Nigeria forward Ademola Lookman was named 2024 African men's player of the year at a ceremony in Marrakesh on Monday

Atalanta and Nigeria striker Ademola Lookman, who finished 14th in the Ballon d'Or rankings, is the favourite to pick up the award.

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah scored as Egypt cruised to a 4-0 victory over Botswana on Tuesday as matchday two of 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying drew to a close.

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South Africa coach Hugo Broos said his team's Africa Cup of Nations campaign must already be considered a success after they reached the last four on Saturday

Oumar Diakite was the hero as hosts Ivory Coast staged another remarkable salvage operation on Saturday to reach the Africa cup of Nations semi-finals, and South Africa later joined them

Jamaica dumped out Brazil and South Africa sent Italy home on Wednesday as the supposed minnows roared into the last 16 of an increasingly open Women's World Cup.

South Africa were cruising to a first-ever win in five matches at the World Cup after goals by Linda Motlhalo and Thembi Kgatlana either side of half-time in Dunedin.

Sweden were given a scare by South Africa before winning 2-1 at the death at the Women's World Cup on Sunday while 2019 finalists the Netherlands also began their campaign with victory

Tokyo Olympics: Brazil were held to a goal-less draw by Ivory Coast while Andre-Pierre Gignac's hat-trick's ensured that France prevailed 4-3 over South Africa.

Tokyo Olympics: South Africa football team coach David Notoane said he saw people running away from his team after two players and a video analyst tested positive for COVID-19, slamming what he called "stigmatisation" meted out to his team.

Motjeka Madisha is the second Mamelodi Sundowns defender to die in a car accident within two months after Anele Ngcongca, near the eastern city of Durban.

Head of FIFA's women's competitions, Sara Booth said Delhi will feel the "positive impact" of hosting a World Cup.

Police said the motive of the attack on Marc Batchelor was unknown and that no arrests had yet been made.

Neymar endured a frustrating day in Brazil's opening Rio Olympics match on a sandy and slow surface in Brasilia as South Africa held out despite Mothobi Mvala's red card half an hour from time

US authorities are investigating claims that former CONCACAF president Jack Warner was paid a USD 10 million bribe to help South Africa win the bid to host the FIFA 2010 World Cup, among other charges.

A US indictment last week said the cash was paid to former Fifa executive Jack Warner to secure the right to hold the tournament in 2010 -- one of a slew of recent allegations of corruption at football's world governing body.

Cameroon and Zambia also secured their places in the finals early next year, bringing the number of qualified teams to six alongside new tournament host Equatorial Guinea.