Carlos Alberto Parreira, Bafana Bafana Coach
Bafana Bafana coach Carlos Parreira is optimistic about his team's success against Japan. Bafana
Bafana take on Japan in a friendly international match at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port
Elizabeth on Saturday.
And a Port Elizabeth Sangoma, Puseletso "Nkomiyahlaba" Maropane', has predicted that Bafana
Bafana will win by 2 –O.
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World Cup hosts South Africa appointed Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira coach on Friday, a South
African Football Association spokesman said. Parreira returns to a post he relinquished in April
last year when his wife became seriously ill in Rio de Janeiro, and he was succeeded by compatriot
Joel Santana.
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World Cup hosts South Africa fired coach Joel Santana on Monday after eight losses in nine matches,
a national football association spokesman said here. The 60-year-old Brazilian tasked with building
a team capable of holding its own at the 2010 tournament paid the price for a string of poor
results and .
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The South African Football Association have parted company with manager Joel Santana after a string
of poor results. Santana, who took over from Carlos Alberto Parreira in April 2008 as Bafana coach,
was fired after the national team lost eight of their last nine internationals. South Africa's 1-0
loss to Iceland was the last straw [.
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Bafana's Brazilian coach, Joel Santana, is out of a job. Pallid performances and pitiful results
sunk the former Flamengo coach. "In the bigger picture and the interest of the country," said
Mandla Mazibuko, SAFA vice-president, "he [Santana] realized while he was doing his best, his best
was not good enough.
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According to the Safa website: On Monday 19 October 2009 it was unanimously agreed between the
Management Committee representing the South African Football Association and the Senior National
Coach Mr Joel Natalino Santana, that Mr. Santana would, with immediate effect vacate his current
position as Bafana Bafana National Coach.
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Opinion piece
Saw a cool headline today "Keep the Coach, Fire the Spineless SAFA
Board" – well that is perhaps a bit over the top, but didn't the new President
Kirsten Nematendani come flying out of the starting blocks, promising to take this soccer crisis in
hand?
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Futbolita 12 October @ 01:30 PM EST
After South Africa's 1-0 defeat to Norway yesterday it looks even more certain that Brazilian
coach Joel Santana will soon be packing his bags and leaving for Rio. But I ask the question;
surely the fault doesn't only lie with the coach? These are highly skilled professional players who
are letting their country down.
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There has been some confusion as to the exact role of the Watchdog Trio and their
responsibilities to SAFA. Three PSL heavyweights Gavin Hunt, Jomo Sono and Clive Barker have been
asked to assess Bafana Bafana coach Joel Santana's progress with the team.
Confusing Reports on Santana's Reaction to Watchdogs
Reports are also confusing – some of the media reports say that beleaguered Bafana Bafana
coach Joel Santana only found out about his watchdog trio through the media and has barred them
from training, teamtalks and even speaking to the team – other reports like the one on football
355, says that Santana has welcomed the appointment of the three technical assessors who will run
the rule over Bafana's friendly matches against Norway on Saturday and against Iceland next
Tuesday.
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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.
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OK, now it's time to get behind the boys once again with feeling. Coach Joel Santana has
announced the Bafana Bafana team (squad) for the two friendlies in the cold against Norway and
Iceland.
Bafana Bafana will take on Norway on Saturday (10 October) in Oslo and then face Iceland three
days later on Tuesday (13 October) in Reykjavik.
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Anfield Talk 26 September @ 11:36 AM EST
After picking up injuries in the 2-0 win over Sampdoria, Fiorentina midfielder Mario Santana and
defender Gianluca Comotto are likely to miss the matches against Livorno and Liverpool, according
to Rai Sport.
Comotto will definitely miss both matches, being out of action for ten days, but there is a slight
chance that Santana may be available for the Champions League match next Tuesday at the Stadio
Artemio Franchi.
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Argentina, desmembrada y mal contagiada, parece tomar una ruta sin curvas. La desesperación y el
momento aciago se tragan al equipo y a todas sus individualidades cuando no hay tiempo para
reformulaciones.
A los 7 minutos la primera pelota en el palo. A los 23 la segunda en el travesaño.
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Futbolita 08 September @ 03:35 AM EST
Fotos de R.Ribeiro
E ai tipos??!! It's the final day of our Selecao bootcamp specials and
if you're already bored, please sit by the window and speak Joel Santana English.
Yes, you must... we insist!
Anyway, Miranda celebrated his birthday with his amigos yesterday his cake
wasn't as zany as Julio Cesar's but you can never go wrong with strawberries and
chocolate.
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Inter vice president Fernando Carvalho has urged Inter to find the form that the team
showed at the beginning of the season, despite an encouraging run of results which has seen the
Colorado win their last five matches."At this moment we are looking for the football we displayed at the beginning of the season.
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MLS Rumors 05 August @ 01:24 PM EST
According to reports from Tribal Football and quotes from Juan Carlos Osorio himself, Randy Santana
is on trial with the New York Red Bulls.
The 26-year old Mexican trained with the MLS club on Monday and the Red Bulls are
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Zona Rayada 03 August @ 04:51 PM EST
Ya empezaron los problemas que "todo técnico quisiera tener". Después de la
buena exhibición que dió el equipo el pasado Sábado, una de las figuras del equipo vuelve a la
carga al recuperarse por completo de su lesión.
Después de perderse los partidos de las fechas uno y dos, hoy "Lucho" entrenó al
parejo de sus compañeros y está a disposición del cuerpo técnico para ser tomado en
cuenta en el partido de la jornada tres frente al Cruz Azúl.
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Futbolita 03 August @ 01:45 AM EST
What a miracle! Someone actually thinks that Joel Santana speaks good
English... (!!!!) but then again, she was his 'official translator' at the Confederations
Cup so you can excuse her.
Yes, meet Desiree Queiroz, whose father Tita once played for Vasco, Flamengo
and the selecao.
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Zona Rayada 18 July @ 03:33 PM EST
Hoy vuelve el fútbol a la ciudad. Al filo de las 21:00 horas, en el estadio
Tecnológico, se llevará acabo el último partido de pretemporada del Monterrey al recibir al
equipo sub-campeón de Paraguay, el Libertad. Al mismo tiempo, será la
presentación del equipo ante su afición, con los nuevos uniformes que han generado tanta
polémica.
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- The U.S. upset of Spain in the semifinal delighted everybody in South Africa. In addition to
giving Bafana Bafana hope of an equally improbable victory against Brazil, the win by the U.S.
erased the sour taste left by the previous crowd favorite, Egypt.
The game was in Bloemfontein, on a bitterly cold night, and it started off slow.
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Zona Rayada 08 July @ 08:21 PM EST
Hoy en la noche, el equipo de Víctor Manuel Vucetich va a enfrentar a unos
renovados Estudiantes Tecos, dirigidos por el siempre polémico Miguel "Piojo" Herrera.
De los dos partidos amistosos que ha tenido el Monterrey, este podría ser el más
formal; recordemos que primero enfrentaron a un equipo sub-20, propiedad de la misma
institución, y el sábado pasado enfrentaron a un limitadísimo equipo de la liga
polaca, que recién viene regresando de sus vacaciones.
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Two second half strikes from Nilmar was enough to seal Inter a 2-0 victory over Náutico at
the Estádio dos Aflitos and put Inter top of the Campeonato Brasileirão after Atlético-MG were
held by Botafogo.More to follow.....
NÁUTICO 0-2 INTERNACIONALD'Alessandro missed pen 30
Nilmar 70, 77
Asprilla sent off 72
NÁUTICO: Eduardo; Nilson, Vágner, Asprilla, Anderson Santana; Galiardo, Johnny
(Eduardo Erê), Juliano (Márcio Barros), Carlinhos Bala; Anderson Lessa (Aílton), Gilmar
INTER: Lauro; Bolívar, Índio, Danny Morais, Kléber; Glaydson, Guiñazu,
Magrão, D'Alessandro (Andrezinho); Taison (Alecsandro), Nilmar (Bolaños)
Attendance: 12,792
Highlights:
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Zona Rayada 29 June @ 10:58 PM EST
Dejando atrás el duro trabajo de playa, los Rayados hicieron hoy futbol en la
cancha del hotel Hilton de Cancún. Víctor Manuel Vucetich dividió al plantel en "equipo azul" y
"equipo rojo" y se enfrentaron entre ellos.
El equipo "azul", que podría decirse que es el titular, estuvo integrado por Jonathan
Orozco en la puerta.
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Futbolita 29 June @ 04:24 AM EST
Ah, there's so much going on in this photo. Ramos the Raver must learn to let
go of Villa. After all, it's been confirmed that they won't be
teammates at club level next season!
South Africa coach, Joel Santana, however, must quickly sign up for English
lessons if he does not wish to incur the wrath of everyone who watches the post-match
interviews.
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South Africa came oh-so-close to advancing to the Confederations Cup final against the United
States this Sunday. For now, they'll have to settle for a third-place match against Spain.
Still, the host nation's performance against Brazil in a 1-0 loss in the semi final has made
believers of Bafana Bafana's supporters.
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Soccer Pie 26 June @ 02:58 AM EST
South Africa failed to qualify for the Confederations Cup finals after the
narrow defeat to Brazil but Joel Santana's side matched the high-profile opponents for large
periods of the game and they thus once again showed they had the potential to create a few
surprises at the World Cup 2010, which they will host.
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Futbolita 26 June @ 02:16 AM EST
Oh Dani Alves, how could we love him any less? His goal yesterday against South
Africa was perfeito! Great vision and a lot of thought put into the set piece.
Mano knew he had a 80% chance of the ball curling neatly in and he struck
it like it was 1974!
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Soccerblog 25 June @ 06:36 PM EST
Hats off to SA. They fought hard through Steven Pienaar and Tiko Modise controlling the midfield
for large parts of the game and creating a number of chances. They came closest to scoring in the
21st minute through Aaron Mokoena who was unable to keep his header down after Tiko Modise floated
a cross allowing enough time for the South African captain to sneak up behind Luisao.
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See The Cup 25 June @ 04:22 PM EST
It wasn't going to be easy. The home team always grows in FIFA competitions. And difficulty
increased as the locals have a coach who knows so well the Brazilian players. The only option for
Brazil was to take advantage of the nerves of their rivals. So Brazil started the match marking
South Africa in its defensive field as a way to force a mistake.
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Stasera, il Sudafrica si giocher la finale della Confederation Cup, contro il fortissimo Brasile
di Dunga. I padroni di casa cercheranno di rendere vita dura alla nazionale verdeoro e, pur
sapendo, che sar una missione quasi impossibile, comunque se la giocheranno anche perchè la
partita di ieri tra Usa e Spagna ha fornito parecchi insegnamenti.
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Kaká alongside Dunga
Brazil face hosts South Africa on Thursday to see who will take on the USA in the finals of the
Confederations Cup.
The confrontation will be an intriguing one for the two Brazilian coaches. Back in 1987, South
Africa's, Joel Santana, was just starting his managerial career at Rio de Janeiro's, Vasco da
Gama.
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Brazil dumped Italy out of the Confederations Cup after a ruthless display in Pretoria.
The game was dominated by Brazil who hit the woodwork a couple of times before a brace from
Luís Fabiano and a Dossena own goal ended the Italian's faint hopes before half-time.
Brazil now have a semi-final date with Joel Santana's South Africa in Johannesburg on
Thursday.
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