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Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos and defender Nkosinathi Sibisi. Photo: South African Football Association

SADC war in Marrakech: Bafana Bafana versus Zim Warriors

The final Group B fixture of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations is a ‘Game of Consequence’ that will determine who goes to the last 16 in the continental football showpiece underway…

Liverpool won their 20th top flight title on Sunday.

Klopp and Slot: How Liverpool leveraged two great minds

Mutual respect between the two managers has allowed the new Premier League champions to preserve their era of greatness

Liverpool’s Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah (C) is comforted by team members and Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos (3nd L) as he leaves the pitch after injury during the UEFA Champions League final football match between Liverpool and Real Madrid at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine on May 26, 2018. (Photo by Raddad Jebarah/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Champions League final preview: A tale of revenge for Liverpool

The Reds are the favourites this time around, but they must not let emotions of the past cloud their heads when they face Real Madrid on Saturday

Mohamed Salah of Liverpool during the Premier League match between Chelsea  and  Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on January 2, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Charlotte Wilson/Offside/Offside via Getty Images)

Salah says he is not asking for ‘crazy stuff’ in new Liverpool deal

The Egypt international has fewer than 18 months remaining on his current deal and has reiterated whether he stays or goes remains in the hands of Liverpool.

Pitch perfect: Mohamed Salah. (Reuters/Phil Noble)

The Continent’s Africans of the Year: Mo Salah

Pitch perfect Mo Salah believes he is the best player in the world. Who are we to contradict him?

How Klopp and Mourinho became victims of change

The tides of time are moving at such an exponential rate that they’ve swept up two of football’s maestros

Goal fest: Jack Grealish celebrates scoring Aston Villa’s sixth goal against Liverpool last weekend. Photo: Peter Powell/PA Images/Getty Images

Premier League’s opening madness may well shatter our preconceptions

Thanks to several unique circumstances, this season will likely confound everyone, from pundits to economists

Chelsea Manager Frank Lampard applauds the home fans after the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge. (Visionhaus)

Three things we learned from the Premier League

Video Assistant Referee (VAR) was firmly back in the spotlight in the Premier League this weekend as Manchester United and Arsenal showed signs they are finding form as the race…

Head coach Diego Pablo Simeone of Atletico de Madrid looks on from the bench prior to start the La Liga match between Club Atletico Madrid and UD Las Palmas at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

Simeone has lost his soldiers but not his bite

Liverpool will come up against a decidedly familiar iron will when they face Atleti

Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp. (Alberto Lingria/Reuters)

Chaos theory: How Jürgen Klopp has harnessed the unpredictable

The Liverpool manager has his side playing unstoppable football but it’s the attention to detail off the field that has bred the success

Liverpool defender Virgil van Djik celebrates the opener against Manchester United at Anfield. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Three things we learned from the Premier League

Liverpool’s march towards the Premier League title gathered pace with a 2-0 win over rivals Manchester United. The battle for top four places was at a standstill after Chelsea,…

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – AUGUST 19:  Jose Mourinho, Manager of Manchester United looks on prior to the Premier League match between Manchester United and Southampton at Old Trafford on August 19, 2016 in Manchester, England.  (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Does José Mourinho’s transformation have a happy ending?

One of the greatest ironies in world football is the credit given to José Mourinho for coining — or at least popularising — the phrase “ parking the bus”. At the time, he was…

Samuel Eto’o won three Uefa Champions League titles in his time as a player, but never won the Ballon d’Or. (Malcolm Sekgothe/M&G)

African players ‘not respected’ in Ballon d’Or vote, says Eto’o

The Cameroonian insists that players from the continent are not recognised as much as players from western countries

The absurdity of Premier nitpicking

It’s ridiculous to think that the Reds’ 100% start has still not left them as favourites

Elation: Liverpool’s squad atop a parade bus during their victory procession through the city of Liverpool with the UEFA Champions League trophy that they won by beating Tottenham Hotspur. (Photo: Nigel Roddis/Getty Images)

Can European win nudge Liverpool to league victory?

Liverpool’s Champions League victory parade was a kaleidoscope of colour. The Reds will start their season against Manchester City with high hopes

Algeria’s win was emotional and significant. A year ago they were in a desperate situation that was highlighted by crashing out of the 2017 Afcon in the group stage. (Billal Bensalem/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Politics stole the show in 2019 Afcon

The expanded and new-look Africa Cup of Nations was supposed to be a celebration of football in the cradle of civilisation

Salah: “God willing we will learn from our mistakes. I wish the best for the national team in what is to come.” (Visionhaus/Getty Images)

Salah says Egypt must learn from Cup of Nations failure

The Pharaohs were billed as chief title contenders on home soil, having won three of four previous editions as hosts

South African players celebrate after the African Cup of Nations, Last 16 match between Egypt and South Africa. (Ahmed Hasan/Gallo Images)

SA vs Nigeria preview: Can Bafana replicate the hunger that usurped the Pharaohs?

"Bafna Bafna" put on a stunning display against Egypt. It’s got us believing that we may just have a football team on our hands again

A fan poses in front of a mural picturing Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah. (Reuters/Phil Noble)
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Salah and Egypt score own goal supporting Warda

Mohamed Salah, adored by millions at home and abroad, picked the wrong side when he defended a teammate accused by numerous women of sexual harassment

Another popular chant at Anfield describes Salah as a “gift from Allah”. (Jose Breton/NurPhoto)

Mo Sa-la-la-la-lah reduces Islamophobia

Salah’s popularity is particularly notable. One popular chant heard around Anfield these days goes like this: ‘Mo Sa-la-la-la-lah, Mo Sa-la-la-la-lah’