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South Africa assistant coach Mkhalele cleared to travel to Mexico
South Africa assistant coach Mkhalele cleared to travel to Mexico JOHANNESBURG, June 2 : South Africa assistant coach Helman Mkhalele has received his U.S. visa and will leave for the team’s World Cup base in Pachuca, Mexico on Tuesday after players and the technical team left for the tournament without him on Monday. South Africa’s departure for the global finals, their first since they were hosts in 2010, has been mired in chaos after it emerged an administrative bungle meant most players...
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Bafana to leave for WC Monday after visa bungle
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South Africa’s World Cup 2026 departure delayed over Mexican visa debacle
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Hosts Mexico face South Africa under pressure to deliver in World Cup opener
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South Africa's World Cup departure delayed in visa 'debacle'
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France to edge out Spain for World Cup glory, economists say: Reuters poll
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