RoundUp: Most talked about club on social media this week

Sibusiso Banda
@SBUDALICIOUS

Kaizer Chiefs became the most talked about South African football club this week, with most  of its politics being debated about on various public social media platforms.

The contribution comes after they were faced with different eye catching publicity (both positive and negative) in just a matter of few days.

It all started over the weekend when newspaper allegation emerged that Amakhosi’s newly appointed head coach Stuart Baxter had “faked” his résumé in order to get the clubs top position.

CHIEFS APPPOINTS NEW COACH

Sibusiso Banda

@SBUDALICIOUS 

Kaizer Motaung and new Kaizer Chiefs coach Stuart Baxter : Picture Supersport

Kaizer Motaung and new Kaizer Chiefs

coach Stuart Baxter : Picture Supersport

Kaizer Chiefs have appointed a former Bafafa Bafafa coach to fill the club's vacant coaching position starting from next season.

Cheifs yesterday announced that they have come in agreement with Stuart Baxter will be taking over as coach. Amakhosi confirmed the news on the club's official website and as well twitter account. Baxter will take over the coaching reigns at Naturena from next season.

He was incharge of South Africa's national team in 2004 and 2005 but was sacked after South Africa fail to qualify for the 2006 World Cup. Chiefs chairmain, Kaizer Motaung added that Baxter will fit well into the clubs strategies going forward due to his wealth of knowledge.

The struggling Chiefs last Wednesday won 2- 0 against Sundowns in the ABSA Premier Soccer League. The win came after broking the teams losing strick after losing four match conservatively with their caretaker, Doctor Khumalo.

Amakhosi are curently on position six with 43 points and left with only three games on their hand

TUT Ga-Rankuwa claims victory

Sibusiso Banda

TUT Ga-Rankuwa’s Mphahlele Khutsiso tries out

 played Invader’s Koketso Phoshane. The match was

played at Giant on Sunday. TUT Ga-Rankuwa won 2-1

TUT Ga-Rankuwa beat Soshanguve’s Invader FC 2-1 in the SAB SAFA Tshwane League at the Giant stadium on Sunday.

From the first whistle of the match both teams played exciting fast pace attacking football.

Tshepo Beijang of TUT scored the opening goal of the match on the 15th minute. But they could not maintain the lead.  

Within 30 second, Tshepo Ramatsetse scored the equalizer for Invaders.

Springboks selection issue continues...

South Africa coach Peter de Villiers did little to dampen the bubbling selection issues surrounding his team when he faced the media for the first time after the Springboks arrived in New Zealand seeking to defend the rugby World Cup.

The Springboks enter the tournament looking to become the first side to win the Webb Ellis trophy for the third time, but did not have a good build-up, choosing to rest more than 20 players from their first two tests in the Tri-Nations.

A second-string side was thrashed by Australia and New Zealand before the strongest combination lost to Australia 14-9 in Durban and beat a second-string All Blacks side 18-5 in Port Elizabeth.

De Villiers' selection dilemma surrounds hooker John Smit, an inspirational leader and arguably the world's best test captain, but whose general play has been overshadowed by his Sharks' team mate Bismarck du Plessis.

To accommodate both players, de Villiers has resorted to selecting Smit at tighthead prop, which has depowered the Springboks' scrum to the extent they were shunted around by an Australian pack that is improving but nowhere nearly world-beating in their recent Tri-nations clash in Durban.