About this episode

The episode discusses South Africa's performance in the World Cup and the future of African teams in the tournament.

It's the latest edition of our Izinja zeGame World Cup special, host Josta Dladla and analyst Mark Mayambela are joined in studio by former Bafana Bafana defender Matthew Booth. The panel discusses what went wrong for South Africa against Canada, who made a name for themselves at the tournament, and what should happen next given coach Hugo Broos' exit. They also discuss the improvement of African teams at the World Cup, how far a team from the continent can realistically go, and who will win the battle of the 40-year-olds. Also look out for our special Sunbet segment, where you can win BIG with the Home of the 100/1! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

People in this episode

Host: Josta Dladla

Guests: Mark Mayambela, Matthew Booth

Topics covered

• World Cup
• soccer
• African teams
• sports analysis
• coaching changes

Keywords

• World Cup
• South Africa
• Canada
• Matthew Booth
• Hugo Broos
• African teams
• soccer analysis

Sponsors

Sunbet

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bafana Bafana, Hugo Broos

Places: South Africa, Canada

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