Sazi Hadebe Sports reporter

Sazi Hadebe is passionate about writing about SA football and has done it for more than 20 years. He's the former editor of Isolezwe (between 2012 and early 2016). Other than football, he follows almost all other sports and local news and events around the world. He's in his second stint as football writer at the Sunday Times and was part of the the team that broke the Operation Dribble story, a referee scandal in SA football, in 2004. The story won him an SAB Sports Award, alongside Kgomotso Mokoena, in 2005.

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'Let's see how good we can be,' says Riveiro as Pirates ready to face Pyramids

Pyramids FC of Egypt will give Orlando Pirates a far tougher and different challenge than any other team they have ...

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'I will never complain,' says Riveiro of Pirates' hectic schedule

Orlando Pirates will complete a remarkably busy week in which they qualified for the semifinal stage of the Caf  ...

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Pirates keep league hopes alive with victory against Polokwane

Defender Nkosinathi Sibisi is proving to be a vital cog in Orlando Pirates' push to wrestle the Betway Premiership from ...

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Amajimbos close to reaching World Cup after draw against Cameroon

Physical West Africans make coach Vela Khumalo’s South Africans sweat for an ultimately impressive result.

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Stellenbosch held to a draw by Zamalek in Cape Town

Steve Barker’s side have their work cut out against defending champions in second leg in Cairo.

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Arrows complete a double against Chiefs in Durban

Lamontville Golden Arrows joined champions Mamelodi Sundowns and SuperSport United in becoming a third team this season ...

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'Nobody is a regular at Bafana,' Broos insists after Mofokeng and Adams impress in win ...

Nobody is guaranteed a place in Bafana Bafana's starting line-up including two young stars, Relebohile Mofokeng and ...

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Bafana skipper Ronwen Williams upbeat ahead of crucial World Cup qualifier against Lesotho

Ronwen Williams feels the spirit in the Bafana Bafana camp ahead of two crucial 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifiers against ...

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Broos happy his three replacements inject some young blood for Bafana

‘When you see the defenders, they're older players — we only have players of 29 and 30’

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Broos ‘a bit angry’ about late info from Pirates on Maswanganyi withdrawal

Modiba the only other player not in camp for World Cup qualifiers because his wife was giving birth.