City Press: Mzansi’s bible of soccer It’s the bible of South African football, the journey of South Africa’s most gallant sports publication.
When I joined City Press as a senior sports writer in 1998, the same year Sepp Blatter took over from João Havelange as Fifa president, there was excitement in Mzansi about everything football.
Those two late second-half goals by Mark Williams against Tunisia at the traditional home of football, now known as FNB Stadium, will remain etched in the history of this country’s football folklore. Mzansi, despite being a newcomer, had arrived in a big way.With Blatter now at the helm of Fifa, South Africa’s intention to host the World Cup had also started to gather momentum.
Between 1998 and 2000, the campaign for South Africa to host Africa’s maiden World Cup had reached a crescendo and it seemed like only a miracle was going to deny the country the right to host the 2006 fiesta. Between 1998 and 2004, when South Africa won the right to host the 2010 spectacle, City Press had become the undisputed bible of South Africa’s football-related news.
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