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Banyana Banyana ran a 4-0 rampage over Mali in the final Group C match at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) at the Honneur Stadium on Monday night. Lebogang Ramalepe and captain Refiloe Jane struck in the first half, while Hildah Magaia and Ronnel Donnelly scored in the second...

Banyana Banyana head coach Dr Desiree Ellis has named a strong starting line-up for this evening's final Group C clash against Mail at the Honneur Stadium. This is a second meeting between the sides at the tournament with the other encounter a 2-0 victory for South Africa at the 2018...

Banyana Banyana head coach Dr Desiree Ellis is targeting top spot finish in Group C despite having already secured progression to the WAFCON knockout stages. The defending champions meet Mali in the final group game tonight in Oujda with both sides equal on four points from their first two games....

Former Mali and Sevilla attacking midfielder Frédéric Kanouté believes that youth development in South Africa and the Southern African region is still on the backfoot, making it difficult for European clubs to scout there. Kanouté, 46, was named the 2007 African Footballer of the Year. He pipped then-Chelsea duo Didier...

Ten-man Ivory Coast came from behind to defeat Mali 2-1 in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final clash at stade de la Paix on Saturday evening. The hosts trailed 1-0 after 70 minutes, which were heavily dominated by Mali with Simon Adingra levelling in injury-time to take the match...

Mali have progressed to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations after a 2-1 win over Burkina Faso in the Last 16 at stade AG Coulibaly on Tuesday evening. Edmond Tapsoba scored an own goal in the first half, while Lassine Sinayoko scored the extension early in the second...

Mali and Tunisia had to settle for a 1-1 draw in their Group E AFCON encounter at Stade Amadou Gon Coulibaly in Korhogo. After their win over Bafana Bafana in their first match, Mali were looking to book their place in their knockout rounds with a victory, while Tunisia, who...

Legendary Bafana Bafana striker Mark Williams is concerned that assistant coach Helman Mkhalele is not enforcing things to coach Hugo Broos on the bench, saying his former national teammate is not vocal enough.  Williams was speaking before Bafana Bafana kicked off their AFCON campaign this week, which began on Tuesday...

Mali head coach Éric Chelle says there are no concerns over Yves Bissouma and Moussa Diarra who contracted malaria ahead of the Bafana Bafana win. Despite realising Bissouma had contracted the mosquito-borne disease, common in West and East Africa - the Tottenham midfielder managed to last just under an hour. Meanwhile,...

Mali captain Hamari Traore has hailed the quality of the South Africa national team players and tipped them to advance to knockout stages of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Traore opened the scoring on the hour mark in the 2-0 win over Bafana Bafana on Tuesday evening at the...