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Missed chance: Bafana coach Stuart Baxter was hoping to blood Teboho Mokoena.

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."

Zimbabwe through to Chan quarterfinals

The Warriors have edged out Burkina Faso 1-0 at the African Nations Championship to secure a spot in the quarterfinals.

Bafana ‘a bunch of losers’, says Mbalula

Following Bafana Bafana’s loss to Nigeria at the African Nations Championship, Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula has called their performance "useless".

Khune ruled out of Bafana-Nigeria Chan decider

Bafana Bafana have been dealt a blow with the news that goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune will be kept out of Nigeria’s deciding Chan match against them.

Organisers not concerned over Chan’s low ticket sales

Chan’s organisers say ticket sales for Chan haven’t been great but they are hoping it will improve as the tournamnet progresses.

Chan: Against Nigeria, fortune could favour Bafana

South Africa’s national team has a real chance of winning Chan 2014, but they must first overcome the Nigeria jinx.

Chan: Bafana draws one all with Mali

Bafana Bafana’s African Nations Championship group A clash against Mali has ended in a one-all draw.

Bafana coach Gordon Igesund.

Four changes for Bafana ahead of Mali Chan clash

Bafana coach Gordon Igesund has made four changes to his team for the African Nations Championship game against Mali.

Bafana Bafana’s Bernard Parker.

Parker, Kekana take Bafana to first Chan victory

Bernard Parker and Hlompho Kekana have bagged the first African Nations Championship victory for Bafana Bafana, securing a 3-1 win against Mozambique.

The 2016 Uganda Press Photo Award in pictures.

Bafana sets sights on reaching Chan final

Bafana Bafana coach Gordon Igesund says he knows the players are ready ahead of their Group A opener against Mozambique on Saturday.

Nigeria won the Africa Cup of Nation last February.

Newcomer Nigeria favourite for African Nations title

Debutants Nigeria appear the strongest of the 16 contenders for the African Nations Championship, which kicks off in Cape Town this weekend.

Ajax Cape Town defender Thato Mokeke.

Ajax’s Mokeke joins Bafana African Nations Championship squad

Ajax Cape Town defender Thato Mokeke will join Bafana Bafana and replace the injured Tsepo Masilela ahead of the African Nations Championship.

Obdurate clubs leave Bafana high and dry

PSL teams have reneged on their promises and hamstrung South African soccer team manager Gordon Igesund ahead of the Chan campaign.

Zimbabwe beats Zambia to secure a spot in African Nations

Zimbabwe has shocked Zambia 1-0 at the weekend to qualify for the 2014 African Nations Championship tournament in South Africa.

Nigerian Emmanuel Azubuike Egwuekwe vies for the the ball with Ivory Coast’s players Ahmed Cheick Moukoro

Nigeria survive scare to reach African Championship finals

Nigeria has survived a fright in Ivory Coast to book a place at the African Nations Championship finals for the first time.

Son of Ghana superstar Pele feels the pressure

Ghana midfielder Ibrahim Ayew admitted on the eve of the African Nations Championship final that he feels the pressure of belonging to a famous family

Côte d’Ivoire face Zambia in African Champs opener

Hosts Côte d’Ivoire will tackle Zambia in the opening match of the first African Nations Championship on February 22 in Abidjan.