The 2019/2020 South African Premiership season kicks off Saturday with Mamelodi Sundowns favourites to complete a hat-trick despite uncertainty over the future of multiple title-winning coach Pitso Mosimane.... more »
Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane hailed his "unbelievable" team after they won 2-1 at Black Leopards Tuesday to join Orlando Pirates at the top of the South African Premiership with two rounds left.... more »
Cape Town City collected six points Friday to retain a slight chance of winning the South African Premiership for the first time in only their third season of top-flight football.... more »
Leaders Orlando Pirates edged closer to a first South African Premiership title since 2012 when they won 1-0 at bottom club Maritzburg United on Wednesday.... more »
Second-tier club TS Galaxy stunned Golden Arrows and success-starved Kaizer Chiefs scored three late goals to oust Chippa United Saturday in dramatic South African FA Cup semi-finals.... more »
South African police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades Sunday to disperse a crowd who invaded the pitch and forced the abandonment of a national league match in Bloemfontein.... more »
A 3-1 come-from-behind South African Premiership victory for Polokwane City over Black Leopards Sunday moved them within four points of leaders Orlando Pirates with five rounds remaining.... more »
Leaders Mamelodi Sundowns retained a three-point advantage in the South African Premiership and Orlando Pirates climbed one place to second after they drew 0-0 in Soweto Monday.... more »
Bidvest Wits squandered a chance to regain the South African Premiership lead when they crashed 2-0 away to AmaZulu Saturday and had captain Thulani Hlatshwayo red-carded.... more »
Orlando Pirates became the third leaders of the South African Premiership within seven days despite only drawing 1-1 at home to mid-table Bloemfontein Celtic in Soweto Tuesday.... more »
Leaders Bidvest Wits were held by 10-man Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates scored four goals on Saturday as the South African Premiership title race intensified.... more »
Zimbabwean Knox Mutizwa scored and wasted a great chance to claim a second goal for Golden Arrows as they drew 1-1 at Chippa United Friday in the South African Premiership.... more »
A blunder by star goalkeeper Denis Onyango gifted Polokwane City a 1-1 draw Tuesday and cost Mamelodi Sundowns a chance to top the South African Premiership.... more »
A mid-season recovery by promoted Black Leopards in the South African Premiership extended to three straight wins Saturday when they triumphed 2-0 at home against SuperSport United.... more »
Second-place Orlando Pirates closed the gap behind leaders Bidvest Wits to two points with a 4-2 victory over lowly Chippa United Tuesday in a lively South African Premiership match.... more »
It took Bidvest Wits FC 96 years to become South African champions for the first time, and now they are on course to win a second title just two seasons later.... more »
Mamelodi Sundowns overcame an early setback to defeat lowly Ajax Cape Town 3-1 in Pretoria on Saturday and clinch a record-extending eighth South African Premiership title.... more »
Mamelodi Sundowns moved four points clear of Orlando Pirates in a two-club South African Premiership title race by winning 2-1 at "cocky" Baroka on Sunday.... more »
"Arrogant" Mamelodi Sundowns stayed on course for a treble by overcoming hosts Cape Town City 2-1 on Sunday in a South African FA Cup quarter-final.... more »
Star-less Maritzburg United continued a fairytale South African Premiership season by beating Polokwane City 2-1 at home Friday to go third with six matches remaining.... more »
Terrified Maritzburg United coach Fadlu Davids successfully begged the referee to halt play because of lightning before his team won a South African FA Cup last-16 tie Sunday.... more »
