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Nigeria head coach Eric Chelle says he can't speak to the financial commitments to the players as he does not pay them but spoke glowingly about the group ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations semi-final against Morocco. Chelle, 48, came into the tournament under mixed reception from supporters...

Bafana Bafana saw their 2025 AFCON campaign come to an end after a 2-1 defeat to Cameroon in the Round of 16 at the Agdal Medina Stadium in Rabat on Sunday evening. Lyle Foster wasted a glorious chance just three minutes in as his header whisked just inches off the...

CAF has released the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations group stage best 11 which includes no Bafana Bafana players. South Africa has not had the best of starts at the continental tournament after two narrow wins and a defeat, shipping in four goals and scoring five as they finished second...

Bafana Bafana midfielder Teboho Mokoena says the real Africa Cup of Nations tournament starts now after they sealed their place in the last-16 of the competition. Mokoena, 28, is widely considered as one of the finest talents in African football at present, a tireless figure in the heart of Hugo...

Bafana Bafana midfielder Teboho Mokoena admits there's a major change in expectations for the national team in the current Africa Cup of Nations. Having finished third in the 2023 edition in Ivory Coast, after being written off before the tournament started, Mokoena, a pillar of the side admits it's a...

Zimbabwe and Marumo Gallants winger Daniel Msendami has addressed the speculation around interest from Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates. The 25-year-old has long been touted to make a switch to the Soweto giants, even during his time in Botswana where former Jwaneng Galaxy head coach Morena Ramoreboli hailed him as...

Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos is not completely happy and has called for his squad to show more as they are no longer considered underdogs at the Africa Cup of Nations. Coming into the 2025 edition, having finished third in Ivory Coast in the previous AFCON, Broos admits there's...

Bafana Bafana defender Nkosinathi Sibisi says they are targeting a confidence boosting win for qualification to the last-16 of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations and lauded the talent in the current squad. South Africa face Zimbabwe in their Group B finale in Marrakech on Monday afternoon, with a Cosafa...

Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos says Mbekezeli Mbokazi's performance against Egypt in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations adds further credence to his statement about his move to Major League Soccer. The 20-year-old who has emerged as one of the finest defensive prospects in African football has joined Chicago...

Egypt and South Africa's line-ups for their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations clash in Group B at the Ardrar Stadium has been announced. After a 'break' for Christmas, the AFCON resumes on boxing day, with a mouth-watering clash between the record seven-time Champions and the 1996 Champions in Agadir. Both sides...