MTN8 quarterfinals are first up as the PSL struggles to find enough dates for its busy programme.
Pitso Mosimane has blamed Africa’s football format for South Africa’s embarrassing misunderstanding of the rules of the Africa Cup of Nations.
Ajax Cape Town are on the brink of their first South African championship and a fairytale finish to the career of coach Foppe de Haan.
South Africa striker Katlego Mphela struck with the last kick of the match to secure a 1-0 win over Egypt on Saturday night.
SA midfielder Steven Pienaar is suffering headaches after being knocked unconscious during training, but should be fit to face Kenya in a friendly.
No image available
/ 11 October 2010
Egypt were the highest profile losers on a miserable day for the continent’s heavyweights after suffering a shock 1-0 defeat in Niger.
Crowds at local matches are likely to continue
to dwindle despite World Cup euphoria, writes <b>Mark Gleeson</b>.
A mouthwatering Soccer World Cup final clash awaits us on Sunday night, writes <b>Mark Gleeson</b>.
It has gone so quickly! The World Cup that has been central to our South African being for more than a decade now is at an end.
As the World Cup heads to its conclusion, the focus on the agenda will turn not to the next tournament in Brazil, but the hosts in 2018 and 2022.
Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez got visibly angry when asked on Monday whether his side deserved to be in the World Cup semifinals.
They may be beset by injury but that has become de rigueur for the Black Stars, writes <b>Mark Gleeson</b>.
Mogwase is a somewhat desolate setting in the north west of the country but has the kind of quiet that Ghana seemingly prefer.
Ghana, the last African team left in the World Cup, won a stirring 2-1 extra time victory over the US on Saturday to reach the quarterfinals.
The United States and Ghana went into extra time at the World Cup on Saturday with their game level at 1-1.
Africa’s miserable performance in this World Cup should by rights put its number of places at future finals in doubt.
Carlos Alberto Parreira has been moving swiftly to put his spin on the national side’s performance, seeking to establish a positive legacy.
Whatever you make of Bafana Bafana’s World Cup performance the team still has a lot of work to do, writes <b>Mark Gleeson</b>.
SA took advantage of a dispirited France on Tuesday to win 2-1 and restore pride, but it was not enough to see them through to the knockout stages.
The vitriol has been harsh over the last 48 hours from the pundits, castigating Carlos Alberto Parreira’s tactics against Uruguay.
It was a day off for Bafana Bafana on Thursday, a chance to breath away from the hotel for 24 hours.
Neither a freezing wind nor blasting vuvuzelas could help as Uruguay ruthlessly exposed the home team’s weaknesses.
Carlos Alberto Parreira is promising all out attack from Bafana Bafana against Uruguay – truth is, he really has no other option.
The pace of the World Cup comes thick and fast now, leaving little time to start intricate work on tactics and plans, writes <i>Mark Gleeson</i>.
South Africa claim they have shrugged off opening day World Cup jitters and will be much more enterprising against Uruguay on Wednesday.
It could have been so different had the Mexicans been able to exploit the pensive start from SA at Soccer City, writes <b>Mark Gleeson</b>.
SA coach Carlos Alberto Parreira has put on a brave face over distractions his team has had to face in the last few days, writes <b>Mark Gleeson</b>.
It seems such a long way from the Messe Halle in Zurich on May 15 2004, writes <b>Mark Gleeson</b>
South Africa and Mexico are likely to go on the attack in the opening game of the Soccer World Cup on Friday.
Omission of Benni McCarthy from Bafana Bafana’s World Cup squad signals an end to the foreign-based prima donna.
Coach Carlos Alberto Parreira said he had "a good feeling in the pit of my stomach" about South Africa’s World Cup chances.
SA coach Carlos Alberto Parreira hailed the significant improvement in his team’s form after they thrashed Thailand 4-0.