Ordinary people are doing what they can to help children surrounded by gunfire and drugs on the Cape Flats
The CAF Champions League, Confederation Cup and Super Cup are are held by North African teams. What’s behind the region’s footballing dominance?
The Platinum Stars goalie loves making a meal out of penalties.
The dream is to make it to Korea, and then there’s the Olympics after that
Bafana and Nigeria may be sitting out the tournament, but it still offers plenty of mouthwatering clashes
The Brazilians have a chance to give the world a taste of South African-style football.
Mamelodi Sundowns dominated the game to take the Telkom Knockout Final trophy, in a 3-1 win.
The Orlando Pirates beat SuperSport United 2-1, climbing to fourth place in the Premiership standings.
The skill of seeing a football pitch as a field of endless angles rather than a north-to-south battlefield is beautifully expressed by David Silva.
Libya’s 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Comoros has been moved from Tripoli because of the country’s political turmoil.
The advancement of football in Africa is being hamstrung by the gigantic egos of star players.
Expectations are diminished for Nigeria, but it was not long ago that the Super Eagles were seen as the most likely African nation to do well.
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/ 22 January 2010
The recent disappointing start to the Africa Cup of Nations suggests that there is still a long way to go before the continent can conquer the world.
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/ 20 November 2009
History doesn’t favour the chances of African sides in the World Cup, but Phathisani Moyo has reason to believe that next year will be different.