Latest FIFA Ranking Announce

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Bafana Bafana have climbed one spot in the latest FIFA ranking, and now sit in ninth position among the African nations. Hugo Broos’ men are currently on a 22-match unbeaten run and on the brink of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. There brilliant run has also seen them slowly climb up the FIFA ranking, where they have now overtaken Mali to sit in 55th place overall. At the top of the CAF nations remains Morocco, who sit in 11th place overall. Walid Regragui’s men have already booked their World Cup ticket after winning all seven qualifiers so far.

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Mdaka Names Final SA Squad For U20 FIFA World Cup

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South Africa national U-20 head coach Raymond Mdaka has named his final 21-man squad for the upcoming 2025 U-20 FIFA World Cup in Chile. In the build-up to this announcement, 30 players were named in the preliminary squad and called up to a recent camp in the past FIFA international break. The likes of Mbekezeli Mbokazi was hotly debated over whether he should form part of the team, having already graduated to the senior national team and playing in World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Nigeria, while Shandre Campbell was also a question mark, after missing the U20 Africa Cup

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Hunt On City Target Who Was Spotted At Pirates

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Durban City coach Gavin Hunt has addressed the situation surrounding the club’s target, Collins Nwoburuoke, after the player was seen training with Orlando Pirates last week. The centre-back arrived in South Africa during the pre-season and trained with The Citizens as they were preparing for the next season. The club wanted to sign him and applied for a work permit, but encountered issues in the process. The player then went for a trial with the Buccaneers, who were also keen in assessing him. However, according to the information received by iDiski Times, Pirates have decided against signing the player, leaving

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Downs Drop Pts Vs Gallants

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Mamelodi Sundowns were held to 1-1 draw by Marumo Gallants and missed an opportunity to go top of the Betway Premiership. Sundowns started the game on the front foot, Gallants observed the pressure and managed to hold for their dear life’s. The defending Betway Premiership broke the deadlock in the 28th minute after Marcelo Allende played a cross which found Iqraam Rayners unmarked and he made no mistake with his header to put Sundowns ahead 1-0.  But just seven minutes later, Gallants equalised after Ndabayithethwa Ndlondlo’s shot went through Ronwen Williams legs to make it 1-1.  In the 42nd minute

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Lethlaku On U20 Camp And Motivating Fans In Bloem

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Mamelodi Sundowns winger Kutlwano Lethlaku has opened up on the recent U20 national team camp and expressed his excitement over playing in front of the passionate supporters in Bloemfontein. The 19-year-old was part of the Amajita squad that won the recent U20 Africa Cup of Nations and are just weeks away from the FIFA World Cup in Chile, in which he and several of his teammates were part of a camp during the international break. “The U20 camp was nice because we were preparing [for the U20 FIFA World Cup], also the players who were there have been there for a

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Sundowns vs Gallants Starting XI Announced

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Mamelodi Sundowns have confirmed their starting line-up ahead of tonight’s Betway Premiership tie against Marumo Gallants at the Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium in Bloemfontein. Bafana ba Style ran out convincing 3-0 victors over Magesi FC after the international break to maintain their unbeaten start to the season. The Brazilians currently sit second behind early pace-setters Sekhukhune United but could return to the Betway Premiership summit with maximum points in the City of Roses. Bahlabane Ba Ntwa on the other hand find themselves winless in three outings. They played to a 1-1 draw with Polokwane City after coming off two successive

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Chiefs to Take Part in Mangosuthu Legacy Cup

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Kaizer Chiefs will be one of four clubs participating in the 2025 Prince Mangosuthu Legacy Cup in Ulundi next month. The competition is usually contested by clubs from the KwaZulu-Natal clubs. This will be the first time that Amakhosi feature, with the tournament taking place on 11 October during the FIFA break. Ulundi hosted the tournament’s launch on Wednesday, which included the official draw. The tournament will consist of two semi-finals and a final, all to be played in the afternoon. At 09:00 am, AmaZulu will take on last season’s champions, Njampela FC, an ABC Motsepe team from KZN. The

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Pirates Confirm New Champions League Jersey Numbers

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Orlando Pirates have confirmed that some players have retained last season’s CAF Champions League jersey numbers while others will don new ones different from those assigned to them on the domestic front. The Buccaneers resume their continental journey this coming weekend when they face Lesotho outfit Lioli in the opening leg of their first Preliminary Round. “Among outfield players returning for their another continental campaign with the Soweto Giants, Patrick Maswanganyi retains the number 10, having worn it the previous season,” Pirates confirmed. “His number 28 will be taken over by fellow Thembisa native, Kamogelo Sebelebele. Like Maswanganyi, Relebohile Mofokeng

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Chiefs And Nabi To Part Ways

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Kaizer Chiefs have reached a mutual agreement to part ways with head coach Nasreddine Nabi. The Tunisian who ended the club’s decade long trophy drought will not be on the bench this weekend in their CAF Confederation Cup 1st round preliminary qualifier against Girabola side Kabuscorp S.C.P. Nabi, who is in his second season at the club, is believed to have parted ways with the club following the recent accident involving his wife in Tunisia which saw him given compassionate leave which saw him miss the first three games of the campaign. Nabi is now expected to return to his

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