Mamelodi Sundowns and SA U23 attacker Phakamani Mahlambi says this is also a second chance for him to play in an international tournament after missing out
previously in the U20 World Cup and Olympics due to injuries. He

The SA U23’s are in a tough group with defending champions Nigeria, neighbours
Zambia and West African giants Ivory Coast.

Colin Nathan, who trains current International Boxing Organisation (IBO) minimumweight champion Simphiwe Konkco, loves the underdog tag as he makes final preparations for his charge’s fight against reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) minimumweight king Chayaphon Moonsri of Thailand.

Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus has opted for an unchanged match 23 from the team that thrashed Italy 49-3 heading into their crucial 2019 Rugby World Cup quarter-final clash against host nation Japan in Tokyo on Sunday.

Bidvest Wits are away to Maritzburg United in tomorrow’s only Telkom Knockout (TKO) last-16 round match at the Harry Gwala Stadium in Pietermaritzburg.

Stellenbosch will play in their first ever Telkom Knockout competition this season, and will begin the challenge with a tough away last 16 game against Orlando Pirates.

South African national U23 head coach David Notoane has singled some praise for
the coaches in the country for giving youthful talent the much needed game time
and trusting the, with regular spots in their starting line-ups.

Meanwhile, versatile midfielder Bandile Shandu has been speaking about the ongoing international break, which started for Maritzburg way back on October 2.

Maritzburg United midfielder Daylon Claasen believes Maritzburg United are very
capable of upsetting Bidvest Wits in their Telkom Knockout opener tomorrow
(Friday).

The success in Tunisia came with mixed emotions as it secured the team a ticket to the official qualifiers of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series next year but also saw them denied a qualification for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics under dubious circumstances as SASCOC will not let them take part in the games.