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Banyana Banyana's Bambanani Mbane is challenged by Opa Clement of Tanzania in their 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations group match at Stade Moulay Rachid in Casablanca, Morocco, on Monday.

Banyana shocked by Tanzania in Wafcon group opener

South Africans have it all to do to bounce back against Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso

  • Marc Strydom
South African Football Association president Danny Jordaan speaks to media at the Pitso Mosimane 'Youth Football: Coaching Manual' launch in Sandton, Johannesburg, on July 23 2026. Picture:

WATCH | Danny Jordaan loses his cool when pressed about Broos’s Bafana contract

Safa president becomes flustered and angry under scrutiny over latest on national team position

  • Marc Strydom
Bafana Bafana’s Themba Zwane is shown a red card by referee Wilton Sampaio in their 2026 Fifa World Cup Group A match against Mexico at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on June 11. Picture:

Bafana player Zwane’s World Cup red card flagged by sports betting group — report

Council of Europe report raises concerns over betting irregularities in World Cup opener

  • Marc Strydom
Banyana Banyana cosach Desiree Ellis. File photo

Mix of experience and youth as Banyana coach Ellis names Wafcon squad

Refiloe Jane will captain the squad announced at the official send-off in Sandton on Friday

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Bafana Bafana captain and Mamelodi Sundowns teammate Ronwen Williams pays tribute to Jayden Adams at a memorial service at the Stellenbosch Town Hall on Thursday.

‘When it was time to fight he never backed down’: Williams pays tribute to Jayden Adams

Bafana Bafana captain hails ‘Grootman’s’ contribution to SA football for national team and Sundowns

  • Marc Strydom
Bafana Bafana midfielder Jayden Adams celebrates after he scored the second goal in a 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifier against Lesotho at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane in 2025.

SA football rocked by death of Bafana star Jayden Adams, 25

Mamelodi Sundowns star turned out for the national team at the 2026 Fifa World Cup last month

  • Marc Strydom
Former South Korea head coach Hong Myung-bo, centre, is booed by fans as he arrives at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Tuesday, two days after resigning after the team's early exit from the 2026 Fifa World Cup. Picture:

WATCH | Booing, insults for South Korea and coach at Seoul airport after World Cup exit

Asian team’s shock defeat to Bafana Bafana resulted in an early flight home and coach’s resignation

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Bafana Bafana's Thapelo Maseko is challenged by Liam Millar of Canada in their 2026 FIFA World Cup 2026 round of 32 match at Los Angeles Stadium on Sunday.

BLOW BY BLOW | Canada win 1-0 and boot Bafana Bafana out of the World Cup

The live updates as the action unfolded in the 2026 FIFA World Cup last 32 clash at Los Angeles Stadium

  • Marc Strydom
Norway supporters perform the Viking Row on the iconic red steps in Times Square in New York on June 21 before their World Cup match against Senegal in the city.
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WATCH | Saffers, Tartan Army, Dutch crazies, Viking Row: World Cup’s best fan videos

Fans share their country’s culture and spread joy

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Bafana Bafana players celebrate after their 2026 FIFA World Cup Group A win against South Korea at Estadio Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico. Picture:

WATCH | Celebrations in Mexico and SA streets as Bafana beat South Korea

Jubilation in Estadio Monterrey and across South Africa for Bafana's victory that saw them into the World Cup knockouts

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GUADALUPE, MEXICO - JUNE 24: Thapelo Maseko #12 of Bafana Bafana celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group A match between South Africa and Korea Republic at Monterrey Stadium on June 24, 2026 in Guadalupe, Mexico.

BLOW BY BLOW | Bafana shock Korea and reach World Cup last 32

Blow by blow updates from South Africa’s must-win final 2026 FIFA World Cup game in Monterrey

  • Marc Strydom
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group A - Czech Republic v South Africa - Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - June 18, 2026 Czech Republic's Michal Sadilek in action with Bafana Bafana's Teboho Mokoena.

BLOW BY BLOW | Bafana stage comeback for a brave draw against Czechia

Catch the blow-by-blow updates as SA clash against Czechia at Atlanta Stadium in crucial World Cup match-up

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Teboho Mokoena controls the ball during a Bafana Bafana training session at Estadio Hidalgo in Pachuca, Mexico, last week.

Bafana v Czechia in second World Cup game — all you need to know

Kickoff time, TV, venue, trivia, star players to look out for, tactics, match officials and more

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Julian Quinones (left) celebrates scoring for Mexico in their 2026 FIFA World Cup Group A clash against Bafana Bafana at Estadio in Mexico City on Thursday.

BLOW BY BLOW | Bafana suffer two red cards as they lose against Mexico

Catch the live updates of the 2026 World Cup opening game at Estadio Azteca here

  • Marc Strydom
Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos and members of his coaching staff during a pitch inspection at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on Tuesday, ahead of playing the 2026 World Cup opening match Mexico there on Thursday.
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An amazing tale — Bafana coach Broos and Mexico’s Aguirre squared up as players in 1986 opener

The former Mexico and Belgium players faced off in opening game of the 1986 World Cup

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