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.
Somali Islamists on Monday took control of a central town after clashes with government forces that left 11 people dead, residents and Islamists said. The Islamists wrested control of Buulo Burte town, 206km north of the capital, Mogadishu, they said.