South Africans have been gripped with anxiety ever since reports emerged that Bafana Bafana could be stripped of three crucial points for fielding an ineligible player in their 2-0 victory over ...

Without victory on the road so far in the 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifiers, a win over Benin on Tuesday will cement Bafana Bafana’s position on top of Group C. At the halfway stage of the qualifiers, ...

Bafana get a vital win in Benin, but a huge administration error could see them docked three points. Bafana Bafana pulled off a hard-fought 2-0 away win against Benin on Tuesday that ought to have put ...

One of those was at home to Bafana. But if Broos’ side can certainly take credit for that hard-earned point, they can’t for Nigeria’s draws with Lesotho and Zimbabwe, and their defeat by Benin.

The veteran striker netted his third goal of the World Cup qualification campaign last week when he scored the opener in the 2-2 draw with Zimbabwe. Mounie has already stung Bafana Bafana’s ...

Crucially, Bafana also kept comfortable breathing space between themselves and Nigeria, who were held to a 1-1 draw by Zimbabwe in Uyo. South Africa now have a commanding 13 points and five-point ...

who should have set the game out because of two yellow cards in previous qualifiers against the same Benin and Zimbabwe. However, Bafana did not let that distract them as they had a job to do, and ...