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South African fans’ guide to Rio 2016 – WEEK 2 (13-21 August)

4 August 2016 The Summer Olympic Games begin on 5 August, with South African track star and official flag-bearer Wayde van Niekerk leading the South African...

Afcon ’17: Bafana draw Cameroon, Gambia and Mauritania

There are no easy matches in international football anymore, Bafana Bafana coach Shakes Mashaba warned after Wednesday's draw for the 2017 Orange Cup of Nations. Here is the full draw for the tournament, which kicks off in June.

Underestimate us at your peril, Phala warns Afcon opponents

The Bafana winger says South Africa are no underdogs as the team arrives in Gabon to continue their preparations ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations, which kicks off in Equatorial Guinea on 17 January.

South Africa on the hunt for new Bafana coach

The South African Football Association has begun the search for a new coach to "rebuild the brand" of the country's national football team, Bafana Bafana, after deciding not to renew current coach Gordon Igesund's two-year contract.

Bafana upbeat ahead of New Zealand clash

Buoyed after a solid display in their 1-1 draw with Australia, South Africa go into their clash with New Zealand in Auckland on Friday with confidence. The young Bafana Bafana team that shone against the Socceroos believes they are on the path to better things.

Banyana qualify for African Women’s Champs

South Africa's women's football team, Banyana Banyana, qualified for the finals of the 2014 African Women's Championship after a 13-0 drubbing of the Comoros in a first-leg qualifier prompted the tiny island nation to withdraw from qualifying.

Igesund lauds Bafana for Australia draw

Bafana Bafana coach Gordon Igesund said he was elated after his charges - written off by many soccer pundits ahead of the game - held World Cup-bound Australia to a 1-1 draw in a high-tempo friendly international at Sydney's ANZ Stadium on Monday night.

Igesund lauds Bafana for Australia draw

Bafana Bafana coach Gordon Igesund said he was elated after his charges - written off by many soccer pundits ahead of the game - held World Cup-bound Australia to a 1-1 draw in a high-tempo friendly international at Sydney's ANZ Stadium on Monday night.

South African rookie qualifies for US Women’s Open

Ladies European Tour rookie Nicole Garcia will line up alongside South Africa's number one, Lee-Anne Pace, in the 2014 US Women's Open Championship at Pinehurst in North Carolina next month.

SA Women’s Sevens aim high in Amsterdam

The Springbok Women's Sevens rugby team will contest the IRB Women's Sevens world series event in Amsterdam this weekend. Coach Renfred Dazel has high hopes for his team ahead of their toughest assignment of the year.