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In this highly entertaining pint-sized pod, South African legend Benni McCarthy picks Africa's Premier League GOAT (Greatest of All Time) as he's presented with 5 of the continent's most successful players ever to blind rank.

#football #premierleague #drogba #salah #mane #chelseafc #liverpool #mancity

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Show Notes

00:00 - Intro

00:30 - Let the rankings begin...

01:00 - Kanu, Essien, and Obi not on the list

02:10 - Mo Salah up there with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

03:15 - Didier Drogba "was brute force" and his "technical ability" was not as good as Salah

03:45 - Salah and Sadio Mane were "scary" and "a deadly duo"

04:00 - Should Bruce Grobbelaar or Jay-Jay Okocha be in the top 5?

Duration: 5:45

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In this pint-sized episode former SA international Clinton Larsen reveals his career highlights, weighs in on the eternal debate about Durban vs. Maritzburg and reveals a hilarious anecdote about one of our host's PSL initiations at Manning Rangers.

Hosts: Zayn Nabbi and Courtney Freese

Guest: Clinton Larsen (former SA midfielder)

#psl #betwaypremiership #southafrica #durban #carlingcup #guardiola #ancelotti #mancity #realmadrid

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Show Notes

00:00 - Guardiola vs. Ancelotti

00:30 - Favourite Food

00:45 - Courtney's initiation after a few beers...

02:15 - Favourite stadium in the world

03:30 - Durban vs. Maritzburg

04:15 - AFCON predictions

Duration: 5:45

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In this episode former Bafana Bafana midfielder Clinton Larsen looks back at Magesi FC's epic Carling Cup success over African-giants Mamelodi Sundowns. The former PSL winner was in fine form talking about how he took the underdog club to their finest hour, and also gives his overview on the local soccer scene in South Africa.

Hosts: Zayn Nabbi and Courtney Freese

Guest: Clinton Larsen (Magesi FC coach)

#psl #betwaypremiership #southafrica #magesifc #sundowns #carlingcup

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Show Notes

00:00 - Intro

00:20 - Reliving the win over Sundowns

13:03 - Building a team on a tight budget

24:34 - Finding a way to get the best out of your players

30:50 - An end to Sundowns’ PSL dominance?

Duration: 38:00

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The road to Morocco 2025 continues and in this pod we look at the teams making their way to AFCON 2025. Is there a more inspiring story than war-torn Sudan qualifying, more despair than giants Ghana falling, and what about South Africa, Tanzania and the Comoros all looking good during the qualifiers. 

Host: Zayn Nabbi (OTW host) and Alasdair Howorth (OTW Cross Platform Reporter) 

#ghana #sudan #southafrica #tanzania #comoros  

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Show Notes

00:00 - Reaction to Morocco racism 

04:18 - Ghana’s despair as Sudan soar into Afcon

20:24 - Bafana could be tricky opponents

25:44 - Tanzania and Comoros heading to Morocco

34:19 - Favourites for the crown

Duration: 42:30 

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Wydad Casablanca head coach Rulani Mokwena says that an opposition official racially abused him following his side’s 2-2 draw with Ittihad Tanger in the Moroccan Botola Pro League last weekend.

In this pod we highlight what happened, and explain why this situation needs to be dealt with swiftly and decisively, as racism has no place in our game particularly on our continent.

Hosts: Zayn Nabbi and Courtney Freese

#southafrica #morocco #racism #mokwena #wydad

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00:00 - Intro

03:00 - Disgusting scenes like this should not exist

06:00 - Racist abuse since day 1...

09:00 - So sad to see racism in Africa

11:00 - Morocco need "a clean bill of health" as they prepare for major tournaments

Duration: 14:00

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In this episode the boys do a special road trip to Coventry to cheer on the South African women's team who played against England's Lionesses. The day after Banyana Banyana bravely went down 2-1 they spoke to Desiree Ellis who gave insight into the reasons wanting more games against top nations and how these clashes help the team's prep for the defence of their WAFCON crown.

Hosts: Zayn Nabbi and Courtney Freese

Guest: Desiree Ellis (South Africa coach)

#southafrica #england #banyanabanyana

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00:00 - Intro

03:00 - Celebrating improved performances

04:30 - Banyana bring "kasi flavour" not physicality

07:30 - Domestic league "going in the right direction" but "not helping us yet"

14:00 - Were the Lionesses there for the taking if SA put "two at the top"

17:45 - SA "have to do a little bit more in our final third" against top teams

20:15 - "We've had players withdraw because they can't get off work"

24:00 - "You don't know what Thembi will do"

Duration: 29:20

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Arguably the most successful foreign coach in South Africa, Muhsin Ertuğral helped to shape the modern PSL. The Turkish coach sat down with the pod to discuss his success with Chiefs, Bafana Bafana and this season's PSL.

Host: Courtney Freese

Guest: Mushin Ertuğral (Former Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates manager)

#Bafanabafana #oncealways #Amakhosi4Life #kaizerchiefs #orlandopirates

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Show notes

0:00 - Intro

01:51 - Historic success with youth development at Chiefs

09:13 - How Kaizer Chiefs rediscover their winning formula

19:17 - The next step for Bafana Bafana

28:18 - PSL Predictions, talking tactics and a legacy to remember

Duration - 37:28

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Coach Simphiwe Dludlu is back on the podcast to talk about Banyana Banyana ahead of their international friendlies against Denmark and England. We talk you development, the WAFCON and make predictions ahead of the games

Host: Courtney Freese

Guest: Simphiwe Dludlu (Coach of Banyana Banyana and U17 team)

#BanyanaBanyana #WAFCON #woso

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Show Notes

00:00 - Intro

01:42 - Developing the future for Banyana Banyana

09:04 - Tough challenges on the horizon

17:09 - Predictions for Banyana

Duration: 25:12

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Kaitlin Hunt is on a mission to become the first woman coach in the PSL and she sat down with the pod to talk about football being in her blood, and the constant battle for women in football in Africa.

Host: Courtney Freese

Guests: Kaitlin Hunt (Sports Scientist and S&C coach)

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Show Notes

00:00 - Intro

01:50 - Football in my blood and in my qualifications

05:25 - CAF coaching license

10:00 - Trying to break into professional coaching

14:34 - What I bring to coaching

22:00 - Disparity in gender treatment

Duration: 31:34

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In the second part of our interview with South African legend Benni McCarthy, the former Champions League winner gives us an insight into how he gets the best out of players and his coaching philosophy which has been developed both in South Africa, Europe and Britain. Benni also opens up about the current Bafana Bafana crop, who he says can achieve great things "with the right coach."

Host: Zayn Nabbi (OTW host / founder) 

Guest: Benni McCarthy (former Manchester United assistant coach)  

#manunited #premierleague #psl #bafana 

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Show Notes

00:00 - Previous success illustrates Benni's value as a head coach

04:00 - "Good generation" of Bafana players can achieve great things "with the right coaching" 

06:45 - Lyle Foster "super important" for World Cup qualification

09:00 - Benni's coaching philosophy has "a little bit of everything"

14:30 - Goals to coach in MLS or an African giant or Bafana Bafana 

15:30 - "They don't know I know..."

Duration: 16:20

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