The Soweto Derby has been sold out for the umpteenth time. Kaizer Chiefs will host nemesis Orlando Pirates at FNB Stadium on 3 May in a league fixture. “The Soweto Derby scheduled for the 03rd of May 2025 at FNB Stadium is now SOLD OUT!!!!,” announced Kaizer Chiefs on Thursday evening. FNB Stadium has a capacity of approximately 94,000, but usually sells around 87,000 tickets for safety reasons. Stadium Management South Africa (SMSA), which manages FNB Stadium, will be under…

Kaizer Chiefs boss Kaizer Motaung has paid a glowing tribute to one of the club’s best-ever players, Simon “Bull” Lehoko. Lehoko passed away on Thursday at the age of 74 in Sharpeville, Vanderbijlpark, and Motaung was first in line to reminisce about Lehoko’s great days in Amakhosi colours from the late 1970s. “I knew him for many years, having played against him when he was a youngster before we signed him for Amakhosi in 1978, and then sharing numerous memorable…

Orlando Pirates are R1.3 million poorer after breaking rules of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The Buccaneers have copped a fine of R1.3 million from Africa’s football authority, owing to how things unfolded from their CAF Champions League clash against Algerian side MC Alger on 9 April at Orlando Stadium. “The CAF Disciplinary Board charged Orlando Pirates with misconduct and failure to organize adequate security in the CAF Champions League fixture against MC Alger (9 April, 2025),” reads a…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has come down hard on Mamelodi Sundowns following crowd trouble from their match against Espérance earlier this month. Espérance supporters, in the region of 600, clashed with the home supporters of Sundowns at Loftus Stadium when the Tshwane team won 1-0 in a CAF Champions League Quarterfinal first leg match. The Espérance supporters were allegedly the aggressors, but CAF has also punished Sundowns for inadequate security. “The CAF Disciplinary Board charged Mamelodi Sundowns with…

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has penned a new contract with the run-away English Premiership leaders. On the verge of winning the league title, the Reds have been tying down their most important players and after Mohamed Salah renewed his contract, Van Dijk has followed suit. The 33-year-old has signed a new two-year deal, almost seven-and-a-half years after he initially arrived at Anfield. “I’m very happy, very proud,” Van Dijk told Liverpoolfc.com. “There are so many emotions obviously that go…

Week in and week out, Bafana Bafana defender Siyabonga Ngezana has continued to impress in Romania. The 27-year-old center back has been named in the Romania SuperLiga Team of the Week, something that happens regularly since he joined FCSB from Kaizer Chiefs in June 2023. Ngezana was a league champion in his first season with FCSB, along with a Super Cup, and this season, he’s chasing another league title. He’s played 37 matches across all competitions in the 2024/25 season,…

Gabonese international Aaron Boupendza has passed away after falling from the 11th floor of a building in China. The death of the 28-year-old has been confirmed by Gabon’s national football federation, Fegafoot. “The Gabonese international died following a fall from the 11th floor of his building in China, where he was playing for Zhejiang FC,” the federation said in a statement on X. “Aged 28, Boupendza leaves us with the memory of a great striker who left his mark on…

Bafana Bafana forward Percy Tau could be on his way back to Egypt. The 30-year-old currently turns out for Qatar SC on a six-month deal, following his exit from Al Ahly. The left-footed striker is a popular figure in Egypt after his 126 appearances for Al Ahly and a 44-goal contribution (30 goals and 14 assists) from the time he arrived at the club in 2021 until his departure earlier this year. He won 12 titles with Al Ahly, including…

Five top African referees have been picked for this year’s FIFA Club World Cup, but there’s no South African on the list. FIFA has selected 117 match officials in a list drawn from 41 FIFA member associations. The list includes 35 referees, 58 assistant referees, and 24 video assistant referees (VAR). Dahane Beida (Mauritania), Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria), Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya), Jean Jacques Ndala (DR Congo), and Issa Sy (Senegal) will represent Africa amongst the 35 referees, while there are more…

Orlando Pirates will have to contend with Pyramids striker Fiston Mayele, who will be available for their CAF Champions League semifinal clash this weekend. The two sides meet at the FNB Stadium on Saturday (18H00) in the first leg, and initial reports had suggested Mayele could be having trouble securing his visa to travel to South Africa from Egypt. In December 2023, Mayele failed to make the trip due to visa issues as Pyramids travelled to face Mamelodi Sundowns in…