Month: July 2023
Football News
Banyana came close to first WC win against Argentina
South Africa blew a rare opportunity to register its first-ever FIFA World Cup match victory in a 4-goal thriller against Argentina in Dunedin, New Zealand. Friday | July 28, 2023 South Africa (SA) took a 2-goal lead against Argentina only to throw it away with under 20 minutes remaining in the Women’s World Cup group […]
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SA teetering on the brink of World Cup exit
Thursday | July 27, 2023 The 2023 women’s World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand is reaching a crescendo of both excitement and melancholy as national teams play their second and most important fixtures. As is usually the case, there are weaker teams which are getting knocked out at this stage while stronger national […]
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Motsepe Foundation bankrolls Banyana World Cup bonuses
Thursday | July 6, 2023 The 9th FIFA Women’s World Cup featuring 32 nations is scheduled to start on July 20 and ends on August 20, 2023, in Australia and New Zealand. But in South Africa, things took a dramatic turn 18 days before the actual event began and four days prior to departing for […]
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Teen found dead at a rugby pitch in Pretoria school
Schools are on winter recess but a pupil was found dead in the school grounds of a sports field on Tuesday in Garsfontein, east of Pretoria in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Tuesday | July 4, 2023 A body of a teenager was discovered by a groundsman at a rugby field of Hoërskool Garsfontein, Pretoria, on […]
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The Birds fly Komphela out of Sundowns golden nest
Sunday | July 2, 2023 Well-traveled former South Africa junior and senior men’s national team coach Steve Komphela has been recruited by Swallows Football Club, the club statement revealed on Sunday, June 2. Until today, Komphela was assistant coach to Rhulani Mokwena at the embellished Mamelodi Sundowns FC where he won three league titles and […]
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