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AFCON 2023: South Africans didn’t believe in Bafana Bafana – Broos

Ahead of their crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against the Super Eagles of Nigeria, South Africa national team coach, Hugo Broos, announced a 36-man preliminary squad on Wednesday. The Belgian tactician, who led South Africa to the semi-finals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), where they lost on penalties against the Eagles, has called upon familiar names like team captain Ronwen Williams, Mamelodi...

AFCON 2023: Nine-man Ivory Coast defeat 10-man Mail in extra time to reach semis

2026 World Cup Qualifiers: South Africa’s Williams talks tough ahead of Nigeria game

by Taiye Taiwo

15 May 2024

Ronwen Williams is upbeat about South Africa's chances of securing a win against Nigeria in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Bafana Bafana and the Super Eagles will rekindle rivalry at the Goodswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on June 7, with Hugo Broos' men hoping to revenge for their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations semi-final defeat to the West Africans. The most recent encounter between both...

AFCON 2023: Nigeria’s Osimhen unbothered by goal drought after Angola win

2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Dates & Venues confirmed for Nigeria games

by Taiye Taiwo

15 May 2024

The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Nigeria and South Africa will now be held on June 7 at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The Super Eagles will then travel to Ivory Coast to face Gernot Rohr's Benin Republic at the Felix-Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, on June 10. The games will be Finidi George's first assignment with the Super Eagles...

ITTF Africa Cup: Rwanda welcome players with cultural spectacle

by Taiye Taiwo

13 May 2024

Players and officials of participating teams at this year’s ITTF Africa Cup were welcomed to Rwanda on Sunday with a full display of the Rwandan cultural. The ITTF Africa Cup is annual competition featuring the best table tennis players on the continent and it will also serve as qualifying event for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The opening ceremony took place at the BK Arena in...

NNL adjust Super 8 kick-off date

by Taiye Taiwo

13 May 2024

The board of the Nigeria National League, the country’s second-tier league, has moved the kick-off date of the Super 8 playoffs to June 7. The playoff was initially scheduled to take place from May 23-30 in Enugu State but has been adjusted due to a clash with the President’s Federation Cup round of 32 games. The Super 8 that determines NNL champion and the three promoted...

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2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Broos names 36-man preliminary list for Super Eagles clash

2026 World Cup Qualifiers: South Africa’s Williams talks tough ahead of Nigeria game

2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Dates & Venues confirmed for Nigeria games

ITTF Africa Cup: Rwanda welcome players with cultural spectacle

NNL adjust Super 8 kick-off date

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