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Clubs such as Betway Premiership champions Orlando Pirates and Confederation of African Football (CAF) champions Mamelodi Sundowns, not forgetting the national team, Bafana Bafana, frequently emerge as victims of systemic gamesmanship.

CAF complicit in South African football suffering continental gamesmanship, often off-field

Football should reward skill, not survival of the shrewdest. South African teams offer professionalism and infrastructure that uplift the continent. Allowing gamesmanship to…

With the defending champions, Kaizer Chiefs, dumped out at the first hurdle, the path to the podium is wide open. (Nedbank Sports/X)

Nedbank Last 16 draw finds its bite after Chiefs’ early flight

With the defending champions, Kaizer Chiefs, dumped out at the first hurdle, the path to the podium is wide open

Bulk-buying: Herman Mashaba’s signing of Forum 4 Service Delivery may bring him wins in 2026’s local government elections. Photo: X

The political transfer window is open, and Mashaba goes the full Motsepe

ActionSA has signed up the Forum 4 Service Delivery, the ANC considers wooing Mbuyiseni Ndlozi and the MK party is fishing for the Abantu Batho Congress

PSL match attendance was low even before the pandemic. And the decline in South Africans’ appetite for football seems to have spilled over to television viewership as well. (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP via Getty Images)

Have Covid-19 restrictions affected local football teams financially?

PSL match attendance was low even before the pandemic. And the decline in South Africans’ appetite for football seems to have spilled over to television viewership as well

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies coach Jerry Tshabalala after a training session at Chloorkop in Edenvale. (Oupa Nkosi)

I’m not done, says winning coach Jerry Tshabalala

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies might have had a phenomenal year, but the man who guided them to become African champions has bigger plans for himself on a wider football stage

Kaizer Chiefs fans react to the goal during the Absa Premiership match between Kaizer Chiefs and Baroka FC at FNB Stadium on September 28, 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images)

Loyalty and loathing in the Champions League

As Al Ahly take on Kaizer Chiefs, South Africa’s greatest coach has been tasked with denying his homeland a sought-after star

Orlando Pirates head coach Josef Zinnbauer greets fans and poses for selfies at their Absa Premiership match against AmaZulu FC at Orlando Stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg. (Lefty Shivambu/ Gallo Images)

The secret behind the Josef Zinnbauer magic

The Orlando Pirates coach has masterminded a dramatic turnaround at the struggling club he joined just over four months ago. Now, they are league contenders

This weekend’s PSL games have been postponed.

PSL pushes pause on football

The League is on halt for now but we still know almost nothing about what the future holds

Brainy boots: Reneilwe Letsholonyane of Highlands Park (left) displays a football intelligence that will find very few rivals on a South African pitch. (Anesh Debiky/Gallo Images)

Highlands Park keep the faith

The Lions of the North have two important back-to-back matches against Sundowns — the outcome of which may well define their season

Heyday: Thabo Nthethe (left) has had to make provision for periods when he is not playing for a club. He has taken out policies and started a business to make ends meet. (Philip Maeta/Gallo Images)

Hanging up the boots and bucks

Life after football can be tough — free agents need to prepare for the day they no longer play

Broad horizons: Sundowns’ coach Pitso Mosimane (left) has global ambitions for his team. (Stringer/AFP)

Pitso, pride and the world

South Africa’s best coach might think globally but he has a local mission to accomplish first

Making history: Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane has built his success on the special bonds he has created within the team. And now, he needs to find a way to get them firing once again. (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)

Building a legacy in disloyal times

For the first time in recent memory the Mamelodi Sundowns coach looks a bit rocky. With a new contract looming, can he reverse the tide?

Back in the game: Rivaldo Coetzee has worked hard at his rehabilitation after a broken foot bone kept him off the field for almost two years. (Steve Haag/Gallo Images)

Rivaldo Coetzee clings to a dream

After his move to Celtic fell through, the young gun was forced to reassess what’s worth fighting for. But his ambition to play in Europe remains

Brilliance: Mamelodi Sundowns striker Mauricio Affonso helps give the team an edge. (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)

Sundowns eye new threat

Are Kaizer Chiefs positioning themselves to challenge SA’s undisputed kings of football?

Boot bureaucracy: Fortunately, Sundowns have done enough to sidestep a possible points deduction. (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)

Boardroom sullies PSL

Instead of focusing solely on match day, we’ll also have to watch for the appeal on the Downs matter

Mamelodi Sundowns defeated Chippa United and held on to their title contender chances. (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)

Downs enter the Fifth Dimension

A spirited Absa Premiership match was played on a lifeless Tuesday afternoon in Pretoria

Sundowns are currently second on the PSL log table with 47 points, just three behind log leaders Orlando Pirates. (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)

End-of-season sanction could cost Sundowns dearly

Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane is hopeful the sanction will be meted out before the end of the season.

Sundowns are currently second on the PSL log table with 47 points, just three behind log leaders Orlando Pirates. (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)

Sundowns could win the league and then lose it immediately after

The late issuing of sanctions against Downs could cost them their title

Pitso Mosimane’s side came into this one knowing that only a win would do with their rivals threatening to pull away and the PSL yet to decide whether to dock points from their total. (Gallo Images)

Sundowns survive scare to keep pace with Bucs

Pitso Mosimane’s side came into this one knowing that only a win would do with their rivals threatening to pull away

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane (Steve Haag/Gallo)

Sundowns shake the foundations

A convincing win over Africa’s premier heavyweight gives them a push to rattle football on the continent