Rulani Issues Apology To Moroccan FA

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Wydad Athletic Club head coach Rulani Mokwena has apologized to the Moroccan FA after his latest remarks about bad officiating and playing in an empty stadium. Wydad suffered their second defeat since the appointment of Mokwena and the first in the Excellence Cup, narrowly going down 1-0 to Jeunesse Sportive Soualem on Tuesday evening. The South African mentor found himself in hot water after making comments last week about the match officials and pleaded with the football authorities in Morocco to open the stadium fully for football supporters. Mokwena quickly apologized to the association, stating that if his comments were

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Klopp Lands New Job After Liverpool Exit

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Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has landed himself a new job after signing a ‘long-term’ contract to become the ‘Global Head of Soccer’ at Red Bull. Klopp left Liverpool in May 2024, ending his nine-year spell with the Merseyside club having led them to UEFA Champions League and Premier League titles. The 57-year-old German mentor announced in May that he would finally leave Liverpool citing exhaustion as one of his reasons, further adding that he would not be taking up any coaching role in order to get much-needed rest. It has since been confirmed that Klopp will take charge as

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Maema – Sundowns Aiming For Redemption

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Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Neo Maema says they are aiming to do better than their first-round exit of the inaugural Carling Knockout last season. Maema played 74 minutes in one of the most heated games of the season where TS Galaxy dumped them out of the competition on penalties 5-4 after the game finished 1-1 and Bongani Zungu received a straight red card for a leg-breaking tackle on Bernard Parker. It was the start of a heated public feud between Sead Ramovic and then head coach Rulani Mokwena, and the Rockets went on all the way to the final, losing to

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Official: Seabi Lands New Club After Sundowns Exit

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Former Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Sammy Seabi has been snapped up by Polokwane City on a one-year contract. Seabi joined Sundowns from City in 2019 after he impressed Pitso Mosimane who was the coach at the time. The 29-year-old spent five years at Sundowns including three years on loan at Moroka Swallows, Chippa United, and Sekhukhune United. He won two league titles with the Sundowns but spent most of his time at the club either on the bench or in the stands before being released by the Chloorkop outfit in search of greener pastures. Information received by iDiski Times states that

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Lakay Points Out Sirino Effect On Chiefs Trio

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The arrival of Gaston Sirino at Kaizer Chiefs is bringing out the best in several players, according to his former Mamelodi Sundowns teammate Lyle Lakay. Lakay, 33, currently at SuperSport United, who were drawn with Chiefs in the round of 16 of the Carling Knockout spent four seasons alongside Sirino at Sundowns. He won four league titles, MTN8, Telkom Knockout, and Nedbank Cup and the Defender of the Season award during his time with Masandawana and thrived alongside Sirino who often played on the left side of the attack, rotating with Themba Zwane. “[Their excitement] for me personally doesn’t change

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Sundowns’ ‘Group of Death’ CAFCL Fixtures Confirmed

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Last season’s semi-finalists Mamelodi Sundowns kick off their Group B 2024/25 CAF Champions League campaign with a tricky home tie against Congolese outfit AS Maniema Union on Tuesday, 26 November. The two sides will once again renew their rivalry having faced off in 2021. The first fixture ended in a pulsating 2-2 draw in Congo before Sundowns switched into gear winning the return leg 2-0 at Lucas Moripe Stadium. Manqoba Mnqithi’s charges then take the trip up north to Morocco where they will lock horns with ASFAR Club on the weekend of 6-8 December before ending 2024 with a home

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Pirates’ CAFCL Fixtures Confirmed

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The fixtures for Orlando Pirates‘ CAF Champions League group stage campaign have been confirmed, as they kick off their Group C 2024/25 continental season with a showdown away from home against Algerian champions CR Belouizdad on Tuesday, 26 November. The Buccaneers returned to the group stages of the competition for the first in five years after a 3-0 aggregate win over Botswana champions Jwaneng Galaxy. Jose Riveiro’s charges are fresh from another cup triumph after staging a 3-1 comeback victory against Stellenbosch FC in the MTN8 final this past weekend. The Soweto giants’ next fixture in Africa will see them

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Official: AmaZulu Appoint Former Chiefs Coach

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AmaZulu have officially appointed Arthur Zwane and Vusimuzi Vilakazi as joint head coaches. Usuthu had parted ways with Pablo Franco Martin after just three games into the season after losing all three of them. On Tuesday, AmaZulu announced the new coaching duo. “Usuthu has officially named Arthur “10111” Zwane and Vusimuzi “Kanu” Vilakazi as joint first team head coaches in a move which will see the SA born coaching duo assume their roles with immediate effect,” the club stated. AmaZulu President Sandile Zungu added: “Their combined experience as both coaches and former professional players will be crucial in developing our

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Petersen Reveals Major Difference Of New Chiefs Technical Team

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Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Brandon Petersen says the new energy and optimism the new technical team has brought a newfound belief for the 2024/25 season. Chiefs roped in Nasreddine Nabi in the off-season as he succeeded Molefi Ntseki with the club finishing in a dismal 10th place in the league, led by interim coach Cavin Johnson. It proved to be their lowest finish in Premier Soccer League history and persuing the Tunisian-Belgian was an indictment of their failure to secure him at the first time of asking when he left Young Africans and eventually joined ASFAR in the Botola Pro. Having

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