Do Teams Wearing Red Really Do Better?

It is widely argued by football fans around the world that teams wearing red are more successful than their opponents. Concurring to the matter is the popular fact that three of the English premier leagues top four is attired in red, the teams being: Man Untd, Liverpool and Arsenal .The African champions Al Ahly wear red as well. You might think it is one of those superstitious myths by footballers, but whether it is based on mythos or logos, Nicholas Hobbes has gone further to give the much needed facts.
“Statistics show that in Euro 2004, wearing predominantly red was worth an extra goal a game on average. At the very least, players find scarlet-clad easier to pick out against the green of a pitch-unlike Manchester United’s infamous grey strip that was blamed for a run of poor form.” All Stars proves this perception.

Top Goal Scorers

The prominent All Stars striker, Waseem Tajbhay
surmounted the top goal scorer log after scoring three brillant
goals against Konvicts. The victorious All Stars thrashed
Konvicts by four goals to two; courtesy of in' form Waseem Tajbhay.

Top Goal Scorers


1. Waseem 6

2. Sphett0 5

3. Payam 5

4. Roba 4

5. Jon T 4

6. Mlazie 3

7. Magiya 3

8. Bernard 3

9. Papiso 2

10. Javas 2

All Stars shine brightest!

Friday 19th March marked a historic day in MaP football: the much awaited Shibobo League 2010 finally kicked off!
Crisp white lines and newly fitted nets adorned the emerald stadium for the first time ever as the crowd waited with bated breath for the first game to kick off. The first game on field 1 pitted the mighty Konvicts, led by their tenacious captain Bayan B-Mac Jamali, against an unknown Mopipi side. Konvicts proved to be the better side as they controlled the game and raced away to a 4 nil win. The other game, on field 2, saw the MaP juniors locking horns with Mzekezeke. The game proved to be a simple walkover and the Yung Wuns’ emerged victorious with an emphatic 2 nil win. One of the most exciting games of the afternoon was the young, ambitious Izinyoka side against the old omniscient teacher’s team, led by Jonathan Laverick. On the day, though, raw, young ambition came out victorious with a thumping 6-2 win. But the best performance of the week has to be credited to tournament favourites, All Stars. A team comprised of the best and most talented football players in MaP. All Stars showed their dominance early on against Pharos, having the lion’s share of possession they quickly converted 2 of their chances through the speedy boot of their striker JonT. Midfield Maestro Michael Maroba proved to be one of the most influential players on the day, orchestrating All Stars attacks and manging to bag a hat-trick of goals for himself. All Stars proved too strong a team for the young, fragile Pharos and sent the kids packing home with an 8 nil spanking. Is this All Stars win a forecast of things to come or is there an upset on the cards?

Shibobo League Groups

SAC Presentation

Group A

Group B