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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...

Mokwena: Meet 37-year-old coach dominating South African football

by Taiye Taiwo

3 May 2024

Mamelodi Sundowns clinched an unprecedented seventh successive Premier Soccer League title on Thursday, May 2 with six games to spare. The Brazilians saw off local rivals Kaizer Chiefs in style with a 5-1 win to secure the 2023-24 title but the team’s dominant style of play can be credited to 37-year-old coach Rhulani Mokwena. Mokwena joined Sundowns as a co-coach in 2029 alongside Manqoba Mqithi and...

How South Africa abandoned Super Falcons after Olympics qualification

by Taiye Taiwo

11 April 2024

The Nigeria Football Federation has narrated the hostile treatment of the South African Football Association after the Super Falcons pipped Banyana Banyana to the Paris 2024 Olympics ticket on Tuesday. Nigeria defeated South Africa 1-0 on aggregate despite settling for a goalless draw in Pretoria and they advanced to the Olympics stage for the first time since 2008. The result did not go down well with...

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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

Mokwena: Meet 37-year-old coach dominating South African football

How South Africa abandoned Super Falcons after Olympics qualification

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