{"id":39244,"date":"2025-10-19T21:24:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T21:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=39244"},"modified":"2025-10-19T21:24:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T21:24:36","slug":"barker-confident-stellenbosch-will-finish-caf-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/10\/19\/barker-confident-stellenbosch-will-finish-caf-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Barker confident Stellenbosch will finish CAF Job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Stellenbosch FC coach Steve Barker says his side are still in control of their CAF Confederation Cup destiny after grinding out a 0-0 draw against 15 de Agosto de Akonibe in Equatorial Guinea.<\/p>\n<p>The result leaves everything to play for in next week\u2019s return leg at Athlone Stadium, where Stellies will be chase a place in the group stages.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-steve-barker-on-stellenbosch-fc-s-opener\">STEVE BARKER ON STELLENBOSCH FC\u2019S OPENER<\/h2>\n<p>The Stellies boss praised his players\u2019 discipline in tricky conditions while acknowledging the missed chances that could\u2019ve sealed the win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was not an easy encounter,\u201d Barker told the club\u2019s media. \u201cThe weather and the pitch made things difficult, but the players applied themselves well. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were the better team, we just couldn\u2019t convert one or two of our chances. Still, coming away without conceding was crucial.<\/p>\n<p>It was Stellies\u2019 fourth consecutive clean sheet in all competitions, but the coach was quick to stress that they still need more cutting edge up front. \u201cClean sheets win you games, but we have to be sharper in the final third,\u201d he said. \u201cThe execution and decision-making need to improve because we\u2019re creating chances, now we just need to finish them,\u201d the Stellenbosch tactician added.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-betway-premiership-action\">BETWAY PREMIERSHIP ACTION<\/h2>\n<p>Before the return leg in Athlone this weekend, the Maroons will host Golden Arrows at the Danie Craven Stadium on Wednesday at 19:30.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: Kaizer Chiefs earn a slight advantage in the Congo<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Barker #confident #Stellenbosch #finish #CAF #Job<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stellenbosch FC coach Steve Barker says his side are still in control of their CAF Confederation Cup destiny after grinding&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39245,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39244"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39246,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39244\/revisions\/39246"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}