Rare status for South African football will mark the new year as the country goes into 2017 as defenders of a major continental title. Mamelodi Sundowns‚ to be more specific‚ have put the country in this unusual role after winning the African Champions League last year. The win energised the rest of the country to perform with more rigour and determination in upcoming continental club competition club. Participation by Premier Soccer League clubs in both the African Champions League and African Confederation Cup will be closely followed. But clubs still have as a priority success in the Absa Premiership and Nedbank Cup‚ and the contest for honours this season looks set to be dramatic. But trumping all of that‚ on the agenda for 2017‚ is Bafana Bafana’s bid to qualify for the World Cup. The country plays four qualifiers‚ between August and November‚ with high hopes of winning their group and going to Russia to make a fourth finals appearance. But just who will lead the team into that...
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