Mamelodi Sundowns chairman Tlhopie Motsepe has insisted that the team’s participation in the FIFA Club World Cup will be for all of Africa. The ‘Brazilians’ became the first team from the continent to welcome the FIFA Club World Cup trophy at their base, Chloorkop, Gauteng, yesterday, February 6, ahead of the tournament in June. The United States (US) will host the 32-team tournament, and Africa will be represented by four teams: Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), Al Ahly (Egypt), Wydad Casablanca…

Ephraim ‘Shakes’ Mashaba’s contribution to Bafana Bafana over the years has not gone unnoticed. On Wednesday, 5 February, the South African Football Association (SAFA) paid Mashaba a visit at the hospital to award him a bronze medal attained when Bafana Bafana finished third at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Ivory Coast a year ago. Mashaba, 74, was admitted to the Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg on January 27, 2025, for a suspected bladder infection. His hospital stay…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has revealed the dates for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The tournament is slated for 21 December 2025 until 18 January 2026. Morocco will play host and kick off the tournament with a clash against Comoros in the nation’s capital, Rabat. South Africa’s senior national team, Bafana Bafana, will be looking to go one better in North Africa after finishing third in the previous edition, which was hosted and won by Ivory…

German coach Sead Ramovic has called time on his stay at Tanzanian giants, Young Africans. Ramovic was in the Yanga job for just 81 days, since he joined from South African club, TS Galaxy. With him at the helm, Young Africans, otherwise known as Yanga, are second on the log behind bitter rivals Simba in Ligi Kuu Bara, which is Tanzania’s top flight. Ramovic’s departure has thus come as a big surprise, but African Times has established the reason behind…