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Bafana Bafana and FCSB defender has reportedly attracted interest from English League One side Birmingham City and Serie A side Lecce FC.  Ngezana, 27, has had a stellar career rise since completing a move from Kaizer Chiefs to Romanian giants FCSB at the beginning of the 2023/24 season. He won...

Former Kaizer Chiefs defender Siyabonga Ngezana has been named Defender of the Year by sports publication Fanatik. Since making the move from Chiefs to Romanian giants FCSB ahed of the 2023/24 campaign, Ngezana quickly settled and established his name in Romania. ALSO READ: Agent Reveals Ngezana’s Release Clause Broos Pleased With Ngezana’s...

Bafana Bafana winger Mihlali Mayambela has picked up form at the right time for Cypriot outfit Aris Limassol with three goal contributions in his last three games which earned him a return to Hugo Broos' squad. Mayambela started the season a bit slow and ended up missing out on Hugo...

Kaizer Chiefs defender Thatayaone Ditlhokwe impressed at the recent AFCON qualifiers as Botswana registered back-to-back wins. Ditlohokwe captained the Botswana national team in two victories against favoured Cape Verde, who are sitting in 65th place in the FIFA rankings, while Botswana are 147th. The Chiefs defender was outstanding in both fixtures, leading...

Hugo Broos wasn't happy with Bafana Bafana's performance despite winning 3-2 in South Sudan, admitting his side played into the hands of the hosts' tall players. South Africa again left it late to snatch points - this time all three - after Thalente Mbatha scored the 95th minute winner away...

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos congratulated Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Ronwen Williams for being nominated in the Yachine Trophy of the Ballon d'Or awards. Williams becomes the first African-based goalkeeper to be nominated for the award in the history of football after a stellar season where he helped Bafana Bafana to...

Bafana Bafana and Uganda have both named strong starting 11s for this afternoon's 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers Group K opener at Orlando Stadium. South Africa's quest for an AFCON spot in Morocco next year will see them hoping to pick up where they left off in the FIFA...

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has attributed Mamelodi Sundowns' shock MTN8 defeat to Stellenbosch FC due to the lack of playing many competitive games. Downs suffered a 1-0 loss on Wednesday night in the MTN8 first-leg semi-final at the Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville, which was just their second competitive...

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...

Bafana Bafana star Percy Tau was left reeling after his decisive penalty miss in their 2-0 defeat to Mali in their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations opener on Tuesday evening. South Africa were in control in the first half against the West Africans at the Stade Amadou Gon Coulibaly in...