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Mauwane Raophala

Senior Journalist
FARPost Most Improved Journalist - 2024 | Betway Premiership, Motsepe Foundation Championship, South African Football, Player Transfers, Tactical Analysis, Sports Journalism, Social Media Strategy | English
Mauwane Raophala is a Senior Journalist and Social Media Liaison at FARPost, covering breaking news, transfers and match analysis across South African football, including the Betway Premiership and the Motsepe Foundation Championship. Originally from Tzaneen, Limpopo, he holds a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies from the University of Limpopo. He began his journalism career in 2018, working in research and media monitoring at Gender Links and Tenacity Magazine, and joined FARPost in September 2020. He is a SAFJA-accredited journalist and was named FARPost’s Most Improved Journalist for 2024.

Mauwane Raophala

Coach Own Da Gama during his first stint at Vondwe XI Bullets

Owen Da Gama lands new role at Limpopo club

SAFA Limpopo ABC Motsepe League side Vondwe XI Bullets have reunited with the well-travelled coach Owen Da Gama ahead of the 2026/27 season. The amateur…
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MTN8 title in display

MTN8 semi-final matchups confirmed

The Premier Soccer League [PSL] have confirmed the MTN8 semi-final draw following the conclusion of the quarter-final matches on Sunday, 9 August 2026. The…
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Faiz Abrahams during his unveiling after signing for Kaizer Chiefs

Faiz Abrahams reveals what drew him to Kaizer Chiefs

Kaizer Chiefs’ new signing Faiz Abrahams has opened up on what influenced his decision to join the Soweto giants from Stellenbosch FC. Abrahams made the…
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Former Limpopo ABC Motsepe League side Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila. Photo: Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila

Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila’s relegation officially sealed

Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila [TTM] have officially been relegated from the SAFA Limpopo ABC Motsepe League, just months after making their return to…
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Banyana Banyana players having a team talk

Banyana’s automatic World Cup qualification dream ends: What’s next for South Africa?

Banyana Banyana’s hopes of securing automatic qualification for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil suffered a major blow following a heartbreaking 2-1…
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Lerato Phago, Supersport Presenter and Rodney Ramagalela, MTN8 Cup Ambassador during 2026 MTN8 Launch at Supersport Studio in Johannesburg.

‘Every competition needs Chiefs’: Rodney Ramagalela predicts MTN8 semi-finalists

As the MTN8 kicks off this weekend, former PSL top goal-scorer Rodney Ramagalela has picked his four favourites to reach the semi-finals, while also…
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Mbekezeli Mbokazi in action for Chicago Fire

Mbekezeli Mbokazi ruled out for remainder of 2026 MLS season

Chicago Fire FC and Bafana Bafana defender Mbekezeli Mbokazi will miss the remainder of the 2026 Major League Soccer [MLS] season following an injury…
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Brayan León in celebratory mood after scoring for Mamelodi Sundowns

Brayan León set to miss Polokwane City MTN8 tie

Mamelodi Sundowns will begin their 2026/27 domestic campaign without key striker Brayan León when they lock horns with Polokwane City FC in an MTN8…
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Thuso Moleleki in Orlando Pirates colours

Former Pirates midfieder Thuso Moleleki trying his luck at Lerumo Lions

Having spent last season on loan at Orbit College FC from Orlando Pirates, midfielder Thuso Moleleki is now training with Lerumo Lions FC in a bid to secure…
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Faiz Abrahams joins Kaizer Chiefs 

Faiz Abrahams joins Kaizer Chiefs 

Kaizer Chiefs have bolstered their squad with the signing of Faiz Abrahams on a season-long loan from Stellenbosch FC, with an option to buy at the end of…
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CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup trophies

Continental fate sealed for Chiefs, Sundowns, Pirates & Durban City

South African representatives Mamelodi Sundowns, Orlando Pirates, Kaizer Chiefs, and Durban City FC have discovered their preliminary round opponents for the…
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Gabriela Moodaly-Salgado in Banyana Banyana colours

Moodaly-Salgado outlines what spurred Banyana’s bounce back to reach WAFCON quarter-final

Banyana Banyana midfielder Gabriela Moodaly-Salgado has outlined what spurred their bounce back in the group stage to secure a place in the 2026 CAF Women’s…
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