Egyptian club Al Ahly has appointed a new head coach to replace José Riveiro, who was dismissed some weeks ago. Jess Thorup, who hails from Denmark, has penned a two-and-a-half-year deal, succeeding Riveiro at the African Club of the Century. Thorup, who has coached in Denmark, Belgium, and Germany, now takes charge of the 12-time CAF Champions League winners. According to reports, he’ll earn $9 million (R154 million) over the 30 months of his contract. “This came after the meeting…

Footballers Asanele Velebayi and Luke Baartman are now at liberty to fulfill their dreams of playing for Kaizer Chiefs following a ruling in their favour by a South African Football Association (SAFA) arbitrator. Velebayi, 22, and Baartman, 19, were officially signed by Amakhosi two months ago on free transfers but were both barred from turning out for the Soweto giants after their former club, Cape Town Spurs, challenged their moves. The duo won their cases when they were declared free…

World football governing body FIFA has roped in Jessica Motaung to the Men’s Football Stakeholders Committee. The 52-year-old Amakhosi administrator is amongst a host of Africans who have bagged FIFA roles in recent times. The FIFA Football Stakeholders Committee is one of the nine standing committees of FIFA. It deals with the structure of the game between players, clubs, leagues, associations, and confederations within FIFA. In 2023, Motaung was elected as the First Deputy Chairperson of the African Clubs Association…

FIFA president Gianni Infantino says the world football governing body has invested over USD 1 billion (R17 Billion) in African football development since 2016. Infantino was speaking at the 47th Confederation of African Football (CAF) Ordinary General Assembly in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Monday. “The FIFA Forward investments in the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the African zonal/regional associations and the continent’s 54 Member Associations (MAs) reached a total of USD 1.06 billion between the start of the…

For football fans, watching next year’s FIFA World Cup live will not come cheap. The United States, Mexico, and Canada will co-host the global showpiece from June 11 to July 19, 2026, and there’s already an uproar after ticket prices emerged. As per BBC Sport, FIFA has not formally revealed a full price list, but they are being listed online by fans who were successful in the draw after spending hours in digital queues last week. African Times reported recently…

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos says he is not overly concerned that winger Relebohile Mofokeng is not in top form this season. The 20-year-old had retained his place in the Bafana Bafana setup, ahead of the FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Zimbabwe (October 10) and Rwanda (October 14). However, the Orlando Pirates attacker has been withdrawn due to injury and replaced by Mduduzi Shabalala of Kaizer Chiefs. On national team duty, Mofokeng was benched against Lesotho and Nigeria last…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has reported a strong financial growth and increased investment in football on the continent under Dr Patrice Motsepe. On Monday, CAF announced a return to profitability, reversing several years of financial deficits and achieving significant growth as part of the organisation’s turnaround strategy adopted in 2021. This was announced at the 47th CAF Ordinary General Assembly in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. “CAF has reported a net profit of USD 9.48 million (R162 million)…

South Africa’s U20 side, Amajita, has reached the FIFA World Cup Last 16 for only the second time in history. The team has progressed to the knockout phase in the ongoing tournament in Chile, under the tutelage of Raymond Mdaka, emulating the team of 2009 that reached the same stage in Egypt. The African champions will face Colombia on Friday evening in Talca, for a place in the Quarterfinals, where they would meet Ukraine or Spain. “I think, honestly, the…

South African coach Bradley Carnell and defender Olwethu Makhanya have guided Major League Soccer (MLS) club Philadelphia Union to their 2025 Supporters’ Shield triumph. The Supporters’ Shield is an annual award given to the MLS team with the best regular season record, as determined by the MLS points system. With a 1-0 victory against New York City FC over the weekend, Philadelphia Union improved their record to 20 wins, six draws and seven defeats, setting a new club record for…

The African continent will be represented by three nations, including South Africa, in the Round of 16 of the ongoing FIFA U20 World Cup in Chile. Following the conclusion of the group stages on Sunday, SA was joined by Morocco and Nigeria, who also sealed qualification from their respective groups. Amajita, guided by Raymond Mdaka, overcame the United States by a 2-1 scoreline in a Group E encounter played at the El Teniente Stadium on Sunday evening. The USA drew…