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With the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and its member South African Football Association (SAFA), now deadlocked on negotiations to get two SA football teams to the All Africa Games in Rabat, Morocco, SABC Sport understands that the two parties were now trying to engage government over this matter but with the Minister of Sport Nathi Mthethwa not available until...

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The women’s football clubs set to participate in the National women’s league are meeting with SAFA authorities in Johannesburg today. The league is scheduled to start in 10 days but this is the first meeting the club bosses have been invited to.

The Sharks last gasp victory over the Free State XV (fifteen) this past weekend means they are still in with a shot at defending their title.

SASCOC Acting CEO Qondisa Ngwenya has clarified that lack of communication could be the reason for this current situation as they had sent communique to all the federations that regarding their financial situation and cutting its delegation numbers but SAFA never responded.

Less than 72 hours before the 12 th All Africa Games (AAG) get underway in Rabat, Morocco, Team South Africa’s delegation is sitting on a ticking time bomb.

Boks utility-back Cheslin Kolbe has put his hands up to coach Erasmus to include the former SA Sevens star in his final world cup squad following a string of impressive performances against New Zealand and Los Pumas.

The VKB Knights have an asset in batsman Keegan Petersen. The Paarl-born player joined the Knights back in 2016 as a loan player from the Cape Cobras and has been with the Free State side ever since.

Springboks outside centre Lukhanyo Am believes that winning the Rugby Champions is a huge confidence booster for South Africa heading to the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan next month.

Former Bafana Bafana midfielder Kagiso Dikgacoi has accused the South African Football Association of neglecting development at grassroot level.

Former Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns assistant coach Farouk Khan says there’s a need for coaches to share knowledge to the benefit of footballing development in the country. Khan was speaking at the inaugural Ulwazi Super 8 schools tournament in Butterworth in the Eastern Cape on Sunday.

Banyana Banyana midfielder Busisiwe Ndimeni says she was humbled by her family’s presence at the 2019 COSAFA Women’s championship. Ndimeni’s family were out in numbers in her hometown when Banyana clinched their third successive and overall sixth COSAFA C Cup title with a 1-0 win over Zambia on Sunday.

Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus believes that his side is still 20 percent off their bench mark going into the 2019 Rugby World Cup despite winning The Rugby Championships.

Tshwane senior captain Tshina Mdau is hoping to become a regular player for the Proteas national team. She captained her team to successfully defend the national championships in Johannesburg last week.

The Tanzania women’s Under20 side eased some personal wounds as they won the inaugural Cosafa U20 Championship at Wolfson Stadium on Sunday. The side were invited to the Zone 6 competition and Coach Bakari Nyundo says team management did not tell the girls the extent of the explosion before the match.

Netball South Africa President Cecilia Molokwane was happy with the success of the Spar National Championship that took place in Johannesburg last week. The tournament started on Monday and culminated with Tshwane beating Dr Kenneth Kaunda in the final on Saturday. There were 41 senior teams and 32 Under 21 sides divided into A and B section. Districts participated in the event.

Sharks coach, Sean Everitt says his side stuck to their game plan until the final minute against the Free State XV in Durban on Saturday afternoon.

The Springboks emphatically claimed The Rugby Championships title with clinical 46-13 triumph over Argentina in Salta on Saturday night with their eyes set firmly on the William Webb Ellis trophy in Japan next month. Boks stand-in captain Duane Vermeulen says they are happy with the performance but there’s still room for improvement.

Bafana Bafana legend Benni McCarthy says it is flattering to hear his name being spoken about as possibly being the next men's senior national team coach but says he will not be distracted by speculation.

South Africa made it a hat-trick of COSAFA women’s championship titles when they defeated Zambia with a sole goal in the senior women’s final in Port Elizabeth on Sunday.

ANC spokesperson Pule Mabe explains the party's position on the legal battle between Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane and President Cytil Ramaphosa.

Tshwane successfully defended the Spar national Championship after beating Dr Kenneth Kaunda 52-48 from North West in extra time at the Wits indoor court in Johannesburg on Saturday.

There were mixed results for the two South African teams competing at the SA Rugby Under-18 International Series that kick off in Stellenbosch on Friday. The SA Schools team came out victors in a hard fought 23-13 win over Wales, but it was defeat for SA Schools A side, who suffered a heavy 43-19 loss to France. In the other game Argentina beat England 29-19.