Tsamaya

This week’s soccer buzz

● It was touch and go until the last minute as to whether the SABC would be able to beam yesterday’s Bafana Bafana Afcon qualifier against Libya live. The pauperish Faulty Towers operation at their Akward Park location have been paying a portion of the money they owe Safa. Tsamaya was left wondering though how long the SABC can keep doing these last-minute deals with sporting organisations when it comes to showing live sport. Minister of Communications Nomvula Mokonyane must pick up the rand so the public broadcaster can have some ka-ching to pay the bills. If she fails, she can sommer ask SABC COO Chris Moruleng to touch the rand on its studio.

● The shocking scoring return by South African strikers is such that even one Andre Fileccia from Belgium has offered his services just in case Bafana were in need. “I'm a striker and my job is to score goals and I think if selected I can contribute goals for Bafana Bafana‚” the Maritzburg United striker told TimesLIVE on Friday. Judging by the way Stuart Baxter likes chopping and changing his playing and technical personnel, it may not be long before Fileccia’s prayers are answered. After all Baxter’s own son, Lee, has realised his dream of donning Bafana Bafana colours.

● The stunt pulled by the PSL this week was the stuff of legend. Soccer scribes left all the important assignments they were busy with on Thursday and headed to Kempton Park where the PSL chairman Irvin Khoza announced a crime-prevention partnership with SAPS. One scribe was heard rumbling about the PSL selling them a dummy. Next time, he said, they’ll invite us for the unveiling of a vase.