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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

Sipho Mbule dribbling the ball at a training session with Orlando Pirates

Orlando Pirates give Mbule update ahead of Richards Bay clash

Orlando Pirates have issued a fitness update on midfielder Sipho Mbule ahead of Wednesday’s Betway Premiership clash with Richards Bay FC at Orlando Amstel…
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Brian Baloyi rips into Chiefs coaches over ‘the nonsense we see’

Former Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Brian Baloyi has hit out at Amakhosi co-coaches Cedric Kaze and Khalil Ben Youssef for what he says is their failure to get…
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Iqraam Rayners, Grant Kekana and Jayden Adams, Mamelodi Sundowns players

Big blow for Sundowns as in-form star is ruled out of Orbit tie

Mamelodi Sundowns will be without an on-song player when they visit Orbit College FC for Tuesday’s Betway Premiership match at Olympia Park Stadium in…
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Brooklyn Poggenpoel and Isaac Cisse tussle for posession in the Nedbank Cup match between Golden Arrows and Durban City

Nedbank Cup: Durban City dump Arrows, TS Galaxy through

Durban City and TS Galaxy advanced to the semi-finals of the Nedbank Cup following their respective victories over Lamontville Golden Arrows and Jacksa…
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Why Adams deserves to go to the World Cup with Bafana: Feutmba

Former Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Roger Feutmba is convinced Jayden Adams deserves to go to the 2026 FIFA World Cup with Bafana Bafana.  The 24-year-old…
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Kaizer Chiefs striker Flavio da Silva tring to beat a Golden Arrows player

‘Chiefs strikers are lost’: Ndlanya makes coaching suggestion

Pollen Ndlanya has delivered a razor-sharp assessment of Kaizer Chiefs, dissecting Amakhosi’s blunt attack and overall squad quality, before naming the coach…
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Mamelodi Sundowns players celebrating Brayan Leon's goal

Kekana cautions Sundowns over Champions League banana skin

Former Mamelodi Sundowns captain Hlompho Kekana has warned Miguel Cardoso and his men of a potential trap in CAF Champions League quarter-final opponents…
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Refiloe Jane, captain of Banyana Banyana and her DR Congo counterpart campaign before a match

CAF postpones 2026 WAFCON, new dates confirmed 

CAF has announced the postponement of the 2026 AFCON finals, a few days before the tournament was set to kick off. Initially slated for a March 17 kickoff,…
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Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso addressing the media

Sundowns’ Cardoso slams SA football for ‘cat and mouse games’

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso believes South African football stakeholders are each other’s biggest enemies, who invest a huge amount of effort to…
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Hugo Broos, Bafana Bafana coach

Benni McCarthy rules himself out of Bafana job, picks Broos’ successor

Bafana Bafana’s all-time top goal scorer, Benni McCarthy, has excused himself from possible consideration for the national team head coaching job and has…
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Relebohile Mofokeng of Orlando Pirates shoots the ball against Polokwane City FC

Wasteful Pirates cling on top after edging Polokwane City

Orlando Pirates made a follow-up to last weekend's Soweto Derby victory over Kaizer Chiefs with a 2-1 Betway Premiership win against Polokwane City FC at the…
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Iqraam Rayners in action for Mamelodi Sundowns against MC Alger

Rayners’ Sundowns exploits spark fresh Bafana World Cup talk

Former Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Teko Modise has reopened fresh conversations about Iqraam Rayners’ potential return to the Bafana Bafana fold ahead of…
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