Sasol has officially ended its 16-year partnership with the South African Football Association (SAFA), dealing a major blow to women’s football just days before Banyana Banyana begin their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title defence. The petroleum company, which has been a long-time sponsor of both the senior national women’s team and the Sasol…
Despite captaining the Springboks against the Barbarians last week, Jesse Kriel will officially become Springbok captain No 67 when he leads the team out in the first Test against Italy at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Siya Kolisi has not sufficiently recovered from a tender Achilles tendon, and even if he had, he might have sat…
Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs confirmed three new signings on Tuesday as the club continue their rebuild for the upcoming season. Former AFC Wimbledon and Port Vale midfielder Ethan Chislett arrived in the country last week to complete his move, and was eventually unveiled by the club having put pen to paper. The 26-year-old Chislett was…
O’Mahony will lead a team packed with international quality as the Barbarians prepare to face the Boks for the first time on South African soil. Fellow Ireland Test centurion Cian Healy, who will also call time on his rugby career on Saturday, packs down at loosehead alongside France’s Camille Chat and Samoan tighthead Paul Alo-Emile….
Coach Rassie Erasmus was forced to make a late change to his Bok team on Friday, following the withdrawal of Siya Kolisi due to an unspecified injury. Marco van Staden has been drafted straight into the starting lineup as a replacement for Kolisi and will partner up with Vincent Tshituka and Jean-Luc du Preez in…
The thrashing, led by goals from Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland, Phil Foden, Savinho, and an own goal by Pierre Kalulu, marked a return to form for Pep Guardiola’s side at Camping World Stadium in Orlando. Guardiola praised his team’s performance, emphasizing their rediscovered edge. “The players felt what it’s like to be a good team…
Highlands Park, a former Premier Soccer League (PSL) club, won the ABC Motsepe League in Gauteng and were expected to represent the province in the national playoffs. The Lions of the North were docked a hefty 62 points after they were found guilty of playing Nigerian attacker Franklin Ogbonna, using fraudulent visa documents. Setenane says…
The South African champions needed a win to advance to the round of 16 but were unable to break down a disciplined Fluminense side, who progress instead. Head coach Rulani Mokwena named an unchanged starting XI from the 4-0 defeat to Borussia Dortmund on Saturday, while Fluminense opted to rest veteran centre-back Thiago Silva Sundowns…
Erasmus has selected four uncapped players in a quality team to contest the Qatar Airways Cup in Cape Town, although they will be surrounded by plenty of experience and Test caps to help ease them into the action. Prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye and flanker Vincent Tshituka crack the starting XV for the first time, while hooker…
The FIFA Club World Cup is the ultimate tournament for interclub football as it is played by the best teams from across the world. South Africa will be well represented in the upcoming event in the US after Mamelodi Sundowns’ qualification. However, there’ll be other South African representatives from two other African giants, Wydad Casablanca…
