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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Too much action and exciting matches in the PSL in South Africa this weekend, when the top soccer teams in the country clash in the Premier Soccer League.

Orlando Pirates vs Santos

On Saturday PSL log leaders Orlando Pirates will do all they can to pick up the points from an in-form Santos at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto.

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Several of the former Chicago Fire players and staff were surprised to see their old striker waiting by the locker room upon arrival. Hristo Stoichkov gave grand abrazos to his former mates, including Bob Bradley, Carlos Bocanegra, DaMarcus Beasley and Mike Sorber.
There have been rumors that Stoichkov may be the next coach of the Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa's PSL. Click to continue reading...

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...

Here's another Confederations Cup update (Cupdate?):
New Zealand has released its squad for the Confederations Cup and there are a few familiar faces. Three players are currently playing in MLS: Andrew Boyens with New York, Simon Elliott with the San Jose Earthquakes and Jarrod Smith with the Seattle Sounders. Click to continue reading...

The African Champions League isn't the only game in town this weekend.
The African Confederations Cup gets ready to crown two finalists for their grand championship game this weekend, as well.
CS Sfaxien of Tunisia and El Merreikh of Sudan could clinch places in the big games this weekend.
In Group A, Sfaxien must beat Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa in Pretoria to be certain of making the final. Click to continue reading...

While doing some research today for the upcoming African Cup of Nations, I came across the Wikipedia entry for South Africa's top flight league, the Premier Soccer League. The thing that immediately stood out to me was the club crests. I couldn't help thinking if I was in the right place or not, because some of the crests are so pathetic that I would be ashamed of them if I played for a ten-years-old girl's side. Click to continue reading...

- Ugandans are awfully suspicious this morning. Needing South Africa to either beat or draw with Zambia in Capetown to qualify for the 2008 African Cup of Nations, the Bafana Bafana failed to do either, losing 1-3 to the Chipolopolo. The South Africans beat Zambia, 1-0, at Lusaka in October of last year. Does Uganda really have any right to complain? Click to continue reading...

The African Champions League took place this week but we're going to focus instead on the 'little brother' of African continental competitions, the Confederations Cup.
Here's a quick re-cap of this weekend's African Confederations Cup action, thanks to our friends at the BBC.
A Nigerian club coach had to be rescued by police and another quit on a disastrous weekend for the country in the Confederation Cup. Click to continue reading...

We all know the World Cup is coming to South Africa in 2010.
What we don't talk much about is the South African domestic game.
The South African season opens on August 4th with the Charity Cup, an exhausting four-team event that traditionally attracts crowds over 70,000.
Four clubs, voted for in a month-long telephone poll, will compete in two morning semi-finals with the winners given just a short break before returning for the final, later the same day. Click to continue reading...