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latest news & developmentsCAF strips Senegal of 2025 Afcon title and Morocco declared official champions
Senegal’s 2025 Afcon title has been revoked and awarded to Morocco following a landmark ruling on Tuesday. The Senegalese Football Federation is set to challenge the move at the…
Ganglands heroes don’t wear capes
Ordinary people are doing what they can to help children surrounded by gunfire and drugs on the Cape Flats
The secret of North Africa’s football dominance
The CAF Champions League, Confederation Cup and Super Cup are are held by North African teams. What’s behind the region’s footballing dominance?
‘Crazy’ Mzimela is Dikwena’s go-to guy
The Platinum Stars goalie loves making a meal out of penalties.
U-20 team boost SA’s future hopes
The dream is to make it to Korea, and then there’s the Olympics after that
Life or death: What Afcon means to our football-mad continent
Bafana and Nigeria may be sitting out the tournament, but it still offers plenty of mouthwatering clashes
It’s Sundowns’ time to shine
The Brazilians have a chance to give the world a taste of South African-style football.
Sundowns trounces Amakhosi in title win
Mamelodi Sundowns dominated the game to take the Telkom Knockout Final trophy, in a 3-1 win.
Pirates makes a super comeback
The Orlando Pirates beat SuperSport United 2-1, climbing to fourth place in the Premiership standings.
Silva shines for City
The skill of seeing a football pitch as a field of endless angles rather than a north-to-south battlefield is beautifully expressed by David Silva.
Tripoli ruled unsafe for international football
Libya’s 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Comoros has been moved from Tripoli because of the country’s political turmoil.
Getting too big for their boots
The advancement of football in Africa is being hamstrung by the gigantic egos of star players.
Nigeria
Expectations are diminished for Nigeria, but it was not long ago that the Super Eagles were seen as the most likely African nation to do well.
Shaky display in Angola
The recent disappointing start to the Africa Cup of Nations suggests that there is still a long way to go before the continent can conquer the world.
One hand on the Cup
History doesn’t favour the chances of African sides in the World Cup, but Phathisani Moyo has reason to believe that next year will be different.