11 October 2018, by: Gareth Rosslee

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Can Bafana Bafana emerge from their goal-shy coma and bang a few past the Seychelles this weekend? We’re hoping so! We’ve got some opinions, a look ahead at tonight’s soccer action and some more great sports stories to get you excited today on The Cooler.

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Jimmy Tau is back with his weekly column and he’s looking ahead to Bafana Bafana’s game against the Seychelles. We’ve even put a tasty BET Boost on his score prediction.

Bad news for Joao Moreira as he failed an exam to get into Japan, but potentially good news for fans of Hong Kong racing (as we are here at BET Central) with the news that Moreira could return to Happy Valley and Sha Tin!

Access denied: Joao Moreira’s move to Japan is scuppered after he fails exam: https://t.co/MPeTrOcOBq pic.twitter.com/krAONmOpGZ

— Racing Post (@RacingPost) October 11, 2018

. LeBron James flexed his muscles and dazzled once more in an LA Lakers shirt as the clock ticks down towards the new NBA season, staring next weekend. . https://t.co/rDfoLet12o pic.twitter.com/wEMfuaeYkn

— Sports News Desk (@sportnsdesk) October 11, 2018

We’re less than a week away from the start of the NBA and LeBron James was flexing his muscles last night in pre-season as they beat the Golden State Warriors. Read this preview article on The Ringer about the Best/Worst Case Scenarios for the LA Lakers this season.

Try this devilish quiz where you need to name the starting XVs of the teams that have beaten New Zealand in New Zealand.

You get on average almost a whole goal a game less in the Absa Premiership than in the Premier League. Perhaps they should make the goals bigger?

How does the scoring rate of the #AbsaPrem compare to other leagues? ⚽️ #AbsaPrem ??
Games: 68
Goals scored: 127
Average goals per game: 1.87#PremierLeague ???????
Games: 80
Goals scored: 225
Average goals per game: 2.81 pic.twitter.com/QUsTAbF98Z

— BET.co.za (@betcoza) October 11, 2018

Some interesting match ups in the UEFA Nations League tonight with some of the bigger nations going head to head.

International action tonight ⚽️

18:00 – Ghana vs Sierra Leone
20:45 – Wales vs Spain
20:45 – Poland vs Portugal
20:45 – Russia vs Sweden
21:00 – France vs Iceland#UEFANationsLeague #AFCON2019Q pic.twitter.com/s5k1X6Sfih

— BET.co.za (@betcoza) October 11, 2018

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