A memorable year for Mzansi sports fraternity

After a 15-year absence, Bafana are back in World Cup

- Kgomotso Mokoena

With this being the last Sports Sermon and Holy Communion offering for 2025, I would like to wish our readers a merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

Part of my last scripture for the year is to urge everyone to be safe on the roads, to be responsible when they indulge in the merriments of the festive season, and to continue behaving in an exemplary manner.

In the bigger scheme of things, it has been a rather memorable year for the Mzansi sports fraternity.

The achievements are there for everyone to see.

The Springboks are just an unstoppable mean machine that is dominating the world of rugby in all fronts while Bafana Bafana have reestablished themselves as a force to be reckoned with on the continent.

After a 15-year absence, Bafana will play at a Fifa World Cup once again. The junior national teams Amajita and Amajimbos also took part in Fifa World Cup tournaments and rewrote history books.

In the bat and ball sport, and under the leadership of skipper Temba Bavuma, the Proteas managed to deliver their first international trophy.