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Former Kaizer Chiefs striker Khama Billiat has been nominated in the category of “People’s Choice” award at the Zimbabwe’s Sports Awards. The awards make a return after a five-year hiatus with the ceremony set to be held on Sunday, 30 March 2025, at Cresta Lodge in Msasa. ALSO READ: Official: Billiat...

Former Egypt and Qatar technical team member Roger De Sa has offered some advice to countryman Benni McCarthy as the latter starts his journey as Kenya national team coach. The former Manchester United strikers coach was unveiled as the new Harambee Stars coach on Monday along with his team that...

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...