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Ahly stay on track for third straight CAF Champions League title

Johannesburg (AFP) - Mohamed Sherif equalised in added time for Al Ahly of Egypt as they drew 2-2 at Entente Setif of Algeria on Saturday to stay on course for an unprecedented third straight CAF Champions League title.

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Stellenbosch speedster Du Preez catches champions Sundowns napping

Johannesburg (AFP) - Speedster Ashley du Preez scored twice as Stellenbosch stunned champions Mamelodi Sundowns 3-0 on Saturday in the penultimate round of the South African Premiership.

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Wydad reach CAF Champions League final despite home draw with Petro

Johannesburg (AFP) - Moroccan club Wydad Casablanca qualified for a third CAF Champions League final in six seasons despite being held 1-1 by Angolan visitors Petro Luanda on Friday.

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South Africa angry after Morocco offer to host Liberia AFCON qualifiers

Johannesburg (AFP) - Another venue row involving Morocco is brewing, this time over qualifying for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in the Ivory Coast.

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Ahly appeal to CAS after Morocco named CAF Champions League final hosts

Johannesburg (AFP) - Egyptian club Al Ahly want the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to overturn a decision giving Morocco hosting rights to the 2022 CAF Champions League final.

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Cricket South Africa withdraws racism charges against coach Boucher

Johannesburg (AFP) - Cricket South Africa announced on Tuesday that all charges against head coach Mark Boucher have been withdrawn, leading to the abandonment of a disciplinary hearing which was due to start on May 16.

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South African Modiba hits stunning goal after copying Barca's Alba

Johannesburg (AFP) - Mamelodi Sundowns Aubrey Modiba took a leaf from the playbook of Barcelona star Jordi Alba on Sunday and scored a stunning goal in a 1-1 South African Premiership draw at Kaizer Chiefs.

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Pirates sweep toward CAF Cup final, teen Bakata is Mazembe hero

Johannesburg (AFP) - Innocent Maela and Goodman Mosele scored inside 30 minutes as Orlando Pirates of South Africa swept to a 2-0 win at Al Ahly Tripoli of Libya on Sunday in a CAF Confederation Cup semi-final first leg.

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Sub snatches last-gasp winner for Mazembe in CAF Cup semi-final

Johannesburg (AFP) - John Bakata scored in added time to give TP Mazembe from the Democratic Republic of Congo a 1-0 win over Renaissance Berkane of Morocco on Sunday in a CAF Confederation Cup semi-final first leg.

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Tau stars as champions Ahly hit four, Wydad beat Petro

Johannesburg (AFP) - South African Percy Tau scored two goals and created two as CAF Champions League title-holders Al Ahly of Egypt thumped 10-man Entente Setif of Algeria 4-0 on Saturday in their semi-final first leg.

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Rival captains score for Wydad in CAF Champions League last four

Johannesburg (AFP) - Both captains scored on Saturday as Moroccan visitors Wydad Casablanca took a step towards the CAF Champions League final place by defeating local club Petro Atletico 3-1 in Angola.

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S.Africa's daily Covid cases soar 50% in one day amid new surge

Johannesburg (AFP) - South Africa's new Covid-19 cases shot up by more than 50 percent Thursday from the previous day, official data showed amid a surge of infections driven by two new Omicron sub-variants.

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S.Africa backtracks on masks for children amid Covid surge

Johannesburg (AFP) - The South African government on Thursday retracted its earlier announcement stating school children were no longer required to wear masks amid a surge of infections driven by two new Omicron sub-variants.

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S.Africa drops masks for children despite Covid surge

Johannesburg (AFP) - South Africa on Thursday ended mask-wearing for school children despite a surge of infections driven by two new Omicron sub-variants of coronavirus.

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Zambian Samu strikes as Maritzburg claim another prized scalp

Johannesburg (AFP) - Zambian Friday Samu scored as lowly Maritzburg United upset Royal AM 1-0 on Wednesday to leave the race for second place in the South African Premiership wide open.

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UK flights diverted to refill due to Johannesburg airport fuel crisis

Tonight’s Virgin Atlantic departure from South Africa’s hub will fly via Durban and arrive three hours late at London Heathrow

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Referee punched, kicked as Moroccan club reach CAF Cup semi-finals

Johannesburg (AFP) - Tunisian referee Sadeq al Salmi was punched and kicked after Moroccan club Renaissance Berkane reached the CAF Confederation Cup semi-finals at the weekend with a 1-0 win over Egyptian visitors Al Masry.

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Mamelodi Sundowns need point to seal league title as rivals slip

Johannesburg (AFP) - Mamelodi Sundowns need one point from a South African Premiership clash with Cape Town City in Pretoria on Wednesday to clinch a record-extending fifth straight league title.

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Ghanaians Ofori, Peprah help Orlando Pirates reach CAF Cup semis

Johannesburg (AFP) - Ghanaians Richard Ofori and Kwame Peprah played key roles as South African club Orlando Pirates reached the CAF Confederation Cup semi-finals on Sunday with a penalty shootout victory over Tanzanian visitors Simba.

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Serial CAF Champions League semi-finalists Wydad scrape through

Johannesburg (AFP) - Serial CAF Champions League semi-finalists Wydad Casablanca of Morocco this weekend reached that stage of the premier African club competition again, despite being held 0-0 at home by Chabab Belouizdad of Algeria.

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Petro shock Sundowns to reach CAF Champions League semi-finals

Johannesburg (AFP) - Captain Tiago Azulao equalised as Angolan visitors Petro Luanda drew 1-1 with South Africa hosts Mamelodi Sundowns in Johannesburg on Saturday to reach the CAF Champions League semi-finals.

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Former Springbok Wannenburg dies after Texas vehicle crash

Johannesburg (AFP) - Former Springbok Pedrie Wannenburg, who died after a multi-vehicle crash in Texas this weekend, was a "gentle giant", a family friend told AFP on Saturday when confirming the tragedy.

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Death toll from South African floods at 435

JOHANNESBURG: The death toll from severe flooding in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province last week has been revised down to 435 from 448, Police Minister Bheki Cele said on Thursday.

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Gardener who raped and murdered Brit woman before niece caught killer is jailed

Christine Robinson, 59, was horrifically attacked as she ran alone after the death of her husband as Andrew Ndlovu, also known as Andrea Imbayarwo, has now been sentenced

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Hosts Ivory Coast can win 2023 AFCON, says former star Kalou

Johannesburg (AFP) - Former Ivory Coast star Salomon Kalou believes his country have "a good chance to win" the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations when they host the tournament during June and July next year.

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