This morning Humberto Coelho dropped the list we’ve all been waiting for. Given the critical importance of the upcoming match versus the Mambas in Maputo, if there was anything out of the ordinary on this roster then there would have been a lot of explaining to do.
In my estimation, we’ve thankfully been spared of such [...]

So after all the talk about us wanting to bounce back from our unimpressive yet crucial 1-0 victory over Kenya by putting forth a good performance against Saudi Arabia, we didn’t get exactly what we asked for.
As soon as the match began it was abundantly clear that Saudi Arabia were more motivated and perhaps just [...]

A mere three days after having narrowly edged Kenya 1-0 in World Cup qualifying at Rades stadium, our boys will be back at it again at 19:00 CET tomorrow. It’s not so often that we get treated to two matches in such a short span unless we’re in a tournament or preparing for one so [...]

Our boys overcame the visiting Harambee Stars in Rades today by the smallest of margins and we got our three points, albeit with great difficulty and through an underwhelming performance from the majority of the players and the coaching staff.
Add to that the fact that we were less than a minute away from qualifying for [...]

It’s Thursday and Sunday’s game against the Harambee Stars of Kenya inches ever closer. Since our 2-2 tie against Nigeria, the FTF has been busy getting friendlies lined up and tracing a plan to ensure that we perform well at the next African Cup of Nations in Angola but before all of that there’s business [...]

This morning Humberto Coelho revealed a 25 man roster who he will rely on versus Kenya on October 11th and Saudi Arabia three days after that.
Keep in mind that any Esperance players on the list won’t take part in the second fixture as they’ll have a UNAF Cup to play for and will be excused [...]

After our 2-2 tie against Nigeria in Abuja the FTF has been getting its act together to find a sparring partner before we fly off to Maputo in November for our last fixture. They turned down proposals from the UAE and Qatar to play on October 14th and began negotiations with Angola, Lybia, and Guinea [...]

This encounter was really something else. From the buildup that began ever since we failed to overcome Nigeria in Rades to the action on the field, the timing of the goals, the manner in which they were scored and the final result itself.
Make no doubt about it, today we witnessed something special. Something we will [...]

This game hardly needs an introduction but if that were really the case then I’d stop writing right now and that’s obviously not about to happen. It’s just that considering the setting, the rivalry, and the implications this encounter has for each team in terms of World Cup qualifying, we’ve already been dissecting it in [...]

Everyone who thought that the team we fielded against Cote d’Ivoire was essentially the one we’d be taking to Abuja is in for quite a surprise today. Coelho held a press conference and announced his roster which features no less than three players who are either completely new to the team (Mrabet, Chahed) or haven’t [...]