Chris Dube
I must start by telling you that the head of our football association and also esteemed mayor of…err…some municipality or other, Dr Danny Jordaan, still believes there is a chance our national football team, derided as Bafunny Bafunny, can still qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations to be held in Gabon next year.
“The fat lady didn’t sing yet but you (media) have already decided that the fat lady has sung. I will wait for the tune,” said Jordaan after Bafana Bafana beat The Gambia 4-0.
Of course you don’t know who or what The Gambia is right? Well, that unknown entity held the mighty South Africa to a draw here at home and hence started this confusion that Jordaan finds himself swimming in. Anybody can get confused when a team wins 4-nil away in game of no consequence.
Dr Jordaan Sir, the fat lady sang and the song started with the words ‘Hey you, out!” She oiled her voice when the final whistle rang out in Mauritania sir and came on stage when the final score read South Africa 0-0 Cameroon. Oh yes, she sang Dr Jordaan.
Of course having been in a political office for quite a well now, I can understand the SAFA head’s reasoning that the media got it all wrong. The ‘I was misquoted’ line should not be far off methinks.
Hopefully when South Africa win their last qualifier, the good doctor will do the sane thing and not lead anybody in song and dance.
SAFA is lucky that the national football team is not being sponsored by Absa! An email just like the one SA Rugby received would have landed on the Hon. Mayor’s desk.
The head of SARU, one Mr Roux had to scramble through his phonebook to get a short term sponsor for the Bokkee after ABSA did the pullout. The great thinking minds that run rugby are apparently going to sue the bank largely because a great number of replica jerseys are out there with the ABSA logo on them. Maybe you should have waited until there was an ABSA signature
It shouldn’t be too hard to find another sponsor for Springboks, I should think.
We look forward to the court battle with ABSA. It will cost SARU money that could used in, wait for it,….. Transformation! But I’m sure getting ABSA to say ‘Sorry, we’re not taking you back’ takes top priority at this juncture.
I must end by saying the organisers of the PSL Awards need to sit down and have another cup of tea, maybe Joko. That event needs a re-check, quick. Hearing one of the hostesses say, “….that whole dribbling between my legs thing…”, live on stage does not augur well.
