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Brentford star Mbeumo eyes World Cup place with Cameroon

Johannesburg (AFP) - France-born English Premier League forward Bryan Mbeumo hopes switching national team loyalty to Cameroon can win him a place at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

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Steyn to start at fly-half for Springboks against Argentina

Johannesburg (AFP) - Title contenders South Africa have chosen veteran Francois Steyn at fly-half for their final round Rugby Championship match against Argentina in Durban on Saturday.

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South Africans attract highest prices at T20 tournament auction

Johannesburg (AFP) - South Africans attracted the highest prices while several leading international players went unsold at the SA20 Twenty20 tournament auction in Cape Town on Monday.

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Springboks recall Arendse, Nkosi for Argentina Test

Johannesburg (AFP) - Wingers Kurt-Lee Arendse and Sibusiso Nkosi have been recalled by South Africa ahead of a final round Rugby Championship match against Argentina in Durban on Saturday.

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Kotoko shocked by Burkinabe club Kadiogo in CAF Champions League

Johannesburg (AFP) - Twice former champions Asante Kotoko of Ghana were shocked by Rail Kadiogo of Burkina Faso on Sunday in the CAF Champions League preliminary round.

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Mixed fortunes for Nigerian challengers in CAF Cup

Johannesburg (AFP) - Nigerian hopefuls had mixed fortunes in the CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round on Sunday with Kwara United qualifying comfortably while Remo Stars were eliminated.

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Chilean Allende grabs winner for South African leaders Sundowns

Johannesburg (AFP) - Chilean Marcelo Allende scored in added time to snatch a 1-0 win for Mamelodi Sundowns over AmaZulu on Sunday in a dogged South African Premiership duel.

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Nienaber slams media storm as Springboks survive 'semi-final’

Johannesburg (AFP) - Springboks coach Jacques Nienaber said his team had come through a Rugby Championship "semi-final" against Argentina despite "disturbing" media allegations regarding his players.

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Springbok Jantjies apologises, but denies affair with team dietician

Johannesburg (AFP) - Springbok fly-half Elton Jantjies, who early this week was sent home from Argentina ahead of a Rugby Championship match, said on Friday that "I let myself...down" but denied having an affair with the squad's dietician.

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South Africa coach Boucher to quit after T20 World Cup

Johannesburg (AFP) - South African head coach Mark Boucher will quit his job after the T20 World Cup in October and November, Cricket South Africa announced on Monday.

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Springbok Jantjies sent home over 'personal reports'

Johannesburg (AFP) - Springbok fly-half Elton Jantjies was sent home from Argentina ahead of a Rugby Championship match, the South African Rugby Union said on Sunday, after media reports about an affair with the team's dietician.

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Egyptian teammates trade blows after CAF Cup draw in Uganda

Johannesburg (AFP) - Two teammates from Egyptian club Future FC traded blows after drawing 0-0 at BUL FC of Uganda in a CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round first leg on Saturday.

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Impressive CAF Champions League victories for Tanzanian clubs

Johannesburg (AFP) - Tanzanian challengers Young Africans and Simba made impressive starts to the CAF Champions League season with convincing away victories on Saturday in preliminary round first legs.

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CAF Confederation Cup: Five things to know

Johannesburg (AFP) - African debutants Future FC of Egypt and Royal AM of South Africa will be among 48 clubs challenging CAF Confederation Cup title-holders Renaissance Berkane of Morocco this season.

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Shalulile strikes late and Sundowns top South African table

Johannesburg (AFP) - Namibian Peter Shalulile scored an added-time match-winner as Mamelodi Sundowns pipped Chippa United 1-0 on Wednesday to become the third South African Premiership leaders within two days.

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South African GDP shrinks, hit by floods, energy crisis

Johannesburg (AFP) - South Africa's economy shrank in the second quarter, as floods and an energy crisis put a halt to months of growth, official data showed Tuesday.

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Bavuma back to lead South Africa at T20 World Cup

Johannesburg (AFP) - Temba Bavuma will captain South Africa at the International Cricket Council’s T20 World Cup in Australia in October after recovering from an elbow injury.

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Nigeria, South Africa miss out on CHAN finals in Algeria

Johannesburg (AFP) - Nigeria and South Africa will be notable absentees from the African Nations Championship after qualifying for the 2022 finals in Algeria concluded on Sunday.

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Shock Maritzburg win knocks Orlando Pirates off the top

Johannesburg (AFP) - French forward Amadou Soukouna converted a penalty to give Maritzburg United a shock 1-0 South African Premiership win on Sunday over Orlando Pirates, who dropped from first to third.

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Rugby Championship: Five things to know

Johannesburg (AFP) - The second half of the six-round 2022 Rugby Championship begins on Saturday with perennial strugglers Argentina topping the table and world champions South Africa last.

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Africa's oldest dinosaur found in Zimbabwe

Johannesburg (AFP) - Scientists in Zimbabwe have discovered the remains of Africa's oldest dinosaur, which roamed the earth around 230 million years ago.

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S.African court confirms Shell seismic exploration ban

Johannesburg (AFP) - A South African court on Thursday upheld a ban imposed on energy giant Shell from using seismic waves to explore for oil and gas off the Indian Ocean coast.

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Angola's leader faces uphill battle after narrow win

Johannesburg (AFP) - President Joao Lourenco faces Herculean tasks of fixing Angola's economy and winning over its disillusioned youth as he enters his second term with decimated support, analysts say.

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S.Africa's Paralympian Pistorius goes to court to push for parole

Johannesburg (AFP) - South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, who was jailed for 13 years for murdering his girlfriend, has asked the courts to force prison authorities to consider him for parole, a lawyer said Wednesday.

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