Matthews nets winners as Sundowns open six point lead
Tashreeq Matthews of Mamelodi Sundowns celebrates goal with teammates during the Betway Premiership 2024/25 match between Magesi and Mamelodi Sundowns at Old Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on 22 January 2025 © Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

Matthews nets winners as Sundowns open six point lead

Mamelodi Sundowns exact their revenge on Magesi FC after claiming a 2-1 victory at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium on Wednesday evening.

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Orlando Pirates: Hunt For Glory
Orlando Pirates winners of the 2024 Nedbank Cup final match between Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on 01 June 2024 ©Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

Orlando Pirates: Hunt For Glory

The Nedbank Cup is a chance for clubs to close the season with a special piece of silverware that has been contested since 1971, writes Nick Said.

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Morena: We need to level up and open the gap
Thapelo Morena of Mamelodi Sundowns during the Betway Premiership 2024/25 game between Richards Bay and Mamelodi Sundowns at King Zwelithini Stadium in Durban on 28 December 2024 © Gerhard Duraan/BackpagePix

Morena: We need to level up and open the gap

Mamelodi Sundowns right back Thapelo Morena wants his side to "level up" and further extend their lead over Orlando Pirates in the Betway Premiership.

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Cardoso unhappy with draw but Sundowns march on
Miguel Cardoso, head coach of Mamelodi Sundowns during the Betway Premiership 2024/25 game between Stellenbosch FC and Mamelodi Sundowns at Cape Town Stadium on 18 December 2024 © Ryan Wilkisky/BackpagePix

Cardoso unhappy with draw but Sundowns march on

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso bemoaned his side’s late concession of a goal in their 1-1 home draw with Moroccan side FAR Rabat that denied them top spot in their CAF Champions League pool.
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Sundowns sign Adams from Stellenbosch
Jayden Adams of Stellenbosch FC celebrates goal with team players during the CAF Champions League 2024/25 football match between Stellenbosch FC and Stade Malien at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on 12 January 2025 ©Nokwanda Zondi/BackpagePix

Sundowns sign Adams from Stellenbosch

Mamelodi Sundowns have completed the signing of Bafana Bafana midfielder Jayden Adams from Stellenbosch FC on a three-year contract, the club confirmed on Saturday.
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Sundowns in do-or-die battle in Champions League
Lucas Ribeiro Costa of Mamelodi Sundowns challenged by Amongo Agee Basiala of AS Maniema during the 2024/25 CAF Champions League Group Stages match between Mamelodi Sundowns and AS Maniema Union at Loftus Stadium, in Pretoria on 26 November 2024 ©Phakamisa Lensman/BackpagePix

Sundowns in do-or-die battle in Champions League

The focus for this weekend’s final round of African Champions League group matches will be firmly fixed on fixtures in Dar-es-Salaam, Casablanca and Pretoria, with two more places in the next round still to be decided.
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CAF competitions provide SA football with boost
Devin Titus of Stellenbosch FC and Khuliso Mudau of Mamelodi Sundowns challenge hard during the 2024 MTN8 semifinal 2nd leg game between Stellenbosch FC and Mamelodi Sundowns at Moses Mabhida Stadium on 1 September 2024 © Gerhard Duraan/BackpagePix

CAF competitions provide SA football with boost

South African football is looking to 2025 for a major boost, with World Cup qualification in sight for Bafana Bafana and a chance to win a continental title again in the end-of-the-year Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco.
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Sundowns on brink of knockout qualification
Khuliso Mudau of Mamelodi Sundowns celebrates goal during the Betway Premiership 2024/25 match between Mamelodi Sundowns and Royal AM FC at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on the 23 October 2024 © Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix

Sundowns on brink of knockout qualification

Mamelodi Sundowns need one more point to qualify to make sure of a place in the last eight of the African Champions League after a last gasp own goal gave them victory in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday.
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Nedbank Cup Last 32 draw throws up tasty ties
Tebogo Tlolane of Lamontville Golden Arrows and Tshiamo Mashele of Chippa United during the 2025 Nedbank Cup Launch at Nedbank Headquarters in Johannesburg on 9 January 2025 ©Nokwanda Zondi/BackpagePix

Nedbank Cup Last 32 draw throws up tasty ties

Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns will each play third-tier opponents in the Last 32 of the Nedbank Cup, while defending champions Orlando Pirates go to fellow topflight side Richards Bay.
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Cardoso on first defeat as Sundowns coach
Teboho Mokoena of Mamelodi Sundowns challenges Anas Zniti of Raja Casablanca during the CAF Champions League 2024/25 match between Raja Casablanca and Mamelodi Sundowns at Stade Larbi Zaouli in Casablanca, Morocco on 04 January 2025 ©Weam Mostafa/BackpagePix

Cardoso on first defeat as Sundowns coach

New coach Miguel Cardoso suffered his first defeat at Mamelodi Sundowns as they suffered a 1-0 reversal at Moroccan outfit Raja Casablanca in the CAF Champions League on Saturday, a game in which they had two players sent off.
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