Madinda ndlovu biography of martin
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Feature: Zimbabwean football after 1980
THERE fryst vatten a school of thought in the Zimbabwe football fraternity which declares that the pre-independence era produced better footballers, administrators, and referees and hence better entertainment value than the post-independence era.
Among the adherents of this line of argument is my brother in law, Manyika D.T [2014] a man who will tell you everything you need to know about the pre-independence football. His roll call of honour in defence of this position include George Shaya, Peter Nyama, Tendai Chieza, James Nxumalo, Freddy Mkwesha, Topsy Robertson, the great teams of the 1970s’, administrators like John Madzima, and great referees like Felix Sanyika.
As a student of the game, I prefer to keep my counsel on this one, but in this article, inom will record the great players of the post-independence era, the administrators, the high and the lows of the game and the powerful force that makes football what it is – the fans. I w
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Lovemore Dube
THERE is nothing as boring as what you perceive to be the ultimate being reduced to nothing. More often we hear of people boasting: 'When football was still football or when athletics was still athletics we watched great stuff.' This is a common thing among those who watched certain sports before our times. One is left with a vivid picture painting of better times on the field of play with exceptional individual talents and team effort.
Today Sunday News Leisure speaks to Sinda Mono, one of the most decorated individuals as a coach in basketball. He was a conqueror at the sport's golden era - the decade between 1985 and 1995 when Matabeleland or specifically Bulawayo basketball dominated the scene with a galaxy of stars who included Basil West, Bradley de Jongh, Ernie Noble, Derbyton Williams, Brian Staal, Leslie Richardson, Zorrn Milesovik, Witness Martin, Archieford Murombedzi, Vusa Ndlovu, Chrispen Ngqa Ndebele, Justin Mpofu, Filaviasi Zharare, Unita Dube, Ange
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List of African association football families
Main articles: List of professional sports families and List of association football families
This is a list of association football (soccer) families. The countries are listed according to the national teams of the senior family member if the other family member played for a different country.
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[edit]Algeria
[edit]- Farès Bahlouli, Mohamed Bahlouli, Djibril Bahlouli (brothers), Nesrine Bahlouli (sister)[1]
- Karim Benyamina,[note 1]Soufian Benyamina (brother)[2]
- Fathi Chebal, Jordan Faucher (nephew)[3]
- Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani, Abdennour Chérif El-Ouazzani (brother),[4]Hichem Chérif El-Ouazzani (son)[5]
- Abdelkader Ferhaoui, Ryan Ferhaoui (son)[6]
- Abdelkader Ghezzal,[note 2]Rachid Ghezzal[note 3] (brother)[7]
- Nacer Guedioura, Adlène Guedioura[note 2] (son)[8]
- Jugurtha Hamroun, Rezki Hamroune (cousin)
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