Stellies Learn CAFCC Fate

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Stellenbosch has been drawn in Group B alongside RS Berkane for their debut in the CAF Confederation Cup group stage. Stellies, who are reeling after their MTN8 final defeat to Orlando Pirates will now turn their attention back to the league and continental commitments. Steve Barker’s side secured a place, unseeded, in the group stage draw after beating Linafoot giants AS Vita Club 3-0 in aggregate. However, they managed to secure a third-place group spot in the draw which had Bafana Bafana legend Siphiwe Tshabalala and Florent Ibenge involved in the process. “These groups are fairly balanced, the draws often

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CAFCL Drawing Pots Confirmed, Downs vs Pirates?

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CAF have announced the procedure for the 2024/25 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Group Stage Draw with PSL heavyweights Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates likely to be pitted against each other. Both sides have won the continental showpiece once, with the Buccaneers conquering the continent in 1995 while Sundowns won it back in 2016, though it has since eluded both teams. Here’s a look at the group stage draw format ahead of this afternoon’s draw: Pot 1: Al Ahly SC (Egypt)Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia)Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)TP Mazembe (DR Congo) The final draw for Pot 1 will assign teams in

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‘A Privilege I Got To Coach Witbooi’

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Former Cape Town City Diski Challenge coach Moritz Kossmann has said that coaching starlet Emile Witbooi was one of the highlights of his career in South Africa. Kossmann, who writes The Drawing Board column for iDiski Times, recently moved to Austria to join SV Ried’s technical team. In an interview with the newspaper this week, Kossmann spoke about his coaching journey in South Africa, and said he considers himself very lucky to have worked with Witbooi before leaving the country. The 16-year-old prodigy is the son of Surprise Ralani, and many are predicting a very bright career for the junior

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Baloyi On Being Offered Blank Cheque To Dump Chiefs For Sundowns

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Former Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Brian Baloyi has opened up about his departure from Naturena, where Sundowns offered him a blank cheque to fill in figures he wanted. Baloyi arrived at Chiefs as a teenager in 1991 and made his first team debut in 1993 before going on to spend over a decade at Naturena and then leaving in 2004. The move was deemed by some Chiefs fans as being motivated by money. Speaking on Podcast And Chill with McGuyver Mukwevho, ‘Spiderman’ revealed that Sundowns came knocking after interests from overseas clubs such as Liverpool and Copenhagen were

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Why Pirates Star Was Emotional After MTN8 Final Whistle

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Orlando Pirates defender Nkosinathi Sibisi was emotional after Saturday’s MTN8 final at Moses Mabhida Stadium, calling it “third time lucky” after missing previous two due to injury. Sibisi previously played two finals at Mabhida but never finished any of them as he got injured. In 2022 against AmaZulu FC, he left the field just five minutes into the game having started. Last season against Mamelodi Sundowns, he could only play 34 minutes, and he was substituted due to an injury, against Stellenbosch it was his third final and he finally finished the match. The former Lamontville Golden Arrows defender showed

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Milford FC Move To The Summit Of MFC

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Milford FC moved to the top of the Motsepe Foundation Championship table after Casric Stars dropped points against Baroka FC, Upington City continued with their good run. Friday nights seem like a problem for Cape Town Spurs as they suffered their second consecutive defeat, going down 2-0 to Leruma United away from home. Goals on either side of the half, from Gabonese winger Yannick Angoume and the second from Keletso Mashiane was enough to hand United their second win of the season. At Mxolisi Dicky Jacobs Stadium on Saturday, Upington City welcomed struggling Venda FC. It took six minutes for

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Chiefs Stay Top, Downs Win Again & Pirates Drop Points In DDC

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Kaizer Chiefs kept their place at the top despite a stalemate, Mamelodi Sundowns picked up another win and Orlando Pirates drop points in this weekend’s DStv Diski Challenge fixtures. Sekhukhune United were the biggest winners of the weekend with a high scoring 5-1 thumping of Chippa United by 5-1 which moved Babina Noko to fifth place with nine points after six matches, while the Chilli Boys dropped to 13th place with only four points. Cape Town City suffered their first defeat of the season, going down 3-0 away from home to Richards Bay. City sees themselves dropping to third place

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Man United Continue Winless Run

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Manchester United stretched their winless run to six matches in all competitions after playing to a 0-0 draw in an English Premier League clash against Aston Villa at Villa Park on Sunday afternoon. United had the first attempt on goal as early as the fourth minute when Marcus Rashford unleashed a shot from just inside the Villa box but Emilio Martínez pulled off a great save. In the seventh minute, Morgan Rogers almost caught Andre Onana at the near post but his shot hit the side netting. Alejandro Garnacho tested Martínez from the tightest of angles in the 38th minute

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Pirates Star Not Giving Up On Bafana Despite Snub

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Fresh from the MTN8 triumph, Orlando Pirates striker Tshegofatso Mabasa hasn’t given up on a return to the Bafana Bafana fold despite being snubbed in the latest squad. Mabasa last played for Bafana Bafana in the COSAFA Cup more than a year ago and he finished the campaign with three goals after four games. Since then, he has scored 25 goals more than any other Pirates striker. The Botshabelo-born marksman was again amongst the goals as Pirates beat Stellenbosch 3-1 for a record three consecutive MTN8 trophies at a packed-to-rafters Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday. Despite firing on all cylinders,

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