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Bafana

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/ 21 November 2008

Bafana get Confederations Cup seeding boost

Hosts South Africa are the sole seeds for the 2009 Fifa Confederations Cup draw on Saturday despite being the lowest ranked of the eight qualifiers.

By Allan Williams
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/ 20 November 2008

Eto’o a no-show for match honouring Mandela

Cameroon and SA officials traded accusations on Wednesday after Samuel Eto’o failed to arrive in SA for a match honouring Nelson Mandela.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 20 November 2008

Bafana end year on high note

Bafana Bafana claimed a fourth consecutive international victory on Wednesday by edging Cameroon 3-2 in a Nelson Mandela Challenge thriller.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 19 November 2008

Moyes hits back at SA bosses after Pienaar row

Everton manager David Moyes has told SA officials to stop moaning after the club withdrew Steven Pienaar from his country’s friendly against Cameroon.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 18 November 2008

Bafana’s big test

Bafana Bafana will be aiming to roll back the years when they tackle Cameroon in the annual Nelson Mandela Challenge on Wednesday night.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 17 November 2008

Dikgacoi aims for the stars

Bafana Bafana have nothing to fear from Cameroon when they clash in the Nelson Mandela Challenge at Rustenburg’s Olympia Park on Wednesday night.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 13 November 2008

Bafana move up rankings

Bafana Bafana improved a dismal Fifa ranking of 85th to 80th when the latest rankings were released on Wednesday.

By Sy Lerman
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/ 12 November 2008

Bartlett proffers advice to Joel Santana

Joel Santana gets his last chance to run the rule over his players when they host Cameroon in the Nelson Mandela Challenge at Olympia Park.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 16 October 2008

Three in a row for Bafana

Bafana Bafana’s revival continued when they defeated Ghana 2-1 in a drama-filled friendly international on Wednesday night.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 14 October 2008

Ghana’s ‘B team’ to face Bafana

What one prominent Ghana soccer authority labelled ”the B team” will line up against Bafana in a friendly match in Bloemfontein on Wednesday night.

By Sy Lerman
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/ 11 October 2008

Bafana win in Equatorial Guinea

Bafana Bafana end their disappointing 2010 Africa Cup of Nations Group Four qualifying programme with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Equatorial Guinea.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 10 October 2008

Plummeting Bafana look to save face

Financial stocks and shares were not the only items plummeting this week as the football fortunes of 2010 World Cup hosts SA took another nosedive.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 9 October 2008

Will Teko turn the corner?

Bafana Bafana midfield star Teko Modise is determined to use Saturday’s meaningless 2010 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier to help him turn the corner.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 9 October 2008

Baloyi happy to be back for Bafana

Age is just a number, according to veteran Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Brian Baloyi.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 9 October 2008

Bafana nosedive in world rankings

Bafana players were greeted with the disconcerting news on Wednesday that the team had plummeted to 85th in the Fifa world rankings.

By Sy Lerman
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/ 7 October 2008

Baloyi back in Bafana Bafana mix

Veteran goalkeeper Brian Baloyi received a recall to the Bafana Bafana squad for the first time in more than three years on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 6 October 2008

Bafana seeded for Confederations Cup

Hosts South Africa will be among the 2009 Confederations Cup seeds, world football governing body Fifa announced in Johannesburg on Sunday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 1 October 2008

Big smiles as Bafana trounce Malawi

Bafana Bafana coach Joel Santana admitted he would be sleeping a lot easier after his team outplayed Malawi 3-0 on Tuesday night.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 30 September 2008

Cloud over Mabizela after no-show

Bafana Bafana ”bad boy” Mbulelo ”OJ” Mabizela’s international career could be on the rocks again.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 15 September 2008

Bafana’s blunders leave Blatter disappointed

Fifa chief Sepp Blatter says he is ”really disappointed” at the abysmal showing of Bafana, and plans some straight talking with local soccer bosses.

By Ben Maclennan
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/ 12 September 2008

It may not look like it, but SA sport is in disarray

Year after year, Olympics after Olympics, our administrators let the side down with their pettiness, infighting and general incompetence.

By Richard Siskind
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/ 12 September 2008

A transition stage for Bafana Bafana

SA’s recent failure to qualify for the African Nations Cup for the first time in 14 years has sent a ripple of panic through the soccer fraternity.

By Zelim Nel
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/ 11 September 2008

Safa chief fumes over criticism from ‘idiots’

Raymond Hack, the CEO of Safa, has described critics who question the body’s development programmes as ”idiots”.

By Lucky Sindane and Percy Zvomuya
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/ 11 September 2008

Clive Barker takes aim at Safa

Bafana Bafana’s most successful coach, Clive Barker, has called Safa to set up a meeting with former local-born national coaches.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 10 September 2008

Santana says Bafana ‘played nice football’

Bafana Bafana coach Joel Santana on Tuesday tried to justify his poor record since he took charge of the national side in June.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 8 September 2008

Bafana look to the future

Russia-based central defender Matthew Booth finally comes in from the Bafana Bafana cold after three years in the international wilderness.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 7 September 2008

It’s all over for Bafana

It was not the bitterly disappointing 1-0 defeat against Nigeria that hammered the final nails into Bafana Bafana’s coffin.

By Sy Lerman
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/ 6 September 2008

Bafana’s Nations Cup hopes dashed

Bafana Bafana’s Nigerian hoodoo struck for a sixth time when Nigeria beat South Africa 1-0 in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 5 September 2008

‘It will be war on Saturday’

Going into the key 2010 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier, Joel Santana’s boys could take advantage of a troubled and under-strength Super Eagles.

By Percy Zvomuya and Lucky Sindane
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/ 3 September 2008

Tovey tells Bafana to go on the attack

Attack is the only option for Bafana when they host Nigeria on Saturday. That was the message from former captain Neil Tovey.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 3 September 2008

Benni is not injured, say Rovers

Benni McCarthy is not injured as far as Blackburn Rovers are concerned, but a spokesperson for the club said on Tuesday he is not match fit.

By Sy Lerman
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/ 2 September 2008

Nothing is impossible, says Tinkler

Former Bafana Bafana captain Eric Tinkler appealed to South African soccer fans to get solidly behind Bafana when they host Nigeria.

By Billy Cooper
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