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Bafana Bafana will hope to end their long-standing negative record in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers – aiming to start the group stages on a winning note for a first time in 19 years. The South African senior national team failed to start the past four World Cup qualifying with...

Nigeria have somewhat surprisingly dropped two points at home against world number 153 Lesotho in Bafana Bafana's 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification group. The African qualifiers have kicked off this week, with Hugo Broos' men in action on Saturday when they host Benin. But Bafana' group started on Thursday already, with...

Lehlohonolo Seema says Polokwane City wishes midfielder Oswin Appollis well after he received his first Bafana Bafana call-up ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Benin and Rwanda. Appollis a former junior national team international is one of the new faces in Hugo Broos’ 23 man squad for...

Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos has reacted to the draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup African qualifiers. The Belgian tactician, who is currently in his home country, saw his side being placed in Group C alongside Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Benin, Rwanda and Lesotho during the draw conducted in Abidjan,...

Bafana Bafana have found out which five teams they will have to overcome to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The team of Hugo Broos are on a good run, being unbeaten in their last seven games, winning five, including their impressive 2-1 over Africa's highest-ranked team Morocco recently. However,...