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FC Augsburg striker Samuel Essende has looked back at the club's pre-season camp in South Africa filled with excitement, saying it was "the best" pre-season he has experienced. The Bundesliga side visited Mpumalanga ahead of the 2024/25 campaign, which was the club's first ever camp outside of Europe after being...

Nigeria defender Frank Onyeka has remained hopeful to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup despite the Super Eagles indifferent form in the qualifiers so far. Bafana Bafana are currently leading Group C in the World Cup qualifiers with 13 points from six games, while the Super Eagles - who...

Augsburg Football Club head coach Jess Thorup has admitted the Bundesliga side are monitoring the Premier Soccer League for potential players, admitting he has seen some "very exciting players" already. The Bundesliga side came to South Africa for their pre-season training camp, which was the club's first ever camp outside...

Bundesliga outfit FC Augsburg are said to have been impressed by TS Galaxy duo Samukelo Kabini and Puso Dithejane and will look to monitor them this season. Both players scored in the 2-1 win in the Mpumalanga Premier’s Cup final and are only 20 years old. ALSO READ: Augsburg...

FC Augsburg coach Jess Thorup believes Gift Links’ journey should inspire more players from South Africa to seek opportunities in Europe. The 25-year-old Links has been with Danish side AGF Aarhus since 2019 having joined them from Cape Town City at age 21. Thorup and his Bundesliga outfit spent their...

Bundesliga side FC Augsburg had an experience they will never forget when they visited a primary and secondary school in Mbombela this week and made the day of over 400 pupils. The players and coaching staff led several activities with the classes to the delight of the kids, with everyone...

FC Augsburg coach Jess Thorup has hailed his countryman, Mamelodi Sundowns Sporting Director Flemming Berg as someone who is strong in developing clubs and players. Berg arrived at Chloorkop in April 2022, and Sundowns continued their dominance on the domestic front though they still fell short of their second CAF...

In this week’s edition, Velile Mnyandu spoke to Mamelodi Sundowns and Bafana Bafana leftback Terrence Mashego, who is also currently studying law. Lorenz Köhler caught up with Bobby Motaung, as he accepted another award on behalf of his father, Dr. Kaizer Motaung, and Bobby tells us Kaizer Chiefs’ ambitions under...

FC Augsburg defender Patric Pfeiffer says he has applied for his Ghanaian passport and is ready to represent the Black Stars. Pfeiffer, 24, is a 1.96m tall centre-back who was born in Hamburg, Germany. After starting his career in the youth ranks of Hamburger SV, he had his breakthrough at...

Augsburg and Benin striker Steve Mounie says he was impressed with the quality of the Bafana Bafana squad which he stated was dominated by Mamelodi Sundowns players. Mounie captained the Cheetahs in their 2-1 defeat against South Africa in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying opener at Moses Mabhida Stadium...