Senegal’s 2025 Afcon title has been revoked and awarded to Morocco following a landmark ruling on Tuesday. The Senegalese Football Federation is set to challenge the move at the Court of Arbitration for Sport
In South Africa, sport isn’t a hobby parked in a corner of life. It’s a social language. It decides what time people arrive at a family visit, how loud the TV gets on a Saturday, and whether the Monday mood feels light or heavy. Football brings the weekly heartbeat – league matches, cup ties, derbies […]
The match against Zimbabwe was a reminder of the fine margins and the visceral intensity that define Southern African football
The final Group B fixture of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations is a ‘Game of Consequence’ that will determine who goes to the last 16 in the continental football showpiece underway in Morocco
The president has turned to football to regain the trust of young people as he faces discontent over taxes and unfulfilled promises ahead of the 2027 election
ActionSA has signed up the Forum 4 Service Delivery, the ANC considers wooing Mbuyiseni Ndlozi and the MK party is fishing for the Abantu Batho Congress
It could just be Serbia, Hungary or Denmark
The country is still the world’s top exporter of footballers, but they are bringing in less money
Project at Cape Town Art Fair demonstrates the links between the sport and art
The battle for Africa’s national shirt market has taken a new turn, with some of the raciest designs coming from continental brands
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Rugby, represented by the Springboks, is the country’s most symbolic, just as baseball is to Americans.
