Tag: sports minister

Portia Modise should be celebrated. She was the first African footballer to score more than 100 goals in international competition. She has announced her retirement from playing to take up coaching after a career in which she was the country's top goal scorer, male and female.

The government has launched a "Magnificent Friday" campaign to encourage South Africans to get behind the country's national sporting teams, three of which are gearing up for World Cups taking place this year.