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  "title": "Pitso Mosimane returns as South Africa new head coach",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/pitso-mosimane-returns-as-south-africa-new-head-coach",
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  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T09:53:06.000Z",
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  "summary": "The South African Football Association (SAFA) has officially appointed Pitso Mosimane as the new head coach of Bafana Bafana, marking the return of one of the country’s most decorated coaches to the national team.",
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        "title": "SAFA to announce Pitso Mosimane as Bafana Bafana coach",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/safa-to-announce-pitso-mosimane-as-bafana-bafana-coach",
        "published": "2026-09-01T08:27:33.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Pitso Mosimane’s Bafana Bafana era begins with Orlando Pirates targeting 13 points lead at Mbombela",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/pitso-mosimanes-bafana-bafana-era-begins-with-orlando-pirates",
        "published": "2026-09-01T08:58:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "LIVE: SAFA to unveil new Bafana Bafana head coach",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/live-safa-to-unveil-new-bafana-bafana-head-coach",
        "published": "2026-09-01T09:12:33.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "SAFA reappoint Pitso Mosimane as Bafana Bafana head coach after Hugo Broos’s exit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/safa-reappoint-pitso-mosimane-as-bafana-bafana-head-coach-after-hugo",
        "published": "2026-09-01T10:32:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mail and Guardian",
        "title": "Pitso Mosimane returns as Bafana Bafana head coach",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/pitso-mosimane-returns-as-bafana-bafana-head-coach",
        "published": "2026-09-01T11:04:05.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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