Manchester – It did not rain for SuperSport United’s Under-15 side yesterday, it poured.
Incessant rain at the Carrington ground in Manchester meant the junior Matsatsantsa were all but ruled out of the knockout stages of the Manchester United Premier Cup world finals after losing 3-0 to Italy’s Juventus and drawing 0-0 with Central United of New Zealand. Click here for more
WAFA-WAFA
Top 8 winners to get R8m
The MTN 8, the newly introduced knockout competition that is sponsored to the tune of R400 million, is bound to be the fiercest top eight competition yet and there will be no favours.
The tournament, known as Wafa-Wafa, will be contested by the Absa Premiership teams that finish in the top eight bracket. Click here for more
The MTN 8, the newly introduced knockout competition that is sponsored to the tune of R400 million, is bound to be the fiercest top eight competition yet and there will be no favours.
The tournament, known as Wafa-Wafa, will be contested by the Absa Premiership teams that finish in the top eight bracket. Click here for more
BUCS ON THE RISE
Coach Krol confident after cup win
Orlando Pirates coach Ruud Krol believes his charges are gradually coming together. He said this after the Bucs beat Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 to win the 23rd edition of the Telkom Charity Cup at Mmabatho Stadium in Mafikeng on Saturday. Click here for more
HALALA MZANSI
Amabinneplaas pip Mambas
The South African development soccer team successfully defended the Cosafa senior challenge cup when they beat Mozambique 2-1 at Thulamahashe Stadium in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga yesterday. Click here for more
The South African development soccer team successfully defended the Cosafa senior challenge cup when they beat Mozambique 2-1 at Thulamahashe Stadium in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga yesterday. Click here for more
Sundowns drop 3 top players
No sooner had Mamelodi Sundowns announced they had put three of their players on transfer, than other PSL teams started circling around Chloorkop. Click here for more
Mambas await SA
Amabinneplaas, the South African national squad, will meet Mozambique in the final of the Cosafa Senior Challenge after beating Zambia 1-0 at Thulamahashe Stadium in Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, last night. Lefa Tsutsulupa, the Moroka Swallows’ midfielder, scored the solitary goal . Click here for more...
SHEPPY IN THE FRAY
Downs’ forgotten star out to shine
Mamelodi Sundowns’ Dillon Sheppard has been through a rough time in the past eight months, but the left-footed midfielder cannot wait to snatch his chance in this Saturday’s Telkom Charity Cup in Mafikeng. Sheppard sustained a horrific injury eight months ago, and with the signing of high-fliers Sibusiso Zuma and Benedict Vilakazi stealing the headlines, Sheppard’s return to action in pre-season has been rather low key. Click here for more
Mamelodi Sundowns’ Dillon Sheppard has been through a rough time in the past eight months, but the left-footed midfielder cannot wait to snatch his chance in this Saturday’s Telkom Charity Cup in Mafikeng. Sheppard sustained a horrific injury eight months ago, and with the signing of high-fliers Sibusiso Zuma and Benedict Vilakazi stealing the headlines, Sheppard’s return to action in pre-season has been rather low key. Click here for more
CHARITY CUP: HERE'S THE DRAW
This weekend Mmabato Stadium in the North West will be abuzz with excited supporters as the Top Four battle it out for the top prize. The teams that will face-off in the Telkom Charity Cup on Saturday are: Mamelodi Sundowns, Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates and Platinum Stars. Click here for more
6 GOING TO MAN-UNITED
The dreams of 6 lucky Shona Khona recruits have become a reality after they were chosen to visit Manchester United Football club in August. Clearly overwhelmed with emotions, 14 year old Mogorosi Mmethi said, "I feel very happy because I needed this thing, I don’t even know what to say." Click here for more
RED DEVILS: TEAM WITH A BIG HEART
Manchester United is donating R450,000 to disadvantaged South Africans who require cataract surgery. This cash was raised by the Red Devils pledging their support for the Vodacom Challenge ’Goals for Miracles’ initiative, under which the cellphone company paid out R50,000 per goal scored during regulation time. Click here for more
MY BOYS WERE TIRED, SAYS MUHSIN
Red Devils toy with Chiefs
Kaizer Chiefs coach Muhsin Ertugral believes that minor injuries and fatigue to some of his key players resulted in his side’s loss to Manchester United in the Vodacom Challenge at the weekend. He thinks the derby against Orlando Pirates took a lot out of his players, who were reduced to amateurs by the Red Devils, who played this final game as a practise match. Click here for more
Chiefs meet Devils
Amakhosi beat Bucs 2-0 in derby
TUSSLE: Pirates’ Benson Mhlongo and Chiefs’ Jimmy Tau fight for the ball in the Vodacom Challenge at the EPRU Stadium in Port Elizabeth last night. Chiefs won 2-0. Photo: Abbey Sebetha
The best club in Europe and the teams of the Soweto derby will wow soccer lovers in the final of the Vodacom Challenge tomorrow.
Manchester United and Kaizer Chiefs are the two clubs that will battle for the Kudu Horn in this yearly off-season friendly cup competition at Loftus Stadium in Pretoria.
This is the same venue where Chiefs beat United. Click here for more 
'DO IT FOR THE FANS'
Chiefs, Bucs need to find the net more
When there is a potential for a big soccer match down the road, there is always the possibility of a letdown before to that match. Such is the case prior to the final of the Vodacom Challenge cup, which will take place at Loftus Stadium in Pretoria on Saturday. Click here for more
Alarm bells
Change of ref worries Downs
Mamelodi Sundowns’ executive technical director Ted Dumitru says they intend lodging a formal complaint to CAF over the abrupt changing of officials in their second leg Confederations Cup match on Saturday. Click here for more
Mamelodi Sundowns’ executive technical director Ted Dumitru says they intend lodging a formal complaint to CAF over the abrupt changing of officials in their second leg Confederations Cup match on Saturday. Click here for more
BUCS CAN'T MATCH DEVILS
United beat Soweto giants once againAfter drawing against Kaizer Chiefs in Cape Town last Saturday, Manchester United vented their fury on Orlando Pirates, pipping them 1-0 in the second match of the Vodacom Challenge in Durban last night.
The match was played in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Kings Park Rugby Stadium. Click here for more
Shona Khona’s soccer whizzkids
We’ve all heard of names like Steven Pienaar, Jeffrey Ntuka, and Masilo Modhubi. One thing that these soccer stars have in common is that they’re all graduates of the School of Excellence in Johannesburg. There’s now a young group of players that are poised to take over the reigns with their dazzling soccer wizardry. Representing the country from all 9 provinces, these youngsters were the few chosen from many that tried out for a spot at the prestigious School of Excellence. Click here for more...
WEB TV: Spotlight on Sibusiso Zuma
A Sowetan Online Exclusive
Striker Sibusiso Zuma opens up about his family, his ‘embarrassment of riches’, his return to Msanzi after 8 years overseas - and how he thinks South African football can improve...
WATCH & ENJOY: In his own words, as filmed in our Web TV studio. To view these clips, click here
Striker Sibusiso Zuma opens up about his family, his ‘embarrassment of riches’, his return to Msanzi after 8 years overseas - and how he thinks South African football can improve...
WATCH & ENJOY: In his own words, as filmed in our Web TV studio. To view these clips, click here
DEVILS MAY CRY
Kaizer Chiefs’ acrobatic goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune is confident that his side will beat Manchester United, the European and English Premiership champions. The two meet in the lucrative Vodacom Challenge at the Newlands Stadium in Cape Town tomorrow afternoon.... Click here for more
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