South Africa Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie said he supported calls for a boycott of Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy in ...

In a statement, McKenzie acknowledged that while the International Cricket Council (ICC) generally avoids political interference in sport, the situation in Afghanistan warranted a different stance.

Cricket South Africa has decided against boycotting their match against Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy 2025, despite growing calls to protest the Taliban’s policies restricting women’s rights.

After years of showcasing Afghanistan's remarkable rise as a success story, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is under ...

South African sports minister Gayton McKenzie is the latest entity to raise his voice against the participation of ...

The Afghanistan women's saga has been cricket's thorniest issue and reared with pleas of boycotts over games featuring the country's men's team at the Champions Trophy.

South Africa is scheduled to open its Champions Trophy schedule against Afghanistan in Karachi on February 21 but McKenzie urged his country’s cricket governing body not to honour the fixture.

England and South Africa are in the same group with Afghanistan for the ICC one-day tournament and are under pressure to ...

McKenzie urges his country’s cricket governing body not to honour the Champions Trophy fixture against Afghanistan on February 21. South Africa are scheduled to open their Champions Trophy ...

had also previously written to Cricket South Africa (CSA) regarding his concerns about ban on women's cricket in Afghanistan, which has been in effect since Taliban's return to power in 2021. In a ...

“This does not happen in the case of Afghanistan, suggesting that political interference in the administration of sport is being tolerated there,” McKenzie said. "Cricket South Africa, the federations ...