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Senegal’s 2025 Afcon title has been revoked and awarded to Morocco following a landmark ruling on Tuesday.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 Court of Arbitration for Sport

CAF 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Senegal’s 2025 Afcon title has been revoked and awarded to Morocco following a landmark ruling on Tuesday.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…

Rosaline Nyman teaches yoga in Hanover Park. (David Harrison/M&G)

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

Football fans in Morocco showed their support for the boycott through slogans on the stadiums and graffiti on the walls of big cities. (Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

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?

​Minister of Tourism Derek Hanekom and former justice minister Penuell Maduna speak fondly of Ahmed Kathrada.

‘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

U-20 team boost SA’s future hopes

The dream is to make it to Korea, and then there’s the Olympics after that

South Africa has largely led the world in the quest to create an effective and discreet  HIV prevention method that could revolutionise power dynamics in the bedroom – and protect those most vulnerable to infection.

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

Sun beams: Sundowns’ coach Pitso Mosimane

​It’s Sundowns’ time to shine

The Brazilians have a chance to give the world a taste of South African-style football.

Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel in Paolo Sorrentino’s Youth.

Sundowns trounces Amakhosi in title win

Mamelodi Sundowns dominated the game to take the Telkom Knockout Final trophy, in a 3-1 win.

Orlando Pirates right-winger Sifiso Myeni scored the winning goal during second-half injury time.

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

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

Getting too big for their boots

The advancement of football in Africa is being hamstrung by the gigantic egos of star players.

Nigeria

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.