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Bafana Bafana

Sport audit 2018: How SA’s national football teams performed
Article
/ 7 December 2018

Sport audit 2018: How SA’s national football teams performed

If our national teams are adverts of who we are then it’s little wonder we are so quick to hold them to account. So let’s do just that.

By Luke Feltham
Banyana’s bittersweet success
Article
/ 30 November 2018

Banyana’s bittersweet success

The national team is good enough to get to the Awcon final, but the gender pay gap remains

By Siyabonga Ngcangisa
Nigeria, Uganda, Mali, Morocco qualify for Cup of Nations
Article
/ 18 November 2018

Nigeria, Uganda, Mali, Morocco qualify for Cup of Nations

Nigeria drew 1-1 with Bafana Bafana in Soweto and Uganda edged Cape Verde 1-0 in Kampala

By Agency
SA takes on the best – twice
Article
/ 15 November 2018

SA takes on the best – twice

Both our national men’s and women’s football teams take on the footballing powerhouse Nigeria this weekend and the stakes couldn’t be higher.

By Luke Feltham
Sabotage can undo a coach
Article
/ 9 November 2018

Sabotage can undo a coach

A revolt in the dressing room could lead to players deliberately throwing games to punish the gaffer

By Siyabonga Ngcangisa
Banyana raises a nation’s hopes
Article
/ 9 November 2018

Banyana raises a nation’s hopes

Bafana’s poor performances have repeatedly dismayed SA but something exciting has been happening in their sisters’ game

By Luke Feltham
Bafana confront their hoodoo
Article
/ 11 October 2018

Bafana confront their hoodoo

All too often the team panic when they play a lesser nation but the coach is working on that

By Luke Feltham
Bartlett joins Bafana, Baxter calls for more legends
Article
/ 8 October 2018

Bartlett joins Bafana, Baxter calls for more legends

Bartlett, with 29 goals in 74 appearances, trails only Benni McCarthy in Bafana’s all-time goalscorer list

By Luke Feltham
Women battle digital discrepancies
Article
/ 28 September 2018

Women battle digital discrepancies

We’re familiar with the gender pay gap but there’s an information gap on the internet too

By Luke Feltham
PSL blasts R50m Safa-OUTsurance sponsorship deal
Article
/ 20 September 2018

PSL blasts R50m Safa-OUTsurance sponsorship deal

Safa last week announced a five-year sponsorship deal with OUTsurance worth R50 million in a first of its kind match officials sponsorship deal.

By Agency
It’s do or die for Bafana coach Baxter
Article
/ 7 September 2018

It’s do or die for Bafana coach Baxter

The nation’s patience is wearing thin and, with Afcon prospects beckoning, expectations are high

By Luke Feltham
How analysis took over the PSL
Article
/ 17 August 2018

How analysis took over the PSL

Using video and other software to track all aspects of player performance is a global norm — and Mzansi
has also taken to it

By Luke Feltham
Will Tau be strung along?
Article
/ 27 July 2018

Will Tau be strung along?

Bafana’s gifted attacker faces the very real danger of becoming lost in the wilderness

By Luke Feltham
Talented Tau surrenders to his fate
Article
/ 20 July 2018

Talented Tau surrenders to his fate

A nightmare scenario could leave him to languish in minor leagues

By Luke Feltham
Clive Barker: Why I made Neil Tovey my captain
Article
/ 4 July 2018

Clive Barker: Why I made Neil Tovey my captain

In 1996, Clive Barker took Bafana Bafana to their first and only Africa Cup of Nations. In his new autobiography, he recalls his first job as coach

By Staff Reporter
The curse of the Pep in Yaya’s step
Article
/ 8 June 2018

The curse of the Pep in Yaya’s step

The Ivorian’s contentious comments offer pause for thought about his stifled career opportunities

By Luke Feltham
Bafana Bafana crash out of COSAFA Cup
Article
/ 3 June 2018

Bafana Bafana crash out of COSAFA Cup

South Africa were expected to win the match with ease against a team ranked 114th in the world

By Agency
Time to give Banyana some love
Article
/ 9 February 2018

Time to give Banyana some love

South Africa has a strong women’s side, so why aren’t they getting the props they deserve?

By Staff Reporter
Sulky Serero’s ultimatum backfires
Article
/ 10 November 2017

Sulky Serero’s ultimatum backfires

The Vitesse midfielder spurned a Bafana call-up days before their crunch clash against Senegal

By Luke Feltham
Does ‘radical economic transformation’ include closing the gender pay gap?
Article
/ 10 October 2017

Does ‘radical economic transformation’ include closing the gender pay gap?

South Africa should be the benchmark when it comes to matters of social reforms and confronting discriminatory systems, right? Wrong.

By Staff Reporter
Russia 2018: Who will make the cut?
Article
/ 6 October 2017

Russia 2018: Who will make the cut?

As the World Cup qualifiers come to a head, it’s time to review which teams might secure a spot and who needs to do some extra work

By Corentin Dautreppe and Yassine Khiri
Class of ’96 has faith in Bafana
Article
/ 25 August 2017

Class of ’96 has faith in Bafana

Members of the Afcon-winning squad say today’s team has what it takes to replicate past glories

By Thomas Kwenaite
Baxter limps into CHAN tie against Zambia
Article
/ 11 August 2017

Baxter limps into CHAN tie against Zambia

"With the game due to take place at the Buffalo City Stadium in East London on Saturday, the Bafana coach encountered a mass withdrawal."

By Thomas Kwenaite
Mbule hungry for even more success
Article
/ 28 July 2017

Mbule hungry for even more success

Having proved his mettle against the Zebras, the teen seems a shoo-in for a permanent Bafana slot

By Thomas Kwenaite
Mokoena easily carries Bafana
Article
/ 21 July 2017

Mokoena easily carries Bafana

The 19-year-old talent has displayed his many abilities as well as his maturity

By Thomas Kwenaite
Unbowed Baxter soldiers on with blooding new players
Article
/ 7 July 2017

Unbowed Baxter soldiers on with blooding new players

"Baxter highlighted that he had been impressed with the first-half performance, but called on Bafana to finish off the chances created"

By Thomas Kwenaite
Young Bafana stars to get boots dirty
Article
/ 30 June 2017

Young Bafana stars to get boots dirty

"Most of the Southern African countries in the competition have brought relatively young and inexperienced teams and South Africa are no exception"

By Thomas Kwenaite
Furman’s body on the block
Article
/ 15 June 2017

Furman’s body on the block

The midfielder stopped at nothing to keep the Nigerian attack from breaching Bafana’s defence

By Thomas Kwenaite
Baxter gives us a taste of two Bafanas
Article
/ 14 June 2017

Baxter gives us a taste of two Bafanas

Over the course of one week, new coach Stuart Baxter has managed to show the nation two Bafanas.

By Thomas Kwenaite
Clash of Africa’s titans
Article
/ 9 June 2017

Clash of Africa’s titans

And, no, we are not just talking football. Much more is at stake

By Thomas Kwenaite
Fifa ban places qualifier in doubt
Article
/ 24 March 2017

Fifa ban places qualifier in doubt

Bafana gear up for two friendlies amid fears they may have to replay the Senegal game.

By Thomas Kwenaite
Is Ruud Krol Bafana’s new coach?
Article
/ 17 March 2017

Is Ruud Krol Bafana’s new coach?

The job could go to Krol or Stuart Baxter, but the Dutchman is keen – and available immediately.

By Thomas Kwenaite
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