Delight For Six Excluded Bafana Players

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South African Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie has confirmed that the six players excluded from the final Bafana Bafana squad will travel to Mexico for the 2026 Fifa World Cup opener via a sponsored trip. Brandon Petersen, Patrick Maswanganyi, Thabiso Monyane, Thapelo Morena, Lebohang Maboe and Brooklyn Poggenpoel had been part of the 32 players named in Hugo Broos’ provisional squad but missed out in the final 26 list. Bafana’s travel plans have already been thrown into turmoil after the South African Football Association (SAFA) announced that they had experienced visa issues with the trip being moved

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Chiefs Ladies Put Seven Past Future Stars

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Kaizer Chiefs Ladies recorded an emphatic 7-0 thrashing of Future Stars Ladies in the Gauteng Women’s Provincial League at Naturena Village on Sunday morning. After a losing start to their debut campaign, the Glamour Girls have now gone three matches without a defeat after picking up their second win on the trot. They succumbed to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies in their season opener before playing to a 0-0 stalemate against M.U.S.A United. Amakhosazana then shocked JVW FC, rallying from a goal down to beat them 2-1. On Sunday, at the club’s homeground in Naturena,

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SAFA Provides Update On Bafana’s Travel Plans To Mexico

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The South African Football Association (SAFA) has provided an update on Bafana Bafana‘s travel plans to Mexico for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. South Africa were expected to leave the country on Sunday morning but the team had to postpone their departure for Mexico due to unresolved visa issues. With the global showpiece kicking off in just 10 days, Bafana are expected to set up their base before taking on Jamaica in a warm-up friendly as their last preparation for the Mexico clash. The association has since through a statement issued on Sunday, made an admission that travel plans were

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SA Sports Minister Instructs SAFA After Bafana Visa Debacle

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South African Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie has instructed the South African Football Association to compile a report following the Bafana Bafana visa debacle that made headlines on Saturday. Widespread media reported that the team had to postpone their departure for Mexico due to unresolved visa issues. Bafana were supposed to have left OR Tambo International Airport on a chartered flight early on Sunday morning for the Americas. Reports are that travel arrangements had to be halted as several players were yet to be issued with visas, due to an alleged ‘administrative bungle’. After being held to

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Kaze On Nabi Relationship & Betrayal Accusations 

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Former Kaizer Chiefs co-coach Cédric Kaze has opened up about the current status of his relationship with his former colleague, Nasreddine Nabi.  The Burundian coach left Amakhosi alongside the rest of the technical team at the conclusion of the past season.  Kaze and Khalil Ben Youssef had stepped up to take over the reins when Nabi parted ways with the Glamour Boys in the early stages of the just-ended campaign. When Nabi penned his farewell message at the time, he noticeably omitted any mention of Kaze or Ben Youssef—a move that strongly suggested their relationship had soured. However, Kaze maintained that he

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Pirates Loanee Bids Farewell After Relegation Abroad

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Orlando Pirates loanee Karim Kimvuidi has bid farewell from FC Ashdod in Israel after the side got relegated. Kimvuidi, 24, had joined the Ligat ha’Al on loan after finding game-time at Pirates hard to come by in 2024/25 under Jose Riveiro. He had joined the Buccaneers from Maritzburg United in July 2023, and even though he made 37 appearances across two season, he only started 10 of those games. At Ashdod, he made 25 appearances this season, scoring four goals and assisting two more, but couldn’t prevent his side’s relegation to the Liga Leumit. On Saturday, Kimvuidi sent a farewell

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Pressure Mounting On Riveiro

Former Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro has come under massive pressure at AIK after a sharp decline in form. Riveiro was appointed as the head coach of AIK at the beginning of the year, just before the Allsvenskan kicked off. The season started well for AIK, as they won two of the first three games and drew one. His first official defeat came when away from home against Degerfors IF in April, going down 2-1. Since then, they have won just one game – a 2-1 last week against Hammarby, but suffered defeats to Malmo (0-1), Djurgarden (2-4) and

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City Coach Furious With Ref After Defeat To Magesi

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Cape Town City coach Jan Vreman has questioned the referees in his side’s 2-0 defeat to Magesi in the promotional/relegation playoffs. The Citizens lost their second game in the playoffs, going down 2-0 at Seshego Stadium after goals by Mcedi Vandala and Edmore Chirambadare. However, there was a big talking point early in the game when Chirambadare fouled Dhakier Lee with a bad tackle but got away with a yellow card, with the scene leaving Vreman fuming after full-time. “You saw it, especially in the first half, it has to be a red, it has to be a red card,”

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CTC Suffer Second Playoffs Defeat 

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Cape Town City suffered their second consecutive defeat in the promotion playoffs mini-league at the hands of Magesi FC. City came to the game under a massive pressure after losing their opening match against Milford at home on Tuesday. The Citizens dominated the opening minutes, and had a good opportunity after 11 minutes when Jayden Rhodes beat his man and got a shot away on his weaker foot. The ball spilled in the area, but Dzenan Zajmović’s follow-up couldn’t cross the line. There was a big talking point when Edmore Chirambadare fouled Dhakier Lee with a dangerous tackle, but the

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