Bafana Bafana and Everton FC midfielder Steven Pienaar has been named the 2009 Bafana Bafana Player of the Year.
The announcement was made at a glittering ceremony on Thursday night (19 November 2009) at the Sandton Convention Centre.

Among others in attendance were the Minister of Justice Jeff Radebe as well as the 2002 Brazil World Cup squad winning captain Cafu.

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The Kansas City Wizards 2 Generation Adidas players will be making their way over to South Africa with the rest of an MLS Generation Adidas team. Roger Espinoza and Chance Myers were both named to the team that will leave later this month for a 10 day tour of the World Cup hosting country. Espinoza and Myers will be competing in 3 games against Premier Soccer League reserve teams, including Ajax Cape Town and Orlando Pirates. Click to continue reading...

Two players have been dropped from the original Bafana Bafana Squad and replaced.� All but five are still to arrive in cap to prepare fro the friendlies against Japan and Jamaica later this month.

Every young boy kicking a tennis ball around in a dusty township street dreams of wearing the� Bafana Bafana Jersey.

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At Half-time the Orlando Stadium was in the dark , then the the Lamontville Golden Arrows lit up the Soweto night with their 6-0 drubbing of Ajax Cape Town in the MTN8 Wafa Wafa Finals.

The goals were scored by a Njabulo Manqana brace, Richard Henyekane, Thokozani Msheng, Nhlanhla Zothwane and an own goal from unfortunate Ajax defender Deniss Ivanovs.

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The rescheduled MTN Wafa Wafa Super 8 Final will take place this weekend at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto between Ajax Cape Town and Lamontville Golden Arrows.

The final had to be rescheduled to 24 October 2009 after the announcement of the South African squad for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup -due to the fact that the Amajita squad contained five Ajax Cape Town players

Urban Warriors Take on Abafana Bes'thende

Now the Urban Warriors and their youngsters, (who reached the final sixteen in Egypt wit the South African U20 team) are ready to take on Abafana Bes'thende right in the heart of Soweto.

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Ajax Cape Town have announced the appointment of Foppe de Haan as their new head coach following the departure of Muhsin Ertugral for Turkish Super League side Sivasspor.

The Right Man for the Urban Warriors

Urban Warriors CEO George Comitis revealed in a statement on Thursday afternoon: "After a long deliberation and thorough analysis of all the applications that we have received, we believe that we have found the right man to steer us forward.

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Muhsin Ertugral has quit Ajax Cape Town. Urban Warriors CEO George Comitis said that the Turkish-born coach is leaving for� Sivasspor, which finished second behind Besiktas in the Turkish League last year.

In the interim, Jan Pruijn will oversee the team over the next couple of weeks until they announce a new Head Coach.

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O 39º jogo do Mundial Sub-20, foi realizado na cidade de Ismailia, no estádio municipal, com uma temperatura de 29º C.
Jogaram pelas oitavas de final, 2 seleções africanas, a seleção de Gana (32º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da África do Sul (73º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
26/11/1994 - África do Sul 2x1 Gana (Amistoso)
31/01/1996 - África do Sul 3x0 Gana (Copa da África)
21/09/1996 - Gana 0x0 África do Sul (Amistoso)
06/02/2000 - África do Sul 1x0 Gana (Copa da África)
24/01/2002 - Gana 0x0 África do Sul (Amistoso)
20/06/2004 - Gana 3x0 África do Sul (Eliminatórias copa do Mundo)
18/06/2005 - África do Sul 0x2 Gana (Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo)
15/10/2008 - África do Sul 2x1 Gana (Amistoso)
O quarteto de arbitragem definido para esse jogo, foi:
Árbitro: Peter O´Leary (NZL)
Primeiro Assistente: Brent Best (NZL)
Segundo Assistente: Matthew Taro (SOL)
Quarto Árbitro: Roberto Rosetti (ITA)
Aos 19 minutos do primeiro tempo, o camisa 7, Abeiku QUANSAH, jogador do Nice-FRA recebeu o primeiro cartão amarelo do jogo, pela seleção de Gana. Click to continue reading...

Steven Pienaar

Ajax Cape Town's Franklin Cale, who has been shining in the PSL, will join the Bafana Bafana squad in place of the injured Steven Pienaar for their two friendlies against Iceland and Norway.

The Ajax Cape Town winger was unable to honour his debut call-up for the national team against Madagascar last month due to a foot injury.

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O 34º jogo do mundial sub-20, foi realizado no Port Said Stadium, em Port Said-EGY, com uma temperatura de 27º C.
Jogaram as seleções da África do Sul (73º do ranking da FIFA) e Honduras (42º do ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções nunca haviam jogado. Click to continue reading...

This was a high scoring weekend of excitement and upsets at the ABSA Premiership around South Africa seven goals were scored on Sunday.

Sunday Matches in the ABSA Premiership

Ajax Cape Town 0 – Kaizer Chiefs 3

Kaizer Chiefs showed their class once again at Newlands Stadium on Sunday afternoon when they beat Ajax Cape Town 3-0.

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O 23º jogo do Mundial Sub-20, foi realizado na cidade de Alexandria, no estádio municipal de Alexandria, com uma temperatura de 26º C.
Jogaram as seleções da Hungria (47º no ranking da FIFA) e África do Sul (73º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções nunca haviam se enfrentado. Click to continue reading...

This is the first in a series of posts looking at the progress of the construction for the three new stadiums being built in South Africa for the 2010 World Cup.

Green Point Stadium, Cape Town

The stadium under construction is located in Green Point, between Signal Hill and the Atlantic Ocean and close to Cape Town's city centre.

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Ertugral top choice to coach Ajax
SISA MAJOLA
JOHANNESBURG - In soccer's worst kept secret, Ajax Cape Town and coach Craig Rosslee officially parted ways this week.
But speculation was already rife about Rosslee's future with sources saying that he had already handed in his resignation to the club two weeks ago, a few days before the team's final Premiership encounters against Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns. Click to continue reading...

20-year-old, Mkhanyiseli Siwahla, is most famously known as the youngest goal scorer in South African soccer history; he netted a goal for Ajax Cape Town in an ABSA Cup match on February 25, 2004. He was not yet 16-years-old.
The right winger was back in the news again this weekend when he scored for Ajax as the club defeated Bay United in Premier League Soccer action by a score of 3-1.

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Vladislav Heric has parted company with Premier Soccer League outfit Bay United, the reason cited that he as unhappy with several recommendations made by the club's Board of Directors. The performances of the South African first-tier club have come under close scrutiny from those on the board after their season has started defectively. Click to continue reading...