Mbalula: Bafana Bafana Must Qualify
05 February 2013
Bafana Bafana has not qualified for a major international tournament since 2008, although South Africa has hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in that time period, allowing them to compete in the respective competitions.
South Africa’s Minister of Sport, Fikile Mbalula, has urged the national team to start qualifying for these major footballing events. The minister says that the country need to focus on its development structures, and qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
“Our urgent intervention to deliver this is of high importance by all of us, with the Brazil world cup taking place. Bafana Bafana and authorities must understand that there is no FIFA plan B for South Africa to host the event if Brazil is not hosting.
“Like other teams, Bafana Bafana must qualify, and for this to happen, we must execute our responsibilities for the better of this code of sport in the country. We have started the building blocks on a positive note and can see a ray of hope looming large in the horizon.
“We need to draw our lessons from this Afcon tournament as we prepare for the qualifiers of the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil. But we need to urgently work on an overall and comprehensive long term strategy for scientific athlete development plan.
“Arising from lessons drawn from this Afcon and our assessment of the general capabilities and short-comings of our team, the Ministry of Sport and Recreation of South Africa will join hands with SAFA in addressing the areas which will help the team to qualify for world tournaments," Mbalula concluded.
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Hi ta tshamela ko ku tsaka loko hi huma ka ti couterfinal"hay"mara ku wina cup kona do"swa tsandza
Submitted by: mah19780707khulani
Date: 05 February 2013, Time: 19:17:26
They will qualify,they are convincing regardless their loss
Submitted by: linksa
Date: 05 February 2013, Time: 16:06:03
We hv 2 qualify, nakanjani bt we need 2 demote sum players lyk Bongani khumalo, Katlego mphela n Thuso phala. Nxa By : Sgcobzin On : 05 February 2013 09:26 report @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Good point Mpofana but you missed a very good point by excluding Shabba, Parker, Majoro, Dikgacoi from your list. We need AJ15 and Mzikayise Mashaba at all costs
Submitted by: sebnzhino
Date: 05 February 2013, Time: 15:52:20
Rockdriller...nyc, articulate nd sumhow valid points on another day...1st, let me applaud u my fellow bloga 4 bing innovative by looking at things in a different perspective- yes, doz r sum of da ideas dat encourage gr8 debates nd sitimulate our minds into thinking deeper...bt NO sir, im nt in agreement wit u! Cabo Verde Islands hv less ppl than doz hu reside in our kasi here in KZN- Hambanathi in Tongaat nd dey hv no proffessional lig bt they hv a STRONG SQUAD! There myt b other factors nt da ones u hv mentioned i think, sori boss...
Submitted by: ju-ju28
Date: 05 February 2013, Time: 15:46:45
Again the talk of development structures has been our old song since 2010 same as saying Bafana did very well since 8 nations confed cup
Submitted by: sebnzhino
Date: 05 February 2013, Time: 15:33:34
wena mbalula focus on politics the problem with bafana is bigger dan doz words u kip mumbling on media almost everyday, only jesus can help dis weak bafana qualify.
Submitted by: soximan
Date: 05 February 2013, Time: 13:44:53
oh Mr Minister ezoNonsense ngeke ziQualify... unless they call up indoda emnyama..... AJ the short 1
Submitted by: No1_Bhakajuju
Date: 05 February 2013, Time: 13:19:37
@Rockdiller: You are 100% spot on, dude. Guys lets push for this as fans.
Submitted by: diplo
Date: 05 February 2013, Time: 12:43:04
Mr Minister, you have missed the point. Our PSL League is not competitve. Since 1996 when PSL teams were reduced to 16 from 18, the standard of PSL in terms of play deterioted. To remind others, when Orlando Pirates won Champions in 1995, PSL teams were 18. When Bafana won AFCON in 1996, PSL teams were 18. Mr Minister, South Africa has a population of over 50 million. Players playing professional soccer in the PSL are less than 500 bearing in mind that we have foreigners in all PSL teams. This is working against bafana bafana. Mr Minister, if you want bafana bafana to be the world beaters, we need to increase the number of teams playing in PSL from 16 to 20. We will have a bigger pool of players who can play for our national team.
Submitted by: Rockdriller
Date: 05 February 2013, Time: 12:30:12
may you please get us a good coach, not GI he don't no what his doing.
Submitted by: Pacalisa
Date: 05 February 2013, Time: 11:40:55