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.

Sazi Hadebe Sports reporter
Lesotho blow Bafana's group wide open with victory over Zimbabwe

Lesotho moved to the top of Group C with five points after a convincing 2-0 victory over Zimbabwe in a 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifier played at the ...

Sazi Hadebe Sports reporter
‘Bafana can beat Nigeria again in Uyo’: history-maker Ramahlwe Mphahlele

Despite challenges Mphahlele believes Broos's team will get a decent result in Uyo

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Ntsundwana strike gives Richards Bay vital first win over Tuks in playoffs

Somila Ntsundwana has taken Richards Bay FC a step closer to securing their DStv Premiership status, scoring the winner in their 1-0 opening ...

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Ellis says new-look Banyana ‘passed the test perfectly’ in Senegal

Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Elis is happy with what her side achieved in a two-match friendly series against Senegal, where they wrapped up a good ...

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‘He loves to play football,’ Riveiro says of Pirates’ match-winning sensation ...

Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro has stressed that Orlando Pirates youngster Relebohile Mofokeng and promising midfielder Thalente Mbatha have ...

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‘We’re cooking’: Riveiro after Pirates claim fourth trophy in five beating ...

He rarely shows his emotions or boasts about his achievements and when Jose Riveiro tried to paint a picture of how his hard work is paying off, the ...

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Bucs’ smash and grab victory

Relebohile Mofokeng capped a fine debut season when his last gasp goal helped Orlando Pirates to defend the Nedbank Cup crown with a come from behind ...

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Broos believes Bafana can shoot down Super Eagles in Uyo nest

Nigerians will never forget Percy Tau and Themba Zwane for what they did to the Super Eagles in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in June 2017.

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Mbatha dreams of helping Pirates beat Sundowns and earning his place at Bucs

Thalente Mbatha is one player who may bring an element of surprise when Orlando Pirates tackle Mamelodi Sundowns in the Nedbank Cup final at Mbombela ...

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‘It’s a decision I made and that’s it,’ says Broos of Mabasa not making Bafana ...

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has explained why the DStv Premiership's Golden Boot winner Tshegofatso Mabasa couldn't crack it into the squad that ...