Big year looms for SA football
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Big year looms for SA football

We are a few days into what is shaping up to be another big year for South African football, with several important dates on the horizon.

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January 3, 2024
Ernst Middendorp lambasts former club Swallows
Ernst Middendorp, head coach of Cape Town Spurs during the DStv Premiership 2023/24 football match between Cape Town Spurs and Stellenbosch FC at Cape Town Stadium on 28 November 2023 ©Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix
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Ernst Middendorp lambasts former club Swallows

Veteran Cape Town Spurs coach Ernst Middendorp says his former club Moroka Swallows should be expelled from the Premier Soccer League after their failure to fulfil their last two DStv Premiership fixtures. (more…)

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January 3, 2024
Ghana suffer double injury blow ahead of AFCON
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Ghana suffer double injury blow ahead of AFCON

Ghana left out injured Premier League players Thomas Partey and Tariq Lamptey from their 27-man squad named on Monday for the African Cup of Nations finals in neighbouring Ivory Coast, which kicks off later this month. (more…)

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January 2, 2024
Bafana’s strikers short of goals
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Bafana’s strikers short of goals

With Lyle Foster and Lebo Mothiba missing, and Bongi Hlongwane not considered, the obvious question for Bafana Bafana heading into the Africa Cup of Nations finals is where the goals are going to come from in the squad. (more…)

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January 2, 2024
A PSL flavour to African Cup of Nations
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A PSL flavour to African Cup of Nations

South Africa will likely have the squad with the most home-based players for the African Cup of Nations finals after Hugo Broos named 20 of his 23 players for the Ivory Coast from Premier Soccer League clubs. (more…)

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January 2, 2024
Spurs need huge improvement in second half of the season
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Spurs need huge improvement in second half of the season

Ernst Middendorp says struggling Cape Town Spurs are still not ‘functioning as a team’ after they lost their 14th game of the season on Sunday, going down 2-0 in the derby against Cape Town City in the final game of 2023.

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January 2, 2024
City coach unhappy despite derby win
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City coach unhappy despite derby win

Cape Town City went second in the DStv Premiership after their derby win on Sunday over Cape Town Spurs but the performance in the 2-0 victory did not particularly please coach Eric Tinkler. (more…)

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January 2, 2024
Cameroon include goalkeeper Onana for AFCON
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Cameroon include goalkeeper Onana for AFCON

Cameroon coach Rigobert Song included goalkeeper Andre Onana but dropped striker Eric-Maxime Choupo Moting when he named their squad for next month’s African Cup of Nations finals on Thursday. (more…)

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December 29, 2023
Arsenal rue missed chances in shock loss
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Arsenal rue missed chances in shock loss

Arsenal’s Premier League titles hopes took a dent when they slipped to a surprise 2-0 home loss to West Ham United on Thursday as goals from Tomas Soucek and Konstantinos Mavropanos earned the visitors the win. (more…)

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December 29, 2023
A game of two halves in the DStv Premiership
Fidel Brice Ambina of Cape Town City is challenged by Lebohang Maboe of Mamelodi Sundowns during the DStv Premiership 2023/24 football match between Cape Town City and Mamelodi Sundowns at Cape Town Stadium on 24 December 2023 ©Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix
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A game of two halves in the DStv Premiership

There is a distinct pattern emerging in the DStv Premiership this season for Mamelodi Sundowns, making it a game of two halves for the table-topping Brazilians. (more…)

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December 29, 2023