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By Malose Wa Ga Lamola Banyana Banyana celebrates Africa Women's Cup Of Nations victory after beating Morocco 2-1 in the final. Photo cred: Backpagepix Milpark Stadium remains a sacred space for South African women in football. Like an angel offering redemption to a sinner, in 1992, FIFA readmitted South Africa back into the international football fold. A year later Banyana Banyana was born. The real world finally intruded into South African women's football in the winter of 1993. A new era was opening. Banyana took on neighbours eSwatini, the then Swaziland. The main architects of South African women's football history. Former Banyana Banyana star midfielder, Anna Monate, took ShakingInk down memory lane as she reminisces on the historic day when she took to the field donning national team colours. Though, the stakes were real, and high. Playing football was an art they were learning to master. Monate laid bare the incidents of the 30th of May 1993. “For my...

By Malose Wa Ga Lamola Women in sports are subjected to all kinds of discrimination but abuse has to be the most unbearable of them all. Emotional abuse runs deep like still water. Apart from the partriarchal system womem uphold on a daily basis, they are on the bottom rung. Men are egotistical, this patriarchal social system is a product of the male ego. Perhaps it only existed in my fantasy world where people are judged on merit rather than their sexuality. Excellence knows no gender and so should judgement. Men should learn not to nurse their egos in the expense of women. Number one women's ranked national team in the world, united States of America, is still on the battle field over an equal gender salaries. With four FIFA Women's World Cup titles under their belt, US Women footballers should be earning fat salaries like their male counterparts. US Women's Soccer National Team (USWNT) took the Federation to the US district court of law seeking the rule of law...

By Herrold Lamola  (Lamola_eitcHDee) Sandton- Football officials, coaches, fans and friends gathered to pay their final respects to Theodore 'Ted' Dumitru at the Ellis Park Arena (Standard Bank Arena) in Johannesburg yesterday. Dumitru, who died last week, will be buried this weekend. Master Ted as he was affectionately known was born in Bucharest, Romania. He came to Africa in 1980 to lead Zambian National Team. Master Ted has helped the Zambian team qualify for the 1982 Africa Cup of Nations. Master Ted joined South African giants, Kaizer Chiefs, in 1985 to take over the coaching reins. Dumitru and football development were match made in heaven.  His contribution towards football development in the country began in 1982 when he established the Chibuku Youth Centre at Orlando Stadium in Soweto. The centre became a big success, receiving raving reviews from FIFA Coach Instructors. Hundreds of fans broke into song and applause as speaker after speaker spoke warmly about the...