can go places and do very well in major tournaments" When looking at the huge number of supporters we have I think that  our boys will do good if we are behind them, I mean with 60 00 people blowing their vuvuselas for the boys i don't see them disappointing us.

In the preparations for AFCON 2013 the new coach will try to give all the players that shows great performance for their teams a chance to represent their national team as he is trying to build a machine that will be able to compete against the best in the world. The coach went on to say that " he is going to give oversea players a  chance but he think that a bulk of his players should come from the domestic league.

The coach also gave praise to two his two assistants coaches Thomas Madigage and Serame Letsoka for the great contribution they have made so far in the national team so far and he also gave praises to SAFA and PSL as they have been working hand in hand with the coach to help him make a fordable team. Has the coach put his head on the table with his comments about Bafana winning the next year tournament, I mean with a demanding nation like South Africa and the poor run of Bafana in big tournament will they make it happen for the fans and the nation as a whole?

WILL BAFANA BAFANA MAKE IT TO BRAZIL

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With less than 2 years remaining before on of the biggest soccer tournament which will be held at Brazil, our National soccer team Bafana Bafana is standing a chance of not qualifying for the tournament. Since Bafana Bafana was given the clearance of playing in soccer tournaments after the apartheid era Bafana went on to win the African Cup of Nations in 1996 and managed to participate in 3 world cups as they missed out on the 2006 world cup at Germany after falling to qualify. Will we see that repeat again as they have failed to win 2 of their opening games of the first qualification stage against Ethiopia at home and Botswana away. We have recorded 2 draws and we have 2 points on position 3 in the group.

This poor performance saw the termination of Bafana coach Pisto Mosimane who succeed Carlos Alberto Pererira after the 2010 World Cup that was held here in South Africa Mzanzi were by we failed to make it past the first stage. Pitso Mosimane had a poor run with Bafana and things got worse after the world cup qualifying games then he was released from his contract. This saw the appointment of a new coach Gordon Igusend with four games remaining in the preliminary group stage will he manage to lead the boys to a number one position in the group. Should Bafana fail to top the group then they will kiss Brazil goodbye, ad they first have to make it through the preliminary group stage to play in the final group stage with other group leaders which will see five African National teams go to represent Africa in this prestigious tournament.

We have played 2 friendly games under the new coach with a narrowly loss to Brazil on the official World Cup hand out game and a 2-0 win against Mozambique. The new coach's reaction was that we are on a right tract as he is looking to build a machine out of the current crop of players he got, a machine that will manage to compete with the best. Bafana have a busy schedule ahead of the with a friendly against Poland next month and a possible friendly against United Arab Emirates four days after the Poland game with another fixture against the current African champions in November as they prepare for the next year AFCON which will be held on our home soil. This a great performance by Bafana Bafana will give them hope in making it to Brazil.