Clive Barker
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Bafana Bafana’s glass is half full
The consistency in the national team’s coaching staff has seen a change in its fortunes
TRIBUTE: Clive Barker’s greatness was in unlocking the greatness of others
He navigated fraught and complex sociopolitical terrain for decades, both on and beyond the pitch
The genius of Clive Barker
The only South African coach to win the Nations Cup is renowned for his man-management skills, but there was more to him than that. Those who played for him explain what made him…
Why Bafana haven’t repeated their 1996 success
It’s been 25 years since South Africa lifted the Africa Cup of Nations. Instead of dawning a new era, Bafana Bafana went backwards in spite of the country’s footballing wealth…
Talented Tau surrenders to his fate
A nightmare scenario could leave him to languish in minor leagues
Clive Barker: Why I made Neil Tovey my captain
In 1996, Clive Barker took Bafana Bafana to their first and only Africa Cup of Nations. In his new autobiography, he recalls his first job as coach
Bafana need Barker’s bite in Afcon
Bafana Bafana need some of the grit and fire shown by the team, coached by Clive Barker, that won the Africa Cup of Nations in 1996.
Tovey backs Barker for Bafana hot seat
Safa should appoint a local coach, such as Clive Barker, to take Bafana Bafana to the 2010 World Cup, former captain Neil Tovey says.
We’re not after Santana’s job, says Hunt
Gavin Hunt has made it clear that Joel Santana’s job is not under threat from the three local coaches roped in to act as assessors for Bafana Bafana.
Assessing Bafana’s assessors
Not everyone has been enamoured with the decision of Safa to appoint three assessors to stand in judgement of battling Bafana Bafana.
AmaZulu target Arrows
AmaZulu head coach Clive Barker is expecting plenty of fireworks when Usuthu face Golden Arrows in Durban on Wednesday night.
‘Sundowns are back in business’
Mamelodi Sundowns got their season back on track with a well-deserved 3-0 win over injury-hit AmaZulu in an Absa Premiership clash on Wednesday night.
Clive Barker takes aim at Safa
Bafana Bafana’s most successful coach, Clive Barker, has called Safa to set up a meeting with former local-born national coaches.
We voted for Khune, say coaches
Itumeleng Khune and not Teko Modise should have been named the Premier Soccer League’s (PSL) best footballer this season if coaches had voted along the lines they suggested to…
Downs reach Cup final
It was going to take something special to win this tight Nedbank Cup semifinal between favourites Mamelodi Sundowns and AmaZulu at Potchefstroom’s Olen Park on Sunday. The piece…