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Baroka FC head coach Wedson Nyirenda believes development of the women’s game in his home country of Zambia is on the right track.

International Relations Minister, Naledi Pandor, has described the recent violent activities in the country as an embarrassment for South Africa.

South Africa is not an island, it belongs to the continent and the global village. These were the words of Bafana Bafana newly appointed head coach Molefi Ntseki as he was appealing to the perpetrators of the Xenophobic attacks in South Africa to stop.

Football personalities have condemned the Xenophobia attacks that are currently happening in some parts of Gauteng. Bafana Bafana friendly match that was supposed to have taken place in Lusaka, Zambia this Saturday was cancelled due to the attacks. Nigerian TS Galaxy assistant coach and former Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs defender Muisi Ajao and former Orlando Pirates striker Jerry Sikhosan...

South Africa’s Minentle Miya arrived home to a tumultuous welcome on Wednesday from the 2019 World Cadet Chess Championships in China. The 8-years-old chess wonder girl, represented South Africa in the tournament from August 20 till September 2. She came home with four-points in the bag, trailing back from the South African record of 6.5 points. Miya’s coach Israel Tshabadirha says that the tourna...

The excitement is building up as the Proteas this week run through their last bit of preparations at the Tshwane University of Technology in Pretoria ahead of their Tour of India. South Africa will take on India in three T20 internationals followed by three Test matches starting on September 15. Proteas team director Enoch Nkwe says he has been keeping in contact with all the players in the squads...

Free State Stars second assistant coach Paulus Masehe has taken well to his new role of player/coach at the Bethlehem outfit. The 35-year old played brought the curtain down on an 18 year long career after 18 seasons in the Premier Soccer League.

Botswana shuttered Banyana Banyana’s hopes for Tokyo 2020 Olympics at Orlando Stadium on Tuesday night. The visitors won the 2nd leg with 3-2 on penalties after Lebohang Ramalepe, Mamello Makhabane and Refiloe Jane missed their shots. It was a tough game for both sides with Banyana having more chances to reach the back of the net but failing to convert them. Banyana Head Coach Desiree Ellis lament...

Cape Town City and Bafana Bafana striker Kermit Erasmus has thrown his weight behind newly appointed head coach Molefi Ntseki. Erasmus was speaking during the second day of the Bafana training session at Steyn City, North of Johannesburg.

Responding to Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo and evidence leader at the commission, Advocate Thandi Norman, Thekiso says no reason was given for the termination of a former employee's contract, but the remaining salary amount was paid.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) orchestrated a successful Mzansi Super League 2.0 Player Draft at the Walter Sisulu Square in Pimville, Soweto, on Tuesday night, as the buildup of the second annual tournament starts to take shape. Cape Town Blitz surprised the rest of the team going for explosive English batsman Liam Livingstone while the Paarl Rocks wasted no time in snatching former Proteas fast bowl...

Proteas allrounder Dwaine Pretorious says he is excited to join the Mzansi Super League T20 side, Paarl Rocks. Pretorious was yesterday drafted to join the Cape Town based team after he was not retained by the Jozi Stars he played for last season. The MSL title winner with Jozi Stars last year, Pretorious, believes that there will also be a lot of players hoping to use the MSL T20 tournament to pu...

Proteas allrounder Vernon Philander says he is looking forward to playing in front of the ‘hard to please’ PPC Newlands crowd after being drafted to join the Cape Town Blitz for this year’s second edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament. The Western Province Cricket and Cape Cobras stalwart, Philander, says he is well aware of the expectations playing at your home ground brings to the fa...

Sean Everitt feels privileged to have been given the opportunity to coach the Sharks in the 2020 Super Rugby season after he was handed the reins earlier this week. The Currie Cup coach for the Durban side in the past few months, he will be assisted by attack coach, David Williams, while former Griquas coach, Brent Janse van Rensburg joins the technical team as forwards coach.

In an emotionally charged press conference on Tuesday, Toyota Cheetahs coach Franco Smith shared with members of the media that it was a very emotional time for him. The Cheetahs host the Xerox Golden Lions in the final of 2019 Currie Cup campaign at the Free State Stadium on Saturday.

Former South Africa Paralympic star Samkelo Radebe thinks that the Paralympic team going to the Tokyo Olympics in Japan next year will amass fewer medals compared to the Rio Olympics in Brazil. The team that went to Rio managed to earn 17 medals.

Supersport United coach Kaitano Tembo is confident that they will reach the MTN 8 final. Matsatsantsa played to a 1-1 draw with their arch-rivals Mamelodi Sundowns in Atteridgeville on Saturday. Supersport reached the last two finals of the competition but conceded an away goal but Tembo is not fazed by that.

Proteas batsman David Miller has revealed that he has not had any thoughts about retirement despite a disappointing year, including a poor World Cup with the national team. Several old heads have decided to call it quits since the disappointment in England. Dale Steyn, Hashim Amla, JP Duminy and Imran Tahir have all quit at some level or the other, while there had been question marks over the futu...

Maritzburg United chairman Farook Kadodia believes there should be no restrictions on foreign signings in South African football as long as the players recruited are good enough to feature in the starting XIs of the clubs. The Premier Soccer League (PSL) currently has a quota of five foreign registrations on each of its top-flight members. However, there is no yardstick on what quality of player i...

Springboks, Western Province and Stormers scrumhalf Herschel Jantjies says he wants to make South Africans proud at the 2019 Rugby World Cup. The half-back recently made his Springboks debut during the successful Rugby Championships against Australia at the Emirates Airline Park in July.

The curtain came down on the 2019/2020 Premier Soccer League main transfer window at midnight with Mamelodi Sundowns and New Zealand international striker Jeremy Brockie’s loan move to Maritzburg United, the only notable deal on the day. United football manager Quinton Jetto walked in at the PSL head offices at approximately 22:38 last night, less than one and a half hour before the deadline.

Bafana Bafana’s newly appointed coach Molefi Ntseki is asking the nation to give him a chance so that he can deliver. Ntseki’s appointment this past weekend drew some criticisms from certain quarters, with some believing that he is not experienced enough for this role.

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane says his fringe players can easily win the league title. He was referring to the players who have not been featuring regularly such as Kennedy Mweene, Andile Jali, Ricardo Nascimento, Oupa Manyisa, Phakamani Mahlambi, Mauricio Affonso, Jeremy Brockie, Anthony Laffor and many others.

Former Bafana Bafana head coach Trott Moloto has likened the rise of Molefi Ntseki to top seat in South African football to his own.

Banyana-Banyana will set to face Botswana in the second leg of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics qualifier, tomorrow evening at Orlando Stadium.