The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has announced the appointment of Marian Marinica as the new head coach of their senior men’s national team, the Warriors. The Romanian takes over from German mentor Michael Nees, who was dismissed last month following a poor run of results. Marinica, who most recently served as head coach of Liberia, has signed a one-year contract. His primary assignment will be to lead the Warriors at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled for December…

South Africa’s national teams have been handsomely rewarded by the sports ministry for their respective successes in recent times. The senior football team Bafana Bafana will receive R5 million to share amongst the players and technical team. This comes after Hugo Broos’s men qualified for the FIFA 2026 World Cup, ahead of Nigeria and Benin in Group C of the qualifiers. “This investment is a testament to their hard work and the pride they instill in our nation,” said sports…

Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Gayton Mckenzie has confirmed that Bafana Bafana team manager Vincent Tseka was fetching ice for the team when he missed the yellow card that almost cost Bafana Bafana a place in next year’s FIFA World Cup. Bafana Bafana have qualified for the World Cup despite being docked three points after midfielder Teboho Mokoena was fielded in the 2-0 win over Lesotho in March despite sitting on two yellow cards, meaning he was suspended for…

South African coach Rulani Mokwena is living up to expectations in the Algerian league in charge of Mouloudia Club d’Alger. Mokwena, 38, took over the reigning Ligue 1 champions in July on a two-year contract. He had previously coached in North Africa, where he spent eight months with Moroccan club Wydad Casablanca – until May this year, following his departure from Mamelodi Sundowns. In African Times’ previous reports, Mokwena had opened up on the lessons he picked up in Morocco.…

The South African U17 side, Amajimbos, is off to a great start at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Vela Khumalo’s boys beat Group A opponents Bolivia 3-1 at the Aspire Zone Complex in Doha, Qatar, on Monday despite playing most of the match with 10 players after the sending off of defender Sive Pama in the 35th minute. This was Amajimbos’s first-ever win in only their second appearance in a World Cup since 2015, where they lost two games…

MC Alger coach Rulani Mokwena will be on the opposite side of the pitch against his former employers Mamelodi Sundowns after the two sides were drawn in the same CAF Champions League group. The green and red will meet the Brazilians in Group C, alongside Al Hilal (Sudan) and St Éloi Lupopo from Sudan and DR Congo, respectively. The 2025/26 CAF Champions League group stage draw took place at the studios of CAF Broadcast Partner, SuperSport in Johannesburg on Monday. It has…

South African side Kaizer Chiefs has been drawn in arguably the toughest group in the CAF Confederation Cup. The draw took place at the studios of CAF Broadcast Partner, SuperSport, in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Monday. Amakhosi were drawn in Group D with two-time winners of this competition, Zamalek from Egypt, while Al Masry, also from Egypt, and Zambian club ZESCO United are also in the group. Last season’s semifinalists Stellenbosch FC will battle it out with CR Belouizdad (Algeria), AS…

The Springboks outclassed Japan 61-7 (halftime 26-0) to start the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour with a commanding combination of power and precision in slippery conditions at Wembley Stadium in London over the weekend, scoring eight well-taken tries along with a penalty try highlighting their ascendancy over the Brave Blossoms. There was only one team that really warmed the hearts of the London crowd on a rainy night as the Springboks totally outplayed their Japanese counterparts, highlighting the difference between the…

Hosts India clinched their maiden ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup title with a superb win over South Africa in the final. India beat the Proteas by 52 runs to win the 2025 final at the Dr. DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday, claiming their first-ever World Cup crown. Deepti Sharma and Shafali Verma starred with both bat and ball to help India secure a tense win after South Africa had won the toss and elected to bowl. Chasing…

A new Women’s Cricket World Cup winner will be crowned on Sunday after the two finalists were confirmed for the 50-over showcase, reports the International Cricket Council (ICC). India’s stunning victory over Australia in Navi Mumbai on Thursday means the two teams that will battle it out in the final of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 have now been confirmed. The tournament hosts will take on South Africa in the one-off decider at 11:30 SA time on Sunday,…