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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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11 August 2025 – South Africa beat Guinea 2-1 in a fiercely contested African Nations Championship Group C match that coach Molefi Ntseki likened to a tough day at the office. Ntseki’s charges had to dig deep to see off a Guinea side that contested every ball and kept the South Africans on their toes

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10 August 2025 – South Africa coach Molefi Ntseki says Guinea are a good team and his charges will tread with caution when the two teams meet in an African Nations Championship (Chan) group match at the Mandela National Stadium in Kampala tomorrow afternoon. The South Africans return to the Mandela National Stadium on Monday,

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8 August 2025 – South Africa came from a goal down to force a draw against a determined Algeria in a tightly contested CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) group match played at the Namboole Mandela National Stadium on Friday night. Algeria opened the scoring when Abdennour Iheb Belhocini fired a shot from outside box to

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8 August 2025 – South Africa get their African Nations Championship (CHAN) campaign underway on Friday afternoon when they face Algeria at the multi-purpose Namboole Mandela National Stadium in Kampala, Uganda. Kick off is at 16h00 (SA time). Below are the South Africa player profiles ahead of their first match in the tournament being held

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7 August 2025 – South Africa get their African Nations Championship (CHAN) campaign underway in Kampala, Uganda, on Friday afternoon when they face Algeria in a match that coach Molefi Ntseki hopes will set the tone for the rest of the tournament. The Algerians have already played a match in this tournament after comfortably beating

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7 August 2025 – The South African Under-17 men’s national team will go into camp at the end of the month ahead of their participation in the CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations | COSAFA Qualifiers 2026 in Zimbabwe. The tournament will be staged in Harare, Zimbabwe, from 11-20 September 2025 and the team will

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6 August 2025 – Wayde Jooste believes that the South African team that is representing the country in the CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) has settled down and is now a unified group ahead of their opening match of the tournament on Friday. Coach Molefi Ntseki’s charges open their account against Algeria on Friday afternoon

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4 August 2025 – South Africa got down to business in Kampala, Uganda, on Monday as the countdown to their opening match of the CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) this week continues. Coach Molefi Ntseki had his first training session in Uganda on Monday after the team arrived in the capital city on Sunday afternoon,

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1 August 2025 – Bafana Bafana will host their highly anticipated 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Nigeria at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein next month. The South African Football Association (SAFA) can confirm that coach Hugo Broos’ charges will welcome the Super Eagles to the Bloemfontein venue at 18h00 on Tuesday, 9 September

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29 July 2025 – Coach Molefi Ntseki is happy with the progress that his players have made as South Africa continues to prepare for next month’s African Nations Championship (CHAN) in the East of Africa. The CHAN tournament will be held in East Africa in three countries – Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda – between 2-30

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28 July 2025 – Banyana Banyana returned home on Monday night after more than a month in Morocco and participating in the CAF Women Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). Several weary faces emerged from the OR Tambo International Airport Arrival gates after coach Dr Desiree Ellis’ charges managed a fourth-place finish in the WAFCON a

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28 July 2025 – Banyana Banyana co-captain Amogelang Motau says the results they got during the recent CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2024 is a clear indication of a team in transition. Coach Dr Desiree Ellis’ charges managed a fourth-place finish after going down 3-4 on penalties to Ghana in the bronze medal

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27 July 2025 – Banyana Banyana captain Refiloe Jane says the players are disappointed with their final results at the CAF Women Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2024 where they finished in fourth place. The South African senior women’s national team, who were the defending champions, were pipped to third place by Ghana 4-3 on

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26 July 2025 – Banyana Banyana coach Dr Desiree Ellis has admitted that it wasn’t their day after the South African senior women’s national team suffered defeat to Ghana in a CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2024 third and fourth place play-off match played at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca, Morocco, on

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25 July 2025 – Banyana Banyana’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) campaign ended on a disappointing note after they were beaten 4-3 on penalties by Ghana in the bronze medal match at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca, Morocco, on Friday night. The two teams had finished regulation time level at 1-1 after the

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24 July 2025 – Coach Molefi Ntseki will lead the South African men’s national team that will represent the country in the African Nations Championship (CHAN) next month. The CHAN tournament will be held in East Africa in three countries – Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda – between 2-30 August, 2025 and the South African Football

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24 July 2025 – Banyana Banyana go into their final CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2024 match with one thing in mind, to end the tournament on a high note. The South African senior women’s national team take on Ghana in a third and fourth playoff match that will be played on Friday

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24 July 2025 – Banyana Banyana forward Jermaine Seoposenwe believes that it will be important for the South Africa senior women’s national team to return home with a medal. After not making the final of the CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2024 following the 1-2 loss to Nigeria in the semi-finals on Tuesday,

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23 July 2025 – Banyana Banyana star Gabriela Salgado underwent a successful operation at the Mohamed VI University Hospital in Casablanca, Morocco, on Wednesday, a day after the injury she suffered during the CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) semifinal clash against Nigeria at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium. The winger was stretchered off late

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23 July 2025 – Banyana Banyana coach Dr Desiree Ellis was full of praise for her team despite missing out on a spot in the final of the CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2024 and relinquishing their title as the continental defending champions. After an energy-sapping and nerve-wrecking 120 minutes of extra-time plus

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22 July 2025 – Banyana Banyana were beaten 1-2 by long-time rivals Nigeria in a dramatic and incident-filled Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) semi-final match played at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca, Morocco, on Tuesday night. The game was marred by a serious injury to Gabriela Salgado in the 83rd minute in an

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