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He is known as Jose Mourinho, while many prefer to call him “the special one” but the truth of the matter is that both these words bestly describe him and he is back in the business of coaching to do what he does best. He kept his promise. Every time when asked by members of the media about the prospect of him returning to managerial role he kept on saying: “I will be back at managerial position before 30 June”. Surely Manchester United fans throughout the world would be hoping he would be able to keep his promise of turning the Red Devils into football giants . The Red Devils have encountered three tough seasons since Sir Alex Ferguson left the coaching role at the Theatre of dreams. Mourinho signed a three year contract with an option to stay until 2020 at Old Trafford. His appointment came in just a week after the sacking of Louis van Gaal who led Man United to a 2-1 FA cup glory against Crystal Palace at Wembley. His appointment came as no surprise to many fo...

Hlompho Kekana celebrates scoring a goal during their 3-1 trump over Kaizer Chiefs in the TKO last year. The Premier Soccer League (PSL) has released a list of nominees for PSL awards to take place at Emperor’s Palace in Kempton Park. The awards will take place on Monday 30 May and will be broadcasted live on SABC 1 and Supersport4. Here is a list of nominees below. 1.       Absa Premiership goalkeeper of the season -Denis Onyango (Uganda) -Moeneeb Josephs (South Africa) -Shu-Aib Walters (South Africa)   2.       Absa Premiership Defender of the season -Thabo Nthethe (South Africa) -Vuyo Mere (South Africa) -Thulani Hlatshwayo (South Africa)   3.       Absa Premiership midfielder of the season -Hlompho Kekana (South Africa) -Keegan Dolly (South Africa) -Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe)   4.         Absa Premi...

Glenwood High school rugby team coach, Rudi Dames has described the inclusion of the school’s old boy, Kwenzokuhle Blose to represent South Africa at the under-20 world championships in England as “no surprise”. The 19-year old Toyota Free State Cheetahs prop inclusion in the 28-men squad comes after a s tring of impressive performances in the Cheetahs reserves. According to Dames, the selection of Blose in the squad justified his hard-work. “Kwenzo is a hard working rugby player that gave 110% on and off the field. He was respected by his peers and had a very good sense of humour. He knew his strengths as a rugby player and he made sure he worked on his weaknesses,” Dames said.  He said they were surprised he adapted quickly to the position of a prop despite playing most of his school rugby career as a lock. “We were surprised to see him being selected as a prop after moving to the position this year. It usual takes time to settle, but overall we are ...