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Former Kaizer Chiefs striker Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana has already hit the ground running at his new club USM Alger after scoring on debut in their narrow 2-1 loss to El Bayadh on Thursday afternoon. The 27-year-old secured a shock move to North Africa at the beginning of February after he opted...

Simba SC head coach Fadlu Davids has expressed disappointment at slightly losing ground in the championship race after playing to a share of the spoils with Azam. The Reds of Msimbazi now sit four points behind bitter rivals Young Africans with 55 points from 21 matches after their 2-2 draw...

Bafana Bafana winger Elias Mokwana continued with his red-hot club form by providing an assist as ES Tunis hammered Etoile du Sahel 3-0 in a top-of-the-table clash. The two sides came into this encounter tied on 45 points with Tunis at the summit due to their superior goal difference. ALSO READ:...

Amajimbos head coach Vela Khumalo has announced a 42-man South African U17 prelim squad as preparations for the 2025 U17 CAF AFCON later this month gets underway. Mzansi were pitted against heavyweights Burkina Faso, Egypt and the winner of the UNIFFAC region in Group B with 10 African nations qualifying...

Simba SC head coach Fadlu Davids has called on his troops to maintain consistency after returning to the top of the NBC Premier League.  Davids' charges reclaimed top spot following a comfortable 3-0 victory against Tanzanian Prisons, a result which also saw them leapfrog rivals Young Africans SC, who were...

CR Belouizdad head coach Sead Ramovic has poured cold water over reports that his move to North Africa was motivated by money. The former TS Galaxy mentor made a shock exit from Tanzanian giants Young Africans barely three months into the job with reports emerging that player power and money...

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) have confirmed that South Africa's U17 side, Amajimbos, will partake at this year's TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations. After initially missing out on booking a spot for the continental showpiece, after going down to defending champions Zambia in the semis, South Africa...

Banyana Banyana head coach Dr Desiree Ellis has named her 30-woman squad to take on neighbours Lesotho in two international friendly matches later this month. South Africa have been inactive since playing Jamaica in two consecutive friendly internationals in early December last year, going down 3-0 and 3-2 respectively, and...

Stellenbosch FC qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage despite suffering a heavy 5-0 defeat to RS Berkane in their final Group B match on Sunday. Steve Barker's charges trailed 2-0 at halftime thanks to goals from Oussame Lamlioui in the seventh minute and Yousseff Mehri's strike in the...

Peter Shalulile's first half-strike was cancelled out by Amin Zouhzouh's late strike as Mamelodi Sundowns were held to a 1-1 draw by Far Rabat in their CAF Champions League tie at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Sunday night. The visitors had a great chance to take the lead as early as...