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 […]

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 […]

Tokyo (AFP) – South Africa's Olympic football coach hit out at "stigmatisation" of his Covid-hit squad, after they were forced to isolate before their 1-0 defeat to Japan on Thursday. David Notoane said he had seen "people running away" from his team, after two players and a video analyst tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday. […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Belgian Hugo Broos, who guided Cameroon to a shock Africa Cup of Nations title 11 days ago, has applied for the vacant post of South Africa coach. His name was among those released Thursday by the South African Football Association (SAFA) for one of the most sought after football jobs in Africa. […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – South Africa coach Ephraim 'Shakes' Mashaba was fired Thursday for insulting top football officials last month, the national association said. The sacking was expected after heated exchanges between the 66-year-old and South African Football Association (SAFA) president Danny Jordaan following a World Cup qualifier. Mashaba refused to accept the touchline congratulations of […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Title-holders Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa are among eight winners of the CAF Champions League who will compete in the premier African club competition next season. The draws for the 2017 preliminary and first rounds are scheduled to be made in Cairo Wednesday, officials from several national football associations told AFP. […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – A Robin Hood-like figure triggered the momentum that has taken South African side Mamelodi Sundowns to a maiden FIFA Club World Cup appearance in Japan this weekend. The Pretoria club tackle host-nation representatives Kashima Antlers Sunday with a semi-final date against Colombian outfit Atletico Nacional at stake. Sundowns secured a place at […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Ajax Cape Town stunned African champions Mamelodi Sundowns 2-0 on Wednesday to continue a South African Premiership revival under former Netherlands goalkeeper Stanley Menzo. Content to contain the CAF Champions League title-holders for much of the clash, Ajax scored twice within three minutes for a second successive win. When South African Roger […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Coach-less South Africa stretched an unbeaten record to 14 matches on Tuesday by drawing 1-1 away to Mozambique in an international friendly. Clesio Bauque gave the Mambas a first-half lead in Maputo that was cancelled by Bafana Bafana substitute Bradley Grobler early in the second half. Mozambique captain Elias Pelembe and South […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – South Africa suspended coach Ephraim Mashaba on Sunday after "a regrettable incident", a day after he guided the team to a 2-1 World Cup qualifying home victory over Senegal. The South African Football Association (SAFA) gave no reason for the suspension, but media speculation said that the 66-year-old argued with officials […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Orlando Pirates' Turkish coach Muhsin Ertugral says he will offer his resignation after a 6-1 South African Premiership thrashing from SuperSport United on Tuesday. The defeat at rain-drenched Mbombela Stadium in north-eastern city Nelspruit was the heaviest all-competitions loss suffered by the Soweto Buccaneers since 1990. "I will offer my resignation to […]

Soweto (South Africa) (AFP) – Orlando Pirates had the better scoring chances during a 0-0 draw with Kaizer Chiefs Saturday in a lively first Soweto derby of the South African season. Pirate Thabo Rankale was let down by his first touch midway through the opening half at a near-full Soccer City stadium, which accommodates 93,000 […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Goal-shy South Africa have turned to Netherlands-born striker Lars Veldwijk ahead of their African World Cup qualifying Group D clash at home to Senegal on November 12. Bafana Bafana (The Boys) scored only eight goals during six matches in a failed 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign, and four of […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – South African legend Neil Tovey left hospital Sunday a week after suffering a heart attack, the national football association said. The only white to captain an Africa Cup of Nations-winning team collapsed last Sunday in Indian Ocean city Durban while training for a charity cycle race. It was the second health […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – South African football legend Neil Tovey was "slightly improved" Monday after suffering a heart attack the previous afternoon while training in Durban for a charity cycle race. "Neil is slightly improved, but remains in a critical condition," said brother Mark, himself a former professional footballer. "The doctors have been working round the […]