Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this World Cup Special for the Arena Sports Show, host Clauiee Grace Mpanza and regular guest Mahlatse Mphahlele are joined by Bafana Bafana assistant coach Helman Mkhalele.
In this 108th episode, Mkhalele talks about his confidence that Bafana Bafana will progress to the last 32 of the 2026 Fifa World Cup that is co-hosted by the US, Mexico and Canada.
He also talks about his strong relationship with coach Hugo Broos, who he said gives him the freedom to contribute to training sessions and he has learned a lot from over the past few years.
He also spoke about how they managed to turn Bafana around as they found the team at the lowest with supporters no longer interested as they usually played in front of empty stadiums.
He went down memory lane as to how he was signed by Jomo Sono and later joined Pirates and his time as a player for Bafana Bafana where they qualified for the World Cup in France in 1998.
In this World Cup Special for the Arena Sports Show, host Clauiee Grace Mpanza and regular guest Mahlatse Mphahlele are joined by Bafana Bafana assistant coach Helman Mkhalele.
In this 108th episode, Mkhalele talks about his confidence that Bafana Bafana will progress to the last 32 of the 2026 Fifa World Cup that is co-hosted by the US, Mexico and Canada.
He also talks about his strong relationship with coach Hugo Broos, who he said gives him the freedom to contribute to training sessions and he has learned a lot from over the past few years.
He also spoke about how they managed to turn Bafana around as they found the team at the lowest with supporters no longer interested as they usually played in front of empty stadiums.
He went down memory lane as to how he was signed by Jomo Sono and later joined Pirates and his time as a player for Bafana Bafana where they qualified for the World Cup in France in 1998.
