The group stages of the CAF Champions League gets underway this week with the Confederation of African Football lining up eight mouth-watering clashes spread across the continent. In Group A, Lubumbashi giants TP Mazembe who have been celebrating their 80th anniversary with a colourful week culminating with a visit by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, the team...
There were unprecedented scenes of happiness as the South African contingent celebrated their qualification for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after defeating Ghana 6-5 in a penalty shootout at the Cairo International Stadium on Friday afternoon after the game had ended 2-2 after regulation time. But while coach David Notoane has guided this golden generation to the...
Two weeks after suspending the Zimbabwe Cricket the country’s football federation has also been hauled before the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) to answer allegations emanating from their disastrous African Nations Cup campaign in Egypt. www.thomaskwenaite.co.za is in possession of a stinging letter sent to the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) in which the sports controlling body...
The final preparatory match between South Africa and Angola scheduled for Cairo on Wednesday afternoon is back on track after initial reports indicated that it could be called off due to a strike by Palancas Negras players. Reliable sources indicated that the Palancas Negras had downed tools in Portugal demanding to be paid outstanding allowances before...
The African Champions League has reached a stage where one can safely describe it as “Eat or be eaten” with the best eight teams remaining in the most prestigious of the two Pan-African club competitions. It is perhaps worth mentioning that Mamelodi Sundowns is the only southern African side remaining in the competition where the quarter-final...
A Namibian club expelled from the top tier of the country’s football the - Premier League - has been told to approach the Court of Arbitration in Sport (CAS) in Switzerland if they wish to be reinstated. Young Africans were demoted to the lower division after they were found guilty of fielding an ineligible player in...
South African striker Lebo Mothiba grabbed a brace as Racing Strasbourg put paid to Bordeaux’s ambitions of progressing any further in the French League Cup semi-final at the Stade de la Meinau on Wednesday evening. It has certainly been a watershed year for Mothiba who really come of age and will now face his compatriot Lebohang...
South Africa received a bye into the second round when the Confederation of African Football (CAF) conducted the 2020 draw for the African Nations Championship tournament scheduled for Ethiopia. The South Africans would meet Lesotho is a contest that has been regionalized in an attempt to save costs and ensure no particular region dominates the rest...
The South African National U-20 side Amajita will play Ghana in friendly match on Monday, 28 January leading up to their first CAF Africa Under-20 Cup of Nations Group A match against the hosts Niger. Amajita are in Group A alongside Niger, Burundi and Nigeria. A top four finish in this eight-nation continental tournament will see Amajita...
FIFA U-17 World Cup-winning goalkeeper in 2015, Akpan Udoh has been selected by Nigeria along with 20 others as the Flying Eagles start their hunt for the Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations trophy scheduled for 2-17 February in Niger. Incidentally, Udoh launched his career four years ago in Niamey when Nigeria finished fourth at the...
