South Africa

When Stellenbosch FC kick off their CAF Confederation Cup campaign against Stade Malien on Wednesday, they will continue to show that they are a perennial threat to the PSL's Big Three.

The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign is in the books, with all 24 qualifiers for next year's biennial competition now confirmed. ESPN present the definitive recap on all things AFCON.

It was a frantic and intense AFCON qualifying group stage, with high-profile sides like Ghana missing the finals and some of the continent's lesser lights looking forward to a shot at Africa's grandest prize.

Goalkeeper star in Ronwen Williams - Tick! However, at the other end of the field, South Africa have yet to fully settle on a permanent answer to: Who can be relied upon to lead the line to continental glory?

South African Football Association (SAFA) President Danny Jordaan was arrested on Wednesday over allegations he used the organisation's money for his own purposes, according to local media reports.

From unforgettable debuts to African heavyweights being humbled, here's the current state of affairs across the continent following the first international break of the 2024-25 season.

For the second time in less than four months, Nigeria and South Africa played out a 1-1 draw, although this time the result was not about getting to a final.

African champions Ivory Coast and World Cup semifinalists Morocco both won important points in World Cup qualification on Friday but Nigeria were held at home by South Africa and are still to win a match in the 2026 preliminaries.

Six suspects were arrested on Wednesday in connection with the killing of South African footballer Luke Fleurs, who was shot when his car was hijacked in Johannesburg last week, police have confirmed.

Former South Africa junior international Luke Fleurs, who played for the country's most popular club, Kaizer Chiefs, was killed in a carjacking in Johannesburg, police officials confirmed Thursday.