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Orlando Pirates have confirmed that seven players have left the club ahead of the 2026/27 Premier Soccer League season, with several joining rival top-flight teams and others moving to clubs in the Motsepe Foundation Championship.

Kaizer Chiefs have confirmed the signing of goalkeeper Renaldo Leaner on a free transfer after his contract with Sekhukhune United ended in June. The 28-year-old joins the Soweto club ahead of the new season and will compete with Brandon Petersen and Bruce Bvuma for the number-one position.

Gauteng opened the Springboks’ 2026 international home season when South Africa beat England 45–21 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday, 4 July. The match was the opening fixture of the new Nations Championship and drew supporters to the city for the first of several major international rugby events scheduled in Gauteng this season.

Orlando Pirates have confirmed an agreement to transfer Relebohile Mofokeng to Belgian Pro League side Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, subject to the Bafana Bafana midfielder completing a medical and agreeing personal terms. The 21-year-old flew to Belgium after South Africa’s FIFA World Cup exit, with the move marking one of the biggest overseas transfers involving a current Pirates player.

Bafana Bafana’s historic FIFA World Cup journey came to a heartbreaking end on Sunday after South Africa suffered a 1-0 defeat to Canada in the Round of 32. A stoppage-time goal from Canada’s captain Stephen Eustáquio denied Hugo Broos’ side extra time and ended South Africa’s best-ever World Cup campaign.

South Africa has made football history after Bafana Bafana defeated South Korea 1-0 to qualify for the FIFA World Cup…

South Africa faces its biggest match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the early hours of Thursday morning when Bafana Bafana take on South Korea in a must-win Group A clash. The result will determine whether South Africa advances to the knockout stages of the tournament for the first time in the country’s history.

The Springboks have shifted their focus to the 2026 Nations Championship after opening their season with an emphatic 80-31 victory over the Barbarians in Gqeberha on Saturday, 20 June. Attention now turns to South Africa’s first official Test match of the year against England at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday, 4 July.

South Africa kept their FIFA World Cup hopes alive after battling back to secure a 1-1 draw against Czechia in a crucial Group A encounter at Atlanta Stadium on Thursday. The result leaves Bafana Bafana with a chance of progressing to the knockout stages, but they will likely need a victory against South Korea in their final group match. The performance also provided a timely response to criticism following South Africa’s disappointing opening defeat to Mexico.

Bafana Bafana’s 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign has reached a critical stage, with South Africa needing a victory against the Czech Republic to keep realistic hopes of reaching the knockout rounds alive. Following a 2-0 defeat to Mexico in their opening Group A fixture, Hugo Broos’ side now finds itself under pressure ahead of Thursday’s clash in Atlanta.