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Doctor Khumalo has questioned why Mamelodi Sundowns players like Andile Jali have been overlooked for Bafana Bafana while laying the blame on the South African Football Association (SAFA). The Bafana Bafana legend was speaking at what was meant to be the press conference for Ria Ledwada to accept her nomination for...

Bafana Bafana are likely to be pitted with one of the giants of African football in the upcoming 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying draw. The draw that will take place in Johannesburg at 19:30 today will have the whole continent's attention as the road to Ivory Coast 2023 officially...

Guinea-Bissau defender Fernandy Mendy has explained how he plans to stop Egypt superstar Mohamed Salah when they meet Egypt in Africa Cup of Nations. The Senegal-born footballer will be representing Guinea-Bissau's national team for the first time and says he is ready to help his side to deal with the...

Former Kaizer Chiefs striker Knowledge Musona believes the Warriors can have a good Africa Cup of Nations, even without the likes of Marvelous Nakamba, Marshall Munetsi and Khama Billiat. The latter opted to retire from international duty after the November international break despite the tournament in Cameroon around the corner. Nakamba...

Legendary manager Jose Mourinho is said to have held talks with The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) over becoming their next head coach. Mourinho is currently in charge of Serie A side AS Roma and has often claimed he would only quit club football for the Portugal national team when he...

Morocco head coach Vahid Halilhodžić says certain European clubs have threatened their players about the Africa Cup of Nations. The Nations Cup has often drawn the ire of European clubs due to it being hosted in January whilst several leagues enter the second half of their campaigns. Liverpool, for example, will...

CAF Head of Media Relations and Operations, Lux September has confirmed to iDiski Times that the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations will not be cancelled. It’s only 24 days until the African showpiece is scheduled to start in Cameroon, but reports in Europe emerged on Wednesday that the tournament could...

Senegalese referee Ndiaye Maguette, who was accused of match fixing in the Ghana-Bafana Bafana by the South African Football Association, has been called up to the AFCON. Maguette was the main figure around SAFA’s protest of their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier that saw the Black Stars overtake Bafana on...

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed the Africa Cup of Nations will remain in Cameroon in January amid doubts over their readiness to host the bilineal event. This week reports emerged that the AFCON could be moved to Qatar or Morocco due to Cameroon's infrastructure delays - which...

All 24 teams who will partake in next year’s AFCON have finally been confirmed after Sierra Leone beat Benin on Tuesday. The clash between the two sides was originally scheduled to take place in March but had to be postponed because Benin reportedly had six positive Covid-19 tests. https://www.idiskitimes.co.za/local/chiefs-baxter-not-on-bench-in-cafcl/ Benin had questioned...