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Felix Badenhorst
Felix Gerson Badenhorst (born 12 June 1989) is a Liswati professional footballer who currently plays for Royal Leopards F.C. of the Premier League of Eswatini. Club career The midfielder began his career with Manzini Wanderers and was in 2008 a half year on loan with South African club Intsha Sporting. He later played for Jomo Cosmos and on loan for Manzini Wanderers. Before joining AS Vita Club he was a Mbabane Swallows F.C. player. In October 2020 Badenhorst joined TS Galaxy of the South African Premier Soccer League from Mbombela United. International career Badenhorst has been a member of the Eswatini national football team The Eswatini national football team, nicknamed ''Sihlangu Semnikati'' (King's Shield), represents Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, in international association football, football and is controlled by the Eswatini Football Association. It ... since 2008. International goals :''As of match played 14 July 2021. Swaziland score listed fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hlatikulu
Hlatikulu is a town located in the Shiselweni district of southern Eswatini. Geography Hlatikulu is situated above the Grand Valley Estate in the valley of the Assegaai River, Mkhondvo River, south of the MR9 trunk road, which leads to Nkwene and Manzini, Eswatini, Manzini.The main street in Hlatikulu is The Assegai Inn street. Standing at over above sea level it has the highest altitude in Ewsatini and hence is also the coldest town in Eswatini. Culture The town is home to the Hlathikhulu Government Hospital, and the Free Evangelical Assembles Hlathikhulu and Christ the King Parish churches. In the north of the settlement is the Mkhondvo High School. References Populated places in Shiselweni Region {{Eswatini-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exhibition Game
An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, scrimmage, demonstration, training match, pre-season game, warmup match, or preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or the team's rankings is either zero or otherwise greatly reduced. Exhibition games often serve as "warm-up matches", particularly in many team sports where these games help coaches and managers select and condition players, before the competitive matches of a league season or tournament. If the players usually play in different teams in other leagues, exhibition games offer an opportunity for the players to learn to work with each other. The games can be held between separate teams or between parts of the same team. An exhibition game may also be used to settle a challenge, to provide professional entertainment, to promote the sport, to commemorate an anniversary or a famous player, or to raise money for charities. Several sports le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 COSAFA Cup
The 2019 COSAFA Cup was the 19th edition of the COSAFA Cup, an international football competition consisting of national teams of member nations of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). The tournament was originally to be hosted in Zimbabwe but they withdrew in February 2019. In April 2019, Durban of South Africa was announced as the host city. Venues Match officials Referees *Celso Alvacao (Mozambique) *Abdoul Kanoso (Madagascar) *Nehemia Shoovaleka (Namibia) *Eugene Salas Mdluli ( South Africa) *António Dungula (Angola) *Audrick Nkole (Zambia) *Lebalang Martin Mokete (Lesotho) *Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius) *Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe) *Ali Mohamed Adelaid (Comoros) *Brian Nsubuga Miiro (Uganda) Assistant Referees *James Emile (Seychelles) *Lesupi Puputla (Lesotho) *Athenkosi Ndongeni ( South Africa) *Mogomotsi Morakile (Botswana) *Zamani Simelane (Swaziland) *Nanga A Chalwe (Zambia) *Luckson Mhara (Zimbabwe) *Bajee Ram Babaj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umlazi
Umlazi is a township in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, located south-west of Durban. Organisationally and administratively it forms part of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality and its South Municipal Planning Region. It is the fourth largest township in South Africa, after Soweto, Tembisa and Katlehong. Prior to 1 December 2023, Umlazi was the only township in the country that had its own registration plate, which was NUZ. It is divided into 26 sections, A through to Z, with the exception of I, O and X, but with an addition of AA, BB and CC. Etymology According to legend, the name Umlazi comes from "umlaza", the Zulu word for the sour acid produced from fermented or sour milk. It is believed that when King Shaka was passing through the area, he refused to drink from a local river claiming it had the taste of "umlaza". The area was called Umlazi after this incident. Geography Umlazi is approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-west of the Durban CBD, between the uMlaza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Zwelithini Stadium
King Zwelithini Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Umlazi, a township south-west of Durban, South Africa. It is used mostly for football matches and was initially set to be utilized as a training field for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup after being renovated in 2010 and brought up to FIFA standards. However, since the participating teams were residing in the north 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 ..., it was decided that King Zwelithini Stadium was located too far away for practice sessions. The stadium's capacity was expanded from 5,000 to 10,000 as a lasting legacy of the World Cup. The stadium is named after the Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu. References Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C. Soccer venues in South Africa Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 COSAFA Cup
The 2017 COSAFA Cup (known as Castle Lager COSAFA Cup South Africa 2017 for sponsorship reasons) is the 17th edition of the COSAFA Cup, an international football competition consisting of national teams of member nations of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). It was held in South Africa from 25 June to 9 July. Format 14 teams compete. 8 teams compete in the group stage: * * * * * * * (invitee) * The teams are drawn into 2 groups of 4 teams. Each team plays each other team in its group once, earning 3 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The two group winners advance to the quarter-finals. 6 teams receive a bye to the quarter-finals: * * * * * * The remainder of the tournament is straight knockout, with quarter-finals, semi-finals, a third place playoff and a final to decide the winners of the COSAFA Cup. The four losing quarter-finalists compete for the Plate. Venues Draw The draw was announced on 18 May 2017. Group stage Group A --- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phokeng
Phokeng is a town in Rustenburg of the North West province of South Africa. It is the capital of the Royal Bafokeng Nation. Historically, it was known as ''Magatostad'' among white South Africans. Etymology Phokeng gained its name from the Sesotho word for dew, ''Phoka'', hence ''Place of dew''. It is believed to have first been settled in the late 17th century. History Phokeng is one of a number of BaTswana towns in the North West Province that were founded by Sotho-Tswana people who had been displaced by years of war in the late 18th and early 19th centuries – first the Difaqane wars caused by the invasion of the Matebele, and then the wars of conquest by the Boers. Just a few years after the wars, the famous missionary and explorer, David Livingstone, visited the Bakwena of chief Mokgatle, and found that in addition to farming and raising cattle, they made ornaments out of copper that they mined and smelted themselves. The BaTswana people of the area had been living in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Bafokeng Stadium
The Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace is a football, rugby and athletics stadium in Phokeng near Rustenburg, South Africa. It was built and is managed by the Royal Bafokeng Nation. It was used as the home stadium for Premier Soccer League club Platinum Stars. The Leopards rugby team host large attendance matches during the Currie Cup at the stadium, instead of their usual home ground, Olën Park. The capacity of the stadium was increased from 38,000 to 42,000 to be able to host five first-round matches and one second-round match at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. For the 2010 tournament, the main west stand was upgraded and enlarged and given a new cantilever roof. Other improvements include the installation of new electronic scoreboards, new seats, and upgraded floodlights and public address system. The stadium upgrade was completed in March 2009 for hosting 4 matches of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. Sporting and Miscellaneous events 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Royal Baf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independence Stadium (Namibia)
The Independence Stadium in Windhoek's Olympia suburb is the national stadium of the Republic of Namibia. Owned by the Government of Namibia it holds 25,000 spectators and is mainly used for association football events. , the stadium has been described as "dilapidated". The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has decommissioned the stadium in 2021 for it being sub-standard. No other Namibian stadium meets CAF's requirements. As a result, international games of the Namibia national football team will have to be played abroad. The stadium hosted the wake of President Hage Geingob in February 2024, and hosted a memorial service for Namibia's first president Sam Nujoma in February 2025. See also *Sam Nujoma Stadium, the other large football stadium in Windhoek References Football venues in Namibia Athletics (track and field) venues in Namibia Sports venues in Windhoek Namibia Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 COSAFA Cup
The 2016 COSAFA Cup (known as Castle Lager COSAFA Cup Namibia 2016 for sponsorship reasons) was the 16th edition of the COSAFA Cup, an international football competition consisting of national teams of member nations of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). Originally, it was to be held in Windhoek, Namibia during May 2016, however the tournament was rescheduled to avoid a clash with the South African Premier Soccer League and took place in June 2016. Participating nations Venues Draw The draw was originally scheduled to place on 25 April 2016. It was rescheduled for 28 April 2016 and televised on SuperSport's ''Soccer Africa'' show. Squads Group stage Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Knockout stage The two group stage winners qualified for this round. Quarter-finals ---- Semi-finals ---- Third place play-off Final Plate The losing quarter-finalists qualified for this round. Semi-finals ---- Final Goalsc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Africa Cup Of Nations Qualification Group L
Group L of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the thirteen groups to decide the teams which qualified for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. The group consisted of four teams: Guinea, Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Swaziland. The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format, between June 2015 and September 2016. Zimbabwe, the group winners, qualified for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. Standings Matches ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Goalscorers ;3 goals * Khama Billiat * Knowledge Musona ;2 goals * Idrissa Sylla * Chiukepo Msowoya * Gerald Phiri Jr. * Felix Badenhorst Felix Gerson Badenhorst (born 12 June 1989) is a Liswati professional footballer who currently plays for Royal Leopards F.C. of the Premier League of Eswatini. Club career The midfielder began his career with Manzini Wanderers and was in 2008 ... * Sabelo Ndzinisa * Tony Tsabedze * Cuthbert Malajila ;1 goal * François Kama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lobamba
Lobamba is a town in Eswatini located in between Eswatini's two main cities, Mbabane and Manzini. It falls under the Hhohho Region, Hhohho region, with Mbabane being its city and Lusushwana river being the nearest river. It is found between Ezulwini and Mahlanya and is opposite Elangeni. This place holds cultural significance in Eswatini as it features places of great significance. It serves as a legislative, traditional, Spirituality, spiritual, seat of government of the Parliament of Eswatini,"The Parliament of Swaziland" . Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Accessed April 7, 2014. and Ludzidzini Royal Village, the residence of Ntfombi of Eswatini, Queen Ntfombi, the Ndlovukati, Queen Mother. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
