What's on Mthoko's mind?

  UBUMBANO LWEBHASIKETHIBHOLI YAKWAZULU Zulu basketball based on same model as I. Y. I. L. E. sports programme : • Professional players play in team closest to place of birth. • All schools have basketball offered as extramural sport & best players can opt to go professional. • Pre-season Challenge: 1) Three point contest [Court positions <three attempts>: Right, Left, Centre & three half-court shots from Left, Right & Centre] 2) Dunk contest [Four dunks (three attempts given): a) From left of hoop, b) From right of hoop, c) From free-throw line, d) Up & under dunk, e) Freestyle dunk] , 3) Six obstacles zig-zag dribbling & finishing contest [From left & right of court starting from mid-court, finish with lay-up, time/speed challenge]. Conjectural national team kit. Objectives:   - Be in Top 10 in FIBA Africa rankings. - Qualify for FIBA World Cup.  Twitter

Recenty, former Tottenham Hotspur striker Darren Bent showed us his top five favourite strikers & there was some upset that he left out the prolific striker, Sergio Aguero from his list. I'm going do as he did & do a top five list of my own but go further & do a list for midfielders, defenders & goalkeepers as well. You are welcome to comment below if you disagree or just want to comment. Strikers:   Personally, I like strikers that can score anywhere & anyhow. I'm fond of Italian-type strikers as opposed to dribbler strikers because I want a finisher as opposed to someone that will waste time eliminating defenders in the penalty box then lose his chance to score as well as the ball with unnecessary dribbling. I've decided to leave out the likes of Pelé, Maradona, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo Nazario, Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo & Messi in my list because they have transcended our realm & are football deities at this stage so here a...

I think a land's national pride is most visible during sporting events but in South Africa national pride is tricky when there are groups that dislike each other & believe that they should benefit more in South Africa than others. We look at our national football team in South Africa, Bafana Bafana . I often feel that the players in Bafana Bafana are given a raw deal, because they are expected to play for a land that isn't really for them. Many of the players in Bafana Bafana don't even speak the same language & many times don't even speak English as it's said to be the country's lingua franca & they come from indigent families so they'd feel a little disenfranchised in the heights of national team football because very little reminds them of home. Compare this to the Springboks (South Africa's national rugby team), who all come from similar backgrounds (i. e. most of the players have had a Model C education & have similar rugby philosoph...