The race for the semi-finals of the CAF Champions League 2025/26 reaches a decisive stage this weekend, with four quarter-final second-leg matches set to determine the final four teams in Africa’s premier club competition. Following a thrilling first-leg round, all eight teams remain in contention, although South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns hold a commanding advantage after their dominant 3-0 victory over Stade Malien in Pretoria. The South African champions will travel to Mali looking to protect their three-goal cushion as they…

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos believes local players have to realise what happens on the field is just as important as what happens off the field. The Belgian, who is in his fifth year with Bafana, says he has observed certain attitudes that local players have to get rid of to take their game up a notch. “Look, football is more than playing with the ball on a green surface. What happens after the game, is even more important,” said…

Bafana Bafana mentor Hugo Broos has announced a 23-man squad for the two friendlies against Panama this month, in preparation for the FIFA World Cup in June. Bafana Bafana will host Panama at Moses Mabhida Stadium on 27 March, before the two nations meet again at Cape Town Stadium on 31 March. Bafana Bafana will then head to the World Cup where they will entertain co-hosts Mexico at the Azteca Stadium on June 11, which is the opening match of…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has sent shockwaves across the world after stripping Senegal of their African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 title. Morocco, who hosted the tournament and finished runners-up, has now been declared champions. Last month, Morocco had filed an appeal after the CAF Disciplinary Committee only issued player bans and fines as a result of the dramatic and controversial final which took place in Rabat on 18 January. In the final, Senegal had staged a walkout…

Former MC Alger coach Rulani Mokwena has broken his silence and explained the circumstances that led to him getting into trouble with Algerian authorities. As previously reported, the SA Embassy in Algeria confirmed Mokwena had been arrested at the Houari Boumediene Airport on Sunday, when he was leaving the country after parting ways with MC Alger. He was found guilty of possessing undeclared foreign currency of €14,200 (about R274,000). Mokwena was also fined 50,000 Algerian dinars (R6,500). During an interview…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that the 2026 edition of the CAF African Schools Football Championship Continental Finals will be hosted in Harare, Zimbabwe, from 2–10 April 2026. The CAF African Schools Football Championship, now on its fourth year, was initiated by CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe, in 2021 in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The kick-off event was held in Mozambique, Maputo a few months later. “Now on its fourth edition, more than two million boys and girls…

At just 14 years old, Ndidi Nzwana John is fast becoming one of South Africa’s most exciting young football sensations, with his name already echoing beyond local pitches and onto the radar of European clubs. The Flair Feet Stars FC defender shot to prominence after a sensational performance at the WSH Elite Cup South Africa 2025 in Dinokeng, where his team lifted the prestigious trophy. In a stunning twist, the teenage defender did not just dominate at the back -…

South African coach Rulani Mokwena will serve no prison time after escaping with a suspended sentence in Algeria. Mokwena has been in the news over the past 48 hours after he was reportedly arrested at the Houari Boumediene Airport on Sunday, when he was leaving the country after parting ways with MC Alger. He was found guilty of possessing undeclared foreign currency of €14,200 (about R274,000), as reported by the Sowetan and Algerian media. Mokwena was also fined 50,000 Algerian…

Former Kaizer Chiefs coach Muhsin Ertugral has penned a heartfelt note, expressing his disappointment at former coaches who have laid bare the club management’s alleged interference. Ertugral was responding to reports of Stuart Baxter, who has been quoted in the media as saying Chiefs management interfered in his work during his second spell with the club between 2021 and 2022. Baxter said, “If Kaizer Chiefs want to learn anything from the whole Baxter saga, the first time the roles were…

Algerian club MC Alger has moved swiftly to replace South African mentor Rulani Mokwena, who has left the club. The Ligue 1 leaders have roped in Tunisian coach Khaled Ben Yahia, who takes over from Mokwena. “The management of MC Alger announces the appointment of Tunisian coach Khaled Ben Yahia as the team’s new head coach until June 2027, succeeding South African coach Rulani Mokwena,” said MC Alger. Yahia has already overseen his first training session in preparation for the…