Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has never been the type to sugarcoat his feelings, and this week he delivered one of his sharpest outbursts yet. His target was 20-year-old defender Mbekezeli Mbokazi, whose move from Orlando Pirates to Chicago Fire has sparked fiery debate across South African football circles. The youngster, widely seen as one […]
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Appollis Backs Mbokazi’s Big American Move For Orlando Pirates, goodbyes are never easy, especially when it is one of their own stepping onto a much bigger stage. Oswin Appollis has been quick to show his support for young defender Mbekezeli Mbokazi, who is set to begin a new chapter in Major League Soccer with Chicago […]
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Don’t Count Chiefs Out Just Yet In a Premier Soccer League season where momentum seems to shift every other week, Orlando Pirates head coach Abdeslam Ouaddou has delivered a reminder that will resonate deeply with South African football fans. Kaizer Chiefs, he insists, are far from out of the title conversation. Speaking on Marawa Sports […]
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Orlando Pirates are still buzzing after the Buccaneers walked away from the New Peter Mokaba Stadium with yet another piece of silverware. A tense, grinding final against Marumo Gallants ended in a dramatic 1-0 win after extra time, sealing Pirates’ second trophy of the season and reinforcing their status as one of the country’s most […]
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South Africans love a football debate, and whenever Bafana Bafana’s Africa Cup of Nations squad is announced, social media becomes a lively battlefield of opinions. But this week, one of the country’s most respected former defenders, Matthew Booth, offered a calm and confident voice in the noise. Booth believes Hugo Broos has selected a squad […]
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Kaizer Chiefs’ Diski Challenge stars are growing up quickly on English soil, and Tuesday’s 1-1 draw against Leeds United proved just how well they are adapting to a completely different footballing environment. A Solid Showing At Thorpe Arch Playing at Leeds’ renowned Thorpe Arch Training Ground, the young Amakhosi side showed confidence from the first […]
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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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Kaizer Chiefs’ young stars are living out the kind of football adventure most South African prospects only dream about: cold English weather, world-class facilities, Premier League opponents, and the chance to test themselves against some of the biggest youth systems in global football. Their international tour is not just a reward for winning the 2024/25 […]
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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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South Africa’s top-flight football served up a weekend packed with emotion, frustration and a fair bit of disbelief as Orlando Pirates surged to the top of the table, TS Galaxy lost a golden chance to break into the top three, and Chippa United remained stuck at the bottom after yet another goalless outing. From Polokwane […]
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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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