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Opinion Piece: Football attractions to look forward to in 2018
16 January 2018 - Compliments of the season to all football loving fans. The year 2017 dished out some choice action over the calendar year but 2018 is almost certain to top that with some mouth-watering footballing events, none more so than the FIFA World Cup in...
WATCH: SA U20 vs Nigeria U20 Goals
15 January 2018 - The South African U20 Women's national team suffered a 2-0 loss to Nigeria in the first leg of the final round of FIFA U20 Women's World Cup qualifiers. However, not all is lost for Maud Khumalo's side who will be hoping to reverse the 2-0 deficit...
Bloemfontein Young Tigers through to Nedbank last 32
15 January 2018 – Bloemfontein Young Tigers secured their place in the last 32 of the 2017/18 Nedbank Cup after beating Pabalelo Chiefs 2-0 on Sunday, 14 January in the SAFA Dr Ruth region in Vryburg, North West. The Bloemfontein based ABC Motsepe side had to work...
Banyana Banyana land in Cape Town and get down to business
15 January 2018 – Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana landed in Cape Town on Sunday, 14 January 2018 and got down to serious business, holding their first training session at Ikamva, the home of Ajax Cape Town. The number one Women’s National Team on the continent is in...
Basetsana go down to Nigeria in WC Qualifier
13 January 2018 - The South African U20 women’s national team’s dream of booking a place in this year’s FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in France suffered a blow after going down 2-0 to Nigeria on Saturday, 13 January at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane. Two first...
Khumalo names starting line-up for Nigeria clash
13 January 2017 - South African U20 Women’s national team coach, Maud Khumalo has named a strong starting line up to face Nigeria in the first leg of the final round of FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers. Basetsana face the Falconets, at the Old Peter Mokaba...
Gomes to officiate his first CHAN 2018 match
12 January 2017 – Top South African referee, Victor Gomes, will take charge of the clash betweeen Nigeria and Rwanda in the Total African Nations Championships, which kicks off in Morocco on Saturday, 13 January 2018. The clash will be played on Monday, 15 January at...
Tributes pour in for Dlamini after retirement from Banyana Banyana
12 January 2018 – Tributes continue to pour in for Amanda Dlamini after she announced her retirement from the South African Senior Women’s National Team on Tuesday, 9 January 2018. Former head coach of the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana, Viera Pauw, said Dlamini was...
Khumalo demands mental toughness from Basetsana
12 January 2017 - With just two matches away from making history and becoming the first South African U20 Women’s side to make an appearance at a FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup, Basetsana coach, Maud Khumalo believes mental toughness will be key in overcoming their hoodoo...
Amajimbos report for first training camp of the year
12 January 2018 – The South African U17 Men’s national team (Amajimbos), reported for their first training camp of 2018 and held their first training session on Thursday, 11 January at the University of Johannesburg Soweto campus in Johannesburg. A total of 36...
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