Soccer
Hakimi, Salah and Osimhen named finalists for Caf Player of the Year
Ronwen Williams up for goalkeeper prize at Caf Awards on November 19.
Kaizer Chiefs vow to prove their mettle in Confed Cup
Defender Miguel speaks of the need to do well in home games in the group stages.
By Sihle Ndebele
DR Congo shock Nigeria to win African World Cup playoffs
DRC now await the draw on Thursday for the inter-confederation playoff in March where six teams will chase two places.
‘It’s not such a nice thing to drop a player,’ says Broos as he finalises Bafana Afcon squad
The coach has to announce his final squad early December as the team will then be in camp to start preparing for Afcon
By Sazi Hadebe
Safa eyes May rollout of VAR as McKenzie steps up efforts to get the technology
Safa is talking about giving the system a test run in the two Nedbank Cup semifinals scheduled for May next year.
By Bareng-Batho Kortjaas
Bafana can be better — Broos
Such are the high standards that coach Hugo Broos has set for Bafana Bafana that there is a small whiff of unsatisfaction even after a dominant win over a strong Zambian side.
By Mahlatse Mphahlele
Japan end Amajimbos run at under-17 World Cup
Amajimbos crashed out of the Fifa Under-17 World Cup after they were thrashed 3-0 by Japan in a last 32 match At Aspire Zone (pitch 3), Bader Bilal in Doha, Qatar, yesterday.
By Sazi Hadebe
Amajimbos crash out of the World Cup
Amajimbos crashed out of the Fifa Under-17 World Cup after they were thrashed 3-0 by Japan in a last-32 match At Aspire Zone (pitch 3), Bader Bilal in Doha, Qatar, on Saturday.
By Sazi Hadebe
Bafana thump Zambia as Afcon preparations gain momentum
Important boxes have been ticked by Bafana Bafana with just over a month before they start their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) campaign in Marrakech.
By Mahlatse Mphahlele
Bafana have important boxes to tick in friendly against Zambia as Afcon looms
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has indicated midfielders Masindi Nemtajela and Keletso Makgalwa might be given a run during the international friendly against Zambia at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday (3pm).
By Mahlatse Mphahlele
Powerhouses Germany and Netherlands on brink of World Cup qualification
Germany forward Nick Woltemade scored twice in the second half to give the four-time world champions a hard-earned 2-0 win over Luxembourg in their penultimate 2026 World Cup qualifier on Friday, leaving them on the brink of automatic qualification.
By REUTERS
ARENA SPORTS SHOW | Sibusiso Vilakazi says Pirates will push Sundowns this season
In the 89th episode of the Arena Sports Show, presenter Clauiee Grace Mpanza and regular guest Mahlatse Mphahlele are joined by former Mamelodi Sundowns and Bafana Bafana midfielder Sibusiso ‘Villa’ Vilakazi.
By TimesLIVE
Nigeria and DRC to meet in World Cup playoff final on Sunday
Nigeria overcame the distraction of a strike over money to beat Gabon 4-1 in their World Cup African playoff semi-final in Rabat on Thursday, but needed extra time before running out comfortable victors.
Five Bafana fringe players who could clinch an Afcon squad place against Zambia
Friendly in Gqeberha takes the form of a trial match for several players jostling to be taken by Hugo Broos to Morocco
By Sazi Hadebe
Sibisi urges Bafana to go guns blazing against Zambia
‘As soon as we put on that Bafana jersey and enter the field, it is a peaceful war against opponents.’
By Mahlatse Mphahlele
