SA splashed out of Beach Soccer World Cup (SABC News)
Nigeria have earned their place in the semifinals of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup and South Africa has been eliminated. Mark Williams, the South African captain and former Bafana Bafana star, struck with four goals. It was six-all at the end of the first three sessions.

German soccer boss to help SA with 2010 World Cup (SABC News)
Horst Schmidt, the general secretary of the German football association (DFB) and one of the driving forces behind the 2006 FIFA World Cup as 1st vice-president of the German local organising committee, is to lend FIFA his support with the staging of the 2010 event in South Africa.

West Africa: Nigeria Battles Civ for World Cup Ticket (AllAfrica.com)
The age long rivalry between Nigeria and her West African foes Cote d’Ivoire is set to continue this afternoon with the two nations squaring up for a place in the final of the Beach Soccer World Cup 2006 African Zonal Qualifier taking place in Durban, South Africa.

Nigeria/South Africa: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifier: Nigeria defeat South Africa (AllAfrica.com)
DESPITE arriving Johannesburg in tatters, because the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) abandoned them, Nigerian’s contingent to the Beach Soccer World Cup qualifier redeemed their image by beating South Africa 7-6, hotsportslive.com reports.