South African defender Siyabonga Ngezana has been named to the Romanian SuperLiga Team of the Season for a second consecutive year. The 27-year-old played a pivotal role as his team, FCSB, won the league title. Ngezana is among six players from FCSB who made the starting XI. Meanwhile, Ngezana has also been named the club’s Defender of the Season. African Times has previously reported that Italian Serie A side Lecce and English Championship club Birmingham are eyeing Ngezana for a…

Durban City’s automatic promotion to the Betway Premiership from the Motsepe Foundation Championship (MFC) is now confirmed. City’s promotion was in doubt after fellow MFC teams JDR Stars and Cape Town Spurs lodged protests against Durban City. The bone of contention related to Durban City allegedly fielding an ineligible player, Saziso Magawana. Initially, the Premier Soccer League (PSL) Disciplinary Committee dismissed the cases, stating that Durban City’s registration of Magawana was aboveboard and therefore, they did not flout the league…

Elias Mokwana’s first season with Tunisian club Espérance will go down as one to remember. The Bafana Bafana winger won his third title of the 2024/25 season when Espérance beat Stade Tunisien 1-0 to win the Tunisian Cup at Stade Olympique Hammadi-Agrebi on Sunday. Espérance have completed a treble this season as they also won the Tunisian Ligue 1 and Super Cup. The 25-year-old has contributed significantly to the Blood and Gold in his first season in North Africa after…

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso has lost two CAF Champions League finals on the trot, but the Portuguese mentor remains unfazed. Last season, Cardoso was in charge of Tunisian side Espérance when they went down to Egyptian powerhouse Al Ahly. This time, Cardoso’s Sundowns team was beaten 3-2 on aggregate by Pyramids of Egypt in the final. He insists it was not for a lack of effort from his men. “The way we played since I arrived at Sundowns can…

Egyptian side Pyramids has won the CAF Champions League for the first time in its history. Pyramids got the better of Mamelodi Sundowns, winning 2-1 on Sunday at the 30 June Stadium in Egypt’s capital, Cairo. The hosts win the tie 3-2 on aggregate after the 1-1 draw in the first leg played in Pretoria about a week ago. Fiston Mayele’s first-half strike and one from Mohamed Chibi in the second stanza ensured a win for Pyramids, who were playing…

Mamelodi Sundowns are unbeaten in their last 10 matches against Egyptian clubs, with a clash against Pyramids coming up on Sunday evening at the 30 June Stadium in Cairo (19H00 SA time). The South African champions are aiming for their second CAF Champions League title after a 1-1 draw in the first leg played in Pretoria, but Pyramids stand in their way. However, Sundowns have won four and drawn six in their last ten encounters against Egyptian opposition, home and…

South African athlete Zakithi Nene has run a personal best (PB) of 43.76s to win the men’s 400m at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi, Kenya. On Saturday, the 27-year-old became the third fastest African man of all time, behind compatriot Wayde van Niekerk (43.03) and Botswana’s Isaac Makwala (43.72). In the 2016 Olympic Games men’s 400m, Van Niekerk won the gold medal with a world record time mentioned above. Nene won the 400m ahead of Nigerian Chidi Okezie, who…

Marumo Gallants will begin a search for a new coach after Abdeslam Ouaddou resigned. Ouaddou tendered his resignation on Saturday evening. “I would like to announce with this press release the end of the adventure with the Marumo Gallants club,” stated Ouaddou, who had been in charge since March this year. He guided the team from the relegation zone into 10th spot by the end of the season. “It has been great pleasure to have collaborated with all the resources…

Moroccan right-back Achraf Hakimi was one of the standout performers as French side Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Italy’s Inter Milan 5-0 in Munich to win the UEFA Champions League (UCL) for the first time. Hakimi, playing against his former team, was first on the scoresheet just 12 minutes in, before 19-year-old French forward Desire Doue added another one soon after for a two-nil lead at the break. Doue completed his brace just after the hour mark, and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, together with…

Athletics South Africa (ASA) president James Moloi has been re-elected at the National Federation’s Quadrennial General Meeting in Kempton Park, Johannesburg, on Saturday. Moloi will serve another four years after receiving the majority of votes from ASA members. He has been at the helm of the association since coming into power in 2021. “I’m thankful for the support shown by the council, which shows that we’ve done well for the last four years, and now I’m going to do my…