This is an abridged version of referee Collin Netshiongolwe ‘s confession about how he entrapped people and also pocketed some of the cash. It covers a number of incidents.
Addressing the Semenya Commission into allegations of match-fixing and bribery, Adeel Carelse, the referees’ coordinator for the SA Football Association, called the probe an exercise in futility.
Jonathan last week suspended the team from international competitions for two years following an embarrassing performance in the World Cup. The Super Eagles were knocked out in the first round after failing to win a game.
Togo conceded a last-minute goal to draw 2-2 away against Chad on Thursday in their first official international match since their bus was ambushed and two officials were killed in January.
Nigeria’s two-year self-imposed exile from international soccer after their World Cup flop is likely to set Africa’s most populous nation on a collision path with FIFA and affect more than just the senior men’s side.
President Goodluck Jonathan announced on Wednesday he was suspending the team from playing in international competition for two years following their poor performance at the tournament in South Africa, where they finished last in their group with a solitary point.
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has suspended the national soccer team from international competition for two years following their poor performance in the World Cup, his office said on Wednesday.
“Mr President has directed that Nigeria will withdraw from all international football competition for the next two years to enable Nigeria to reorganise its football,” Ima Niboro, Jonathan’s senior communications adviser, told reporters.
Too much pressure on top players with massive egos? Chopping managers just before competitions? Poor coaching and facilities at home? Pampered foreign players not giving their all for the national colours?
Many explanations have been sought for why five of the six African nations stumbled at the first hurdle in the continent’s first World Cup. But perhaps it has nothing to do with soccer. Maybe countries need to feel good about themselves to succeed.
For the second time in his career, he has been considered good enough to officiate at the highest level, the World Cup and — so to say the cherry on top — the World Cup is being held in his home country South Africa.
Speaking at Sunday’s media day at the Kievits Kroon Country Estate, where the referees are based during the June 11 — July 11 finals, the 38-year-old told the German Press Agency dpa that he considered the competition to be special.
The headbutt from Algeria’s keeper alone will bring up the name Zinedine Zidane once again, but here’s the great irony: Yahoo had a story on the same day as this game reporting that Zidane is functioning in an advisory role for Algeria.
Zimbabwe will this year have a truncated crew of match officials on the Fifa referees panel following the failure by the locals to impress the world soccer governing body and fulfil their regular quota.