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Ndlambe teams lead the way in regional league

CHRIS TOTOBELA It was a very good weekend for all Ndlambe teams in the Hollywood bets regional league as they enjoyed positive results in their respective encounters. Port Alfred based Arrows hosted Makhanda based City Pirates and…

Players battle wind, heat in friendlies

Saturday’s biggest opponent was an uncooperative 25km/h easterly. On Sunday, it was the 35C heat that Freestone Stadium’s gladiators had to contend with in two friendly home-sides pre-season tournaments. Hosted by Bathurst City, eight…

Thrills as Bathurst’s Liverpool knock stripes off City Tigers

A wonder goal from Liverpool FC talisman, Anele Matshotyana, in the dying embers of a pre-season tournament final against Bathurst City Tigers at Freestone stadium on Saturday, proved the catalyst for the triumph over their rivals.…

Cape Town visitors overcome Peddie Masters in 2-0 thriller

Close to 200 over-35s buffed their soccer boots for the Port Alfred Masters Football Club’s fourth annual charity tournament last weekend. Travelling from as far as Cape Town, the 16 teams put their best foot forward for a share of the…

Pirates Academy youngsters make short work of Tokyo City

Pirates Academy started off the second round of the Ndlambe Local Football Association (NLFA) league competition in convincing fashion by thumping Tokyo City 4-1 at Mamityi Gidana stadium on Sunday. The Pirates team, though made up of…

MARU outclass Rhodes in Easter final

Makhanda outfit Makana Rhini United (MARU) showed their experience in the final of the Port Alfred Easter Tournament at Mamityi Gidana stadium on Monday, as they waited no longer than three minutes to score their first goal against a…

Bhongweni win soccer fest final

Bhongweni Primary School of Alexandria brought their A-Game to the annual U13 BuildIt Football Festival to beat Klipfontein Primary 2-1 on penalties at the PAHS School fields on Saturday to successfully defend their title. It was as much…

Bathurst soccer feast draws crowds

Thirty one teams tested their limits on three fields in the inaugural Bathurst City Football Tournament last weekend. Home side United Eleven lost on penalties after a 1-all draw with Marselle’s Volo Football Club. Player of the…

Safa president Danny Jordaan all smiles after winning the presidential election at Sandton Convention Centre in Joburg on Saturday.Image: Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images

‘This is my last term as Safa president,’ says Danny Jordaan

After being elected for a third term as president of the SA Football Association (Safa), Danny Jordaan has promised this will be his last term. The 70-year-old Jordaan outmuscled challengers Ria Ledwaba, who has vowed that she won’t rest…

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT: The Young Pirates Football Club needs your help for their U13 and U15 football teams

Help them to help themselves

A new football club for the youth began in Port Alfred in June last year in the hope of finding and developing talent. However, Covid pandemic has prevented sportspeople from participating in team sports and the club, Young Pirates, has…

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WATCH: Former footballer gunned down: Here’s what we know so far

News of former footballer Marc Batchelor’s murder sent shockwaves across SA after he was gunned down near his Johannesburg home on the night of July 15 2019. Here’s what we know so far. Tiso Blackstar Group

Rising Stars versus Manchester Academy: Video

A brief video of what you missed at the Derick Mbhele Stadium, Wentzel Park, Alexandria if you weren’t there on Saturday to support local sport. The event continues today (Sunday) and Monday and includes a host of other sports, a jumping…

Parents paid around R3,500 a month for their sons to attend a so-called soccer academy where they were packed on top of each other and survived on four slices of bread and two litres of Coke daily. They were promised they’d be trained to play for teams such as Kaiser Chiefs and Pirates.Image: 123RF/Stephen Scott

40 boys, youngest only 10, rescued from fake soccer academy in Jo’burg

Dozens of boys living in dire conditions have been rescued from a “church” in Johannesburg after being recruited by a “coach” who told their parents they were attending a soccer academy. The recruiter, who charged up to R3,500 a month for…