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25 September 2026 – The South African U20 Men’s National Team has qualified for the prestigious CAF U20 Africa Cup of Nations scheduled for Ghana next year, this after coming back from behind to defeat a stubborn Zambia 4-2 in Mozambique on Friday. This was in the semifinal of the CAF U20 Men’s Africa Cup

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24 September 2024 – The South African U20 Men’s National Team are just one match away from qualifying for the CAF U20 Men’s Africa Cup of Nations 2027, but have Zambia standing in their way. The two nations go into battle on Friday in the semi-finals of the 2026 COSAFA Cup with a place at

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23 September 2026 – The South African U20 Men’s National team made it three wins out of three as they confirmed their spot in the semi-finals of the CAF U20 Men’s Africa Cup of Nations COSAFA Qualifiers currently underway in Mozambique. Amajita continued where they left off as they defeated Eswatini 2-0 in the last

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22 September 2026 – Amajita Head Coach Raymond Mdaka says they have no intention of dropping their momentum when they take on Eswatini in the final group match of the CAF U20 Men’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Wednesday. The two nations go into battle at the ABB Stadium at 12h00, while Angola and

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22 September 2026 – Bafana Bafana coach Pitso Mosimane has announced that Lebohang Maboe has been withdrawn from the camp in Johannesburg after picking up an injury while playing for his club this past weekend. The South African senior men’s national team will open their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying campaign when they

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21 September 2026 – The South African U20 men’s national team are just one point away from a semi-final spot in the CAF U20 Men’s Africa Cup of Nations COSAFA Qualifiers after defeating a stubborn Angola 2-0 at the ABB Stadium in Matola, Mozambique, on Monday. Amajita Head Coach Raymond Mdaka had made two changes

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21 September 2026 – Bafana Bafana coach Pitso Mosimane has beefed up his technical staff as the countdown to Saturday’s 2027 CAF Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Guinea at Johannesburg’s Orlando Stadium continues. Marcus Mashilo joins the camp as the new goalkeeper coach, Tshepo Mahao will be assistant analyst while Goolam Valodia is the

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21 September 2026 – Hundreds of players, coaches and match officials observed a moment of silence before all the fixtures that were played in the Hollywoodbets Super League Amplified at the Oscar Mpetha Stadium at the University of Limpopo in Turfloop this past weekend. South Africa has been rocked by murders and violence against women

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20 September 2026 – The South African U20 Men’s National team (Amajita) began the defence of their title with a convincing 3-0 win over Lesotho in the CAF U20 Men’s Africa Cup of Nations COSAFA qualifiers at the ABB Stadium in Mozambique on Saturday. The irrepressible Steven Mendes, who was named Player of the Match,

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20 September 2026 – The South African U20 Men’s National team looks to continue with the winning momentum when they take on Angola in the second match of Group B in the CAF U20 Men’s Africa Cup of Nations COSAFA qualifiers currently underway in Mozambique. The two nations face off on Monday (21 September) at

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19 September 2026 – The South African U20 Men’s National team, Amajita, are confident ahead of their opening clash against Lesotho in the CAF U20 Men’s Africa Cup of Nations COSAFA qualifier in Mozambique on Saturday. Kickoff is at 12h00 at the Zimpeto Stadium. The South Africans will have a target on their back as

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18 September 2026 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) will observe a moment of silence at all the Hollywoodbets Super League Amplified matches this weekend as the Association joins the nation’s outcry against the recent spate of femicide. SAFA has noted with concern the rise of murders and GBV incidents in the country and

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18 September 2026 – As the Hollywoodbets Super League Amplified Festival rolls into Limpopo this weekend, it is fitting that the event at the University of Limpopo in Mankweng will also shine a spotlight on one of the province’s sporting heroes, Banyana Banyana legend, Noko Matlou. September is a special month for Matlou, who turns

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18 September 2026 – The Limpopo edition of the Hollywoodbets Super League Amplified festival will offer three mouthwatering derbies in the eight matches to be played this coming weekend at the Oscar Mpetha Stadium at the University of Limpopo in Turfloop. The Western Cape Derby is the first up on Saturday, 19 September 2026 when

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17 September 2026 – Bafana Bafana coach Pitso Mosimane has announced his final team for the 2027 CAF Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Guinea and Eritrea this month. Mosimane announced a preliminary 35-member squad a few days ago and he considered several factors before trimming the team to the 30 players that will play

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16 September 2026 – Head Coach of the South African U20 Men’s National team, Raymond Mdaka, has named the final 23-man squad to take part in the CAF U20 Africa Cup of Nations COSAFA qualifiers scheduled to be held in Mozambique from 18-27 September. Amajita have been in camp in Johannesburg since Tuesday, 8 September

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16 September 2026 – City Lads Ladies finally registered their maiden win of the 2026 season in the Hollywoodbets Super League Amplified when they stunned TUT Ladies in a 3-1 win at the Tshwane University Stadium in Pretoria this past weekend. The Eastern Cape side also managed to score their first-ever goals in the current

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13 September 2026 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) intends to recover all the costs that were incurred by the Association in the Courts during the multiple legal challenges initiated by Ria Ledwaba and Solly Mohlabeng in the last four years. Ledwaba and Mohlabeng approached numerous Courts and attempted to overturn the SAFA 2022

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12 September 2026 – FIFA President Gianni Infantino and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) counterpart Dr President Patrice Motsepe called Dr Danny Jordaan to congratulate him after his re-election as South African Football Association (SAFA) President on Saturday afternoon. The SAFA Elective Congress was held under the watchful eye of world football governing body

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11 September 2026 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) has revealed that several delegates have received death threats while others have been harassed and intimidated ahead of the SAFA Elective Congress. SAFA takes these threats very seriously and the police will be notified accordingly. The SAFA Elective Congress will be held on Saturday, 12

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8 September 2026 – Johannesburg’s Orlando Stadium will host Bafana Bafana’s 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Guinea on Saturday, 26 September 2026. It will be coach Pitso Mosimane’s first match at the helm since taking over from Belgian Hugo Broos a few days ago. Following that opening AFCON assignment against Guinea, the

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JOINT STATEMENT: BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION AND THE BOTSWANA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION 8 September 2026 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) and the Botswana Football Association (BFA) would like to announce that Coach Morena Ramoreboli will leave his position as Head Coach of the Botswana Senior Men’s National Team, The Zebras, to join

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7 September 2026 – Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies’ star, Noxolo Cesane has opened a two-goal gap at the top of the scorers’ chart in the 2026 Hollywoodbets Super League Amplified. The forward banged a scorcher to give the reigning champions a victory in a hard-fought battle against Stellenbosch FC at the UWC Stadium in Cape Town

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