Denmark will pose a much bigger test of Bafana Bafana’s World Cup credentials when the teams meet at the Super Stadium on Saturday.
Benni McCarthy has been chopped from the final Bafana Bafana squad that will represent South Africa at the Soccer World Cup.
As Benni McCarthy is sweating off his excess
weight, coach Carlos Alberto Parreira is
preparing to trim his squad down to 23 players.
Bafana Bafana were boosted on Wednesday when Benni McCarthy jetted in early to join the national team in camp to prepare for the Soccer World Cup.
Disappointing performances by Bafana Bafana players overseas mean coach Carlos Albertos Parreira has to depend on what he’s got.
Carlos Alberto Parreira is hoping Bafana Bafana will learn to play the ‘Brazilian way’ at the Soccer World Cup after a training camp in his homeland.
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/ 1 February 2010
Benni McCarthy completed his long-anticipated move to West Ham United from Premier League rivals Blackburn Rovers on Monday.
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/ 26 January 2010
Benni McCarthy could be on his way from Blackburn to West Ham after his club confirmed on Monday they’d received a written offer for the striker.
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/ 18 November 2009
Bafana Bafana coach Carlos Alberto Parreira sees light at the end of the tunnel but admits frustration after two goalless draws in his first two games
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/ 10 November 2009
Benni McCarthy is back and is determined to do what he does best for Bafana Bafana — score goals.
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/ 10 November 2009
Blackburn Rovers striker Benni McCarthy, is Bafana Bafana’s missing link as new coach Carlos Alberto Parreira rebuilds the national side.
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/ 5 November 2009
Blackburn Rovers striker Benni McCarthy has been recalled to the Bafana Bafana squad named by Carlos Albertos Parreira in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
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/ 4 November 2009
One of the first names Bafana Bafana head coach Carlos Alberto Parreira must have in his squad to face Japan and Jamaica, is that of Nasief Morris.
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/ 16 September 2009
President Jacob Zuma has backed the current Bafana Bafana coaching regime and also says the ailing team needs Benni McCarthy back.
One-time South African scoring ace Benni McCarthy was this week linked to Ajax Amsterdam, despite an inifferent start to the current season.
Benni McCarthy is aiming to recapture his status as one of the Premier League’s most feared forwards.
Bafana Bafana ”bad boy” Benni McCarthy has been dropped from the national squad to play in next month’s Fifa Confederations Cup.
Blackburn Rovers striker Benni McCarthy has spoken out on why he didn’t join Bafana Bafana for two friendly matches against Norway and Portugal.
The gulf between Bafana Bafana and the football elite that’s coming to South Africa in June was exposed in Switzerland this past Tuesday.
A release from Bafana Bafana media officer Sifiso Cele on Monday night read much like a hospital casualty report.
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/ 21 December 2008
Aston Villa took full advantage of the absence of the other Premier League top clubs on Saturday, winning 1-0 at West Ham United to climb to third.
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/ 18 November 2008
Bafana Bafana will be aiming to roll back the years when they tackle Cameroon in the annual Nelson Mandela Challenge on Wednesday night.
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/ 16 October 2008
Bafana Bafana’s revival continued when they defeated Ghana 2-1 in a drama-filled friendly international on Wednesday night.
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/ 3 September 2008
Benni McCarthy is not injured as far as Blackburn Rovers are concerned, but a spokesperson for the club said on Tuesday he is not match fit.
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/ 1 September 2008
Bafana Bafana were given a scare ahead of Saturday’s clash against Nigeria when it was learned that Benni McCarthy is doubtful with a groin injury.
Bafana Bafana ”bad boy” Benni McCarthy has pledged his loyalty to his country and to new national coach Joel Santana.
Midfielder Teko Modise rifled home a second half equaliser to earn 2010 World Cup hosts SA a 2-2 draw with Australia in a friendly on Tuesday.
A club-versus-country row over Bafana Bafana coach Joel Santana’s squad to play Australia in a friendly international has been averted.
Bafana Bafana striker Benni McCarthy blames poor team selection for the national team’s demise in world soccer.
Needing all the help they can get on the evidence of their insipid 2-0 defeat against Nigeria on the weekend, Bafana Bafana were on Monday urgently seeking to rehabilitate their walking wounded before the vital second African Nations Cup qualifier against Equatorial Guinea at the Super Stadium on Saturday.
Football statistics are weighted in Nigeria’s favour at this weekend’s clash between the Super Eagles and Bafana Bafana. Nigeria may be in a renewal process of their own, but one cannot see how a Bafana side with a new coach, with no proven strikers and playing in front of a hostile crowd, will defeat them, writes Percy Zvomuya.
Africa’s top footballers head wearily back from a demanding club season in Europe for an intensive month of World Cup qualifiers starting this weekend. Players like Michael Essien, Samuel Eto’o, Frederic Kanoute, Nwankwo Kanu and Emmanuel Adebayor go from the cauldron of top club competition into an equally demanding round of qualifiers for the 2010 finals in South Africa.