The South African men’s Olympic team was knocked out of the 2016 Games following a 1-1 draw with Iraq in a do or die affair on Wednesday. South Africa opened the scoring in the 6th minute with a great goal when Andile Fikizolo played in a beautiful ball that Gift Motupa slotted into the back of
Head coach of the South African Men’s Olympic Team says they let themselves down in the 1-0 loss to Denmark in their second match of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. The clash took place on Sunday, 7 August 2016 at the Mane Garrincha Stadium in Brasilia. The South Africans created a lot of chances in
COSAFA side South Africa put up a great fight in their first match of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games against Brazil as they held the hosts to a famous goalless draw and in the process earn themselves a precious point. In a match played at Mane Garrincha Stadium in the capital city of Brazil, Brasilia,
It was a tough opening round of matches for the COSAFA side’s in the 2016 Olympic Games women’s football tournament, though both equipped themselves well on a very tough stage. South Africa lost 1-0 to Sweden, undone by a goalkeeping error from Roxanne Barker in an otherwise fairly comfortable display. Zimbabwe took on the powerful
South Africa and Zimbabwe will represent the COSAFA region at the 2016 Olympic Games, starting on Wednesday! South Africa have teams in both the men’s Under-23 and women’s competitions, while Zimbabwe will play in the latter tournament only. The South African men’s side open their campaign on Thursday with a match-up against the hosts, who
Both Banyana Banyana and the South African Under-23 Men’s National Team will face Rio 2016 Olympic Games hosts Brazil after the draw was conducted at the iconic Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday. The women’s team has been drawn in Group E alongside Brazil, Sweden and China, while the men’s team is in
Bloemfontein Celtic defender Tshepo Rikhotso believes the South African Under-23 side are on course in their preparations for the Olympic Games despite their 3-1 loss in Brazil last weekend. Rikhotso was part of the squad that travelled to South America and says Owen da Gama’s side held their own, but were undone by individual errors
South Africa and Zimbabwe will represent the COSAFA region at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Banyana Banyana skipper Janine van Wyk talks about the current camp for South Africa and their Rio aspirations. How is camp going Janine? The camp is going very well, the morale is high and everyone is doing
South Africa qualified for the Rio de janeiro Olympic Games after beating Senegal 3-1 on penalties in their Africa Under-23 Cup of Nations third-place play-off that ended 0-0 in Dakar on Saturday. SAFA President, Dr Danny Jordaan immediately sent a congratulatory message to the boys in Senegal. “This has been an extraordinary year for our
Algeria dented South Africa’s chances of qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Games when they beat Owen da Gama’s side 2-0 in their Africa Under-23 Cup of Nations semifinal in Dakar, Senegal on Wednesday. With Nigeria having confirmed the first spot at the Rio Olympics following a 1-0 win over hosts Senegal, South Africa will now
