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On Saturday evening he played football; on Sunday evening he was shot dead. Bafana Bafana captain and goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa was killed during a robbery, leaving sports fans reeling and the South African soccer fraternity stricken with grief. He was top of his game, leading Bafana out of the doldrums.

Tributes are pouring in for Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates goalkeeper and captain Senzo Meyiwa who was shot dead during a robbery in Vosloorus, in the south of Johannesburg.

African Nations Cup-winning Bafana Bafana coach Clive Barker is backing current coach Gordon Igesund to come good against five-time World Cup winners Brazil when the two teams clash at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on 5 March.

Bafana Bafana will face a star-studded line-up when they take on Brazil in a friendly international in Johannesburg on 5 March. The match against South Africa will be Brazil's third-last outing before they kick off the World Cup against Croatia on 12 June.

Goals were hard to come by as both semi-finals of the 2014 African Nations Championships (Chan) were decided from the penalty spot at South Africa's Free State Stadium on Wednesday evening.

Kaizer Chiefs and Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune picked up the Sports Star of the Year award at the South African Sports Awards at Sun City on Sunday evening, with the Sportsman of the Year award going to Olympic breastroke champion Cameron van der Burgh.

Orlando Pirates gave it their all against defending champions Al Ahly, but a 0-2 loss to the Egyptians in Cairo on Sunday evening left them 1-3 losers on aggregate in the final of the Confederation of African Football's Champions League.

South African club Orlando Pirates won through to the final of the Confederation of African Football's Champions League after holding Tunisian powerhouse Esperance to a 1-1 draw at the Olympic Stadium in Rades on Saturday night.

Bafana shared an entertaining and encouraging 1-1 draw with Morocco in a match to celebrate the opening of the new Agadir Stadium in Agadir City, Morocco on Friday evening.

Thanks to the Dreamfields Project, established in 2007, disadvantaged footballers across South Africa are able to get access to top-quality kit and equipment, imbuing them with a renewed sense of passion to play the game they love.
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