Black Label South Africa brand manager Khwezi Vika says the success stories from the champion fans in the Carling Black Label Cup are incredible. Pirates legend Phumudzo Manenzhe says this pre-season derby is important for the Soweto sides adding that it is a chance for players of both sides to redeem themselves. Amakhosi legend Josta Dladla says absence of this pre-season derby cannot be blamed for the side’s ninth spot finish last season.

Zimbabwean captain and leading striker Knowledge “Smiling Assassin” Musona has doubts if South African Premier Soccer League (PSL) clubs including his former club Kaizer Chiefs can afford his services.

South African Football Association (SAFA) Technical Director, Neil Tovey says that the game of FUTSAL enhances technical skills of footballers. FUTSAL is an indoor football game that is played by five players a side. South African Indoor Football Association (SAIFA) in conjunction with SAFA launched a new season of the league with two events already hosted in Pietermaritzburg and Johannesburg in the last two weekends.

Orlando Pirates chairman Dr. Irvin Khoza brought out the cheque book ahead of the 2019/20 season ringing wholesale changes at the club having signed eight players and a goalkeeper coach in Jyri Nieminen. The Soweto Giants have roped in Bongani Sam, Kabelo Dlamini, Tshegofatso Mabasa (all Bloemfontein Celtic), Fortune Makaringe, Siphesihle Ndlovu (both Maritzburg United), Gabadino Mhago (Bidvest Wits), Tebogo Tlolane (Chippa United) and young goalkeeper Joris Delle (free agent). Dr Khoza emphasize the importance of a strong squad to compete for every possible trophy.

After winning the man of the match award in the last game and helping the team to score their first goal in the last game, Bafana Bafana’s star player Percy Tau says they are now more focused at the job in hand.

The introduction of the four third best placed teams proceeding to the last 16, also means that a draw will be more than enough for Bafana Bafana against Morocco in the last Group D AFCON game at Al Salam stadium tonight. As things stand with all second round of fixtures played in the groups, Bafana currently top that table of third placed teams. But things could still change after the third round of fixtures with a possibility of at least two or three teams finishing with four points and goal difference being another deciding factor. Whilst some believe that even against Morocco might not be disastrous for Bafana, the negative goal difference could spell trouble. How do these permutations influence head coach Stuart Baxter’s approach…?

With Morocco qualified to the second round of the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, one would think that Coach Herve Renard will rest some of his key players when they face Bafana Bafana tonight. But the Frenchman says they are going for maximum points and will only make two or three changes. The two sides last met at the AFCON finals in Durban in 2013 and Nordin Amrabat is one of the surviving members from that squad. The former Watford and Malaga attacker says they want nothing less than a win tonight.

When the South African Football Association (SAFA) went out to search for Shakes Mashaba’s successor, one of the leading candidates for the job was the current Morocco head coach Herve Renard. The French man was in the top three alongside former Bafana coach Carlos Queiroz and then Cameroon head coach Hugo Broos. But the word spread that the SAFA head honchos decided against pursuing Renard because he was expensive and was demanding a big technical staff. Since then, he has went on to lead Morocco to their first World Cup appearance in 20 years and they are now favourites in this AFCON. On the eve of their meeting with Bafana Bafana at the Al Salam stadium tonight, the 50-year-old says he does not come cheap.

Former Orlando Pirates defender-cum-midfielder Marshall Munetsi has thanked the Bucs management for making it possible for him to realize his long held dream of playing in Europe. Pirates concluded a deal with French Ligue 1 top side Stade de Reims two weeks ago and Munetsi was unveiled as a new player by the French side. In this exclusive interview with SABC Sport journalist Velile Mnyandu, the Zimbabwean international who is representing the Warriors at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament confirms the signing.

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has rejected the revised ministerial handbook saying it fails to set limitations on lavish ministerial expenditure.