Friday sees an all Absa Premiership clash in the Nedbank Cup as Stellenbosch host Maritzburg United at Athlone. Stellenbosch Coach Steve Barker is looking forward to the game.

Glad Africa Championship leaders Ajax Cape Town switch focus to Nedbank Cup action on Thursday when they host fellow second tier outfit TS Sporting at the Athlone Stadium. Having just parted ways with their Coach Andries Ulderink, Assistant Dylan Deane says they are trying to keep the team focused on the job at hand.

Tennis fever has hit Cape Town with the arrival of the world’s most successful tennis player of all time, Roger Federer ahead of Friday’s Match In Africa exhibition game that will be played at the Cape Town Stadium. Federer arrived in Cape Town on Wednesday evening and is excited to play the match organised by his foundation. It will also be a first for world number two Rafael Nadal, and Federer says it is amazing to have the Spaniard on board.

Sharks coach, Sean Everitt has made one injury enforced change to his starting XV to face the Highlanders in Dunedin, New Zealand on Friday. Everitt says they are expecting a vastly different approach from the Highlanders to the one they faced against the Pretoria side.

Bidvest Wits will fully return their focus to the domestic league fixtures as they host Black Leopards at Bidvest stadium on Thursday evening. Wits finished their CAF Championship games with a 2-0 bitter exit last Sunday, against Djoliba AC at home. In their last domestic action on the 18th of January the Students went down 2-0 away to Cape Town City and the Assistant Coach Paul Johnstone says his side is set go back to their winning ways.

Chippa United coach Norman Mapeza is not going to change his approach when the Chilli Boyz face defending Nedbank Cup champions TS Galaxy in a last-32 encounter at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday tonight.

As Chippa United celebrates its 10th year anniversary this year, their most successful coach in the Premier Soccer League (PSL) so far, Dan “Dance” Malesela will visit the club in a different capacity tonight. It will be for the first time that Malesela plays against Chippa United since he left the club 18 months ago when TS Galaxy kickoff the defense of their Nedbank Cup title at the Nelson Mandela Bay stadium in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday tonight.

After starring in South Africa’s One Day International victory over England on Tuesday, Temba Bavuma has spoken out about the difficult month he has had. Bavuma was dropped from the Proteas’ 5-Day team during the series loss against England, before being re-called for the final test.

The Proteas went 1-0 up in the One Day International Series against England, when they convincingly beat the tourists by seven wickets at Newlands on Tuesday. Having been sent into bat after Quinton De Kock won the toss, England were restricted to 258 for eight in their 50 overs, Joe Denly top-scoring with 87. Chris Woakes who was the pick of England’s bowlers and also scored 40 says that De Kock, who passed 5000 runs in ODI’s during the game, is world class and England need to find a way to get him out early.

The Proteas went 1-0 up in the One Day International Series against England, when they convincingly beat the tourists by seven wickets at Newlands on Tuesday. Having been sent into bat after Quinton De Kock won the toss, England were restricted to 258 for eight in their 50 overs, Joe Denly top-scoring with 87. The pick of the new-look South African attack was Tabraiz Shamsi, who took three for 38 in his 10 overs. In the South African chase De Kock and Temba Bavuma took control of the game with a wonderful partnership of 173. De Kock finished on 107, his 15th ODI century, while Bavuma scored 98, to set up the victory. Bavuma says it was a good win for the team.