Nigeria’s Super Eagles and their South African counterparts, Bafana Bafana, will lock horns in Bouake on Wednesday for a place in the final of the delayed 2023 CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire. It will be a repeat of the 2000 AFCON’s semifinal clash that saw the Eagles edged out the 1996 champions 2-0 in Lagos. The …

Mali and South Africa completed the list of quarterfinalists of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire, as they sent home Burkina Faso and one of the competition’s favourites, Morocco. Mali won 2-1 in the first match of Tuesday, and sent Burkina Faso back home, while South Africa required only a goal to shock Morocco, who only in …

The double-amputee Paralympic and Olympic sprinter, Oscar Pistorius has been freed after serving a 13-year sentence for murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. He was escorted out of Atteridgeville Correctional Centre and taken to his uncle’s estate outside Pretoria after some 11 years in prison, following his parole. According to a report by dailymail.co.uk, Pistorius was granted an early release on …

Rescue teams battled in torrential rain Tuesday to find victims of flash floods across a South African province that left at least seven dead and 11 missing, officials said. A muddy deluge up to 10 metres (33 feet) deep swept through a district of Ladysmith, in KwaZulu Natal province, destroying homes and carrying away cars, rescuers said in a report …

Prayer is a spiritual activity for believers which should cost us nil-agita if we allow the Holy Spirit to open our spiritual eyes on how our True Lord God Almighty operates. Our Creator is a Wonderful Father Who has not hidden His rules and order from us His faithful and dutiful children. He has weaned us from sublunary pursuits to …

South Africa have pulled out of the contest to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup, citing fears they would have to deliver a “rushed presentation” to FIFA during December. The deadline for submitting comprehensive plans for the tournament is 8 December and South African officials believe it would be wiser to try and host the following edition in 2031. “We …

Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved – Acts of the Apostles 4:12 (THE HOLY BBLE) The human soul is one of the many things you place high premium on when you become a genuine believer of our Lord Jesus Christ. If it were …

Reigning Commonwealth Games champion India, Kenya, Uganda, Benin Republic, Togo, South Africa and hosts Nigeria top the list of African countries billed to compete at this year’s Valuejet ITTF Lagos Para Open. The two-day event holds from 12 to 14 October at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos. This year’s tournament will see players compete in the …

The Netherlands advanced to the quarterfinals after a 2-0 win against South Africa at the FIFA Women’s World Cup holding in Australia and New Zealand. Goals on either side of the half from Jill Roord and Lineth Beerensteyn were enough to overcome a Banyana Banyana side, who always looked dangerous, but could not convert that threat into a goal. Bayana …

President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe has congratulated Nigeria, Morocco, and South Africa following their qualification to the round of 16 of the ongoing 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The Falcons played a goalless draw against Ireland to finish second in Group B with five points behind co-hosts Australia, while Banyana Banyana …