CAF competitions provide SA football with boost
Devin Titus of Stellenbosch FC and Khuliso Mudau of Mamelodi Sundowns challenge hard during the 2024 MTN8 semifinal 2nd leg game between Stellenbosch FC and Mamelodi Sundowns at Moses Mabhida Stadium on 1 September 2024 © Gerhard Duraan/BackpagePix

CAF competitions provide SA football with boost

South African football is looking to 2025 for a major boost, with World Cup qualification in sight for Bafana Bafana and a chance to win a continental title again in the end-of-the-year Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco.
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Tasty tie for Man Utd in FA Cup fourth round
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Tasty tie for Man Utd in FA Cup fourth round

Manchester United have got another all-Premier League tie in the fourth round of the FA Cup as they clash with Leicester City, having already dumped arsenal out of the competition on Sunday.
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‘We want to play a game with our style’ – Riveiro
Thalente Mbatha of Orlando Pirates celebrates goal during the CAF Champions League 2024/25 match between Orlando Pirates and CR Belouizdad at Orlando Stadium, in Soweto on 12 January 2025 ©Phakamisa Lensman/BackpagePix

‘We want to play a game with our style’ – Riveiro

Orlando Pirates sealed a first CAF Champions League knockout round place for 12 years as they defeated Algerian side CR Belouizdad 2-1 at the Orlando Stadium on Sunday to ensure a top two finish in their pool.
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Barcelona shock Real Madrid with huge Super Cup win
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Barcelona shock Real Madrid with huge Super Cup win

Barcelona turned in a stunning performance to thump their great rivals Real Madrid 5-2 and lift the Spanish Super Cup in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday.
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Sundowns on brink of knockout qualification
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Sundowns on brink of knockout qualification

Mamelodi Sundowns need one more point to qualify to make sure of a place in the last eight of the African Champions League after a last gasp own goal gave them victory in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday.
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Potter sees positives despite FA Cup defeat
New West Ham United manager Graham Potter during a press conference at the London Stadium. Picture date: Thursday January 9, 2025.

Potter sees positives despite FA Cup defeat

It was not the start he wanted, but new West Ham United manager Graham Potter could take some positives from his side’s 2-1 FA Cup loss at Aston Villa on Friday.
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Slow start to PSL transfer window in January
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Slow start to PSL transfer window in January

The PSL January transfer window has got off to a slow opening week with just a handful of signings and moves.
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Real Madrid set up Clasico Spanish Super Cup final
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Real Madrid set up Clasico Spanish Super Cup final

Real Madrid have booked their place in the Spanish Super Cup final on Sunday, where they will meet old foes Barcelona in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Madrid defeated Mallorca 3-0 in their semifinal on Thursday to set up a Clasico final showdown.
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Pirates can advance in CAF Champions League
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Pirates can advance in CAF Champions League

With one of the eight quarter-final places already secured by Sudan’s Al Hilal, more slots in the knockout phase of the African Champions League can be confirmed this weekend.
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