Amajimbos Starting XI vs Bolivia Announced

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South Africa have announced their starting line-up for this afternoon’s 2026 FIFA U17 World Cup opener against Bolivia at the Aspire Zone Complex in AL Rayyan in the capital Doha. Vela Khumalo’s charges have been pitted in Group A alongside Italy and hosts Qatar as well. This will be South Africa’s second appearance at the U17 World Cup since last featuring at the global tournament in Chile in 2015. Khumalo says his troops have been itching to get on the field of play as they look to get the tournament off to a winning start. “We brought ourselves here, and

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Official: Chiefs & Stellies CAFCC Groups Confirmed

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Kaizer Chiefs and Stellenbosch FC have learnt their opponents in the CAF Confederation Cup on Monday. The Premier Soccer League duo booked their ticket in the group stages after comfortable wins over AS Simba and 15 de Agosto in the second preliminary round. ALSO READ: CAF Reveal CC Drawing Pots, Chiefs In For Tough Draw?Chiefs Coach Reveals When Dortley & Msimango Will Return Amakhosi beat Simba 3-1 on aggregate, while Stellies hammered the Guinean side 4-1 – with both SA teams securing the tie in the second leg at home after goalless draws away from home. With Chiefs not in

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Mayambela Wins First Trophy At Sundowns

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Mark Mayambela has won his first trophy as Mamelodi Sundowns‘ U15 head coach after guiding them to the Gauteng Development League this past weekend. Mayambela joined the Sundowns junior side early in August after spending years at Cape Town City as U16 coach. The former Orlando Pirates winger has been regarded as one of the best youth coaches after his achievements at CT City, and joining Sundowns was a seen as a huge challenge. The UEFA A license holder clinched the Gauteng Development League with flying colours after accumulating 93 points in 34 league matches. Throughout the season Sundowns lost

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Ex-Chiefs Duo Crowned League Champions

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The former Kaizer Chiefs duo of Knowledge Musona and Khama Billiat won their first trophy in Zimbabwe after aiding rookies Scottland FC to the 2025 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League title glory this past weekend. Scottland wrapped up the championship after thumping bottom-of-the-table Kwekwe United 5-1 at Ascot Stadium in Gweru on Sunday for their maiden topflight crown in their debut top-flight season. The newly-crowned league champions amassed 65 points from 32 games, winning 19, drawing eight and losing just five as they pipped MWOS FC to the title by seven points. Billiat recorded his name on the scoresheet with

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Why Foster Missed Arsenal Match

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Burnley coach Scott Parker has explained why Bafana Bafana striker Lyle Foster was forced to miss the match against Arsenal on Saturday. The Clarets suffered a 2-0 home defeat against a rampant Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal side, who extended their winning run to nine consecutive matches across all competitions. Foster was a notable absentee with Ashley Barnes taking his place in the team, starting on the bench. Just last week, the former AS Monaco man, Foster, was a hero for Burnley, scoring the late winning goal in their 3-2 victory away at Wolverhampton Wanderers. After the Arsenal match, Parker was asked in his interview to explain

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Ouaddou Explains Surprise Dansin Selection

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Orlando Pirates head coach Abdeslam Ouaddou has explained why he opted to start Cemran Dansin in his side’s massive Betway Premiership clash against champions Mamelodi Sundowns. Dansin, 20, started ahead of the likes of Patrick Maswanganyi and Sipho Mbule, and after a period of adapting to the speed of the game, repaid the coach’s faith with a wonder goal to equalise. After the final whistle, iDiski Times asked Ouaddou what he has seen in training to justify his selection of the youngster, with the coach explaining Dansin has shown incredible talent and it was a “fantastic opportunity” to show everyone

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CAF Reveal CC Drawing Pots, Chiefs In For Tough Draw?

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The Confederation of African Football [CAF] have announced the drawing pots for the Confederation Cup, with Kaizer Chiefs only in pot three and set for a tough group. The teams have been seeded based on their performance in CAF interclub competitions over the past five seasons. With Chiefs not featuring in any CAF competition since reaching the CAF Champions League final in 2021, their seeding is quite low, with Amakhosi only ranked in Pot 3. Meanwhile, Stellenbosch FC who reached the CAF Confederation Cup semi-final last season, are ranked in Pot 2. Both Premier Soccer League teams could face each

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Khanye Lauds Pirates Starlet

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iDiski TV analyst Junior Khanye has heaped praised on Orlando Pirates youngster Camren Dansin for his wonder goal against Mamelodi Sundowns saying the player took a risk and it worked. The 20-year-old midfielder was a surprise inclusion in the Buccaneers’ side at Loftus Stadium and scored a stunner of a goal to cancel Peter Shalulile’s opener after the latter had given the hosts a lead. The goal ensured that Pirates left the capital city with a point that saw them in third position on the Betway Premiership log with 19 points in 10 games, three points from Sundowns in pole

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Dansin Reacts To His Stunner Against Sundowns

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Orlando Pirates youngster Cemran Dansin has given credit to his technical team and teammates after netting a stunning equalizer in their top-of-the-table clash against Mamelodi Sundowns. The 20-year-old attacking midfielder was promoted to the Pirates senior squad at the beginning of the current campaign after excelling in the reserve side. ALSO READ: Ouaddou On Dansin Wonder Goal & SelectionSeema Reacts To His First Pirates MOTM Award On Saturday, the youngster was given a start by head coach Abdeslam Ouaddou against Sundowns and was unfazed by the big stage scoring a goal-of-the-season contender to save the Buccaneers’ blushes as the thrilling

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