South Africa

AFCON
/ 696 days agoAfrica Cup of Nations games to watch in group stage
Finally, the Africa Cup of Nations is here. After a tumultuous two-year period that saw the first African nation make the World Cup semifinals, multiple scandals inside CAF, an African "Super League," and over $118 million allocated to improving soccer infrastructure in Africa, the 34th AFCON has arrived. Read on to find out the best […]

South Africa
/ 739 days agoSouth Africa's unexpected stance on 2027 Women World Cup bid
It has been announced that South Africa will not be vying to host the 2027 Women's World Cup. This weekend, the South African Football Association (SAFA) stunned the soccer world by announcing it was pulling out of the bidding process to host the tournament. Four countries competed for the right to host the event, with […]

CAF
/ 800 days agoSouth Africa national team TV schedule
Don't miss a Bafana Bafana game with our South Africa National Football Team TV schedule. South Africa has qualified for the World Cup on three occasions, bowing out in the group stage each time. While they performed slightly better in 2002, their time in 2010 as the host nation surely is the highlight of the […]

CAF
/ 800 days agoSouth Africa national team TV schedule
South Africa TV schedule and streaming links Don't miss a Bafana Bafana game with our South Africa National Football Team TV schedule. South Africa has qualified for the World Cup on three occasions, bowing out in the group stage each time. While they performed slightly better in 2002, their time in 2010 as the host […]

CAF
/ 800 days agoSouth Africa national team TV schedule
Don't miss a Bafana Bafana game with our South Africa National Football Team TV schedule. South Africa has qualified for the World Cup on three occasions, bowing out in the group stage each time. While they performed slightly better in 2002, their time in 2010 as the host nation surely is the highlight of the […]

News
/ 1226 days agoPresident Ramaphosa vows equal pay for South Africa women after AFCON win
Pretoria (AFP) – President Cyril Ramaphosa rolled out the red carpet for South Africa's women on Wednesday, saying they deserved to be paid as much as their male counterparts after they won their first Africa Cup of Nations. South Africa beat tournament hosts Morocco 2-1 in the final on Saturday in Rabat, thanks to a […]

News
/ 1302 days agoSouth Africa angry after Morocco offer to host Liberia AFCON qualifiers
Johannesburg (AFP) – Another venue row involving Morocco is brewing, this time over qualifying for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in the Ivory Coast. Liberia have no international-standard stadium and Group K rivals Morocco say the west Africans can stage their three home fixtures in the kingdom. But group rivals South Africa […]

Leagues: CAF Champions League
/ 1355 days agoSouth African rookies Royal eye CAF Champions League place
Johannesburg (AFP) – A Royal AM team coached by former Malawi star John Maduka moved closer to a fairy tale top-two finish in the South African Premiership on Sunday and qualification for the CAF Champions League. The Durban-based outfit led twice in a 2-2 away draw with Stellenbosch in the western Cape winelands that moved […]

France
/ 1361 days agoSouth Africa coach demands more aggression against France in football friendly
Johannesburg (AFP) – South Africa coach Hugo Broos is demanding more aggression from his team when they face world champions France in a friendly football international on March 29 in Lille. "Ghana started very aggressively and we did not counter that," said the Belgian, referring to a 1-0 loss last November that eliminated South […]

CAF World Cup Qualifiers
/ 1480 days agoSouth Africa want Ghana qualifier replayed after disputed penalty
Johannesburg (AFP) – South Africa demanded on Monday that a 2022 World Cup qualifier against Ghana be replayed after a controversial penalty cost them an African play-offs slot. TV replays showed Ghana defender Daniel Amartey apparently diving during the Group G decider on Sunday, leading to a penalty Andre Ayew converted for a 1-0 win […]

DR Congo
/ 1481 days agoDisputed Ayew penalty takes Ghana to play-offs
Johannesburg (AFP) – Captain Andre Ayew converted a controversial penalty in his 100th international appearance on Sunday to take Ghana into the African World Cup qualifying play-offs with a bruising 1-0 victory over South Africa. The former West Ham United midfielder sent rival skipper Ronwen Williams the wrong way from the spot kick in Cape […]

South Africa
/ 1509 days agoSwallows draw after ending 673-minute goal drought in S. Africa
Johannesburg (AFP) – South African top-flight club Swallows ended a 673-minute goal drought on Sunday, but a winless run stretched to eight matches after a 1-1 Premiership draw with Stellenbosch. It was appropriate that Ruzaigh Gamildien should be the scorer for the famed Soweto club, who were formed 23 years before better known neighbours […]

CAF
/ 1537 days agoChampions League drama as South African, Eswatini clubs survive
Johannesburg (AFP) – AmaZulu of South Africa staged a great comeback and Royal Leopard of Eswatini pulled off a shock overall victory in CAF Champions League preliminary round second legs this weekend. Staring at elimination after a surprise 1-0 first-leg loss at home to Nyasa Big Bullets of Malawi last weekend, Durban-based AmaZulu rediscovered […]

Kaizer Chiefs
/ 1562 days agoSuccess-hungry Kaizer Chiefs win to share lead with six rivals
Johannesburg (AFP) – Success-starved Kaizer Chiefs are among seven clubs sharing first place two rounds into the South African Premiership season after defeating Baroka 2-1 in Johannesburg on Wednesday. A close-range tap-in from Zimbabwean Khama Billiat and a looping header by Daniel Cardoso earned the most popular club in the country maximum points after drawing […]

South Africa
/ 1570 days agoSouth African socialite buys top club after on-pitch, court failures
Johannesburg (AFP) – After failing to win promotion on the pitch or in the courtroom, South African socialite Shauwn Mkhize has fulfilled her dream of owning a top-flight football club by buying one. The Premier Soccer League (PSL) announced on Tuesday that second-division club owner Mkhize had bought Bloemfontein Celtic and would move the club […]