Broos – He Can Have A Very Big Career

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Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos says Mbekezeli Mbokazi’s performance against Egypt in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations adds further credence to his statement about his move to Major League Soccer. The 20-year-old who has emerged as one of the finest defensive prospects in African football has joined Chicago Fire in the MLS, in a lucrative $3-million transfer from Orlando Pirates, where he won three trophies since being promoted to the first team. Broos stated that it was perhaps not the right move for his career to move to America and suggested it was perhaps financially driven by his

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Thlopie Motsepe Sends Defiant Message

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Mamelodi Sundowns chairman Thlopie Motsepe has sent his final chairman’s letter of 2025, saying the club has celebrated much success this past year but also learned some tough lessons, and insisted “league titles are not decided in December”. Motsepe, who is currently in Morocco at the Africa Cup of Nations, where he was in the stands for Bafana Bafana’s clash with Egypt, addressed several club matters in the latest edition Sundowns’ Digital Magazine. Looking back at 2025, Sundowns celebrated the heights of winning their eighth successive league title, while also partaking in the FIFA Club World Cup but losing out

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Broos Turns Focus On Zim

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Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos is targeting a win against Zimbabwe to secure knockout stages slot.  After winning the first game of the tournament against Angola and losing the second game against Egypt, chances of qualifying for the next round are still in their hands, as a win against Zimbabwe would send them to the knockout stages.  Meanwhile, a draw would likely also be enough but Broos is targeting maximum points to leave nothing to chance. “We know that we have to win to be sure, and we are super motivated. So on Monday, we will be ready to

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Williams – A Soft Penalty

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Bafana Bafana captain Ronwen Williams feels they were hard done by some decisions in their loss to Egypt. Bafana lost 1-0 to Pharaoes thanks to Mohamed Salah’s penalty, which was confirmed after VAR review just before the end of the first half. The Pharaohs were also reduced to 10-man after Mohamed Hony was sent off. But despite being a ma down, Egypt held on to the three points and qualified for the knockout stages. Towards the end of the game South Africa had a penalty shout after a shot from Teboho Mokoena hit the arm of an Egyptian player but

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Mbatha – There Isn’t Much Pressure For Us

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Bafana Bafana midfielder Thalente Mbatha says there isn’t much pressure for his side after losing to Egypt in their AFCON’s second group-stage match. South Africa were handed a 1-0 defeat by 10-man Egypt at the Stade Adrar in Agadir on Friday evening. Hugo Broos’ troops will be aiming for a positive result against Zimbabwe when the two sides meet on Monday, 29 December, with a place in the next round at stake. Despite the defeat to Egypt, Mbatha remains confident and says the result does not put Bafana under added pressure. “I believe there isn’t much pressure for us,” said

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VAR Expert Gives Verdict On Much-Debated Penalty Calls

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Former FIFA Referee and Video Assistant Referee (VAR) instructor Jerome Damon has explained why he believes the referee made the right calls in Bafana Bafana’s defeat to Egypt. Bafana lost to the Pharaoes after Egypt were awarded a penalty after VAR review in the first half when Khuliso Mudau was adjudged to have fouled Mohamed Salah. It remained the only goal of the match, despite Egypt playing with 10 men for more than a half after Mohamed Hany was sent off before the break. There was another talking point late in the match, when an Egyptian appeared to block a

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Mudau On Penalty Conceded

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Bafana Bafana defender Khuliso Mudau has addressed the penalty his team conceded after he was penalised for a foul on Egypt’s Mohamed Salah. South Africa suffered a 1–0 defeat to the Pharaohs in their second group-stage match on Friday evening.   The decisive moment came when Mohamed Salah converted a penalty after Mudau was punished for hand-to-face contact on the Liverpool star in the penalty area. Speaking after the match, Mudau said that, from his perspective, the decision should not have resulted in a penalty. “No, I haven’t checked but I’m still going to go and check,” said Mudau on SABC

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Mbokazi – We Have To Accept It

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Bafana Bafana defender Mbekezeli Mbokazi says they need to move on from the Egypt defeat and not cry over spilled milk. Mbokazi, 20, produced another outstanding display in the heart of the senior national team defence but was on the losing end for the first time in his burgeoning national team career as Egypt secured a 1-0 win from a penalty via Mohamed Salah. It was a contentious call with Khuliso Mudau’s flailing arm in the area adjudged as a foul and thus affording the North African giants to score the only goal of the game on the brink of

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Broos Furious After Defeat And Reveals Salah Conversation

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Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos was left furious after their 1-0 defeat to Egypt in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations clash and revealed what Mohamed Salah said to him after the game. Broos stated Salah, who was adjudged to have been fouled inisde the area by a flailing arm of Khuliso Mudau, after Video Assistant Refeeree (VAR) decision, which was one of two major calls in the game. South Africa looked to have won a penalty in the final minutes of the game, which was sent to VAR, and adjuded to have not been a handball inside the

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