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Who is coach - Morena Ramoreboli

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Morena Ramoreboli is a South African coach who holds CAF A coaching license. Morena was the assistant coach of Bafana Bafana and caretaker coach for Bafana Bafana in the COSAF Cup 2021 since Helma Mkhalele was ruled out for the first few games after testing positive for COVID-19. Ramoreboli, astute tactically ability helped Bafana Bafana win the COSAFA CUP 2021 . He has previously coached Maluti FET college which was responsible for embarrassingly knocking out mighty Orlando Pirates out of the Nedbank Cup 2013. Maluti FET College was knocked out in the last 16 round of the Nedbank Cup by African Warriors FC.  Best Quote "The more they talk about you, the stronger they make you!" Coaching Career Morena starting his coaching career at Maluti FET college. He then also coached African Warriors, and then moved to Bloemfontein Celtic as an assistant coach, and Lioli of Lesotho before joining Amajita(South Africa U20) technical staff.  COSAFA Cup 2021 Group Stage Results South Afric

Should CAF remove away goal rule

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  Should CAF follow UEFA to remove the away goal rule in Africa's major competitions? Firstly, let's look at the reasons why UEFA has removed the away goal rule which has been in practice since 1965. 1. Reduce Goals scored by home teams -  Introduced Negative Tactics UEFA concerned about teams looking for clean sheets at home and looking to score away from home. These negative tactics mean that teams score fewer goals at home because they are more concerned about conceding away goals than scoring. Many coaches such as the great Arsen Wenger  who said: "The weight of the away goal rule has become too massive!". For example, in the Chelsea versus Real Madrid clash on 27th April 2021, the first game played in Spain ended in a 1 all draw but because of the Away Goal Rule, Chelsea had the upper hand because a clean sheet would mean they qualify to the final. As a result, Real Madrid had to attack and Chelsea could catch them on the counter-attack. 2. COVID-19  Coronaviru

The Best Winning Run Across All Competitions Manchester City

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  The longest winning streak for Manchester City  is 21 wins in row, achieved in the 2020-21 season across all competitions. Pep Guardiola 's team achieved this remarkable record by beating 21 teams in the English Premiership League (EPL), Football League (EFL) Cup, FA Cup, and UEFA Champions League. Manchester City has won 15 EPL, 2 EFL Cup, 3 FA Cup, and 1 UEFA Champions League match. Surprisingly, this achievement was achieved without Sergio Agüero who is the leading goal scorer for Manchester City football club - 260 goals ! Sergio was injured and suffering from COVID-19 during January and February. Another surprise has been the solid defense from Man City, they have managed to keep 12 clean sheets in their 21 games.  Manchester City surpassed  Arsenal  record set in 2002 of 14 wins in a row in all competitions. Longest Winning Run in the League The longest recorded winning run in a European League was Bayern Munich with 19 wins in the 2013-14 Bundesliga season. This was when P

Victor Gomes one of the best referees in Africa

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Victor Gomes is one of the best referees in South Africa and on the African continent. Referees are one of the most important people in the game of football - without them, the laws of football cannot be enforced. He has refereed the game of football with distinction in his career that begun in 2008. He is not only a referee on the African continent but also an international referee since 2011. Important Facts Full Name:  Victor Miguel de Freitas Gomes Date of Birth:  15 December 1982, in Johannesburg Number of International Games Refereed:    2   Total Number of Games Refereed:    269   Awards:  PSL Referee of the Season in 2012–13                PSL Referee of the Season in 2017–18 Statistics Victor Gomes is perceived as releasing red cards and penalties recklessly by football pundits and coaches. In 2014, he awarded 5 penalties in a game - Mamelodi Sundowns versus Ajax Cape Town. Sundown was given 3 penalties and Ajax Cape Town 2 penalties. He matched referee Kelvin Morton's r

Moses Mabhida - One of the best stadiums in South Africa and the World

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South Africa has some of the world’s most beautiful stadiums but which one is the absolute best? In this series, we will cover everything you need to know about your favorite stadium one by one starting with the majestic Moses Mabhida stadium (MMS). The elegant stadium was built as a venue for the world cup, Moses Mabhida stadium was originally a 70 000 capacity venue but was reduced to a 56 000 capacity venue after the world cup by removing the 3 rd of the structure. It officially opened in November 2009 on the 29 th with a match between Amazulu FC and Maritzburg United which made Maritzburg United the first ever team to register a win at the venue when they beat Amazulu FC by a goal to nil. The ice white beauty also hosted the first round of 16 match up in the very first world cup on African soil when the Netherlands thumped Slovakia 2-1 and later, the semi-final between Spain and Germany. Spain won the semi-final and went on to lift the FIFA World Cup for the first time in their

Top 5 Greatest Long Passers of the ball: Dunga, Alonso, Pirlo, Scoles and Veron

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Long passing is one of the most intrinsic skills required by all football players and it is the difference between good middle fielders and great middle fielders. However, log passing is still a skill that eludes most football professional players in the world. Long passing is a difficult skill to master and it is even more difficult to execute under pressure. Middle fielders that can execute long passes give the attacking team a big advantage, they can move the ball from defensive half to attacking half with one pass. Especially now that modern football makes use of overlapping fullbacks, this means that they are always spaces behind the defenders that can be exploited. The greatest long passers don't just kick the ball forward in the air hoping for tall strikers to win the ball. They look for the runner or player in space to pass the ball to! The list below shows top 5 greatest long passers the game has ever seen: 1. Dunga The greatest long passer of the ball; has the ability to

Son Heung-Min wins EPL October Player of the month award

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Son Heung-Min wins, EPL Player of The Month for October 2020, and in total has won 3 Player of The Month awards at his tenure at White Hart Lane. Son Heung-Min Stats for October 2020  Son scored 4 goals and assisted in 2 goals. Song helped Tottenham Hotspur win 3 games and draw 1 game, as well as assist Tottenham to achieve second place on the EPL log above Liverpool and behind Leicester with 1 point. Tottenham superstar  scored 2 goals against mighty Manchester United , 1 goal against Burnley and West Ham .  His pace is amazing, Son is one of the fastest players in the EPL. When Kane Drops deep and opens space for him to attack, Tottenham looks very dangerous.  EPL Player Of The Month Awards 2020-21 EPL Season: October 2020  2016-17 EPL Season: April 2017        2016-17 EPL Season: September 2016