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2009 MTN 8
The 2009 MTN 8 was the 35th time that this annual tournament took place. It was contested by the eight top teams of the Premier Soccer League table at the end of the 2008-09 season. The tournament began on 4 August 2009, and ended on 24 October 2009. Golden Arrows beat Ajax Cape Town 6–0, in the final at Orlando Stadium. Teams The eight teams that competed in the MTN 8 Wafa Wafa knockout competition are: (listed according to their finishing position in the 2008–09 Premier Soccer League. * 1. Supersport United * 2. Orlando Pirates * 3. Kaizer Chiefs * 4. Free State Stars * 5. Golden Arrows * 6. Bidvest Wits * 7. Ajax Cape Town * 8. Amazulu The draw for the first round took place of 13 July 2009. Games will be played over 4 and 5 August 2009. Quarter-finals ---- Teams through to the Semi-finals * Kaizer Chiefs * Amazulu * Ajax Cape Town * Golden Arrows Semi-finals 1st leg 2nd leg Final Top scorers 3 goals * Njabulo Manqana (Golden Arrows) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamontville Golden Arrows F
Lamontville is a township in eThekwini situated in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Township south of Durban Durban ( ; , from meaning "bay, lagoon") is the third-most populous city in South Africa, after Johannesburg and Cape Town, and the largest city in the Provinces of South Africa, province of KwaZulu-Natal. Situated on the east coast of South ..., on the Umlaas River and next to Mobeni. It was laid out in 1930 and named after the Revd Archibald Lamont, then Mayor of Durban. References Populated places in eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality Townships in KwaZulu-Natal {{KwaZuluNatal-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nkosinathi Nhleko
Nkosinathi Phiwayinkosi Thamsanqa Nhleko (born 10 October 1964) is a South African politician and former trade unionist from KwaZulu-Natal. He was the Minister of Police and Minister of Public Works in the second cabinet of President Jacob Zuma. In March 2024, he resigned from the African National Congress (ANC) and became the national organiser for Zuma's Umkhonto we Sizwe Party. Raised in Empangeni, Nhleko rose to prominence as the general secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union from 1989 to 1993. He was elected to the first post-apartheid Parliament in May 1994 and represented the ANC in the National Assembly until September 2005. During that time, he served as Chief Whip of the Majority Party from 2002 to 2004. From 2005 to 2014, he took a hiatus from legislative politics to work in business and public administration, including as correctional services commissioner in Kwa-Zulu-Natal and as director-general in the Department of Labour. In May 2014, Nhleko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradley Ritson until he signed his first professional contract in 2008 joining AmaZulu from Stella FC, an amateur club in Durban. Ritson retired in 2013 and now works as a plumber again.
Bradley Ritson (born 27 March 1982) is a retired South African football striker. He worked as a plumber A plumber is a tradesperson who specializes in installing and maintaining systems used for potable (drinking) water, hot-water production, sewage and drainage in plumbing systems. External links * 1982 births Living people AmaZulu F.C. players[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bafo Biyela
Bafo Biyela (11 January 1981 – 17 September 2012) was a South African association football midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ... who last played for Thanda Royal Zulu. References 1981 births 2012 deaths Sportspeople from Empangeni Soccer players from KwaZulu-Natal Zulu people South African men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders South Africa men's international soccer players AmaZulu F.C. players Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C. players 21st-century South African sportsmen {{SouthAfrica-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durban
Durban ( ; , from meaning "bay, lagoon") is the third-most populous city in South Africa, after Johannesburg and Cape Town, and the largest city in the Provinces of South Africa, province of KwaZulu-Natal. Situated on the east coast of South Africa, on the Natal Bay of the Indian Ocean, Durban is the Port of Durban, busiest port city in sub-Saharan Africa and was formerly named Port Natal. North of the harbour and city centre lies the mouth of the Umgeni River; the flat city centre rises to the hills of the Berea, Durban, Berea on the west; and to the south, running along the coast, is the Bluff, KwaZulu-Natal, Bluff. Durban is the seat of the larger eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, which spans an area of and had a population of 4.2million in 2022 South African census, 2022, making the metropolitan population one of Africa's largest on the Indian Ocean. Within the city limits, Durban's population was 595,061 in 2011 South African census, 2011. The city has a humid subtr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chatsworth Stadium
Chatsworth Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Durban, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for Association football, soccer matches. From 2024, Durban City F.C. (2024), Durban City play their home games there, while previously it hosted Royal AM F.C. From 1985 until their bankruptcy in 2006 it was the home of Manning Rangers F.C., Manning Rangers, the champions of the inaugural season of the South African Premiership, Premiership in the Premier Soccer League era. References External linksStadium picture a cafe.daum.net/stade Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C. Soccer venues in South Africa Sports venues in Durban Manning Rangers F.C. {{SouthAfrica-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thabo Mongalo
Thabo Mongalo (born 23 September 1984 in Botlokwa, Limpopo) is a South African association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ... striker who plays for F.C. Makompo. References 1984 births Living people People from Capricorn District Municipality South African men's soccer players SuperSport United F.C. players Men's association football forwards Black Leopards F.C. players Platinum Stars F.C. players Soccer players from Limpopo 21st-century South African sportsmen {{SouthAfrica-footy-forward-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Laffor
Anthony Snoti Laffor (born 17 February 1985) is a Liberian professional Association football, footballer who last played as a Midfielder#Winger, winger for South African side Chippa United FC, Chippa United. Club career Born in Monrovia, Laffor has played club football in Liberia, Ghana, and South Africa for Liberia Ship Corporate Registry Football Club, LISCR, Ashanti Gold SC, Ashanti Gold, Jomo Cosmos, Supersport United F.C., Supersport United and Mamelodi Sundowns F.C., Mamelodi Sundowns. He was released by Mamelodi Sundowns in December 2020. In March 2021 he signed for Chippa United FC, Chippa United, leaving in July. International career He made his international debut for Liberia national football team, Liberia in 2003. In June 2012, Laffor was expelled from the squad ahead of a 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier but later rejoined the team. Career statistics International :''Scores and results list Liberia's goal tally first.'' References 1985 births Livi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayanda Dlamini
Ayanda Dlamini (born 11 October 1984 in Ulundi, KwaZulu-Natal) is a former South African football striker. He currently coaches AmaZulu Reserve. Dlamini played for AmaZulu from 2009 to 2016. He had a brief spell at Bloemfontein Celtic from 2016 to 2017. He hails from Kwa-Ceza near Ulundi in the KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN) is a Provinces of South Africa, province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the government merged the Zulu people, Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu language, Zulu) and ... province. References 1984 births Living people People from Ulundi Local Municipality Zulu people South African men's soccer players Men's association football forwards AmaZulu F.C. players 21st-century South African sportsmen {{SouthAfrica-footy-forward-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Litha Ngxabi
Midsummer is a celebration of the season of summer, taking place on or near the date of the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere; the longest Daytime, day of the year. The name "midsummer" mainly refers to summer solstice festivals of European origin. These cultures traditionally regard it as the middle of summer, with the season beginning on May Day. Although the summer solstice falls on June solstice, 20, 21 or 22 June in the Northern Hemisphere, it was traditionally reckoned to fall on 23–24 June in much of Europe. These dates were Christianization of saints and feasts, Christianized as Saint John's Eve and Nativity of John the Baptist, Saint John's Day. It is usually celebrated with outdoor gatherings that include bonfires and feasting. History There is Archaeoastronomy, evidence that the summer solstice has been culturally important since the Neolithic era, with List of archaeoastronomical sites by country, many ancient monuments throughout Eurasia and the Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and Xhosa language, Xhosa: eGoli ) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa. With 5,538,596 people in the City of Johannesburg alone and over 14.8 million in the urban agglomeration, it is classified as a Megacity#List of megacities, megacity and List of urban areas by population, one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. Johannesburg is the provinces of South Africa, provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, and seat of the country's highest court, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, Constitutional Court. The city is located within the mineral-rich Witwatersrand hills, the epicentre of the international mineral and gold trade. The richest city in Africa by GDP and private wealth, Johannesburg functions as the economic capital of South Africa and is home to the continent's largest stock exchange, the Johannesburg Stock Exchang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rand Stadium
The Rand Stadium is a stadium in Rosettenville, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It was completely rebuilt, to FIFA specifications, and reopened in August 2008, set to be utilized as a training field for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Despite the relatively small capacity, it is regarded as one of the best playing surfaces in the country. History Rand Stadium was constructed between 1949 and 1951 at a cost of £60,000 with a capacity of 15,000. Over time extensive renovations have been carried out, the first between 1964 and 1965 in which facilities were added and the second in 1976 that saw the installation of floodlighting. The stadium was adjudged to need serious improvements and it was decided that it would be demolished in 2006. The new Rand Stadium, managed by Stadium Management South Africa (SMSA), was rebuilt as an all-seater stadium and retained its old scoreboard for heritage purposes. The original capacity at Rand Stadium was 15,000 but a 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
