RC 260814SAfmMichael Abrahamson
Friday, 14 August 2026
Women’s football and cricket dominated the show, with Banyana Banyana’s win over Nigeria leading a wide-ranging sports hour that also featured a long chat with umpire Marais Erasmus.
- 19:08
Banyana Banyana beat Nigeria 2-1 in Casablanca to knock the Super Falcons out of World Cup contention for the first time since the tournament began; South Africa now heads into the FIFA playoff draw in Zurich next Thursday.
- 19:50
Katle Molebana won School Sports Star of the Year at the 2026 G Sports Awards, captains South Africa’s under-17 side, plays for Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies, and wants to reach Banyana, win COSAFA, and play overseas.
- 19:23
Marais Erasmus said his book, Cricket in an Umpire’s Orbit: The Rock and Roll Years, came from stories shared late in his career and was written with Telford Vice after years of cricket conversations.
- 19:58
The evening’s cricket quiz answer was a short run: the batter on 96 runs five, but one run is short so only four count, leaving the other batter on 94 to face the last ball and hit six for victory.