Tsamaya
This week’s soccer buzz
● The South African Football Association landed a R50 million sponsorship from OUTsurance last week, sparking a feud with the Premier Soccer League.
Tsamaya overheard a friend relating how Safa stumbled upon the financial windfall from the insurer. “If you sold the broadcast rights of your national team for R1-billion to Siyaya TV, but not a single match has been beamed for four years, OUTsurance will give you R50 million sponsorship provided you allow your referees to be walking billboards.” And that’s how the deal was signed, sealed and delivered on a purple platter.
● Motormouth coach Luc Eymael, who won the Nedbank Cup last season, fears he may get the guillotine soon. For good reason. His Free State Stars have failed to shine, losing four of their five league matches. “I am the first coach to bring two trophies in 24 years. Now that I am not bringing results, I can be a bad coach.” It is not Tsamaya’s intention to burst Luc’s bubble, but the trophy that is won playing against a group of amateurs with designs of turning pro is regarded as a play-play trophy. It falls in the category of plastic cups like Maize Cup, Beer Cup, Petrol Cup and such like. Get it Luc?
● Stadium Management South Africa (SMSA) issued this call to arms to soccer supporters: “Come show your love for Bafana Bafana on 17 November 2018 as they battle Nigeria in the #AFCON2019Q at the FNB Stadium. Tickets are on sale now from Computicket, Money Market counters at Shoprite, Checkers, and Hyper stores nationwide. #Get2TheGame.” Here’s a word of advice to SMSA. Tickets sell fast when your team does something as magical as the Bokke moering the almost invincible All Blacks. What are the chances of Bafana doing that any time soon if they can’t even beat Cape Verde, Madagascar and Libya in their own backyard nogal!
● Sundowns goalkeeper Reyaad Pieterse must have earned a few admirers for the shimmy on the Golden Arrows striker Lerato Lamola in KwaMashu which went viral this week. Pieterse showed no mercy to Lamola, who was left on the turf wondering what was left of his dented image as a high-flying striker.