KwaZulu Natal club Royal AM is reportedly now in new hands following a recent auction. Local publication Sportswire has confirmed Durban businessman Chockalingam “Roy” Moodley has won the bid, taking over from businesswoman Shauwn Mkhize, whose financial troubles with the SA Revenue Service (SARS) led to the SARS curator putting the club at auction. Details around the sale are still sketchy, but it’s believed the club could have fetched around R25 million as SARS attempted to recover approximately R40 million…

Mamelodi Sundowns’s biggest payday is around the corner with FIFA confirming the prize money for the Club World Cup set for June. The United States will host the tournament from June 14 to July 13, with 32 teams battling it out for honours, including Sundowns. FIFA has now revealed the prize money for all participants, but it differs from continent to continent. For African teams Sundowns, Al Ahly (Egypt), Wydad Casablanca (Morocco), and Espérance (Tunisia), they’ve each been allocated $9.55…

Bafana Bafana’s lead atop Group C could be cut short due to an administrative bungle, and the road to the FIFA 2026 World Cup may not be as smooth. As things stand, Bafana Bafana have a clear five-point lead after beating Benin away on Tuesday, 25 March. This win followed another 2-0 win at home against Lesotho, who are now crying foul after Bafana Bafana midfielder Teboho Mokoena featured against them in Polokwane, Limpopo. This despite the fact that he…

The Premier Soccer League’s longest-serving coach, Gavin Hunt, is now unemployed, as SuperSport United has sacked him. Matsatsantsa a Pitoli are battling in 15th place with nine matches remaining, and to save their season, the club’s board decided on Thursday to show Hunt the exit door. The 60-year-old Hunt has been around the block since 1998 and was recently honoured for reaching 1,000 PSL games in his coaching career. However, his vast experience has done little, if anything at all,…

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has reminded everyone who’s the boss of the national team, and that is him! The Belgian is preparing Bafana Bafana to face Lesotho in Friday’s FIFA World Cup Qualifier at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, Limpopo. Broos, however, has also shared his thoughts on player call-up matters. He’s clearly unhappy that club bosses, coaches, and the media keep telling him who to call for national duty. “When the player is ready, I’ll call him.…

Norwegian club Molde FC has officially announced the signing of defender Samukelo Kabini (21) from TS Galaxy, on a record club transfer fee for the Mpumalanga club. TS Galaxy will pocket R15-million from the deal. For the Rockets, it’s a great windfall considering Kabini arrived at the club barely two seasons ago, after a stint at Orlando Pirates, where he starred in the DStv Diski Challenge (DDC). He’s penned a three-year deal with Molde that runs until 2028. “I am…

In a move that comes as no surprise, Cape Town City has let go of their Head Coach, Muhsin Ertugral. The Citizens are languishing in the bottom half of the PSL standings after yet another loss, this time to Marumo Gallants at home over the weekend. City has 23 points from 23 matches and occupies the 13th spot. Earlier in the year, Ertgural was roped in as Technical Director and interim Head Coach after Eric Tinkler was sacked. Ertugral was…

The recent deregistration of Athletics South Africa (ASA) by the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has unveiled a disturbing narrative of administrative incompetence and negligence. This development tarnishes South African athletics’ reputation and jeopardises the careers of countless athletes who depend on these institutions for guidance and support. ASA’s deregistration, as reported by Sunday World, stems from its failure to comply with statutory obligations, including the timely submission of annual returns . This blatant disregard for compliance has stripped…

South Africa’s senior national team mentor, Hugo Broos, is a worried man. The Belgian’s source of frustration is the goalkeeping crisis, and Broos was forthright when addressing the situation. “It’s already a concern for two years, and I’ve already been looking for young South African goalkeepers,” said Broos as he announced the squad to play Lesotho and Benin in FIFA 2026 World Cup Qualifiers this month. “A lot of PSL clubs have foreign goalkeepers, and the young South African goalkeepers…

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has named the 23-man squad to represent South Africa in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. Bafana Bafana will host Lesotho at the New Peter Mokaba Stadium on 21 March, before facing Benin away four days later. From the preliminary squad, the Belgian has kept the following players; GOALKEEPERS Romwen Williams [Mamelodi Sundowns], Ricardo Goss [SuperSport United], Sipho Chaine [Orlando Pirates]. DEFENDERS Nyiko Mobbie [SuperSport United], Thabo Moloisane, Fawaaz Basadien [both Stellenbosch FC], Nkosinathi Sibisi [Orlando Pirates],…