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By Malose Wa Ga Lamola Identifying your true calling is a key to happiness and chasing after it with all the courage turns down handles to the other side of the world. Zanele Nhlapo is not only chasing after her true calling but she chases the ball for a living. That ninety minutes on a football pitch grants Nhlapo an undiluted happiness and peace. The Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies star defender has mastered the art of chasing the ball and found her true calling in the process. Nhlapo is so good that her prowess can't be ignored.  The opening game of the SAFA National Women's League (SNWL) with Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies was adequate for Nhlapo to secure a move to Albania. "My move abroad happened as quickly as possible. Just after one game of the new SAFA National Women's League (SNWL) with Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies I scored myself a move to Albanian Women's side KF Apolonia. My manager, Lebo Mashishi, is the one who facilitated the deal." Said Nhlapo ...

By Malose Wa Ga Lamola Banyana Banyana goalkeeper, Kaylin Swart, in action. Photo Cred: Backpagepix   The end to everything can be sudden and brutal, where pity isn't a word and mercy isn't known. Death has a tendency of sneaking in and strike when least expected, knows no stature and identity, it hits in the same devastating manner. South African football fraternity learnt about the sudden passing of Banyana Banyana kit manager Alleta 'Skhokho' Ngidi. JVW Girls Football Club and Banyana Banyana goalkeeper, Kaylin Swart, says the larger than life Ngidi will certainly be missed in Banyana camps and 1her absence will be felt. “Death is never something we can plan for, and the passing of Aletta , really hit us hard. She was a big part of our team and forever will be. Her spirit will live in all of us as we try and move on from this tragic passing. Every day in camp from now on out will be tough but her energy and love she had for us will live on and we can only remembe...

By Malose Wa Ga Lamola  South African Football Association (SAFA) in the North West province is pleased with the visit of Banyana Banyana mentor, Desiree Ellis, to conduct a workshop with Sasol league coaches in the platinum province this past weekend. Ellis has been in three provinces, Free State, Kwa Zulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape, prior to her visit to the North West. SAFA NW Chairperson and National Executive Committee member, David Molwantwa, said Ellis visit to Potchefstroom encouraged the province to do even better. “It gives us a great pleasure as the SAFA NW to have to welcome the Senior Women’s National Team Head Coach to our province. This is a province of goodwill, surrounded by peace-loving people with talent in football. I see this visit as a great opportunity for us to improve the quality of football played in our province by both males and females,” Molwantwa. Of all four provinces North West is the only one with a full attendance by coaches, with a...

By Malose Wa Ga Lamola  The International Sports Apparel Design Institute - IsaDi and Hollywoodbets Super League side Tsunami Queens FC, announced a new one-year partnership with a deal that will see Isadi manufacture and supply the club with playing wear and supporters replica jerseys. Tsunami Queens and IsaDI have provided details of the first collaborations with independent women's football clubs in South African football. IsaDi Chief Executive Officer, Benny Mokhalinyane, explains the nature of the deal struck between the two parties. "(We will provide Tsunami Queens with) A match kit and replica model Sponsorship. With the merchandising of Match kit replicas to be retailed to fans." Said Mokhalinyane.   IsaDi broke into the sports arena when they first announced their three year partnership with Football Association of Malawi (FAM) back in 2018. The Kagiso Dikgacoi led enterprise will not pump money into the club's coffers but Tsunami ...

By Malose Wa Ga Lamola   ShakingInk caught up with the reigning South African Football Journalists Association (SAFJA) women's footballer of the season, Rhoda Mulaudzi, in this interview the former Mamelodi Sundowns goal getter talks about her move abroad and winning two league titles in one calendar year.  In her second stint with The Brazilians Mulaudzi led the Sundowns attack and helped the Tshwane giants to win the maiden SAFA Women's National League title, finishing the season a joint top goal scorer with TUT Hildah Magai, netting thirty six goals each. Mulaudzi rejoined the Patrice Motsepe owned club in 2019 after spells overseas with Canberra United in Australia and Apollon Limassol in Cyprus before recently joining Dinamo Minsk FC in Belarus.  Also Read : It Take Balls To Be A Woman After leading the Chloorkop based outfit in their invincibles campaign, the move aboad was inevitable. With the Ha-Muligidi born goal poacher scoring goals for ...

  By Malose Wa Ga Lamola Contrary to a popular opinion that Safa National Women's League (SNWL) is a bit easy for a formidable Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies side, Sundowns star Morifi Chuene, argues that the public tends to read too much in results than performances. In her interview with ShakingInk, the speedy attacker backs her arguments. Chuene says despite Sundowns dominance in the SNWL, the league is not a walk in the park. "It was not easy at all. We had to grind for results most of the time because at one point we trailed 2-0, (We) had to come back and win the game 3-2. We beat Richmond ladies 7-0 at home but away we only won by a one goal margin (1-0)." Said Chuene. Without stretching the truth Chuene can't be red-carded for believing Sundowns 'invincibles' campaign doesn't necessarily mean the league is not competitive enough. In 2003/04 season Arsene Wenger led Arsenal to the famous unbeaten streak, a feat that is still talked about today. The English...

By Malose Wa Ga Lamola The willing buyer-willing seller principle is not good for the auctioning of professional football club status on two grounds. Firstly it nullifies the competitiveness of the league, secondly rebranding erases the heritage and history of the selling club. It is hard to fathom how a series of football clubs massacre led by business people is being normalised. The gratuitous killings of the clubs in South Africa is scary, it is worse than a horror movie. These predators are not discriminatory though, they'll feast on the old and the new alike. The oldies, Mpumalanga Black Aces and Bidvest Wits were slaughtered, the newly born Maccabi also suffered the same fate. When their bank balances overflow they don't show no mercy. Everyone can fall prey to these loaded predators. But a season after one team has been swallowed up, peace returns in the playing field like nothing has happened. Can we flatten the curve? Related Story : Bought, Renamed And Relocat...