Soccer

Safa’s poor planning hurting national teams, warns Fran Hilton-Smith

The national teams of the South African Football Association (Safa), including the senior women's team Banyana Banyana, are gradually losing their competitive advantage on...

Hugo Broos sweating over Themba Zwane’s availability for Afcon

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos won’t make major changes when he selects his squad for the African Cup of Nations in December. And he...

Kaizer Chiefs will qualify for Confederations Cup, says coach Cedric Kaze

Cedric Kaze, the coach of Kaizer Chiefs, has confidently assured Amakhosi fans that his team will undoubtedly advance to the CAF Confederations Cup group...

Khulumani Ndamane says leaving Kaizer Chiefs was blessing in disguise

TS Galaxy rising star Khulumani Ndamane has opened up about his brief spell at Kaizer Chiefs, stating that it was a blessing in disguise...

Chiefs drop points at home again, while Pirates edge PLK City...

Kaizer Chiefs’ winless run in the Betway Premiership continued, after they were held to a frustrating goalless draw by Siwelele FC at the FNB...

AmaZulu star Bongani Zungu responds to Bernard Parker, calling him a...

AmaZulu midfielder Bongani Zungu has hit back at Bernard Parker following his recent interview, saying that the former Kaizer Chiefs star is making up...

Baroka FC suspend coach Dan Malesela amid string of poor results

Hardly four months after his reappointment, Baroka FC coach Dan “Dance” Malesela could be heading for his second exit from the Motsepe Foundation Championship...

Banyana forge ahead with match preparations without coach Desiree Ellis

Without head coach Desiree Ellis, Banyana Banyana are advancing in their camp and preparation in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as...

Wounded Orlando Pirates to face Polokwane City after Champions League setback

Orlando Pirates will return to Betway Premiership action on Wednesday night after barely recovering from their CAF Champions League defeat. Just a few days after...

Orlando Pirates’ CAF Champions League hopes hang by a thread after...

Orlando Pirates’ journey in the CAF Champions League is hanging in the balance after the Soweto giants suffered a heavy 3–0 defeat to St...

How underperforming Bafana fared in the last three failed qualification attempts 

Bafana Bafana finally broke the curse of having failed three consecutive times to qualify for Fifa World Cups, something that had turned the once...

Kaizer Chiefs’ Mdu Shabalala opens up about historic Bafana debut

Fresh from getting his first taste of senior national team football with Bafana Bafana early this week, Mduduzi Shabalala joined his Kaizer Chiefs teammates...

Gayton McKenzie gives SAFA week to give report over yellow card...

Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie has given the Danny Jordaan-led South African Football Association (SAFA) seven days to provide a detailed...

This is more than a sponsorship, says SAFA CEO on Adidas’...

Things are slowly but surely falling into place for the South African Football Association (SAFA), as they announced Adidas as their new kit sponsor...

Molefi Ntseki in pole position to fill technical director role at...

Former Bafana Bafana and Kaizer Chiefs coach Molefi Ntseki is the frontrunner to take over as the technical director of the South African Football...

Pirates and Chiefs invade DR Congo in CAF fixtures

Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates will both travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the first legs of their CAF second preliminary...

I am the happiest minister of sports in the World –...

Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie says he is the happiest minister of sport after Bafana Bafana qualified for the 2026 FIFA...

No fanfare for Bafana Bafana at OR Tambo after World Cup...

It was not the kind of fanfare one would have expected when Bafana Bafana arrived at the OR Tambo International Airport on Wednesday morning. This...

Hugo Broos and Bafana Bafana are going to the 2026 FIFA...

South Africans may as well start throwing some bit of money into their savings, because Bafana Bafana have qualified for the 2026 FIFA World...

‘Calculators will be out in Mbombela, and hope things go in...

Bafana Bafana goalkeeper and captain Ronwen Williams has conceded that they will need all the luck that is there in their quest to qualify...

Rwanda coach sends message to Kaizer Chiefs over Fiacre Ntwari saga

With the game against Bafana Bafana on the horizon, the Rwanda national team coach, Adel Amoruche, had something to say about the situation surrounding...

Safa’s epic Mokoena blunder might cost Bafana Bafana around R200m

With qualification for the 2026 Fifa World Cup no longer in Bafana Bafana’s hands, the blunder of fielding an ineligible Teboho Mokoena in the...

Mdaka hints at his future after U20 World Cup setback

Amajita coach Raymond Mdaka has, without giving much away, hinted at what his future might look like following a disappointing ending at the Fifa...

Rwanda stand between Bafana and their dream of reaching the World...

It is crunch time for African in the Fifa 2026 World Cup qualifiers, as the final round of matches will see some long-held desires...

Kaizer Chiefs’ Jessica Motaung reacts to her new role at FIFA

Added to being the Kaizer Chiefs Head of Marketing and serving in the office of the African Clubs Association (ACA) as one of two...

The Engen Champ of Champs set to go down to the...

The opening day of the 2025 Engen Champ of Champs delivered an exciting showcase of youth football at the Tuks High Performance Centre in...

Hugo Broos still hopeful that Bafana will qualify for the World...

Following a disappointing result against Zimbabwe in Durban on Friday night, Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos is still optimistic that his side can realise...

Bafana’s World Cup dream hangs in balance after draw against Zimbabwe

Bafana Bafana saw their hopes of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup hang in the balance after they were held to a frustrating...