Betway Premiership champions Mamelodi Sundowns are fighting on all fronts for success. With the league trophy in the bag, the focus has shifted to the CAF Champions League final, where they will host Egyptian side Pyramids on Saturday, 24 May. The return leg will be played on Sunday, 1 June, in Cairo. The Yellow Nation is playing its part, with the tickets sold out for the first leg at Loftus Stadium in Pretoria. Beyond the Champions League, there is the…

Less than a month before the start of the FIFA 2025 Club World Cup, the teams are leaving no stone unturned in their preparations. Leading the charge from the African continent is Moroccan outfit Wydad Casablanca, who have confirmed some interesting international friendlies. Wydad will play Spanish La Liga side Sevilla on 27 May at the Mohammed V Sports Complex in Casablanca before tackling Portuguese team Porto at the same venue on 31 May. The Club World Cup will start…

Five top African referees have been picked for this year’s FIFA Club World Cup, but there’s no South African on the list. FIFA has selected 117 match officials in a list drawn from 41 FIFA member associations. The list includes 35 referees, 58 assistant referees, and 24 video assistant referees (VAR). Dahane Beida (Mauritania), Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria), Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya), Jean Jacques Ndala (DR Congo), and Issa Sy (Senegal) will represent Africa amongst the 35 referees, while there are more…

“I look forward to reconnecting soon, refreshed and re-energized, ready to embrace new challenges and opportunities.” With these words, Wydad Casablanca mentor Rulani Mokwena has stepped away from social media amid the tough times he’s facing at the Moroccan club. Wydad supporters appear to be divided on Mokwena. In one corner, they’ve been calling for his head, and in the other, the cool heads believe he needs more time to bring silverware to the trophy cabinet of the 22-time Moroccan…

Mamelodi Sundowns’s biggest payday is around the corner with FIFA confirming the prize money for the Club World Cup set for June. The United States will host the tournament from June 14 to July 13, with 32 teams battling it out for honours, including Sundowns. FIFA has now revealed the prize money for all participants, but it differs from continent to continent. For African teams Sundowns, Al Ahly (Egypt), Wydad Casablanca (Morocco), and Espérance (Tunisia), they’ve each been allocated $9.55…

World football authority FIFA will pay out a cool $1 billion (R18.3 billion) to the clubs that will participate in this year’s FIFA Club World Cup in the United States. Mamelodi Sundowns will represent Africa alongside Al Ahly (Egypt), Rulani Mokwena’s Wydad Casablanca (Morocco), and Espérance (Tunisia), who have Bafana Bafana winger Elias Mokwana in their books. In a statement, FIFA confirmed it would generate $2 billion in revenues from the expanded Club World Cup, which is made up of…

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…