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Bidvest Wits
Bidvest Wits Football Club, (simply often known as Wits University F.C. or Wits) was a South African professional football club from Johannesburg which played in the Premier Soccer League the first-tier of South African league football system. It was nicknamed "The Clever Boys" or "The Students" because of the close affiliation with the University of the Witwatersrand. The club was to sold at the conclusion of the 2019–20 Premier Soccer League season. This after Bidvest confirmed that it had reached an agreement for the sale of the club's top-flight status to Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila (TTM). History The club has its roots at Wits University in Johannesburg, where it was formed in 1921 by the university's Students Representatives Council. The club competed in a variety of tournaments and leagues before eventually winning promotion to the National Football League in 1975 – then South Africa's top domestic league. During the 1970s the club produced some of South Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bidvest Stadium
Bidvest Stadium, is a multipurpose sports stadium in the Braampark, suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. The stadium has a dedicated field to host football matches with a capacity of 5,000 seats, and other fields to host other sports disciplines. The exact location of the stadium, is at the Wits University campus, and it is currently used as the preferred home ground of Bidvest Wits in the Premier Soccer League. During the 2010 FIFA World Cup, it was also used as a training venue by the Netherlands national football team The Netherlands national football team ( nl, Nederlands voetbalelftal or simply ''Het Nederlands elftal'') has represented the Netherlands in international men's football matches since 1905. The men's national team is controlled by the Royal .... References External linksStadium imagesat StadiumDB.com Soccer venues in South Africa Sports venues in Johannesburg University of the Witwatersrand Bidvest companies {{SouthAfrica-sports-venue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangers F
A Ranger is typically someone in a military/paramilitary or law enforcement role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called “ranging”. The term most often refers to: * Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and preserving protected parklands and forests. ** National Park Service ranger, an employee of the National Park Service ** U.S. Forest Service ranger, an employee of the United States Forest Service ** Ranger of Windsor Great Park, a ceremonial office of the United Kingdom * Ranger (character class), a class that appears in many different role-playing games Ranger or Rangers may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Publications * Ranger's Apprentice, a series of novels by John Flanagan * ''Ranger Rick'', a children's nature magazine published by the United States National Wildlife Federation * ''Ranger'' (magazine), a former British comic magazine Fictional entities * Rangers (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero team * Ranger (Middle-e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bafana Bafana
The South Africa national soccer team represents South Africa in men's international soccer and it is run by the South African Football Association, the governing body for Soccer in South Africa. The team's nickname is Bafana Bafana (The Boys/Go boys go boys), and South Africa's home ground is FNB Stadium, which is located in Johannesburg. The team's greatest result was winning the Africa Cup of Nations at home in 1996. The team is a member of both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF). Having played their first match in 1906, they returned to the world stage in 1992, after 16 years of being banned from FIFA, and 40 years of effective suspension due to the apartheid system. South Africa became the first African nation to host the FIFA World Cup when it was granted host status for the 2010 edition. The team's Siphiwe Tshabalala was also the first player to score in this World Cup during the opening game against Mexico, which was followed by an iconic Macarena-style go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Gordon (South African Footballer)
Peter Gordon (born 13 December 1963) is a retired South African football (soccer) defender who played for Wits University during his entire 13-year professional career. He holds the record for most goals and matches for Wits. International career He played his only international match in a 4-0 loss against Nigeria in a Group D World Cup qualifier after coming in for Lucas Radebe Lucas Valeriu Ntuba Radebe OIS (born 12 April 1969) is a South African former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He began playing in South Africa with Kaizer Chiefs, before transferring to Leeds United, where he played 256 m ... in the 75th minute. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon, Peter 1963 births Living people South African people of British descent Association football defenders South African soccer players Bidvest Wits F.C. players White South African people South Africa international soccer players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jomo Cosmos
Jomo Cosmos are a South African association football club based in Johannesburg that plays in the National First Division. The club is owned and coached by South African football legend Jomo Sono. In the 2021-2022 National First Division season the club was relegated to the Third Division stream of professional football in South Africa. History The club was founded on 29 January 1983, upon the remnants of the previously well-known and successful club Highlands Park, which Sono opted to buy when he ended his playing career in the United States. The club was named Dion Cosmos in its initial 1983 season, with the first part of the name representing the previous sponsor of ''Highlands Park'' and the second part being the fingerprint of Jomo Sono, who decided to name his newly bought club after his former NASL club, the New York Cosmos. Since 1984, the name of the club has been Jomo Cosmos. Sono's policy for development has always been to recognise and build upon raw talent. Son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lathan
John George Lathan (born 12 April 1952) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Sunderland. He was part of the Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they play in a blue and ... team that won the Fourth Division in the 1974–75 season.https://www.footballsite.co.uk/Statistics/Seasons/1974-75/Div41974-75.htm References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lathan, John 1952 births Living people Footballers from Sunderland English footballers Association football midfielders Sunderland A.F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Barnsley F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Consett A.F.C. players Wollongong Wolves FC players Arcadia Shepherds F.C. players Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players English Football League players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telkom Knockout
The Telkom Knockout was a South African professional football knockout competition which comprised the 16 teams in the South African Premier Soccer League. The competition was established in 1982 and was first known as the Datsun Challenge. Under the new NSL regime in 1984, it became known as the ''JPS Knockout Cup''. It used this name until 1992 when it became known as the ''Coca-Cola Cup''. It was sponsored by the drinks manufacturer until 1996, when it was replaced by the ''Rothmans Cup'' which was changed back to the ''Coca-Cola Cup'' in 2001 due to the new rules regarding tobacco sponsorship in sport. Telkom became the new sponsors in 2006. In all matches there had to be a winner on the day, this will be decided if there is a winner after full-time (90 minutes). If teams are tied at full-time then extra time will be played, penalties will decide the winner if the scores are still even (there is no golden goal rule). The winner received R4 million. The 2020/21 edition wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank McGrellis
Frank McGrellis (born 5 October 1958) is a Scottish football player and coach. He played for Coventry City, Huddersfield Town and Hereford United in England and Wits University in South Africa before playing and coaching at state level in Australia. Playing career McGrellis was born in Falkirk, Scotland, on 5 October 1958. He began his senior career in England, signing for Coventry City as an apprentice before turning professional in October 1976, but didn't make any first team appearances. He was loaned to Huddersfield Town in October 1978 before a permanent transfer to Hereford United in March 1979. He made 85 Football League appearances for Hereford, scoring 24 goals, before going on to play abroad for Wits University in South Africa and Brunswick Juventus in Australia. Management career McGrellis' coaching career has mainly been with state league clubs in Victoria, Australia, including Altona Magic SC in the Eat Well Live Well Premier League during 2001, and later Southern S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Soccer League (South Africa)
The National Soccer League (NSL) was a South African football (soccer) league established in 1985, as a response to boardroom disagreements in the new topflight non-racial league NPSL (established in 1978 after a merger between NFL and “NPSL for African people”). As the NSL accounted for the continuation of the major federation, the remainings of NPSL (known as “new NPSL”), decided after 10 years co-existence in 1985–95, finally to merge with NSL, to form today’s Premier Soccer League (PSL). History Champions Most titles Top goalscorers References {{Football in South Africa South South is one of the cardinal directions or Points of the compass, compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Pro ... Defunct soccer leagues in South Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JPS Knockout Cup
JPS may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Jamestown Public Schools (other) * Japan Pension Service * Japan Photographic Society (19th century) * Japan Photographic Society (1924–) * Japan Professional Photographers Society * Jefferson Pilot Sports, now called Lincoln Financial Sports, a sports production company * Jewish Publication Society ** Jewish Publication Society of America Version, an English-language Bible translation from 1917 ** New Jewish Publication Society of America Tanakh (JPS Tanakh), an English-language Bible translation from 1985 * Independent Jewish Press Service (active in the 1940s) * John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, United States * John Player & Sons, a former cigarette manufacturer * John Player Special, a British and Canadian cigarette brand * Jyväskylän Seudun Palloseura, a Finnish sport club * Physical Society of Japan Schools and school districts * J. P. Stevens High School, in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SAA Supa 8
MTN 8 is the current branding for a South African soccer cup competition launched in 1972 for teams who finished in the top 8 positions of the league table of the country's preceding top-flight league (currently the DStv Premiership) season. The winners receive R 8 million and the competition's trophy, which is one of the three domestic trophies attainable by its competitors each soccer season, with the other two being the top-flight league title and the country's premier knock-out competition, the Nedbank Cup. Like the EFL Cup in England, the competition name bears its title title sponsor; from its launch until 2002, it was known as the '' BP Top 8'' and as the '' SAA Supa 8'' until 2008. Format Since the competition features 8 teams, the first round, also known as the quarter finals, has the following format: The second round, or the semi-finals, are played over two legs. Prize money As of 2020, the prize money is as follows: Winners The previous winners of the com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaizer Chiefs
Kaizer Chiefs Football Club (often known as Chiefs) are a South African professional football club based in Naturena, Johannesburg South, that plays in the Premier Soccer League. The team is nicknamed ''AmaKhosi'', which means "Lords" or "Chiefs" in Zulu, and the ''Phefeni Glamour Boys''. Chiefs have won 13 league titles (four in the PSL era) and over 50 club trophies. As a result, they hold the most trophies amongst all clubs in South Africa and are the most successful team in South African football history since the start of the top flight in 1970. They are the most supported club in the country, drawing an average home attendance of 16,144 in the 2019–20 season, the highest in the league. The team plays its home matches at the 94,797-capacity FNB Stadium. The team has a strong local rivalry with Orlando Pirates, a fellow Soweto team that Chiefs founder Kaizer Motaung played for in his early playing career. Famous players who donned the black-and-gold jersey in the past i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
