By Akasia Express Sport Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Brandon Petersen found himself under the spotlight for the wrong reasons after a costly error allowed Polokwane City back into Saturday’s Betway Premiership encounter, while league leaders Mamelodi Sundowns were also forced to settle for a point in a weekend that saw 16 goals scored across six matches….
Sandile Zungu has admitted he is no longer certain whether he will return to challenge for the South African Football Association (SAFA) presidency, after his campaign to unseat long-serving incumbent Danny Jordaan ended in defeat. Jordaan was re-elected for a fourth consecutive term at the SAFA Elective Congress at Vodaworld in Midrand on Saturday, defeating…
In a shocking move, the controversial black soil dumped at Western Grounds in Zone 1 continues to make news! This is following a failed attempt to revamp the football facility with rocky black soil dumped at the venue, which left the sporting fraternity angry, and demands grew for accountability. Now, through the assistance of Ga-Rankuwa…
After all said and promised, only the legitimate delegates will ultimately decide which vision carries the day… take South African football forward. With only days remaining before the South African Football Association’s (SAFA) elective congress, presidential challenger Sandile Zungu has intensified his campaign, using Monday’s media briefing in Sandton to present himself as a candidate…
By separating sport from education, Gauteng could create a sharper, more accountable system for developing athletes, coaches, clubs and creative talent For years, Gauteng has marketed itself as South Africa’s economic powerhouse. It is also home to some of the country’s biggest sporting facilities, professional teams, schools, universities and talent-producing communities. Yet there is a…
Almost two months after the 2026 Fifa World Cup ended, Bafana Bafana players and members of the technical team are reportedly still waiting for bonuses allegedly owed to them by the South African Football Association (Safa). The delay has reportedly caused growing frustration ahead of the national team’s upcoming camp. Sunday World reports: Bafana players…
A cold war is brewing in Ga-Rankuwa, with football administrators, coaches, community activists and sports facilitators at loggerheads over the deteriorating condition of the Western Grounds in Zone 1. The controversy erupted after heaps of soil were dumped at the already struggling football facility, prompting an angry reaction from members of the local football fraternity…
Few footballers in history have represented their countries with the passion, consistency and excellence shown by Cristiano Ronaldo. For more than two decades, the Portuguese captain has rewritten the record books and transformed Portugal into one of the most respected national teams in world football. Ronaldo made his debut for Portugal in 2003 as a…
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is set for a monster kicked off, and for the first time in 16 years, South Africa’s Bafana Bafana are back on football’s biggest stage with a clash against co-host, Mexico. Millions of South Africans will be glued to their television screens as Hugo Broos’ men begin their campaign in…
The spirit of Youth Month will for the sixth year on the trot come alive in Ga-Rankuwa when the highly anticipated Mathews Mpete Cup returns from 13 to 16 June 2026 at the Ga-Rankuwa View Clinic Grounds. What started as a community-driven initiative by the Mathews Mpete Foundation, has rapidly grown into one of the…
