They went on to thump West Germany 3-1 to lift the 1982 World Cup in Spain. The moral of the story is: write off the Italians at your own peril.
Phathisani Moyo talks to a man on a mission, Bafana Bafana player Kagiso Dikgacoi.
A touch of South Africa’s finest creativity will be on display at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Confederations Cup.
The odds are heavily stacked against New Zealand’s ‘All Whites’, but Bafana Bafana still have a score to settle with them, writes Phathisani Moyo.
Confederations Cup team of the week: Phathisani Moyo assesses the kings of African football’s chances ahead of the big tournament.
The excitement of being Confederations Cup hosts next month stems largely from the star attraction of some of the big names in football.
It went down to the wire but Supersport on Saturday did enough to retain their Absa Premier Soccer League title.
With all 55 000 tickets sold out, the Soweto derby has regained its status as the premier South African match, writes Phathisani Moyo.
The gulf between Bafana Bafana and the football elite that’s coming to South Africa in June was exposed in Switzerland this past Tuesday.
In just two weeks life has changed dramatically for Simon Magakwe, who emerged from nowhere to become SA’s new sprint king.