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Bafana Bafana have announced their starting line-up for today's COSAFA Cup penultimate clash against Comoros at the Free State Stadium. Vela Khumalo's charges needed a favour from Zimbabwe who beat Mozambique 3-1 in order to book their last four berth as they finished top of Group A for a meeting...

Al Ahly head coach Jose Riveiro has poured cold water over reports that he left the Soweto giants to be close to his family. The Spaniard left Orlando Pirates shortly before the curtain came down on the 2024/25 campaign after signing for Egyptian giants Al Ahly on a two-year deal. ALSO...

Kenya national team head coach Benni McCarthy was left impressed with his charges after picking up his first win in charge. The Harambee Stars narrowly beat Chad 2-1 in a friendly international on Tuesday after the two sides played to a goalless stalemate in the first encounter. ALSO READ: Benni Secures...

Bafana Bafana stand-in captain Nkosinathi Sibisi is looking forward to once again partnering with Mbekezeli Mbokazi, labelling him a 'humble boy' who heeds well to instructions. Hugo Broos' charges take on Mozambique in their second and final friendly international at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane after . ALSO READ: Khanye...

Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos has named his starting line-up for this evening's friendly international against Tanzania at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane. With Broos opting not to select Mamelodi Sundowns players due to the FIFA Club World Cup in the US in a few days' time, the...

Former Wydad Athletic Club head coach Rulani Mokwena has made a bold claim that Pyramids FC were the better team than Mamelodi Sundowns because of the core they kept as well as the number of goals they scored. Mokwena recently parted ways with the Red Castle outfit after just a...

Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos has reflected on Mamelodi Sundowns' CAF Champions League final defeat against Pyramids FC in Cairo on Sunday.   Sundowns lost the second leg of the tie 2-1 at the 30 June Stadium, going down 3-2 on aggregate in their first final in the cup...

Pyramids head coach Krunoslav Jurčić says winning the CAF Champions League against Mamelodi Sundowns is the biggest success of his career that hasn't quite sunk in yet. The Croatian who joined the Egyptian Premier League club in February 2024, won their first trophy for the club with the Egypt Cup...

Ahead of the 2025 CAF Champions League final between Mamelodi Sundowns and Pyramids FC, former defender Thabo Nthethe has reflected on Sundowns’ first star and how inspirational it was. The Brazilians had been knocked out of the competition at the Last 16 round by AS Vita but the latter were...

Yallakora Managing Editor Hady Elmadany doesn’t think Pyramids FC will get any support from rival fans in the second leg of their CAF Champions League final against Mamelodi Sundowns. Pyramids are a fairly new side in Egyptian football with less than 10 years of existence, though they have won their...