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23 September 2025 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) in partnership with Bafana Bafana and Amajita sponsor, HONOR, held a send-off celebration for the SA U20 Men’s National Team in Johannesburg on Monday night. The gathering was to honour the youth team for recent achievements, including being crowned the 2025 COSAFA U20 winners, lifting

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18 September 2025 – Bafana Bafana have partnered with two of South Africa’s trusted personal care brands, Shield and Vaseline, in a new powerful partnership under the banner of “The Ultimate Defence.” This collaboration marks the beginning of a long-term commitment to support the South African senior men’s national team and the nation through a

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18 September 2025 – South African Under-20 men’s national team coach, Raymond Mdaka, has named the squad that will represent the country at the 2025 FIFA U20 World Cup in Chile this month. The biennial international youth football tournament will be held in Chile from 27 September to 19 October 2025. Mbekezeli Mbokazi was not

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12 September 2025 – The South African Under-17 men’s national team kicked off their campaign in the CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations 2026 | COSAFA Qualifiers with a commanding 4-0 victory over Zambia in their opening match of the competition in Zimbabwe on Friday, 12 September 2025. Coach Vela Khumalo’s charges were the first

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11 September 2025 – The South African Under-17 national team will get their CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations 2026 | COSAFA Qualifiers campaign underway when they face Zambia at the Ngoni Mwos Stadium in Zimbabwe on Friday, 12 September 2025. The kick-off in Zimbabwe is at 15h00. Coach Vela Khumalo’s charges were drawn in

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11 September 2025 – South African Football Association (SAFA) staff members visited late colleague David Jacobs’ family home in Allen’s Nek, Roodepoort, to pay their respects on Thursday afternoon. Jacobs passed away on Sunday, 7 September 2025, after a suspected heart attack and in accordance with his Muslim faith, he was laid to rest on

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9 September 2025 – Bafana Bafana were held to a 1-1 draw by Nigeria in a tense FIFA World Cup qualifier played at the Free State Stadium on Tuesday night. It was billed as an epic showdown between the two long-time adversaries, and it certainly lived up to expectations with the two teams throwing everything

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8 September 2025 – Bafana Bafana’s 2026 FIFA World Cup destiny remains in their own hands as they head to the highly anticipated qualifier against Nigeria at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein on Tuesday night. Coach Hugo Broos’ charges remain top of Group C with 16 points after seven matches, while the Nigerians are

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7 September 2025 – Lyle Foster will be hoping for a belated birthday present when Bafana Bafana host Nigeria in a highly anticipated 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier at the Free State Stadium on Tuesday night. Foster celebrated his birthday in camp a few days ago and he insisted that Bafana Bafana are not under

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6 September 2025 – Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has called up Thabiso Monyane to replace the injured Nyiko Mobbie, who was forced to exit the pitch barely five minutes into the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Lesotho at the Free State Stadium on Friday night. Monyane will join the camp in Bloemfontein this

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5 September 2025 – Bafana Bafana beat Lesotho 3-0 at the Free State Stadium to maintain their lead at the top of their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying group on Friday night. After a nervy start to the match, coach Hugo Broos’ charges settled down and it was not very long before they opened their

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5 September 2025 – Bafana Bafana resume their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign on Friday evening when they face Lesotho away from home at Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein. Kick-off is at 18h00. Coach Hugo Broos’ charges, who are in Group C, return to the same Bloemfontein stadium to host Nigeria on Tuesday, 9 September

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2 September 2025 – The highly anticipated 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier between Bafana Bafana and Nigeria will go ahead at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein as originally planned, following a recent physical inspection of the pitch. The fixture, set for Tuesday, 9 September 2025, with kick-off at 18h00, had been under scrutiny in

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1 September 2025 – Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has issued a rallying call to his players ahead of the crunch 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Nigeria in the coming days. The South African senior men’s national team will face Lesotho away from home on Friday, 5 September 2025 and then host

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28 August 2025 – Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has named the team that will play two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Nigeria next month. The South African senior men’s team will face Lesotho away from home at the Free State Stadium on Friday, 5 September 2025 and then host Nigeria at

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21 August 2025 – Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has named the preliminary team to face Nigeria and Lesotho in two crunch 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers to be played in South Africa next month. Broos’ charges will be away to Lesotho in the first FIFA World Cup qualifier at the Free State Stadium in

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18 August 2025 – Such was the disappointment in the South Africa changeroom moments after their dramatic 3-3 draw with Uganda at the Mandela National Stadium on Monday night that it was almost palpable. The stunned silence spoke more than any words ever could as the players, the technical team, the staff and every single

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17 August 2025 – A rollercoaster of emotions awaits fans of South Africa, Uganda and Algeria in the African Nations Championship when their tightly contested group reaches its climax on Monday night. Group C will be decided on the final day on Monday, 18 August 2025 and after the dust has settled, leaders Uganda (six

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16 August 2025 – South Africa coach Molefi Ntseki said he could not fault his players after they were held to a 0-0 by Niger in a dramatic Group C match played at the Mandela National Stadium on Friday night. The game might have ended goalless but there was certainly no shortage of drama and

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14 August 2025 – South Africa coach Molefi Ntseki and his charges are bracing for a tough match when they face Niger in a must-win African Nations Championship (CHAN) group clash at the Mandela National Stadium in Kampala, Uganda, on Friday night. The South Africans are third on the Group C standings with four points

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13 August 2025 – Thabiso Kutumela has found his happy place and the satisfaction is very visible in Kampala, Uganda. Kutumela is part of the South African men’s team that is representing the country in the African Nations Championship (CHAN) in East Africa and he has already found the back of the net twice in

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