Bafana’s Final World Cup Opponents Confirmed

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Bafana Bafana have found out who their final Group A opponents at the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be after the conclusion of the European playoffs on Tuesday night. Czech Republic and Denmark were battling each other after both advanced to the final UEFA playoffs with wins last week, with Czechia booking their spot after winning 3-1 on penalties. Czechia had to come from two goals down to beat Ireland on penalties last week, while Denmark eased 4-0 passed North Macedonia. On Tuesday, the game between the two ended 2-2 after extra-time. Pavel Sulc had opened the scoring for the

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Broos – I Saw Things I Didn’t Know Before

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Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos says he saw things in the 2-1 defeat to Panama that he didn’t know before the game. Broos suffered his first defeat as Bafana head coach at home in his five years since his appointment as the national team were stunned by the Central Americans – who are ranked 20 places above South Africa. In a sold out Cape Town Stadium, Mbekezile Mbokazi’s stunner wasn’t enough as Jose Cordoba and Jiovany Ramos scored on either side of his strike and the visitors were particularly dominant in winning their duels in the second half. “The

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Bafana Stunned By Panama In Cape Town

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Bafana Bafana fell to a 2-1 defeat against Panama in an international friendly played in front of a sold-out crowd at DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Tuesday evening. Jose Cordoba and Jiovany Ramos were on target for the visitors, while Mbekezeli Mbokazi scored for the hosts. It marked the second meeting between the two sides, following their 1-1 draw at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Friday, with two matches played in preparation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Broos decided to make four changes to the line-up that started in their previous encounter against Panama on Friday. He opted to introduce

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Broos Explains Adams, Mbokazi, Hlongwane Selections

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Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos has explained his decision on three notable starters against Panama in Cape Town this evening. While he stated when camp began that Mbekezeli Mbokazi and Bongokhule Hlongwane would not start the first game due to their gruelling travelling from the United States of America – Jayden Adams and Relebohile Mofokeng also make their way into the XI. Broos admits he’s giving the two players, who have been out the squad for the past two years a chance to establish themselves again. “Mbokazi it was jet-leg, it was not a good idea to start him

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Bafana & Panama Starting XIs Announced

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Bafana Bafana and Panama have announced their starting line-ups for tonight’s international friendly at DHL Stadium. It’s going to be a sold-out affair at DHL Stadium, when Bafana will lock horns with Panama for a second time in four days. On Friday, these two sides played a 1-1 draw in Durban, with Oswin Appollis’ equalizing Yoel Barcenas’ opener. It was the second match between both nations, as Stuart Baxter’s Bafana also played a 1-1 draw with Panama at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup before losing 5-3 on penalties. Broos and his men will be out for a win, as they

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CAF Make Major Decision As SG Departs

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Véron Mosengo-Omba has left his position as CAF General Secretary after more than five years in the role, with Samson Adamu stepping in on an interim basis while the governing body conducts a process to appoint a permanent replacement. CAF president Patrice Motsepe paid tribute to the outgoing administrator at a press conference, saying the organisation was “enormously grateful” for his contribution to African football and his work towards the development and growth of the game on the continent. Motsepe added that a formal occasion to recognise Mosengo-Omba and his family would be held at a later stage. In a

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Williams Praises Appollis Resilience

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Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Ronwen Williams has heaped huge praise on attacker Oswin Appollis after a great come back in football. Appollis has a story that should motivate anyone in life that has given up. The Orlando Pirates midfielder started his career at the now defunct Ajax Cape Town at a very young age and showed signs of a top footballer. Things turned bad when he moved to SuperSport United and struggled to get game time and things became worse as he was without a team before he was revived by Kwanele Kopo at Pretoria Callies. Two years later, the 24-year-old

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Sundowns Fixture Rescheduled

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The Betway Premiership match between Mamelodi Sundowns and Chippa United clash which was set for end of April looks set to have been brought forward. Latest information received by this publication is that the clash which was supposed to be played on 28 April has been rescheduled. The fixture has been brought forward and will now be played on 3 April 2026, which is Good Friday, staying at the same venue – Loftus Versfeld Stadium. A win in this game would see Sundowns return to the summit of the Betway Premiership table after Pirates have overtaken them with their 6-0

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Broos Lays Down Challenge For Downs & Pirates’ Opponents

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Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos has urged other Premier Soccer League teams to challenge Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates more to elevate the standard of the league. In the past eight years, the PSL has been dominated by Sundowns winning the title eight times in a row which, with the Tshwane giants also regularly having a higher number of players in the Bafana Bafana squad as well. Broos has encouraged more teams to push Sundowns so that the league standard can improve, with Pirates going toe to toe with Masandawana for the league title this season – but Broos

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