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Banyana Banyana assistant coach Thinasonke Mbuli has reacted to the side’s 2nd leg 2026 WAFCON qualifier against DR Congo applauding her defence for absorbing pressure and Thembi Kgatlana’s persistence. Kgatlana scored in injury time to help Banyana defeat Congo 1-0 at Dobsonville Stadium to win the tie 2-1 on aggregate...

MC Alger head coach Rulani Mokwena has lauded the effort put in by the club to reach the CAF Champions League group stages despite the absence of their fans. Mokwena’s side reached the CAF Champions League group stages for the second successive season after eliminating Liberian champions FC Fassell 3-0...

Former PSL referee Victor Hlungwani admits that he was left puzzled on why Saint-Eloi Lupopo player Dieumerci Mukoko was not given his marching orders for an off-the-ball headbutt incident against Masindi Nemtajela. The red-haired defender became an overnight sensation following his theatrics against Orlando Pirates trended after they booted the...

Stellenbosch FC head coach Steve Barker says he wouldn’t mind facing Kaizer Chiefs in the CAF Confederation Cup group stages as they will travel less. Stellies qualified for the CAFCC group stages for the second successive season after hammering Equatorial Guinean side 15 de Agosto 4-1 on Sunday. ALSO READ: All...

Mamelodi Sundowns have booked their berth in the CAF Champions League group stage after a 2-0 win over Remo Stars at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Sunday. Despite a healthy 5-1 lead from the first leg in Nigeria last week, head coach Miguel Cardoso still named a strong line-up though he...

Kaizer Chiefs booked their place in the CAF Confederation Cup group stages with a convincing 3-1 win over AS Simba at Dobsonville Stadium on Sunday afternoon. With the game evenly poised at 0-0 from the first leg tie in DR Congo last week, the second leg was over from as...

FC Saint Eloi Lupopo head coach Guy Bukasa has paid tribute to Florent Ibenge and Pitso Mosimane who he reckons have made coaching in Africa for black coaches fashionable. The 38-year-old Bukasa is on the verge of creating history with Lupopo should they withhold Orlando Pirates in the second leg...

Kaizer Chiefs coach Cedric Kaze has dismissed suggestions that new signing Luke Baartman has been relegated to the club's DStv Diski Challenge squad. Baartman, 19, is yet to make his Amakhosi debut alongside Asanele Velebayi since being snapped up in the offseason from Cape Town Spurs. ALSO READ: Kaze Confirms Fresh...

Kaizer Chiefs coach Cedric Kaze has confirmed that Khanyisa Mayo will not be available for the CAF Confederation Cup second preliminary round second leg clash on Sunday. The Glamour Boys welcome DR Congo outfit AS Simba to the Dobsonville Stadium after playing to a 0-0 away stalemate. ALSO READ: Kaze Makes...

The Zimbabwean Football Association (ZIFA) announced the termination of senior national team coach Michael Nees’s contract just two months before the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on Wednesday . The German took over the Warriors in September last year and struggled to bring results, with his record reading just...