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Bafana Bafana secured a convincing 4-0 win over Namibia to blow Group E wide open in their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations encounter at the Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium on Sunday evening. South Africa arrived under pressure after their opening 2-0 defeat to Mali while the Brave Warriors secured a...

Leicester City striker Patson Daka has rescued a late draw for 10-man Zambia against Tanzania at the Stade Laurent Pokou. Zambia came to the game as favourites but couldn’t settle in the first minutes, as Tanzania moved the ball swiftly. In the 11th minute, Chipolopolo midfielder Kelvin Kampindu lost the ball...

South Africa and Namibia have confirmed their starting line-up for this evening TotalEnergies African Cup Of Nations Group E clash at Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium. Bafana are coming to this game with nothing on their minds but a win after losing their opening match against Mali by 2-0. Hugo Broos' men...

Former Bafana Bafana midfielder Reneilwe Letsholonyane said the national team, having lost the first game in Group E, are facing their most "difficult match" against Namibia at Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium in Korhogo on Sunday (22:00).   Bafana lost 2-0 to Mali in their opening group stage game on Tuesday,...

Namibia head coach Collin Benjamin says the Premier Soccer League influence in their squad cannot be ignored ahead of facing South Africa in the Africa Cup of Nations. Namibia heads into the game after a historic first win at the finals of the competition and knows another three points will...

Bafana Bafana defender Khuliso Mudau says they are confident of securing a win over Namibia and keeping Peter Shalulile quiet in their Africa Cup of Nations clash on Sunday evening. Bafana heads into the game knowing a defeat could spell the end of their campaign before the final Group E...

Namibia captain Peter Shalulile was full of praise for his long-standing international teammate Deon Hotto ahead of their crucial 2023 Africa Cup of Nations clash against South Africa on Sunday. The duo come a long way from the youth national team level to the AFCON finals, where they have become...

Former Nigeria goalkeeper Greg Etafia says his compatriot Stanley Nwabali has all the tools to succeed and play abroad after he starred for the Super Eagles in their victory against host nation Ivory Coast in the Africa Cup of Nations Group A match on Thursday.   However, he said it...

Legendary Bafana Bafana striker Mark Williams is concerned that assistant coach Helman Mkhalele is not enforcing things to coach Hugo Broos on the bench, saying his former national teammate is not vocal enough.  Williams was speaking before Bafana Bafana kicked off their AFCON campaign this week, which began on Tuesday...

Tunisia midfielder Aïssa Laïdouni says he's excited to see the strides in quality at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. A staggering 38 goals have been scored in 15 games so far while there's been no straightforward wins, and the tactical improvements from the so-called smaller nations have been evident. The...