Can Chipolopolo rise from the ashes?
Zambia produced one of sport’s most heartwarming stories when they triumphed in Gabon, a country in which their golden generation perished 19 years earlier. Then it all went downhill.
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Pitso Mosimane on SA’s bittersweet World Cup legacy
The former Bafana assistant coach got the top job after the 2010 Fifa World Cup, left in embarrassing fashion and then bounced back to conquer Africa. But SA football hasn’t had such a remarkable transition.
Culture clashes with the law in football
Referee Jelly Chavani’s decision to force two Golden Arrows players to cut off iziphandla set tongues wagging in South African football by foregrounding the gap between rules and culture.
Will Ahmad survive all the CAF turbulence?
There’s been drama on and off the field for the Confederation of African Football which, along with the many accusations levelled against Ahmad Ahmad, makes the CAF president’s future appear bleak.
African football’s ‘new dawn’ turns to dusk in Ahmad’s hands
The Malagy administrator promised sweeping changes for the good of Africa when he replaced the much-maligned Issa Hayatou as CAF president, but Ahmad’s rule has had its own controversies.