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A good plan and solid preparation paid off for the South African national under-17 team when they beat reigning African champs Nigeria 1-0 in an "unforgettable" semi-final CAF African Youth Championship match on Wednesday afternoon.

Bafana Bafana must win their final group stages match against Ghana on Tuesday night if they are to continue at the CAF Orange Africa Cup of Nations, currently under way in Equatorial Guinea. "We can make it," insists Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula.

South Africa's number one tennis player Kevin Anderson narrowly missed out on capturing the Abierto Mexicano Telcel singles title in Acapulco, Mexico on Sunday, but came back to claim the doubles crown with South African-born Australian Matthew Ebden.

The 16-team field for next year's African Nations Championship - featuring national teams made up entirely of locally based players - was confirmed after the final round of qualifying on the weekend. South Africa will host the tournament from 11 January to 1 February 2014.

With qualification for the 2012 African Cup of Nations final on the line, Bafana Bafana met Sierra Leone in perfect conditions at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit on Saturday evening. The showdown, however, ended in a less than perfect manner.

The final 23 players for the 32 squads competing in South Africa's 2010 Fifa World Cup were announced after the deadline for confirmed teams passed on 1 June. Get the low-down on the 736 footballers who will battle it out for the sport's biggest trophy from 11 June to 11 July.
• 32 teams for the 2010 Fifa World Cup

The 23 players that will carry the hopes of the nation in the 2010 Fifa World Cup have been announced. Coach Carlos Alberto Parreira described the whittling of five players from the current team as one of the most difficult of his career.

The 23 players that will carry the hopes of the nation in the 2010 Fifa World Cup have been announced. Coach Carlos Alberto Parreira described the whittling of five players from the current team as one of the most difficult of his career.
• A brief history of Bafana Bafana

For a group of youngsters, the international flavour of the Fifa World Cup came to South Africa a few weeks early as they took to the field for the 2010 National Schools Football Final, with each team "adopting" a World Cup participating nation.

Half-a-million tickets for the 2010 Fifa World Cup go on sale from Wednesday, when the fifth and final round of ticket sales for the tournament kicks off, coinciding with the opening of ticketing centres in all nine South African host cities and the start of the over-the-counter sales.