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How Dutch legend Ruud Gullit used 1987 Ballon d'Or award to advocate for Nelson Mandela's freedom

Independent online (SA) 02 Apr 2025
Reggae music and the battle for racial equality, especially during the dark days of Apartheid South Africa, went hand in hand ... It was a watershed moment, with football’s biggest star shining the spotlight on what is going on in South Africa.
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News24 | WATCH | Fan violence erupts at Loftus as one fan hangs on for ...

News24 02 Apr 2025
Football fans from the north of Africa have made their presence felt in South Africa this week after fan violence erupted between Sundowns and Esperance supporters at Loftus on Tuesday ... .
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The African savannah is alive and thriving in Chester Zoo

The Times/The Sunday Times 01 Apr 2025
The hairless rodent, native to the Horn of Africa, is on public ... Spanning more than 17 football pitches, it has been designed to recreate a variety of grassland habitats found across central Africa.
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Khumalo praises his charges after win over Egypt

Business Day 01 Apr 2025
SA Under-17 coach Vela Khumalo has lauded his troops for sticking to the fundamentals of Mzansi’s football identity in their 4-3 win over Egypt in the opening match of Group B at the  Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Morocco on Monday.
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WATCH | Kaizer Chiefs face pressure on Nabi after loss, SA clubs gear up for ...

Independent online (SA) 31 Mar 2025
As one of South Africa's most storied football clubs, Chiefs are expected to perform at a high level, but their inconsistency this season has raised serious concerns about their direction.
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Digital bank backs Philippine football in multi-year PFF deal

Manila Standard 31 Mar 2025
PFF national teams director Freddy Gonzalez, GoTyme CEO Nate Clarke, and PFF Men’s football team coach Albert Capellas ... Africa, Vietnam, and Singapore ... “Football is a beautiful game,” Clarke added.
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Weekend football drama: Renaldo Leaner shines, PSL controversy rages, and Premiership standings hang in the balance

Independent online (SA) 31 Mar 2025
However, the standout moment from Mzansi’s weekend football action belongs to the previously unheralded Renaldo Leaner, who rose like a colossus in the Sundowns vs Sekhukhune Nedbank Cup quarter-final clash.
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International Football Scout, Ojo, Sees Good Prospect  in NDSF

This Day 31 Mar 2025
The committee will be assisted to unearth new football talents by the NDSF Ambassadors made up of former footballers like Nwankwo Kanu, Victor Ikpeba and Emmanuel Amuneke, all former Africa Player of the Year winners.
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How Barbra Banda got caught up in a swirl of misinformation and double standards

The Observer 30 Mar 2025
In 2018 and 2022 Banda was not selected by the Football Association of Zambia (Faz) for either of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, organised by the Confederation of African Football (Caf).
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Adams will want to take his blistering form to the continent for Mamelodi Sundowns

Independent online (SA) 30 Mar 2025
He then carried his form into club football, scoring the decisive goal late in extra time to help the Brazilians defeat Sekhukhune United in the Nedbank Cup quarter-final ... I always defend football.” .
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Miguel Cardoso frustrated as fixture congestion threatens Sundowns' Champions League campaign

Independent online (SA) 29 Mar 2025
“I think it’s important that people who rule the football in South Africa have the capacity to understand that we should be provided the best conditions possible to compete, as you know we will face a team where I worked last year and this season.
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Kenya's national goalkeeper the subject of match-fixing investigation

Yahoo Daily News 28 Mar 2025
Kenyan football has been plagued by match-fixing scandals in the recent past, leaving a trail of disappointment among fans ... Scores killed in clashes between rival fans at football match in Guinea.
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€116 million for Club World Cup champ

Inside The Games 28 Mar 2025
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) announced on Wednesday how the prize money will be distributed ... Infantino also said that all revenue generated by the tournament would be reinvested in club football ... Africa.
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Love thy neighbour? Lesotho FA addresses Teboho Mokoena controversy

Independent online (SA) 28 Mar 2025
With Bafana Bafana’s Fifa World Cup qualifier win over Lesotho still dominating headlines due to Teboho Mokoena’s illegal participation in the match, it has emerged that South Africa’s neighbours may not have wanted to cause a stir.
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