Velile Mnyandu

Profile Picture

Role:Senior Journalist

Articles Written: 1495

twitter

Bio:Involved in sports reporting since 1997, covering football, boxing, and Olympic sporting codes, with a passion for in-depth reporting. ‘Veza’ started out at CKI FM (Tru-FM) and previously worked within the SABC News Sports Division as well as SAFM. South African Sports Journalist of the Year in 2012 and 2018 Journalists’ Journalist of the Year, he has been to three FIFA World Cup final tournaments, five Africa Cup of Nations finals, and two Olympic Games. Currently Chairperson of the South African Football Journalists Association (SAFJA), he is also an authority on African football.

Bio:Involved in sports reporting since 1997, covering football, boxing, and Olympic sporting codes, with a passion for in-depth reporting. ‘Veza’ started out at CKI FM (Tru-FM) and previously worked within the SABC News Sports Division as well as SAFM. South African Sports Journalist of the Year in 2012 and 2018 Journalists’ Journalist of the Year, he has been to three FIFA World Cup final tournaments, five Africa Cup of Nations finals, and two Olympic Games. Currently Chairperson of the South African Football Journalists Association (SAFJA), he is also an authority on African football.

Articles By Velile Mnyandu

sabc_tier_sport_news_pic

Broos rejects regression talk after Bafana bow out of AFCON

Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos has dismissed suggestions that his team has regressed, insisting that a lack of luck and missed chances were key factors behind their early exit from the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco.
sabc_tier_sport_news_pic

Tolo’s fitness key as Pagou and Indomitable Lions look desperate to end Bafana’s hoodoo

Cameroon national team head coach David Pagou is confident that Indomitable Lions captain Nouhou Tolo will be fit for tonight’s crucial Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Round of 16 clash against Bafana Bafana, despite recent injury concerns.
sabc_tier_sport_news_pic

Broos confident of a sharper and improved Bafana against Cameroon

Expect a different Bafana Bafana from the team you’ve seen in the group stages at this 35th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), this is the bold message from head coach Hugo Broos.
sabc_tier_sport_news_pic

CAF Champions League’s battle-hardened Mofokeng ready for decisive AFCON role

Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates attacking sensation Relebohile Mofokeng believes that his experience in last season’s CAF Champions League has prepared him well for the demands of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
sabc_tier_sport_news_pic

No mercy for former employers as Broos prepares Bafana for decisive clash

Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos says he will show no mercy tomorrow to the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon, the team he won an Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title with.
sabc_tier_sport_news_pic

Mkhalele reveals surprise at Moremi’s AFCON performances

Bafana Bafana assistant coach Helman Mkhalele says they were all taken by surprise at how the team’s attacker Tshepang Moremi has adapted at this Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament and proven to be one of the key players for the team
sabc_tier_sport_news_pic

Seri says tough tests have hardened them for AFCON title defence

Veteran Ivory Coast national team midfielder Jean Michaël Seri believes that his team has been tested enough in this Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament to withstand the pressure and go all the way to defend their title.
sabc_tier_sport_news_pic

Arubi still going strong at 40

He’s 40 and still going strong, veteran Zimbabwean and Marumo Gallants international goalkeeper Washington Arubi is still going strong and has no immediate plans of slowing down and ending his international career.
sabc_tier_sport_news_pic

Diallo demands top spot as Ivory Coast set sights on Gabon

Ivorian and Manchester United attacker Amad Diallo, who has set the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament alight, believes that his country is making a strong case to defend their title.

Editors Pick