Defending champions of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, Banyana Banyana, have resumed their preparations to successfully defend their continental title following the impasse over monies owed to them by the South African Football Association. Coach Desiree Ellis and her players returned to the pitch on Saturday afternoon and played a training match against Benin…
Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton during qualifying Lewis Hamilton hailed a ‘world class’ performance by Ferrari in Austrian Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday after Charles Leclerc took second place on the starting grid and he followed up in fourth. The session equalled Ferrari’s best of the season in Monaco, even if Leclerc was still more than half a second…
Chelsea’s stadium Chelsea scored three times in the second period of extra-time to hand 10-man Benfica a 4-1 defeat in Charlotte in their weather-affected last 16 Club World Cup clash on Saturday as the English side set up a quarter-final meeting with Brazil’s Palmeiras. Christopher Nkunku, Pedro Neto and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall scored in a nine-minute…
Banyana training camp The wage dispute between defending Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) champions, Banyana Banyana and the South African Football Association (SAFA) has been resolved. Speaking after the SAFA Congress held in Sandton, SAFA CEO Lydia Monyepao acknowledged that match bonuses weren’t paid but said the matter has now been settled. The players…
Banyana Banyana on the field training in preparation for WAFCON. Unpaid dues to national players have come back to haunt the South African Football Association (SAFA). SABC News has learnt from a reliable source that defending Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) Champions, Banyana Banyana, staged a sit-in and refused to attend a scheduled training…
Members of the South African Football Association’s (SAFA) National Executive Committee (NEC) in Sandton on Friday. The long-awaited South African Football Association (SAFA) congress will take place in Sandton, north of Johannesburg, today. It was postponed in May due to the association’s financial difficulties. SAFA President Danny Jordaan will once again face a motion to…
Tennis player from the Philippines Alexandra Eala Alexandra Eala became the first player from the Philippines to reach a WTA Tour final as she beat fellow qualifier Varvara Gracheva 7-5 2-6 6-3 on the Eastbourne grass on Friday. The 20-year-old left-hander, ranked 74th in the world, edged a tight first set before losing five games…
Siya Kolisi during the press conference Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus was forced to make a late change to his 23-man squad for tomorrow’s Qatar Airways Cup match against the Barbarians in Cape Town. Regular captain Siya Kolisi was forced to withdraw from the team due to an injury. Marco van Staden has been drafted straight…
The Bokke’s started their 2025 international season with their first win over the Barbarians in 25 years Reigning World Cup champions, South Africa, have started their 2025 international season with their first win over the Barbarians in 25 years. The Springboks beat the star-studded invitational side 54-7 at a wet and cold Cape Town Stadium. They…
Banyana Banyana on the field of play. The wage dispute between defending Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) champions, Banyana Banyana, and the South African Football Association (SAFA), has been resolved. [WATCH] The wage dispute between Banyana Banyana, the reigning Women’s Africa Cup of Nations champions, and the South African Football Association has been resolved….
