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Michael Madyira

Senior journalist
2013 Zimbabwe Sports Journalist of the Year | Soccer journalism, African Football, PSL (Premier Soccer League), CAF Champions League, Tactical Analysis, Transfer Market, ICC Cricket Awards | English
Michael Madyira is a seasoned, award-winning sports journalist serving as a Senior Soccer Writer for FARPost. With a career spanning over a decade, Madyira has established himself as an authority on African football, bringing deep continental experience and tactical analytical depth to the South African media landscape. Before joining FARPost, Madyira built a formidable reputation as a core correspondent for global football outlet Goal.com. During his extensive tenure there, he covered the Premier Soccer League (PSL), CAF Inter-Club competitions, and major international tournaments. His work is recognized for delivering breaking news and authoritative analysis on South Africa’s top clubs, including Mamelodi Sundowns, Kaizer Chiefs, and Orlando Pirates. Madyira’s journalism has been recognized across multiple sporting codes. He was named the 2013 Zimbabwe Sports Journalist of the Year early in his career and was subsequently selected as a voting panelist for the 2013/14 International Cricket Council (ICC) Awards. At FARPost, he combines investigative rigor with in-depth match analysis across domestic and African football.

Michael Madyira

Gift Links in action for Aarhus GF

Excluding Links from Bafana World Cup squad ‘a joke’: Agent fumes

Paul Mitchell, the agent of Gift Links, has angrily reacted to the Aarhus GF utility star’s continued snub from Bafana Bafana selection, as coach Hugo Broos…
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Kaizer Chiefs left-back Bradley Cross warm up

Broos justifies Chiefs defender Cross’ surprise Bafana World Cup squad inclusion

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has explained his decision to select uncapped Kaizer Chiefs left-back Bradley Cross in his final squad for the 2026 FIFA World…
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Abdeslam Ouaddou celebrating the Betway Premiership title with his Orlando Pirates players and staff

From Champions League humiliation to treble: Pirates’ Ouaddou hits back at critics

Like a wounded giant rising from the dust, Orlando Pirates turned early-season heartbreak into a domestic treble. Crowned Betway Premiership champions…
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Bafana Bafana line up before their friendly match against Panama

Bafana secure another friendly match opponent before World Cup

Bafana Bafana have reportedly secured an international friendly match against Jamaica to complement their upcoming clash with Nicaragua in the build-up to…
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Stellenbosch FC coach Gavin Hunt on the touchline

‘I have lots of plans’: Hunt reflects on Stellenbosch’s season

Stellenbosch FC coach Gavin Hunt has taken stock of the 2025/26 season and says his vision for the club needs time to be executed, as he speaks about his…
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Abdeslam Ouaddou saluting Orlando Pirates fans

Ouaddou makes Champions League promise after Pirates’ PSL title triumph

Orlando Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou has vowed that they will "sweat" for the CAF Champions League after clinching the 2025/26 Betway Premiership title. …
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Patrick Maswanganyi in action for Orlando Pirates

‘Tito is misunderstood’: Khan on Pirates star’s season and World Cup prospects

Former Kaizer Chiefs development coach Farouk Khan has reflected on Patrick Maswanganyi's Betway Premiership title-winning season with Orlando Pirates,…
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Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso hoisting the CAF Champions League trophy

Cardoso demands major changes from SA football authorities after Sundowns’ Champions League triumph 

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso has sent a strong message to South African football authorities on how to build on the Brazilians’ CAF Champions…
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Linda Zwane, SAFA vice-president

SAFA expel four suspended NEC members, why there was no DC trial explained

The South African Football Association [SAFA] has expelled four National Executive Committee members who were suspended, and the association's…
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Orlando Pirates midfielder Thalente Mbatha shoots past Orbit College players

Pirates dethrone Sundowns as PSL champions after own-goals drama, Orbit College relegated

Orlando Pirates are the 2025/26 Betway Premiership champions following a 2-0 win over Orbit College FC at Mbombela Stadium on Saturday. Thanks to own goals…
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Mamemoldi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso on the touchline

Third time lucky? Sundowns’ Cardoso confronts make-or-break Champions League showdown

Miguel Cardoso’s future at Mamelodi Sundowns could be hanging in the balance as he heads into the decisive CAF Champions League final, second leg tie against…
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Aden McCarthy warming up for Kaizer Chiefs before a match

‘Nothing to play for, but not a joke’: McCarthy on what’s at stake for Chiefs against Chippa

Kaizer Chiefs defender Aden McCarthy has played down what is at stake for Amakhosi when they host Chippa United at Moses Mabhida Stadium for their final…
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