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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

Polokwane regain promotion to the DStv Premiership

Polokwane City seal promotion back to DStv Premiership

Polokwane City are the Motsepe Foundation Championship winners, sealing automatic promotion to the DStv Premiership. Rise and Shine beat Pretoria Callies 4-0…
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Nine-man Sundowns held Wydad

Nine-man Sundowns hold Wydad AC

Nine-man Mamelodi Sundowns held Wydad Athletic Club to a goalless draw in a CAF Champions League first-leg semi-final clash on Saturday night. Wydad…
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Kaizer Chiefs defeated by SuperSport United in the DStv Premiership

Kaizer Chiefs suffer defeat against SuperSport to miss out on CAF football

Kaizer Chiefs suffered a 1-0 defeat against SuperSport United on Saturday in the DStv Premiership to miss out on CAF interclub football next season. The…
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Terrence Dzvukamanja speaks on his turning point at Orlando Pirates

Dzvukamanja pinpoints turning point this season at Pirates

Orlando Pirates striker Terrence Dzvukamanja has weighed in on his turning point at the club in the 2022/23 DStv Premiership season. Dzvukamanja struggled to…
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Orlando Pirates players in training at Rand Stadium

Four takeaways from Pirates’ training session at Rand Stadium

Jose Riveiro took his Orlando Pirates charges through their paces on Thursday morning, and there were two notable absentees at Rand Stadium. Orlando Pirates…
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Terrence Dzvukamanja address the Orlando Pirates exit talks

Terrence Dzvukamanja addresses Pirates exit talk

In-form attacker Terrence Dzvukamanja has addressed his exit talks at Orlando Pirates. Dzvukamanja struggled for game time at the start 2022/23 DStv…
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Shaun Bartlett aiming to achieve the Golden Arrows feat with Cape Town Spurs

Bartlett aiming to achieve Arrows feat with Spurs

Shaun Bartlett has opened up about how he's aiming to achieve the Golden Arrows feat with Cape Town Spurs. Bartlett guided Spurs to a hard-fought 2-1 victory…
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Siphelele Mthembu during his time at Kaizer Chiefs

Siphelele Mthembu reveals where he enjoyed his football

Former Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates striker Siphelele Mthembu has revealed the club where he enjoyed his football the most. Mthembu is in the books of…
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Aubrey Modiba in action for Mamelodi Sundowns

Aubrey Modiba names his toughest opponent in recent times

Mamelodi Sundowns wing-back Aubrey Modiba has revealed the toughest player he's faced recently. Modiba joined Sundowns during the 2020/21 DStv Premiership…
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Maritzburg United salutes fans before the match

Maritzburg United to consider selling status due to relegation?

Relegation-threatened Maritzburg United are seemingly contemplating selling their SA topflight status amid their poor form in the DStv Premiership.…
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Arthur Zwane on the touchline against Orlando Pirates during the Nedbank Cup

Arthur Zwane makes telling comparison between Chiefs and Pirates

Kaizer Chiefs head coach Arthur Zwane has made a telling comparison between Amakhosi and the club's arch-rivals, Orlando Pirates. Zwane and his charges were…
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Arthur Zwane walking to the bench before a game.

Arthur Zwane details why Chiefs had difficult season

Kaizer Chiefs head coach Arthur Zwane has detailed why the 2022/23 DStv Premiership season has been difficult for his troops. Chiefs crashed out of the…
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