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Achraf Hakimi wins Player of the Year at CAF Awards 2025

Paris Saint-Germain right-back Achraf Hakimi claimed the CAF Men’s Player of the Year award, ending a 52-year wait for a defender to take the...

Obaah ANovember 20, 2025

Olympics

South Africa Announces Plan to Bid for the 2036 or 2040 Olympic Games

South Africa on Thursday announced its plan to bid for the 2036 or 2040 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The government said it had begun...

Obaah ANovember 16, 2025

Football

Outrage as FIFA Names South African Referees for Nigeria’s World Cup Playoff Against Gabon

FIFA has appointed a team of South African match officials for the forthcoming Super Eagles’ World Cup playoff clash against Gabon. Nigeria will take...

Obaah ANovember 8, 2025

Formula 1

South Africa Courts Six Firms to Bring F1 Back to the Continent

South Africa is in discussions with at least six private companies to secure funding aimed at bringing Formula 1 Grand Prix racing back to...

Obaah AOctober 26, 2025

2026 World Cup Qualifiers

South Africa Qualify for 2026 World Cup with 3–0 Win Over Rwanda

South Africa overcame the embarrassment of a three-point deduction in their World Cup qualifying campaign to finish top of their group on Tuesday and...

Obaah AOctober 14, 2025

2026 World Cup Qualifiers

Adams Scores on Debut as Nigeria Beat Lesotho to Keep World Cup Hopes Alive

Nigeria defeated Lesotho 2-1 on Friday evening to keep their hopes of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup alive. Goals from William Troost-Ekong...

Obaah AOctober 10, 2025

Football

Nigeria, South Africa, and Morocco Advance to Knock-out Stage of the FIFA U-20 World Cup

Only three African countries have qualified for the Round of 16 knock-out stage of the ongoing FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile. This follows...

Obaah AOctober 6, 2025

Other Sports

South Africa Win Back-to-Back Rugby Championships After Beating Argentina

South Africa overpowered Argentina at Allianz Stadium to win back-to-back Rugby Championships for the first time. The 29-27 scoreline does not quite tell the...

Obaah AOctober 5, 2025

2026 World Cup Qualifiers

Nigeria’s World Cup Aspirations Reignited as FIFA sanctions South Africa

FIFA has sanctioned South Africa for fielding an ineligible player against Lesotho, a ruling that has blown Group C of the 2026 FIFA World...

Obaah ASeptember 29, 2025

Other Sports

Springboks Deliver All Blacks Their Worst-Ever Defeat to Retain the Freedom Cup.

The New Zealand rugby union team suffered their biggest loss ever in a test match on Saturday, with South Africa securing a 43-10 victory...

Obaah ASeptember 14, 2025

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Football

Achraf Hakimi wins Player of the Year at CAF Awards 2025

Olympics

South Africa Announces Plan to Bid for the 2036 or 2040 Olympic Games

Football

Outrage as FIFA Names South African Referees for Nigeria’s World Cup Playoff Against Gabon

Formula 1

South Africa Courts Six Firms to Bring F1 Back to the Continent

2026 World Cup Qualifiers

South Africa Qualify for 2026 World Cup with 3–0 Win Over Rwanda

2026 World Cup Qualifiers

Adams Scores on Debut as Nigeria Beat Lesotho to Keep World Cup Hopes Alive

Football

Nigeria, South Africa, and Morocco Advance to Knock-out Stage of the FIFA U-20 World Cup

Other Sports

South Africa Win Back-to-Back Rugby Championships After Beating Argentina

2026 World Cup Qualifiers

Nigeria’s World Cup Aspirations Reignited as FIFA sanctions South Africa

Other Sports

Springboks Deliver All Blacks Their Worst-Ever Defeat to Retain the Freedom Cup.

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