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One moment, Thinasonke “Thina” Mbuli is barking instructions from the technical area as head coach of the University of the Western Cape (UWC) Ladies football team. The next, she is on national team duty with Banyana Banyana, where she serves as an assistant to head coach, Desiree Ellis. She is currently in camp with Banyana

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7 October 2026 – Sasol Banyana Banyana have settled in nicely in Bloemfontein ahead of their two 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games qualifiers against Madagascar scheduled for this Friday and next Tuesday. The 2022 African Champions arrived in the City of Roses on Monday to begin preparations for the all-important clashes set to be played

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7 October 2026 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) would like to inform the public that no spectators will be allowed in the first match of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games qualifiers between Madagascar and Sasol Banyana Banyana on Friday, 9 October 2026. The decision comes following a request made by the visiting

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The South African elite women’s league’s youngest player, 14-year-old Imanathi Makinana, brought down the curtain in grand style at the Hollywoodbets Super League Amplified Festival in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, at the weekend. Buoyed by a sizeable home crowd at Westbourne Oval on Sunday, Makinana’s brace helped City Lads Ladies to a 2 – 1 win

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4 October 2026 – Bafana Bafana continued their sensational form under coach Pitso Mosimane after stunning Egypt in their own backyard at the Cairo International Stadium on Sunday night. A lone strike from Puso Dithejane in the 50th minute was enough to win this international friendly match and also extend the South African senior men’s

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5 October 2026 – South African U23 men’s national team assistant coach Karabo Mogudi says the two international friendly matches against Algeria were extremely important. The two nations first met on Thursday and then faced off again on Sunday in matches that were played at the Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium in Bloemfontein. The South Africans

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3 October 2026 – South African U23 Men’s National Team assistant coach Karabo Mogudi has warned his players to not allow complacency to set in when they face their Algerian counterparts in the second international friendly match on Sunday. The clash will take place at the Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium in Bloemfontein and kicks off

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2 October 2026 – Bafana Bafana coach Pitso Mosimane is set to make wholesale changes when his charges face Egypt in an international friendly match at the Cairo International Stadium on Sunday night. Kickoff is at 21h00 Cairo time. Mosimane told www.safa.net on Friday afternoon that his intention was always to give a run to

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1 October 2026 – The South African U23 men’s national team kicked off their 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games preparations on a positive note when they came from behind to defeat a stubborn Algeria at the Dr Rantlai Petrus Molemela Stadium in Bloemfontein on Thursday. With head coach Raymond Mdaka not on the bench due

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1 October 2026 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) is saddened to hear about the passing of coach Raymond Mdaka’s younger brother, Eric. The South African Under-20 and Under-23 men’s national team coach confirmed that the 47-year-old Eric passed away at home in the early hours of Thursday month after falling ill. The funeral

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30 September 2026 – A ruthless Bafana Bafana delivered a devastating performance as coach Pitso Mosimane’s charges thumped Eritrea 5-0 in an away 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier played at the Al-Salam Stadium in Cairo, Egypt, on Wednesday night. After weathering an early storm from Eritrea during the opening minutes of the match, the

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29 September 2026 – Bafana Bafana will be looking to maintain momentum when the South Africans face Eritrea in an away 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Wednesday night. Kickoff is at 18h00 SA time. The Eritreans are hosting this qualifying match at the Al-Salam Stadium in Cairo, Egypt, as they do not have

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28 September 2026 – Bafana Bafana coach Pitso Mosimane has applauded the South African Under-20 men’s national team after they won back-to-back COSAFA U20 Men’s Championships this past weekend. Coach Raymond Mdaka’s charges beat hosts Mozambique 2-1 in the final of the CAF Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations | COSAFA Qualifier to maintain their dominance

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27 September 2027- A determined Amajita made it back-to-back COSAFA U20 Men’s Championships when they beat a spirited Mozambique who enjoyed the backing of about 18 000 fans at the ABB Stadium in Matola on Sunday. The South Africans won 2-1 with goals from Oarabile Booysen – a stunner that gave the goalkeeper no chance

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26 September 2026 – South African U20 Men’s National team coach Raymond Mdaka says they have the character to complete the double when they face hosts Mozambique in the final of the CAF Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations | COSAFA Qualifier on Sunday. Kickoff at the ABB Stadium in Matola is at 14h00. Both nations

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26 September 2026 – Bafana Bafana got their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign off to a winning start after beating Guinea 2-1 at the Orlando Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Defender Ime Okon opened the scoring in the 30th minute to send the vociferous home crowd into celebrations. The South Africans created enough opportunities

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26 September 2026 – Newly appointed coach Pitso Mosimane will take his place on the bench for the first time when Bafana Bafana open their CAF Africa Cup of Nations 2027 account against Guinea in a home qualifier at Orlando Stadium on Saturday, 26 September 2026. The South African senior men’s national team will then

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25 September 2026 – Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies and Copperbelt Ladies are the only teams that will be in action in the Hollywoodbets Super League Amplified this weekend as they complete their catch-up match. The two sides meet at Baroka Village in Lebowakgomo, Limpopo on Saturday (26 September 2026). Kickoff is at 15h00. The SuperEra stream

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25 September 2026 – Pitso Mosimane took ownership of the bunch of keys that open the door to his office exactly 25 days ago, and the time has now come for the Bafana Bafana coach to finally give the nation a glimpse of some of the tricky formulas that have been contemplated at the end

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25 September 2026 – Sasol Banyana Banyana Head Coach Dr Desiree Ellis has announced a squad of 24 players to face Madagascar in the back-to-back round two of the CAF Women’s Olympic Qualifiers in Bloemfontein next month. Dr Ellis has kept the bulk of the squad that featured at the CAF Women’s Africa Cup of

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