Andrew Watson: The 'most influential' black footballer for decades lost to history

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  By Andrew Aloia BBC Sport Last updated on 11 October 2021 11 October 2021 . From the section Football Watson was a trailblazer who helped transform how football was played There are two murals of black footballers facing one another across an alleyway in Glasgow. One helped shape football as we know it, the other is Pele. Andrew Watson captained Scotland to a 6-1 win over England on his debut in 1881. He was a pioneer, the world's first black international, but for more than a century the significance of his achievements went unrecognised. Research conducted over the past three decades has left us with some biographical details: a man descended of slaves and of those who enslaved them, born in Guyana, raised to become an English gentleman and famed as one of Scottish football's first icons. And yet today, 100 years on from his death aged 64, Watson remains something of an enigma, the picture built around him a fractured one. His grainy, faded, sepia image evokes many differen
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South African National team dilemma

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Coach Pitso Musimane you have cost us the glory of going to African Cup of Nations. First you give the players an impression to relax and settle for a draw game banking on another country’s game. Why don’t you prepare your charges for their own victory regardless of the other games outcome? Score your own goals and seal your qualification automatically.
Secondly your team selection.  The team was full of derby players not players who have the character to  handle  the  game of this magnitude. This was a must win game, final qualifier, you needed depth even the likes of Benny McCarthy, Siyabonga Nomvete etc  could have  been involved in this kind of a games because of experience and understanding of the importance of the level.
You filded these derby players like Andile Jali, Oupa Manyisa and not involve  the likes of Thulane Serero who are rubbing shoulders with the likes of Christiana Ronaldo. Look at Orlando Pirates its loosing weekend in weekend out and these some players who shines during the derby are the once who will be playing.
Coming to your personality as a coach! to show a lack of tactical discipline, lack of confidence, too much anxiety, l can mention more and to some extend your weaknesses.  You were jumping, running from one end to another on your area, kicking in the air, shouting and pointing fingers. I even remember a situation whereby you were sitting and kicking with both legs as if you were going to fall from your set or chair. Diego Maradona  had that same behavior but where did go, with a team which was fully stared-ed with cream players,even the world’s best, they were thumped like armatures.
Concerning this matter I think they is a lot to be done, you took a machine which was oiled by someone. Now that lubricant is finish we want to see your servicing of the machine. That’s where your personality comes in. Character, tactics, knowledge of the game and that which you have learned from the predecessor comes in practical use. Then we can all say you are a star. Team performance and results will tell for themselves.  Thank you .
Joseph Vhudzijena

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