South Africa

Stellies started their campaign off with four points from their first two games. However, back-to-back defeats to CR Belouizdad have now put them in a precarious position - bottom of Group C with two games to win.

After a disappointing performance in their 2-1 Nedbank Cup round of 32 loss to Stellenbosch, Kaizer Chiefs need to bounce back quickly in a vital CAF Confederation Cup fixture at home to Egypt's Al Masry in Polokwane.

Mamelodi Sundowns seek to bounce back from a disappointing CAF Champions League double-header against Al-Hilal when they visit DR Congo's Saint-Éloi Lupopo in Lubumbashi on Sunday.

Mamelodi Sundowns' solid work in this past transfer window may have come too late to immediately compensate for questionable decisions made in the previous two windows.

South Africa midfielder Teboho Mokoena may have struggled to find his best form for Mamelodi Sundowns of late, but he still has at least one admirer in Kaizer Chiefs and Bafana Bafana icon Siphiwe Tshabalala.

Stellenbosch will host Kaizer Chiefs on Wednesday in the pick of the Nedbank Cup round of 32 fixtures.

South African sports, arts & culture minister Gayton McKenzie told ESPN that his country seeks to host the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2028, and emphasised that he wanted the tournament to be remembered as one of "fair play".

South Africa's Minister of Sport, Gayton McKenzie, praises Morocco's hosting of AFCON 2025 despite the chaos surrounding the final.

An engrossing month of African football came to a conclusion on Sunday in a final that was both horrendous and spellbinding.

We look back over a compelling month of AFCON football and pick our tournament dream team.