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South Africa have officially withdrawn five players from the Olympics squad and given an update on their replacements. As reported by this publication, SAFA had to withdraw five players due to medical reasons, SAFA confirmed on Sunday. https://www.idiskitimes.co.za/international/sa-u23-bombshell-5-players-to-be-released-from-olympics-squad/ The players in question are Lyle Foster, Fagrie Lakay, Abbubaker Mobara, Sipho Mbule and...

By Velile Mnyandu The South African U23 preparations for the Olympics have been thrown into total disarray as head coach David Notoane has been forced to make five changes to key players on medical grounds. iDiski Times can exclusively reveal that the five players, most of whom have been with...

South African national U23 head coach David Notoane says that while they are prepared as they embark to the Tokyo Olympics, he admits they are also under prepared. The Covid-19 pandemic, which forced the Tokyo Games to be postponed by a year, has caused chaos with Notoane’s preparations, and two...

Orlando Pirates legend Tso Vilakazi has explained why he would’ve picked Itumeleng Khune as one of the three overaged players for the SA Olympics squad. Vilakazi addressed David Notoane’s selections for the Tokyo Olympics in his column in this week’s iDiski Times. https://www.idiskitimes.co.za/local/1530-official-notoane-announces-sa-olympics-squad/ Notoane announced his squad for the upcoming tournament, including...

Many South Africans expected Percy Tau to be named in the Olympics squad but here is why he wasn’t selected as one of the overaged players. Tau has experienced the same problem that Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah faced. Both players wanted to take part in the Olympics, but both were...

David Notoane has officially announced the South African Olympics squad, which includes two overaged players. Preparations for the Tokyo Olympics haven’t been great after two camps had to be cancelled. https://www.idiskitimes.co.za/international/sa-opponents-france-announce-olymics-squad/ In addition, SA’s U23 lost twice to Egypt without scoring and were unable to set up another friendly match so far. Today,...

SAFA have announced an important update on the South African U23 Olympics squad. The team was scheduled to travel to Saudi Arabia for a pre-tournament camp but it had to be cancelled, as iDiski Times reported. https://www.idiskitimes.co.za/local/notoane-confirms-3-overaged-players-for-olympics/ Instead, 20 players went into a local camp at the SAFA National Technical Centre in...

South African U23 coach David Notoane has confirmed who are the three overaged players he wants to take to the Olympics. The 52-year-old has until the end of the month to submit his final squad for the Tokyo Olympics, with three overaged players being allowed. https://www.idiskitimes.co.za/local/why-makgopa-is-not-in-bafana-squad/ However, Notoane has experienced several headaches...

South Africa U23 coach David Notoane has hit back at critics of former Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane. The latter has won three trophies since joining Al Ahly, namely the CAF Champions League, the CAF Super Cup and the Egyptian Super Cup while also collecting an Egyptian Premier League medal...

South African national under-23 head coach David Notoane says that despite the disappointing results against Egypt in two friendlies, he feels confident SA will have a competitive squad. Notoane was speaking after his team returned to South Africa, following the 2-0 and 3-0 loss over the Pharaos U23 side last...