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Banyana Banyana start defence of their COSAFA Cup title
29 July 2019 – Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana have arrived in Port Elizabeth to start the defence of their COSAFA Cup title they won in the same province about a year ago. Head coach Desiree Ellis and the 20 players she named for the tournament will start training...
Notoane confident of turning around tie in second leg
29 July 2019 – South Africa’s CHAN team coach David Notoane is confident that his side will turn around the tie in the second leg which will take place at Dobsonville Stadium on Sunday, 4 August 2019 (kick off 15h00). South Africa, fielding mostly youngsters with...
Basetsana begin COSAFA U20 Championships preps
29 July 2019 – The South AfricanU20 Women’s National Team (Basetsana), have arrived in Port Elizabeth to prepare for the inaugural U20 COSAFA Championships, and will hold two training sessions today ahead of their opening encounter against Zimbabwe’s U20 on Thursday,1...
South Africa CHAN team go down 3-2 to Lesotho in first leg
28 July 2019 - The South African CHAN team comprising mostly u23 and fringe players, put up a spirited performance against hosts Lesotho before going down 3-2 in the first leg of the CHAN2020 tournament at Setsoto Stadium, Maseru on Sunday, 28 July 2019. And having...
CHAN squad wraps up preps, ready for Lesotho
27 July 2019 – CHAN team coach David Notoane is confident the youngsters he selected for this assignment will stand their own in Sunday’s first leg match against Lesotho at Setsoto Stadium. The match kicks-off at 14h00 and the return leg will be played next Sunday at...
CAF reschedule U23 qualifiers dates
27 July 2019 - The third and final round matches of the Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2019 qualifiers has been rescheduled to between 2-10 September 2019, from the previously announced June 2019 dates. The decision follows a recommendation by the CAF...
CHAN squad arrives in Maseru for first leg encounter
26 July 2019 – The South Africa CHAN squad arrived in Maseru, the capital of Lesotho ready to do battle with their counterparts in the Orange CAF CHAN second round, first leg qualifier at Setsoto Stadium on Sunday, 28 July 2019. The match kicks off at 14h00 and the...
Three horse race in SAFA Ekurhuleni Women’s Regional League
26 July 2019 – The battle for promotion to the Sasol League continues to be a pulsating one out in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg. Phomolong Ladies, Home Sweepers and Kathorus United are all tied on 15 points and no team is looking at taking the foot of the pedal...
Royal Knights FC enjoying their football in Mpumalanga Sasol League
26 July 2019 - Formed in 2011 by an ambitious young visionary, current Mpumalanga ‘Stream A’Sasol League log leaders Royal Knights FC, are enjoying their football and keeping their feet firmly on the ground. Hailing from the football-mad Gert Sibande region in the...
Vision 2022: End of Phase One, now Phase Two
25 July 2019 - With the end of the First Phase of Vision 2022, we now enter the critical second phase. The first Phase ran from 2014-2019 and ended with the conclusion of the AFCON tournament in Egypt. During this Phase, there has been massive Coaching Education where...
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