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Former goalkeeper coach Greg Etafia says Orlando Pirates' new goalkeeper Melusi Butbelezi deserves a place in the AFCON squad.

For the 2027 tournament, CAF decided that Swahili nations Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda will have the chance to play host to Africa’s biggest football show

A senior official at a top European club has now insisted that big teams on the continent "cannot have 15 African players" in their squad.


Nyamai said that so far they have collected Sh2 Million.

Moroka Swallows head coach and former Bafana Bafana defender Steve Komphela has explained why he believes a consistent national team selection will help Bafana at the upcoming Afcon.

Defender Terrence Mashego is refusing to throw in the towel in the possibly of making the Bafana Bafana that will play in the Afcon set to kick-off in January 2024.

Football is a global sport that is becoming a big deal in countries that did not consider that kicking the round object was important.

Nigeria is blessed with a lot of good players presently. With a little bit of luck, more patience and the time shortly before AFCON 2023 used properly to build a stronger team, plus the return of one of the deadliest strikers on the planet, Victor Osimhen, in the team, Nigeria shall improve steadily into AFCON 2023.

The games will start on Saturday, November 25 and end on December 8.

Head coach Hugo Broos has expressed concern over the playing time of Orlando Pirates striker Zakhele Lepasa at the club level as Bafana Bafana prepares for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.