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by TRAVIS CLARK
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- The third and final match of the Generation adidas tour is set for
Sunday morning, and will provide a fitting end to the 2009 trip to South Africa. The collection of
young MLS players face Ajax Cape Town reserves, a game they all want to win and close out the tour
on a high note.
The rescheduled MTN Wafa Wafa Super 8 Final will take place this weekend at the Orlando Stadium
in Soweto between Ajax Cape Town and Lamontville Golden Arrows.
The final had to be rescheduled to 24 October 2009 after the announcement of the South African
squad for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup -due to the fact that the Amajita squad contained five Ajax
Cape Town players
Urban Warriors Take on Abafana Bes'thende
Now the Urban Warriors and their youngsters, (who reached the final sixteen in Egypt wit the
South African U20 team) are ready to take on Abafana Bes'thende right in the heart of Soweto.
Chris Pontius and Rodney Wallace helped the Generation adidas squad to a win in its final game
in South Africa, playing 62 and 65 minutes, respectively, as the MLS side earned a 2-0 win over
Ajax Cape Town's reserve squad.
Generation adidas ends their time in South Africa with a 2-1 record.
Ertugral top choice to coach Ajax
SISA MAJOLA
JOHANNESBURG - In soccer's worst kept secret, Ajax Cape Town and coach Craig Rosslee officially
parted ways this week.
But speculation was already rife about Rosslee's future with sources saying that he had already
handed in his resignation to the club two weeks ago, a few days before the team's final Premiership
encounters against Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns.
This was a high scoring weekend of excitement and upsets at the ABSA Premiership around South
Africa seven goals were scored on Sunday.
Sunday Matches in the ABSA Premiership
Ajax Cape Town 0 – Kaizer Chiefs 3
Kaizer Chiefs showed their class once again at Newlands Stadium on Sunday afternoon when they
beat Ajax Cape Town 3-0.
Ajax Cape Town have announced the appointment of Foppe de Haan as their new head coach following
the departure of Muhsin Ertugral for Turkish Super League side Sivasspor.
The Right Man for the Urban Warriors
Urban Warriors CEO George Comitis revealed in a statement on Thursday afternoon: "After a long
deliberation and thorough analysis of all the applications that we have received, we believe that
we have found the right man to steer us forward.
The Kansas City Wizards 2 Generation Adidas players will be making their way over to South Africa
with the rest of an MLS Generation Adidas team. Roger Espinoza and Chance Myers were both named to
the team that will leave later this month for a 10 day tour of the World Cup hosting country.
Espinoza and Myers will be competing in 3 games against Premier Soccer League reserve teams,
including Ajax Cape Town and Orlando Pirates.
The MLS Generation Adidas team in South Africa played their second game of their trip today against
Santos Football Club. Unfortunately this result didn't go the way of the first one against the
Pirates. The GA team lost 2-1 to Santos. Chicago Fire forward, Patrick Nyarko once again scored for
the GA team in the loss.
The Generation adidas team, featuring Wizards players Chance Myers and Roger Espinoza, has
concluded their three-game tour of South Africa.
The team performed well on the tour, going 2-1 in three matches against reserve sides from the
Premier Soccer League (South Africa's first division).
Espinoza (right) scored on a rebound of a Marosevic (left) shot
Espinoza scored the team's second goal in yesterday's tour finale, a 2-0 win over Ajax Cape Town.
This is the first in a series of posts looking at the progress of the construction for the
three new stadiums being built in South Africa for the 2010 World Cup.
Green Point Stadium, Cape Town
The stadium under construction is located in Green Point, between Signal Hill and the Atlantic
Ocean and close to Cape Town's city centre.
O 34º jogo do mundial sub-20, foi realizado no Port Said Stadium, em Port Said-EGY, com uma
temperatura de 27º C.
Jogaram as seleções da África do Sul (73º do ranking da FIFA) e Honduras (42º do ranking da
FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções nunca haviam jogado.
O 23º jogo do Mundial Sub-20, foi realizado na cidade de Alexandria, no estádio municipal de
Alexandria, com uma temperatura de 26º C.
Jogaram as seleções da Hungria (47º no ranking da FIFA) e África do Sul (73º no ranking da
FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções nunca haviam se enfrentado.
Steven Pienaar
Ajax Cape Town's Franklin Cale, who has been shining in the PSL, will join the Bafana Bafana
squad in place of the injured Steven Pienaar for their two friendlies against Iceland and
Norway.
The Ajax Cape Town winger was unable to honour his debut call-up for the national team against
Madagascar last month due to a foot injury.
O 39º jogo do Mundial Sub-20, foi realizado na cidade de Ismailia, no estádio municipal, com uma
temperatura de 29º C.
Jogaram pelas oitavas de final, 2 seleções africanas, a seleção de Gana (32º no ranking da
FIFA) e a seleção da África do Sul (73º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
26/11/1994 - África do Sul 2x1 Gana (Amistoso)
31/01/1996 - África do Sul 3x0 Gana (Copa da África)
21/09/1996 - Gana 0x0 África do Sul (Amistoso)
06/02/2000 - África do Sul 1x0 Gana (Copa da África)
24/01/2002 - Gana 0x0 África do Sul (Amistoso)
20/06/2004 - Gana 3x0 África do Sul (Eliminatórias copa do Mundo)
18/06/2005 - África do Sul 0x2 Gana (Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo)
15/10/2008 - África do Sul 2x1 Gana (Amistoso)
O quarteto de arbitragem definido para esse jogo, foi:
Árbitro: Peter O´Leary (NZL)
Primeiro Assistente: Brent Best (NZL)
Segundo Assistente: Matthew Taro (SOL)
Quarto Árbitro: Roberto Rosetti (ITA)
Aos 19 minutos do primeiro tempo, o camisa 7, Abeiku QUANSAH, jogador do Nice-FRA recebeu o
primeiro cartão amarelo do jogo, pela seleção de Gana.
Muhsin Ertugral has quit Ajax Cape Town. Urban Warriors CEO George Comitis said that the
Turkish-born coach is leaving for Sivasspor, which finished second behind Besiktas in the Turkish
League last year.
In the interim, Jan Pruijn will oversee the team over the next couple of weeks until they
announce a new Head Coach.
At Half-time the Orlando Stadium was in the dark , then the the Lamontville Golden Arrows lit up
the Soweto night with their 6-0 drubbing of Ajax Cape Town in the MTN8 Wafa Wafa Finals.
The goals were scored by a Njabulo Manqana brace, Richard Henyekane, Thokozani Msheng, Nhlanhla
Zothwane and an own goal from unfortunate Ajax defender Deniss Ivanovs.
Two players have been dropped from the original Bafana Bafana Squad and replaced. All but five
are still to arrive in cap to prepare fro the friendlies against Japan and Jamaica later this
month.
Every young boy kicking a tennis ball around in a dusty township street dreams of wearing the
Bafana Bafana Jersey.
Bafana Bafana and Everton FC midfielder Steven Pienaar has been named the 2009 Bafana Bafana
Player of the Year.
The announcement was made at a glittering ceremony on Thursday night (19 November 2009) at the
Sandton Convention Centre.
Among others in attendance were the Minister of Justice Jeff Radebe as well as the 2002 Brazil
World Cup squad winning captain Cafu.
by TRAVIS CLARK
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- The third and final match of the Generation adidas tour is set for
Sunday morning, and will provide a fitting end to the 2009 trip to South Africa. The collection of
young MLS players face Ajax Cape Town reserves, a game they all want to win and close out the tour
on a high note.
Chris Pontius and Rodney Wallace helped the Generation adidas squad to a win in its final game
in South Africa, playing 62 and 65 minutes, respectively, as the MLS side earned a 2-0 win over
Ajax Cape Town's reserve squad.
Generation adidas ends their time in South Africa with a 2-1 record.
Action is heating up in the PSL and the matches being played around South Africa this weekend
will certainly make a difference for some of the teams who are on the brink of either moving up to
become contenders, or who are losing the plot and dropping way down in the standings.
Kaizer Chiefs will wear their new 40th Anniversary Kit for the first time tonight when they host
Celtic.
The Absa Premiership League is more competitive this year than it has ever been, with
interesting developments every week. Football 365.co.za took a look at all this weekend's
matches.
Celtic's Nigerian Striker, Prince Olomu
Bloemfontein Celtic 4 Ajax Cape Town 2
A princely 86th minute goal from Nigerian striker Prince Olomu paved the way for Bloemfontein
Celtic's rousing 4-2 Premier League win over Ajax Cape Town at a sun-scorched Seisa Ramabodu
Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
