After days of swirling rumours and heated WhatsApp debates among South African football fans, Chicago Fire have finally confirmed what many suspected. Mbekezeli Mbokazi, one of Orlando Pirates’ brightest young defenders, is officially heading to Major League Soccer. The 20-year-old joins the American club in a move that comes at a dramatic time for the […]
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Bafana Bafana legend Edward “Magents” Motale says he’s getting goosebumps. Not because of nostalgia, but because the current national team is starting to remind him of the iconic AFCON 1996 squad that lifted the trophy on home soil. And according to him, the spark behind it is something South African football fans know all too […]
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When Hugo Broos finally unveiled his 25-man AFCON squad, the country reacted with the kind of passion only South Africans can summon for football. Pirates and Sundowns fans celebrated. Chiefs fans fumed. Analysts spent hours on radio and X trying to decode the logic. At the centre of it all stood one headline question: why […]
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South Africans finally have the full picture of who will carry the nation’s hopes at the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Hugo Broos has confirmed his final 25-man Bafana Bafana squad, and the announcement has already sparked huge conversations from Twitter to township shisa-nyamas. It’s a squad built on the backbone of South Africa’s […]
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Orlando Pirates have been on a quiet takeover mission in South African football this season, and it’s not just reflected in trophies or league standings. Their fingerprints are all over Bafana Bafana too, and coach Abdeslam Ouaddou couldn’t be prouder. While many clubs talk about being for the nation, Pirates are proving it on the […]
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South African football fans are bracing themselves for an unforgettable World Cup journey after FIFA officially confirmed the draw pots for the 2026 tournament. For the first time since hosting the global showpiece in 2010, Bafana Bafana will line up among the world’s best, and the draw could hand Hugo Broos’ men a blockbuster group […]
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Orlando Pirates supporters arrived at Orlando Stadium on Tuesday night expecting to see Mbekezeli Mbokazi marshalling the defence as he has all season. Instead, his absence fuelled the biggest question dominating South African football this week: has the Bafana Bafana international already sealed a deal with Chicago Fire? The rumour mill went into overdrive after […]
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South Africans were glued to their screens on Monday afternoon as Hugo Broos unveiled his 36-man Bafana Bafana preliminary squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, and the announcement delivered exactly what fans have come to expect from the Belgian coach: curveballs, debate, and hope. The tournament kicks off in Morocco on 21 December, […]
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Orlando Pirates fans woke up to major transfer news this week as 20-year-old defender Mbekezeli Mbokazi officially edged closer to a dream move abroad. The Buccaneers have agreed a R51 million deal with Major League Soccer outfit Chicago Fire, confirming one of the biggest outgoing transfers from the club’s development system in recent years. A […]
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Mohau Nkota’s rise from the Orlando Pirates development system to the international spotlight has been nothing short of dramatic. And now, after sealing a move to Saudi Arabia, the former Sea Robbers winger has earned praise from an unlikely yet influential voice: his former coach, Jose Riveiro. At first glance, losing one of the brightest […]
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South African football fans woke up to a familiar frustration this week as Bafana Bafana slipped out of Africa’s top 10 in the latest FIFA rankings. It’s a drop that might seem small on paper, but its timing couldn’t be worse with the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw around the corner. Fans were less than […]
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Morocco lit up the continent last night as the 2025 CAF Awards delivered a clean sweep of headlines, most notably crowning Paris Saint-Germain superstar Achraf Hakimi as African Footballer of the Year. It was a night that reminded fans across the continent that North African football is enjoying a serious purple patch, while South Africans […]
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