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Bafana Bafana head coach, Hugo Broos, has called on FIFA and CAF to re-think allowing the Huye Stadium to host games after being forced to play on the waterlogged artificial pitch in a 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Rwanda on Tuesday afternoon. South Africa were beaten 2-0 by their hosts in what was a shock result, considering the FIFA rankings of the two nations. Rwanda is ranked 139th, while […]

Bafana Bafana head coach, Hugo Broos, is confident of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. South Africa will host Benin at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Saturday and then travel to East-Central Africa to face Rwanda on Tuesday. Bafana held their first training session yesterday afternoon in Pretoria, and as usual, Broos' preparations were disrupted by player withdrawals. Strasbourg striker, Lebo Mothiba, was ruled out of the […]

Former Bafana Bafana and AmaZulu FC striker, Siyabonga Nomvethe, has described Bonginkosi Ntuli as a hardworker. The AmaZulu FC striker succumbed to cancer at the age of 32 yesterday. Nomvethe worked with Ntuli at Usuthu as a fellow player and then went on to be his coach. CLUB STATEMENT pic.twitter.com/rSVtX0n85T — AmaZulu FC (@AmaZuluFootball) November 5, 2023 Speaking to Ynews, Nomvethe expressed shock over Ntuli's untimely passing. "It's very shocking, […]

  The 2023 Rugby World Cup winning Springbok squad are due to arrive back in South Africa from France today at the OR Tambo International Airport in Ekurhuleni. The team will then embark on a trophy tour 48 hours later, which will start in Pretoria, Johannesburg, and Soweto on Thursday. On Friday, the team will be in Cape Town, while Durban will have its turn on Saturday before the tour […]

Springbok hooker, Bongi Mbonambi, will play in Saturday's Rugby World Cup final against New Zealand in Paris. Mbonambi was named in Jacques Nienaber's matchday 23 earlier today after World Rugby closed the matter of him being accused of using discrimanatory language by England flanker Tom Curry in last week's semi-final. World Rugby has determined there is insufficient evidence at this time to proceed with charges against Bongi Mbonambi - more […]

TS Galaxy have taken to social media to wish their player Bernard Parker well after he sustained a horrific injury last night during a clash against Mamelodi Sundowns in the Carling Cup at the Mbombela Stadium. Parker was injured by Sundowns midfielder, Bongani Zungu, with an over the ball tackle, which resulted in the veteran being stretchered off in the 58th minute with what looked like a clean leg break. […]

South Africa's Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, has expressed relief over the news that the Springboks will be able to fly their flag in this weekend's Rugby World Cup quarter-final clash against host nation, France, in Paris. Yesterday, Sports Minister Zizi Kodwa said they had lodged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) decision to ban the team and the Proteas […]

Lukhanyo Am, a member of the Springboks’ 2019 Rugby World Cup winning team, has been called into the 2023 squad as an injury replacement for wing Makazole Mapimpi who suffered a fractured cheekbone in Sunday’s 49-18 victory over Tonga. Mapimpi is expected to be out of action for four to six weeks. Am will join the squad in Toulon this week, having returned to training on his rehabilitation from a […]

  Nine of the South Africans who played in the Netball World Cup in Cape Town last month have secured contracts to play professional netball overseas. The Proteas finished in sixth place in the tournament, but have retained their fifth-place world ranking, ahead of  fellow Africans Malawi in sixth and Uganda in seventh place. South Africa Assistant Coach Dumisani Chauke believes having so many players gaining experience in professional leagues […]