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South Africa's Under 20 side dominate the COSAFA U20 Championship group stage squad with five players after sealing passage to next year's U20 AFCON. Amajita continued where they left off after bagging two wins on the trot in Group C. They hammered Malawi 5-0 in their opening group match before...

Raymond Mdaka's SA U20 side beat Angola 1-0 in the semifinals of the COSAFA U20 Championship to reach the final and qualify for the 2025 AFCON. The game started on a slow temper with Angola sitting deep in their own half allowing South Africa to have most of the ball...

Ofentse Kgosana rounded off the scoring as 10-man Amajita booked their place in the semi-finals of the 2024 COSAFA U20 tournament following a 2-0 win over Comoros at the ABB1 stadium in Motola on Tuesday afternoon. Second half goals from Siyabonga Mabena and Kgosana were enough to seal victory and...

Kaizer Chiefs' Mfundo Vilakazi and former SuperSport United winger Shandre Campbell headline Raymond Mdaka's final Amajita squad for the upcoming COSAFA U20 Championship. Amajimbos sensation Emile Witbooi has also been named in the squad. The tournament serves as qualifiers for the 2025 U20 Africa Cup of Nations, with the two finalists...

Amajita head coach Raymond Mdaka says they want the overseas-based players in their next camp when they have international friendly fixtures before the U20 AFCON qualifiers. The South Africa U20 side met for the first time this week since October 2022 when they missed out on the Africa Cup of...

Former Kaizer Chiefs and Bafana Bafana midfielder Reneilwe 'Yeye' Letsholonyane has started his new role and is one of the new faces in Raymond Mdaka's technical team for the SA U20s. Amajita are currently in camp at the SAFA Technical Centre to prepare for the 2025 AFCON qualifiers in September...

Coach Raymond Madaka has no doubt that wingers Lesiba Nku and Katlego Otladisa will be a success with Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates, respectively. Mdaka worked with Nku and Otladisa at Marumo Gallants last season, as they were relegated to the Motsepe Foundation Championship. Nku was an outstanding player during the...

Marumo Gallants know that they will a positive result against Swallows FC on the final day of the league, if they are to keep their DStv Premiership status after their incredible CAF journey. Their fairy-tale run in the CAF Confederation Cup came to end, as they lost 4-1 on aggregate...

Marumo Gallants interim coach Raymond Mdaka has insisted his players and technical team should be applauded for their incredible journey in the CAF Confederations Cup, which was ended by Young Africans in the semi-final. Mdaka believes losing defender Ismael Toure early in the semi-final second leg contributed to Gallants' 2-1...

Marumo Gallants interim coach Raymond Mdaka admits that things have become difficult and complex for his side as they keep on switching focus between their historic continental mission, while they have big problems in the league. Gallants missed an opportunity to move away from the relegation threatened group in the...