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Ahead of their CAF Confederation Cup Group A match against SuperSport United, USM Alger captain Zineddine Belaïd says they know how to handle the defending champions tag. The Algerian side won the tournament last season and went on to win the African Super Cup while enjoying a good start to...

Sekhukhune United coach Lehlohonolo Seema says he doesn’t buy the story from his Diables Noirs counterpart Cyril Ndonga that the latter’s side hasn’t done their homework on their hosts ahead of their CAF Confederation Cup clash. The two sides meet in a bottom-of-log Group D clash at the Peter Mokaba...

SuperSport United coach Gavin Hunt says their CAF Confederation Cup clash against defending champions USM Alger is a big one in terms of getting their campaign back on track. United hosts the Algerian giants in their second Group Amatch at the Peter Mokaba stadium on Sunday afternoon (15:00) having lost...

A South African Legends team organised by Doctor Khumalo beat a Namibian Legends team on penalties over the weekend. South Africa won the encounter 6-5 on penalties after the match ended 1-1 in regular time at the Hage Geingob Exhibition Cup. It was the home side that scored first through...

Uganda Football Association (FUFA) have appointed former SAFA Girls Soccer Academy coach Sheryl Botes as their senior women’s team head coach on a three-year deal. This publication reported in edition 129 of the newspaper that Botes had tendered her resignation at the end of October after serving the SAFA for...

Morocco have arranged a friendly ahead of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against South Africa next month, while Bafana Bafana have seemingly not. The Atlas Lions, unlike Bafana, have scheduled a friendly match against Cape Verde on 12 June and the game will take place at Stade Prince...

Former Bafana Bafana head coach Clive Barker has expressed his gratitude after messages of support poured in following his recent surgery. The 1996 Africa Cup of Nations winning coach underwent an operation “to restore normal flow through his aorta" after suffering an aneurysm, as per his family's official statement. And speaking...

Orlando Pirates move for Cameroon international forward Souaibou Marou from Coton Sport is hanging in the balance, as things stand. Marou’s proposed deal to Pirates was 'confirmed' by several publications in his home country a week before the 2022 FIFA World Cup. It appears the leaking of information to the press...

South African legend Ephraim Jomo Sono has rued that if the Playermaker device was developed during his time he would have come closer to be a successful footballer just like the Brazilian legendary Edson Arantes do Nascimento known as Pelé. Sono, who played with Pele in his playing career in...

Senegal have confirmed the replacement for their attacking talisman Sadio Mané who was forced out of the 2022 FIFA World Cup squad due to injury. The Bayern Munich superstar injured a tendon in his right fibula in his final Bundesliga game before the Qatar 2022 spectacle. Despite the seriousness of the...