Tag: African Football
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South Africa: Broos make surprise decision on Zwane
South Africa’s national team coach, Hugo Broos, has made the decision to include Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Themba Zwane for the first time since taking over the reigns last year. Time and again, Broos has been asked why he has not been selecting Zwane in his Bafana Bafana squads, and the Belgian insisted that he would…
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South Africa: Sundowns & Pirates suffer defeats – highlights
It was a weekend of upsets in the DSTV Premiership in South Africa, as giants Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates found themselves on the losing side. The action began on Friday, 2 September, with a Pretoria derby between SuperSport United and Sundowns. After the two clubs had met a week earlier in the MTN8, many…
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South Africa: African champions Banyana Banyana lose to Brazil
South Africa’s national women’s team, Banyana Banyana, suffered a 3-0 to South American giants Brazil at Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, on Friday night, 2 September. The match was the first of two international friendlies between the two countries, as they are currently in their early stages of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, set to be…
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South Africa: Giants progress to MTN8 semi-final – highlights
The first knockout competition in South Africa’s topflight, the MTN8, got underway as defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns made an impressive start thanks to goals from their new signings, Abubeker Nassir and Marcelo Allende. Sundowns beat Pretoria rivals SuperSport United 2-0 at Tuks Stadium on Sunday, 28 August, to progress to the semi-final of the competition.…
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FIFA – Wenger: Stronger clubs and talent development for African football
In November and December when the 2022 World Cup gets underway in Qatar, football will reverberate through the planet with five African nations tussling for global recognition. Since Egypt became the first side from the continent to appear at the football jamboree in 1934, only Cameroon, Senegal and Ghana have made it to the quarterfinals…
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Zambia: Arrows set to begin defence of title
The Zambian Super League is set to kickoff this weekend, as Red Arrows begin the defence of their title. Arrows won the title for the first time since 2004 when they clinched it a few months ago, as they beat Zesco United to the biggest prize in Zambian football. Arrows start the season with a…
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Zambia: Zanaco partner with La Liga
Zambian giants Zanaco have announced a partnership which will see the club’s coaches benefitting from the expertise and knowledge from one of the biggest league’s in the world. From September, La Liga will provide physical coaching sessions at Zanaco. This will run twice a year. La Liga will also run digital monitoring sessions for Zanaco…
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South Africa: Banyana Banyana squad named for Cosafa Championships
After Banyana Banyana won their maiden Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title, the South African football association is determined to build a bigger pool of players for the national team. Banyana Banyana are preparing for the COSAFA Women’s Championships set to be played in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, from 31 August to 11 September. Banyana Banyana…
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South Africa: Sundowns send message in first round matches – highlights
The first weekend of the DSTV Premiership in South Africa saw reigning champions Mamelodi Sundowns making an early statement, while Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates had contrasting results. The new season got underway on Friday, 5 August, as Sundowns paid Cape Town City a visit at DHL Stadium in Cape Town. After a…
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Zimbabwe: Benjani sacked by Premier League club
Former Manchester City and Blackburn Rovers striker Benjani Mwaruwari has been sacked as head coach of Ngezi Platinum Stars, according to reports in Zimbabwe. Mwaruwari, who is regarded as a legend in Zimbabwe, was in charge of just 13 matches for the club, but things did not go well for him while he was there.…