Sazi Hadebe Sports reporter

Sazi Hadebe is passionate about writing about SA football and has done it for more than 20 years. He's the former editor of Isolezwe (between 2012 and early 2016). Other than football, he follows almost all other sports and local news and events around the world. He's in his second stint as football writer at the Sunday Times and was part of the the team that broke the Operation Dribble story, a referee scandal in SA football, in 2004. The story won him an SAB Sports Award, alongside Kgomotso Mokoena, in 2005.

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Bafana drawn in group K against Uganda, Congo and South Sudan for 2025 Afcon ...

Bafana Bafana were drawn in group K against Uganda, Congo and South Sudan in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations ...

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BREAKING | Sundowns part ways with Rhulani Mokwena

Mamelodi Sundowns confirmed parting ways with head coach Rulani Mokwena on Wednesday.

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Caf announce dates for Afcon 2025 and Wafcon 2024

The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations will be played in December next year and January 2026 in Morocco while the 2024 Women's ...

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Mkhalele announces Bafana Bafana squad for Cosafa Cup

The South Africa Football Association on Friday named the Bafana Bafana team that will play in the Cosafa Cup in ...

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Banyana coach Ellis frustrated as Caf dallies on 2024 Wafcon dates

Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis is frustrated there has been no confirmation from the Confederation of African ...

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Morena grateful to bless Bloem crowd with a brace in Bafana’s win over Zim

Thapelo Morena is a notably patient man. The Mamelodi Sundowns utility winger does not start as many matches as one ...

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Bay remain in pole position after drawing against Baroka in PSL playoffs

It's advantage Richards Bay at the halfway mark of the PSL's promotion/relegation play-offs after the KwaZulu-Natal ...

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Lesotho blow Bafana's group wide open with victory over Zimbabwe

Lesotho moved to the top of Group C with five points after a convincing 2-0 victory over Zimbabwe in a 2026 Fifa World ...

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Ntsundwana strike gives Richards Bay vital first win over Tuks in playoffs

Somila Ntsundwana has taken Richards Bay FC a step closer to securing their DStv Premiership status, scoring the winner ...

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Ellis says new-look Banyana ‘passed the test perfectly’ in Senegal

Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Elis is happy with what her side achieved in a two-match friendly series against Senegal, ...