RC 261016947Robert Marawa
Friday, 16 October 2026
Marawa Sports Worldwide's Friday edition was dominated by a long interview with cricket administrator Dr Ali Bacha, alongside FIFA funding news and the death of Lions player Hiran Andrews.
- 18:10
FIFA's council agreed a proposal to lift funding to its 211 member associations to $6.35 billion for 2027 to 2030, giving each $25 million, with final approval due in December.
- 18:14
Lions forward Hiran Andrews, 31, died in France while the team prepared for a Champions Cup fixture; the club says Saturday's match against La Rochelle will go ahead in his honour.
- 18:37
Bacha admitted he was wrong to think apartheid would last, saying the rebel tours were an absolute disaster and that he would have thought twice about them.
- 18:21
Bacha, 84, is building a multipurpose sports complex in central Johannesburg with Standard Bank, a project he says is used Monday to Friday by students.
- 18:54
Bacha argued Test cricket is losing fans because an October Test in Durban drew dismal crowds, and that Tests belong in the holiday window from late November to February.