Ertugral Sends Message To Kaizer Motaung

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Former Kaizer Chiefs coach Mushin Ertugral has sent well wishes to the club’s chairman Dr Kaizer Motaung on the account of the club’s 56th birthday on 7 January. Ertugral had two stints at Naturena the first one from 1999-2003 and the last coming in 2007-2009, winning four major trophies across board. The Turkish mentor reminisced on Amakhosi’s day on insidesasoccer on Omniaudioafrica with Bra Jakes on how it used to be celebrated by Motaung and the legends in Soweto during the coach’s tenure and the importance of current players visiting the club’s birth place and learning its history.   Ertugral

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Broos Hits Back At Post AFCON Criticism

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Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos has addressed the heavy criticism directed at him after South Africa’s AFCON exit following their tactical approach against Cameroon. Broos’ side fell to the Indomitable Lions in the Round of 16, bringing their continental campaign to an end. Many believed the SA coach set his team up too defensively in a 3-4-3 formation, and despite conceding, he didn’t adjust his approach to spark a comeback. Broos said he is not going to pay attention to public opinion, noting that praise is often absent when results are positive but criticism quickly follows defeats. “First of

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Sekhukhune Confirm Another January Addition

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Sekhukhune United have continued to strengthen their squad for the second half of the season, with Andy Boyeli returning from his loan at Young Africans. Boyeli, 24, was signed by Babina Noko in July 2024, and scored six goals in 27 appearances last season. The highly-rated former Power Dynamos striker was then loaned to the Tanzanian champions for the first half of 2025/26, but had limited game-time. Sekhukhune now confirmed he has returned, being the second new forward option for Eric Tinkler after the signing of Bradley Mojela from Stellenbosch FC. Babina Noko currently sit in third place in the

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Fadlu Signs Former Europa League Winner

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Fadlu Davids and Raja Club Athletic have signed former Eintracht Frankfurt and Schalke 04 midfielder Aymen Barkok. Barkok, 27, was born in Frankfurt and came through Eintracht’s youth ranks, making his in 2016 as an 18-year-old. He won the German DFB Pokal in 2017/18 and also the UEFA Europa League with Frankfurt in 2022. Overall, he has made 113 Bundesliga appearances for Frankfurt, Mainz 05 and Fortuna Dusseldorf but was last on contract with Bundesliga 2 side Schalke 04. However, the Moroccan international now sealed a move to Raja and will aim to help Davids and his technical team to

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Siwelele Assessing Former Chiefs Winger

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Siwelele FC are assessing former Kaizer Chiefs and Stellenbosch FC winger Kgaogelo Sekgota. Sekgotha has been handed a lifeline and started his assessment at Siwelele on Tuesday, with head coach Lehlohonolo Seema watching him closely. The former Bidvest Wits winger was released by Stellenbosch FC in 2023 following an off-the-field issue and since then he barely spent six months in a club. He then joined Magesi in the beginning of last season but he was released just five months after joining the club. In April last year, he joined Motsepe Foundation Championship side Upington City but only stayed there for

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Rele Reflects On His First AFCON

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Bafana Bafana attacker Relebohile Mofokeng has reflected on his first Africa Cup Of Nations tournament saying it was a difficult one. The 21-year-old who made his senior national team debut in the AFCON qualifiers last year was part of Hugo Broos’ team that travelled to Morocco for the 2025 edition. He was named on the bench twice against Angola and Zimbabwe and featured against Egypt as a substitute while he started in the last 16 round match against Cameroon where Bafana lost 2-1 and exited the tournament. In his reflection of his first major tournament, the Orlando Pirates starlet spoke

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McKenzie – Why I Was Annoyed With Broos

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SA Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie says he was annoyed by Hugo Broos’ comments that the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Morocco lacked a typical AFCON vibe. The Bafana Bafana head coach made the comments two weeks ago comparing the 2025 event to previous tournaments where he felt the public also made the visiting teams feel welcomed by lining the streets and waving at team buses. Bafana were eventually eliminated from the tournament at the last 16 round by Broos’ former side Cameroon and landed in the South Africa on Wednesday. Addressing the media at OR Tambo International Airport,

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Tso Makes Huge Bafana-Broos Claim 

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Former Bafana Bafana midfielder Benedict Vilakazi has given his verdict of the team’s 2025 AFCON campaign saying he doesn’t believe it was a failed outing but he would still do a restart with a new coach. Bafana were eliminated at the last 16 round stage by Cameroon over the weekend after finishing second in Group B with six points. Hugo Broos’ charges went to the tournament as one of the favourites after their exploits in the last edition in Ivory Coast where they finished third. ‘Tso’ however believes that the players should look at themselves for being knocked out early

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Official: AmaZulu Announce First January Signing

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AmaZulu have announced the signing of Zimbabwe midfielder Mason Mushore from Highlanders. Usuthu currently sit in fifth place on the log, with Arthur Zwane’s men having collected 24 points from 14 matches – just four less than leaders Orlando Pirates. The KZN side have now added their first January signing, with Mushore joining from his home country. “AmaZulu Football Club is pleased to announce the signing of Harare-born defensive midfielder Mason Mushore (24), who joins Usuthu from Zimbabwean top-flight outfit Highlanders FC on a permanent deal,” Club President Sandile Zungu stated: “We welcome Mason to the AmaZulu family and are

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