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08 Sports | 26 May 2023
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Eddie Howe leads
Newcastle top five and UCL
By Thys Khiba
In 18 months, English
and Newcastle United
football manager
Eddie Howe has
secured the top position
of the Premier League
for his team.
This comes after
the club found
themselves in the
relegation zone.
Newcastle’s last
major domestic
prize came in
1955 when
they lifted
the FA Cup.
With Howe
as a manager,
Newcastle has managed to qualify for
Champions League after a 20-year
absence and going to their first domestic
final since 1999.
The 45-year-old has his sights set on
winning the club’s first major trophy since
the 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
“All I can think of is that next challenge
coming and then being prepared for it
because you can’t sit back and say: ‘Right,
I’m going to take a month off and go and
relax on a beach.
“It’s the opposite, it’s: Okay, how can
we best succeed in that next phase?’ So
it is very much you’re always on a cycle
of trying to improve. I want success
massively for this club. We want to bring
silverware here if we can in the future,”
said Howe.
The club has spent wisely not recklessly
under his leadership as a manager. The
ambitious Howe has indicated that he
wants to win Newcastle’s first major
trophy since 1969, and called for further
squad reinforcements.
With his current squad, Howe has
important players like the Brazil
midfielder Bruno Guimaraes who chose
Newcastle over Arsenal in January 2022.
“We’re going to be a big power in world
football,” said Bruno.
The club’s rise to glorious days under
Howe and their Saudi-backed owners
has transformed the club from a laughing
stock to a genuine force.
Saudi’s Public Investment Fund holds an
80 percent stake in the club.
On Monday, Newcastle celebrated a 0-0
draw against Leicester at St James’ Park
as Howe’s third place side confirmed
their qualification for next season’s
Champions League.
Hugo Broos names preliminary
Bafana Bafana squad against Morocco
in AFCON Qualifiers
Hugo Broos, the coach of Bafana Bafana,
has named a 34-member preliminary
squad for the exciting 2023 Africa Cup
of Nations qualifier against Morocco, that will
take place next month.
On Saturday, June 17, 2023, Broos’ team
plays the Moroccans at FNB Stadium in
Johannesburg. Both teams have already
qualified for the continental tournament that
will be held in Côte d’Ivoire from January 13
to February 11, 2024.
When Broos announces his final roster for the
eagerly anticipated matchup between the two
teams early next month, the preliminary squad
will be reduced to 23 players.
Broos likewise declared that a decreased precamp
will be held from 31 May 2023 to 7
June and it will be comprised of nearby and a
couple of abroad based players.
On Sunday, June 11, 2023, the final group of
players will enter camp.
• Ronwen Williams (Mamelodi Sundowns);
• Veli Mothwa (AmaZulu);
• Ricardo Goss (SuperSport United);
• Melusi Buthelezi (TS Galaxy);
• Given Mismango (TS Galaxy);
• Thapelo Maseko (SuperSport United);
• Nyiko Mobbie (Sekhukhune United);
• Innocent Maela (Orlando Pirates);
• Nkosinathi Sibisi (Orlando Pirates);
• Taariq Fielies (Cape Town City);
• Siyanda Xulu (Turan Tovuz, Azerbaijan);
• Thapelo Morena (Mamelodi Sundowns);
• Maphosa Modiba (Mamelodi Sundowns);
• Grant Kekana (Mamelodi Sundowns);
• Khuliso Mudau (Mamelodi Sundowns);
• Mothobi Mvala (Mamelodi Sundowns);
• Teboho Mokoena (Mamelodi Sundowns);
• Bathusi Aubaas (TS Galaxy);
• Njabulo Blom (St Louis City, US);
• Grant Margeman (SuperSport United);
• Miguel Timm (Orlando Pirates);
• Sphelele Mkhulise (Mamelodi
Sundowns);
• Luke le Roux (Varbergs BoIS, Sweden);
• Monnapule Saleng (Orlando Pirates);
• Themba Zwane (Mamelodi Sundowns);
• Zakhele Lepasa (SuperSport United);
• Cassius Mailula (Mamelodi Sundowns);
• Kobamelo Kodisang (Moreirense,
Portugal);
• Khanyisa Mayo (Cape Town City);
• Mihlali Mayambela (Aris Limassol,
Cyprus);
• Bongokuhle Hlongwane (Minnesota FC,
US);
• Percy Tau (Al Ahly, Egypt);
• Pule Mmodi (Lamontville Golden
Arrows); and
• Iqraam Rayners (Stellenbosch FC).