A taxi stops near a busy square, and the first thing noticed is sound. Drums, horns, street chatter, and vendors calling out snacks. Morocco Prepares for AFCON Festival Beyond Football, and AFCON 2025 in Morocco already looks bigger than match nights. Organisers keep talking about culture, travel, city life, and crowds that want plans even […]
Explore how Nairobi embraces fitness and wellness: outdoor callisthenics to health-monitoring gadgets and even nutrition that is both mindful and trendy— all these are leading a healthy lifestyle in the city. Fitness and wellness have become an integral part of Nairobi city. The massive Kenyans have been following fitness these days, which they had in […]
Mamelodi Sundowns have taken their training sessions all the way to Rustenburg in anticipation of the resumption of the 2019/20 season. After adhering to all the necessary procedures and protocols, the Brazilians travelled to the North West last week, with Pitso Mosimane taking his team far away from the COVID-19 epicentre back which is now […]
Super Eagles and Inter Milan player, Victor Moses has taken to social media to showoff his new haircut after getting rid of his trademark dreadlocks. The playmaker made this revelation in a recent post he shared on his official Instagram page. Sharing his new look, he wrote; “I see why they call it a star […]
The search is on at the South African Football Association for a candidate to fill the technical director role. The SAFA TD role became vacant at the end of June, following the expiry of Neil Tovey’s contract, who had been at the helm for the last five years. As reported in edition 1181 of Soccer […]
Rhulani Mokwena’s time at Orlando Pirates may have had its ups and downs during his three-year spell at the club, but he is content with his time there. This week Mokwena returned to Mamelodi Sundowns to re-assume the duties of being assistant coach, having left the club in July 2017 to join rivals Pirates to […]
Super Eagles striker, Paul Onuachu, has tested positive for COVID-19. However, the results of his fellow Nigerians: Stephen Odey and Cyril Dessers at Belgian club, Genk, came out negative. The 26-year-old becomes the first Eagles star to test positive for coronavirus that led to the cancellation of suspensions of sports worldwide. “In the run-up to […]
A senior executive in South Africa’s North West provincial government has succumbed to a COVID-19 related illness. In a statement late Monday, North West Premier Tebogo Job Mokgoro announced the death of Gordon Kegakilwe, a provincial Member of the Executive Council (MEC) responsible for cooperative governance, human settlement and traditional affairs. “MEC Kegakilwe was admitted […]
Kaizer Chiefs have joined the growing list of Premier Soccer League clubs returning to training, the Siya crew being informed that the Glamour Boys have the green light. Bobby Motaung, the Amakhosi football manager, said to the media last week that all the paperwork was submitted and subject to approval by the league’s Covid-19 compliance […]
While Rulani Mokwena’s tenure as interim Orlando Pirates coach was far from glittery, one thing that emerged from it was the rich vein of form of Tshegofatso Mabasa. Since Mokwena’s departure, the appearances have dried up for the forward, and so have the goals… Five goals in five games. That was Mabasa’s return under Mokwena, […]
The Premier Soccer League is edging closer to a return, the Siya crew being informed that a tentative date for matches to resume has been proposed. It’s almost four months since the 2019/20 season was suspended due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic and both the PSL and SAFA, the football motherbody in the […]
Kenya’s world record holder Wilson Kipsang has been slapped with a four year ban from competitions after missing series of doping tests. A ruling published by the Athletics Integrity Unit on Friday states that the ex-marathon runner was found to have missed three tests. He failed to provide timely information on his whereabouts on a […]
The North West Department of Arts, Culture and Sport together with various stakeholders held an urgent meeting on Friday morning to finalise a proposal for Sun City and Royal Bafokeng Sports to host the remaining 2019/20 Premier Soccer League (PSL) season matches. In an official letter seen by Sport24, the North West provincial government requested […]
Nigerian-born footballer Razak Omotoyossi has disclosed that one of the best moments of his career was playing against the Super Eagles, adding that he never regretted opting to play for Benin Republic. Born in Agege Lagos, Rasak was forced into a new phase of life in neighbouring Benin Republic after he was banned for five […]
Nigerian football star Ahmed Musa is not only making waves on the pitch, the Al Nassr winger is also doing awesome outside of the field. The former Leicester City forward is the only Super Eagles star to have recorded four goals in the FIFA World Cup championships. His successes, however, transcend the field of play […]
Nigerian football star Victor Osimhen edges closer to sealing a dream move to Serie A giants Napoli this summer after been spotted in Italy. The 21-year-old striker who recently won the 2020 edition of the Prix Marc-Vivien Foe award has been on the radar of the Partenopei. Osimhen attracted the attention of top European clubs […]
Somalia’s national stadium in the capital Mogadishu officially reopened today years after it was abandoned due to insecurity. A game was also honoured today after extensive renovations since 2018 when government took control of the facility. It was adversely affected by the country’s civil war, at a point it was occupied by Al-Shabaab insurgents and […]
Super Eagles prospect, Sebastian Osigwe penned an emotional farewell to Swiss club Kriens as he leaves the club this summer following six successful years. The former Flying Eagles goalkeeper made 143 appearances for the club with 43 clean sheets and helped them to two promotions. He wrote: “Dear SC Kriens family. With a laugh, which […]
Despite things not working out in terms of game time, former Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Brighton Mhlongo has opened up on life at Bidvest Wits. Mhlongo joined the Clever Boys in 2018, after a year in Port Elizabeth, where he plied his trade with Chippa United, who he joined from Pirates. Being the oldest in the […]
