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The resignation of Stuart Baxter as Bafana Bafana head coach today is placing tremendous pressure on someone like Kaizer Chiefs head coach Ernst Middendorp to hit the ground running in the Absa premiership this weekend or else.

Highlands is itching to unleash experienced forward Rodney “Rama-G” Ramagalela, who is looking to return to top flight football, after being frozen by his former team Polokwane City.

Amazulu coah Cavin Johnson too is looking forward to the start of the campaign, declaring that he was satisfied with the way pre-season had panned out for Usuthu.

Chippa United coach Clinton Larsen says that he knows Absa Premiership newcomer Stellenbosch FC, whom they meet in a league opener at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth tomorrow afternoon.

Zimbabwe put one foot in the semi-final round of the 2019 Women’s COSAFA Cup with a 4-0 win over Mozambique at Wolfson stadium today.

Now that Baxter is out of Bafana, the focus is on his next assignment and there’s a big possibility of him returning to Supersport United or Kaizer Chiefs. We posed this question to his agent Steve Kapelushnik…

As expected Stuart Baxter resigned as the Bafana Bafana head coach today in a press conference he personally organized in Johannesburg.

Lamontville Golden Arrows coach Steve Komphela is still in the market for a centre back as Abafana Bes’thende brace themselves for their opening fixture of the 2019/20 Absa Premiership season on Sunday.

South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee President Gideon Sam is hoping for record medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan.

Mamelodi Sundowns Coach Pitso Mosimane says his team is not ready to face Supersport United in the opening league match at the Lucas Moripe stadium in Atteridgeville tomorrow afternoon.

Mamelodi Sundowns will begin the defence of their league championship when they host Supersport United in a Tshwane derby at the Lucas Moripe stadium tomorrow afternoon.

After more than a decade operating without a sponsor, the National First Division (NFD) is going into the new season with a huge smile following the confirmation of Glad Africa Group as the new sponsors of the NFD for the next five years.

The popularity of squash sensation Awande Malinga continue to shine with breaking news that today’s ranking has put the 14 years-old wonder second on national rankings for the Under 16.

Mamelodi Sundowns says the team did not buy many players this season to keep limited number of players for the new season.

The 2019/20 Premier League season officially resumes this coming Saturday, with Bidvest Wits squaring up with AmaZulu at the King Zwelithini Stadium.

Zambia became the second team to score high at the 2019 women’s COSAFA Cup when they thrashed Mauritius 15-0 in a Group B opener at the Wolfson stadium, in Port Elizabeth on Thursday.

Zambia became the second team to score high at the 2019 women’s COSAFA Cup when they thrashed Mauritius 15-0 in a Group B opener at the Wolfson stadium, in Port Elizabeth on Thursday.

Zambia became the second team to score high at the 2019 women’s COSAFA Cup when they thrashed Mauritius 15-0 in a Group B opener at the Wolfson stadium, in Port Elizabeth on Thursday.

Zambia became the second team to score high at the 2019 women’s COSAFA Cup when they thrashed Mauritius 15-0 in a Group B opener at the Wolfson stadium, in Port Elizabeth on Thursday.

Former Junior Springboks and now Blue Bulls flyhalf Manie Libbok will start at flyhalf for the Pretoria side in their crucial round four Currie Cup encounter against the Griquas at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday night. The Bulls find themselves languishing down at sixth place on the log following losses to Western Province and the Free State Cheetahs. Bulls coach Pote Human says he is looking forward...

Bloemfontein Celtic coach John Maduka says his players do not need to be motivated ahead of their Absa Premiership match game against Orlando Pirates at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on Saturday.

Baroka FC chairman Khurishi Mphahlele is positive the side will do well in the season starting this weekend. The Limpopo side open their 2019/20 Absa Premiership account against Cape Town City at the Old Peter Mokaba stadium on Saturday afternoon. Mphahlele says after winning the Telkom Knockout last season he is dreaming about Baroka winning the league.

Stellenbosch FC will begin their first campaign in the Absa Premiership in Port Elizabeth this weekend, when they play against Chippa United, and a familiar face expected to be in the starting line-up is former SuperSport United and Kaizer Chiefs defender Morgan Gould.

Ruan Pienaar will make his debut for the Toyota Cheetahs in a thrilling come-back to South African Rugby against Xerox Golden Lions at the Cheetahs’ home ground in Bloemfontein on Friday night. Coach Franco Smith announced his team on Thursday afternoon and has made a couple of changes. An exciting change is seeing Pienaar on the bench since joining the Cheetahs two week ago.

Stellenbosch FC will begin their first campaign in the Absa Premiership in Port Elizabeth this weekend, when they play against Chippa United, and a familiar face expected to be in the starting line-up is former SuperSport United and Kaizer Chiefs defender Morgan Gould.