The awards were delayed by the FIFA World Cup but now, with the new season just days away, the Premier Soccer League had the opportunity to reward the best of the best from the 2025/26 season.
The title race continues to intensify as Bafana Ba Style collected a hard-fought three points against a resilient Bahlabane Ba Ntwa in their midweek league encounter, moving above Orlando Pirates on the Premier Soccer League table. The Brazilians were pushed all the way, but their persistence ensured they maintained momentum in the race for the top spot.
With just one day left before the much-anticipated Carling Cup takes centre stage, all eyes will be glued to the screens as the South African football fraternity eagerly awaits to see who will lift the trophy. For the Buccaneers faithful, hopes are high to see their team secure another piece of silverware in the 2025/26 Premier Soccer League season, while many others are banking on Gallants to pull off an upset.
However, according to Chaine, the Sea Robbers are leaving nothing to chance, as he has singled out a key threat who he believes could seriously test his prowess on the grand stage.
The 2025 CAF Awards ceremony was held on Wednesday in Morocco, with a South African team and footballers being part of the final nominees. The glittering event drew the continent’s finest football personalities under one roof and the strong South African presence might highlight the country's influence and contribution to football on the continent.
The Premier Soccer League sides served up an entertaining encounter as they fought for a final slot in the domestic cup. After a rather dull first half, a four-goal thriller was witnessed in a livelier second half. Despite the thrilling show, no team managed to get a winning goal even in extra time, and the winner was decided from the post-match penalty shoot-out.
The South African stars will contest for the prestigious award against other players from the continent during a gala ceremony that will be conducted by CAF. The continent's football governing body has also set up a dedicated voting hub where fans will cast their votes for their favourite goal. The voting process has already begun and will run until Wednesday, when voting will close.
The diminutive midfielder struck twice and combined well with his former Pirates teammate in one of his goals as Bahlabane ba Ntwa romped to a 4-0 victory over the Maroons in a Beer Cup quarter-final match at the Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium on Wednesday. It was a rain-drenched evening as the Cape Winelands side suffered their biggest defeat of the season.
Masandawana are under the microscope after dropping crucial points to Marumo Gallants in a tense midweek Premier Soccer League showdown, raising questions about form, tactics and their grip on the early title race.
Wednesday night’s clash at Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium delivered high drama as the hosts dug deep to frustrate the defending PSL champions, holding them to a hard-fought draw in a fiercely contested encounter that kept fans on the edge of their seats.
South Africa's bid to reach the knockouts of this continental competition continues with this penultimate game of their pool against the bottom-placed West Africans.
South Africa came from behind to force a draw in their 2024 African Nations Championship Group C opener against the Desert Foxes at Mandela National Stadium in Kenya on Friday.
GOAL's Thabang Kgeledi runs the rule over South Africa's African Nations Championship squad full of free agents needing to play their way back into the PSL.
