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Bafana Bafana winger Percy Tau has responded to rumours that he is set to leave Al Ahly at the end of the season, saying the information is incorrect. Tau's future with the Egyptian giants has been a subject of speculation recently with reports linking him with his former club Mamelodi...

Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos says the opportunity to reach the Last-4 of the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 24 years is also motivation for the squad to emulate the class of 1996 in Ivory Coast. South Africa face Cape Verde on Saturday in the...

Bafana Bafana midfielder Teboho Mokoena says they need to go further than the class of 2019 at the Africa Cup of Nations. South Africa failed to qualify for Cameroon 2021, and the previous participation saw them knocked out in in Egypt by Nigeria, with a late goal from William Troost-Ekong...

Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos says he's justifying his squad selection after being heavily criticised heading to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The Belgian, who endured similar critics in Cameroon before going on to lift the 2017 Nations Cup in Gabon in his first managerial role, came under...

Bafana Bafana midfielder Teboho Mokoena said they worked tirelessly to prove critics wrong since their opening 2023 Africa Cup of Nations loss to Mali. Mokoena, who turned 27 last week, pulled off a midfield masterclass, capped off with a stunning late free-kick in the 2-0 win over Morocco on Tuesday...

Bafana Bafana stunned Africa's number-one-ranked side Morocco with a 2-0 win in their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations last-16 clash at the Laurent Pokou Stadium on Tuesday evening. After a 2-0 loss to Mali, 4-0 win over Namibia and a 0-0 draw against Tunisia - South Africa finished runners-up in...

Black Leopards and Namibia forward Bethuel Muzeu says he is backing the remaining national teams from the COSAFA region to go much further at the on-going Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. Ironically the remaining teams from the South, Angola and South Africa are the only teams that the...

In this week’s edition, we bring you more interviews from Ivory Coast!  Lorenz Köhler is at the AFCON and he spoke to Bafana Bafana and Mamelodi Sundowns talisman Themba Zwane. Velile Mnyandu is also at the AFCON and he caught up with Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates striker Zakhele Lepasa. We...

Cape Verde’s Africa Cup of Nations fairy-tale run continues in the Ivory Coast after they saw off Mauritania 1-0 in the Last 16 round at stade Felix Houphouet- Boigny on Monday evening. It took a late penalty by Ryan Mendes to secure progression. This is the second time the Blue...

Morocco coach Walid Regragui has confirmed that star player Sofiane Boufal will miss Tuesday match against Bafana Bafana and likely for the tournament. Morocco face Bafana in the last sixteen of the tournament on Tuesday evening in San Pedro, Ivory Coast. Speaking to the media on Monday, Regragui delivered the Sofiane...