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SAFA Proposes Bonus Cuts for Bafana and Banyana!
The South African Football Association (SAFA) has proposed a new bonus structure that would see…
Bafana Bafana Coach Hugo Broos Names Preliminary Squad
The Bafana Bafana squad to face Panama in two international friendlies on home soil has…
Benni McCarthy Backs Pitso Mosimane for Bafana Head Coach Position
Former Bafana Bafana striker Benni McCarthy has thrown his weight behind Pitso Mosimane to return…
Adidas Unveils New Bafana Bafana and Banyana Banyana Home Kit
The new technical sponsor of the South African Football Association, Adidas, has dropped the 2026/27…
Bafana Bafana’s World Cup Base in Violence-Hit Mexico
The South African Football Association (SAFA) has confirmed that Bafana Bafana will be based in Pachuca, Mexico, for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Bafana Bafana will train at the Universidad del Futbol and stay at the Camino Real Pachuca hotel, located just outside Pachuca. Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca is scheduled to stage the tournament’s opening match, Mexico vs. South Africa, on June 11. Mexico is under the spotlight after the city of Guadalajara erupted with cartel violence last weekend, alongside…
Bafana Bafana to Host Panama in Durban and Cape Town
Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium and DHL Cape Town Stadium will host Bafana Bafana’s two international friendly matches against Panama next month. The South African senior men’s national team will host the first match at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Friday, 27 March, before facing the Central American country in the second game in Cape Town on Tuesday, 31 March. The matches form a critical component of head coach Hugo Broos’ build-up programme ahead of the FIFA World Cup, which will be…
Dr Pitso Mosimane “Interested” in Bafana Bafana Job
Former Bafana Bafana coach Dr. Pitso Mosimane has expressed interest in returning to the head coach position of South Africa’s senior national football team, Bafana Bafana. Bafana Bafana will be without a coach after this year’s FIFA World Cup, as the Belgian, Hugo Broos, will step down to retire from the game. Mosimane said, “I’m interested. The AFCON (Africa Cup of Nations) medal is the one that I want to close everything (in his career). That’s the medal I don’t…
Bafana to Host Panama in World Cup Preparations
South Africa’s senior football team, Bafana Bafana, will face Panama in two international friendly matches to be played in South Africa next month. The matches will be played between 27 and 31 March 2026 as Bafana Bafana’s preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. “The matches form a critical component of head coach Hugo Broos’s build-up programme ahead of the global tournament, which will be hosted by the United States of America, Canada and Mexico from 11 June to 19…
Bafana Bafana Head Home After Defeat to Cameroon
South Africa’s senior national football team, Bafana Bafana, has fallen short at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, with Cameroon winning their clash to reach the Quarterfinals. Long dominated by an enterprising Bafana Bafana on Sunday evening, the Indomitable Lions relied on their efficiency and composure to claim a 2–1 win in Rabat. For the first 30 minutes, South Africa set the tempo. High pressing, vertical play, clear chances: Cameroon bent but did not break. Then, in a match waiting…
African Times Predicts Bafana Bafana Final AFCON Squad
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos will on Monday, 1 December, announce Bafana Bafana’s final squad heading to the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Earlier this week, the Belgian named a 54-man provisional team. Each participating team can submit a list of up to 27 players, but the Confederation of African football (CAF) will only cover travel and accommodation costs for 23 players. This means the countries that take more than 23 players will be liable for the costs of…
Bafana Bafana in Pot 3 for World Cup Draw
World football governing body FIFA has revealed the pots ahead of the group stage draw for the World Cup next year. South Africa’s senior national team, Bafana Bafana, has been placed in Pot 3. On Friday, 5 December, participating teams will find out which pathway they must follow in their quest to lift the trophy when the draw is conducted in Washington DC, United States of America (USA). The Final Draw procedures stipulate that the hosts Canada, Mexico and the…
Breaking: Bafana Bafana AFCON Squad Announced
Bafana Bafana’s preliminary squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) has been announced. Bafana coach Hugo Broos made the announcement on Monday afternoon, with the final 23-man squad expected to be confirmed next week. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has set a deadline of 11 December for all final squad submissions ahead of the tournament to be hosted by Morocco from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026. Broos’ men were drawn in Group B, alongside Angola…
Thembinkosi Lorch Misses Out on AFCON!
Despite being in the form of his life, attacking midfielder Thembinkosi Lorch has been omitted from Bafana Bafana’s preliminary squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON]. African Times can reveal the 32-year-old has failed to make the cut for the tournament starting next month in Morocco, where he is playing club football for Wydad Casablanca. Bafana Bafana’s preliminary squad will be announced on Monday afternoon. Lorch was again one of the players to watch on the weekend when…
Ten (10) Bafana Bafana Players Guaranteed AFCON Spot
African Times has picked 10 players that have done enough to convince Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos to include them in his squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco. Bafana Bafana’s opening match of the tournament will be against Angola on 22 December in Marrakech, followed by a clash against Egypt on 26 December in Agadir, before they conclude their group stage assignment when they challenge neighbours Zimbabwe, also in Marrakech. “It’s not difficult (to select the 23-man…