With a world-class gauntlet laid out in front of them, could South Africa make an expectant nation proud?
Bafana captain Bongani Khumalo is desperate for his team to make the most of their second chance at Afcon when they come up against Angola in Durban.
Bafana skipper Bongani Khumalo says he has a difficult task on his hands as he tries to emulate 1996 Africa Cup of Nations winning captain Neil Tovey.
Bafana Bafana skipper Bongani Khumalo says he is looking forward to a solid performance from his side in the upcoming clash against Zambia.
Free shares worth almost R1-billion in Capitec is what a consortium linked to financing the ANC has scored thanks to finance from two state bodies.
There is a downside to keeping our best players at home, with the few South African players we have overseas on the back foot.
Bafana Bafana defender Bongani Khumalo has been withdrawn from the squad to face Cote d’Ivoire in the Nelson Mandela challenge due to an ankle injury.
Bafana Bafana expects all their overseas-based players to join the rest of the squad on Monday ahead of the weekend’s Africa Nations Cup.
With both Bafana and Burkina Faso short on top players, tonight’s clash in Johannesburg might well be turn out to be little more than a practice game.
Local football fans are excited about Knowledge Musona’s imminent move to German club TSG Hoffenheim, but there are reasons to be worried.
South Africa midfielder Steven Pienaar completed a transfer to Tottenham Hotspur from Everton on Tuesday.
SA defender Bongani Khumalo will join Tottenham Hotspur in January subject to a work permit being granted, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.
Rangers manager Walter Smith on Tuesday revealed his interest in signing two of SA’s World Cup stars, Bongani Khumalo and Katlego Mphela.
South Africa’s dreams of the second round of the Soccer World Cup face a moment of truth on Wednesday in a critical match against Uruguay.
The Mail & Guardian sports team begins conversations this week with some of the
Bafana Bafana stars for the Confederations Cup.
Itumeleng Khune and not Teko Modise should have been named the Premier Soccer League’s (PSL) best footballer this season if coaches had voted along the lines they suggested to the Mail & Guardian this week. The credibility of the selection is being compared to that of the Zimbabwean election.
Now is the time for budding Bafana Bafana stars to stand up and be counted as South Africa take on Nigeria in a tough 2010 African Nations Cup qualifier in Abuja on Sunday. Kick-off is at 5pm South African time. There is no Benni McCarthy, and three midfield aces in Teko Modise, Delron Buckley and Lerato Chabangu are all nursing an assortment of injuries.
A full moon seemed to smile benignly on SuperSport United as they thrashed Free State Stars 6-1 at the Super Stadium in Atteridgeville on Sunday night and took the Premier Soccer League log lead from Ajax Cape Town. SuperSport’s new-found potency was nothing less than stunning.
”Yo-yo man” Benni McCarthy is back in the Bafana Bafana squad to play Paraguay on March 26 — strengthening the suspicion that the enigmatic striker requested coach Carlos Albero Parreira not to include him in the squad for the recent African Nations Cup tournament in Ghana.
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/ 15 November 2007
SuperSport United thrashed Orlando Pirates 3-1 in an Absa Premier League match at Loftus Stadium on Wednesday night. Siboniso Gaxa, Bongani Khumalo and Katlego Mashego netted for SuperSport and Teko Modise got the consolation goal for Pirates.
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/ 28 October 2007
A superb strike by Siphiwe Tshabalala earned Kaizer Chiefs a semifinal berth in the Telkom Knockout Cup when they beat SuperSport United 1-0 at the Loftus Stadium on Sunday. Ironically, SuperSport had the better chances to win the game but bad finishing and the crossbar denied the hosts victory.
National Lottery operator Gidani had sold more than 1,5-million lottery tickets by Monday morning, said its CEO, Bongani Khumalo. ”We have worked hard to meet the start deadline and we are seeing a good start ahead of the first draw to due to take place on Saturday October 13,” he said.
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/ 28 September 2007
After an absence of six months, the National Lottery would make its comeback with a jackpot prize of R15-million, newly appointed Lotto operator Gidani announced on Friday. Tickets for the first draw which would take place on October 13, would go on sale at 7Â 000 retailers across the country from October 5.