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SA football great Lucas ‘Masterpieces’ Moripe has died at the age of 71

Independent online (SA) 20 Nov 2024
LucasMasterpieces” Moripe, who lit up South Africa’s football fields in the 1970s, has died after a long battle with illness ... and was nicknamed "the god of football" by supporters.
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IT IS LIFT OFF FOR THE ZEBRAS!

The Botswana Gazette 20 Nov 2024
Drawing level with Egypt ended the home team’s 12-game winning streak ...
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England working with Tom Curry to reduce concussion risk

Yahoo Daily News 20 Nov 2024
Borthwick’s position as head coach is safe after he received the full backing of the Rugby Football Union, but Strawbridge admits the pressure is mounting.
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AFCON 2025: The Road To Morocco Begins As 24 Teams Confirmed For Africa's Biggest Football Tournament

Forbes 20 Nov 2024
The qualifiers are complete, the 24 teams have been confirmed, and the stage is set for the pinnacle of African football. the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) ... .
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TP Mazembe End Edo Queens Fairytale Run in CAF Women’s League

This Day 20 Nov 2024
This year’s CAF Women’s Champions League boasts a massive increase in prize money to USD 2,350,000, reflecting CAF’s commitment to developing women’s football in Africa.
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Wild celebrations greet Zebras' qualification

Mmegi Online 20 Nov 2024
Listen ... The result meant the Zebras will return to the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals for the second time in 12 years. The Botswana Football Association and its stakeholders hosted a watch party for the crucial AFCON qualifier ... zebras. .
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Opinion: Tibor Nagy: Presidential transitions as seen from inside the bureaucracy

Amarillo Globe-News 20 Nov 2024
Assistant Secretary of State for Africa ... Maybe this time will finally be different with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy named to a new “Department of Government Efficiency,” and Lucy won’t pull the football away!.
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Home of Legends Cup exceeds organisers’ expectations

Mail Guardian South Africa 19 Nov 2024
... sport and entertainment in South Africa ... We could not have asked for a better outcome than the best football brand in Africa and carrying the honour of being the inaugural Home of Legends winning team.
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Truth has spoken, Ghana must respond – writes Nathan Quao

B & FT Online 19 Nov 2024
As it happened at King Belshazzar’s feast, the gods of football have written on the wall ... Public outcry forced camping bases to be switched from South Africa to Ghana and then, the football in Cote d’Ivoire was listless, poor and very unproductive.
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Mercurial Mokoena gushes over Bafana’s rising talents

Independent online (SA) 19 Nov 2024
In recent months, South African football has unearthed several players destined for greater things and some of them have caught the eye of national team coach Hugo Broos ... Recently, he described this development as “South Africa's evolution”.
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Bafana Bafana hammer South Sudan to cruise nicely all the way to 2025 AFCON

Independent online (SA) 19 Nov 2024
But this year Bafana Bafana ushered in the season to be jolly in the Mother City by thumping a hapless South Sudan 3-0 in front of a packed and festive Cape Town Stadium crowd with a ruthless display of football.
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Nigeria celebrates victory over South African rivals with Miss Universe runner-up

The Observer 18 Nov 2024
Just three days later, Nigeria beat South Africa in a penalty shootout in the semi-final of the African Cup of Nations football tournament, prompting Nigerians to flood social media with videos and ...
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Sweet 16 as Bafana roar to Afcon 2025

Independent online (SA) 18 Nov 2024
South Africa’s national football team played consecutive Afcons in 2013 and 2015, but they had qualified as hosts in 2013 ... As a result, Uganda and South Africa secured the 2025 Afcon qualification with two rounds remaining ahead of Friday’s kick-off.
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Sudan seal Afcon 2025 spot as Benin also go through

BBC News 18 Nov 2024
Sudan's footballers defy their country's civil war to clinch a remarkable qualification for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, with Benin also progressing ... .

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