Broos – It Was Not The Right Move For Appollis

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Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos is happy that Oswin Appollis remained at Polokwane City and did not secure a move to North Africa. Appollis has seen himself as a regular in the Bafana Bafana team after he was given an opportunity and took it with both hands. The City winger was in the headlines in the past few weeks having attracted interest from several teams including Algerian side MC Alger. The move collapsed a weeks before the Premier Soccer League deadline day, with the 23-year-old also strongly linked to Kaizer Chiefs though that move did also not materialise. During

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Chaine Cites Changes After Major Pirates Exits

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Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Sipho Chaine admits he’s had to step up this season with a new role of responsibility. Chaine, 27, joined Pirates in September 2022 with little expectations from supporters, seemingly as a backup option for the likes of Richard Ofori and Siyabonga Mpontshane. However, he quickly managed to establish himself as the number one goalkeeper, even after returning from injury when Melusi Buthelezi joined the club the following season and had an extended run in the first eleven. With both senior keepers no longer part of the squad, he’s now the oldest, most experienced player in the goalkeeping

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Ten Hag Hits Back At Benni

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Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag has hit back at his former backroom staff Benni Mccarthy after making comments about him lacking passion. McCarthy was with Ten Hag at the Theatre of Dreams for two seasons as a striker coach after he was roped in by the former Ajax Amsterdam mentor. McCarthy saw his contracted not renewed at United after it expired, with club legend Ruud Van Nistelrooy roped into his place. The former Bafana Bafana striker had an interview with ZEROZERO where he praised his former colleague Ten Hag and mentioned where he thinks he should improve. “In modern

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Maela On Riveiro – We Knew From Day One

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Orlando Pirates captain Innocent Maela has expressed what the squad realised the day Jose Riveiro arrived at the club on his first day. Ahead of his fifth domestic cup final since his appointment, with four trophies to his name, Riveiro could lead Pirates to become the first-ever club to do a three-peat of the MTN8. His plaudits are arriving, despite not being able to contest for the league title as yet, there’s new optimism after a perfect start to the league, three wins from three, and qualification to the group stages of the Champions League for the first time since

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Broos Comes Clean With Tau-Bafana Situation

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Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos has opened up on the future of vice-captain Percy Tau who was not named in the final 23-man squad for the upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Tau, 30, was said to be heading out of Al Ahly in the off-season but later rubbished those claims, which were supported by his starting berth in the CAF Super Cup final against Zamalek SC last week in Riyadh. For all the speculation around his future, the attacking talisman has not been at his fluent best in the national team and Broos previously left him out

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SA Sports Minister Provides Update On VAR Implementation

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Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie has confirmed that he’s held talks with both SAFA and the PSL in speeding up the process of implementing VAR in South African football. McKenzie was among many that expressed their displeasure in the lack of VAR implementation in local football following a drama-filled Betway Premiership clash between Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns at a sold-out FNB Stadium last weekend. “All football loving fans know that the time for VAR has arrived in SA football. We need VAR & we need it now, those meetings start now because we are not a 10th world country. I

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Ncikazi Plays Down ‘Favourites’ Tag

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Orlando Pirates assistant coach Mandla Ncikazi has played down any suggestion that the Buccaneers are favourites for Saturday’s MTN8 Final against Stellenbosch. Speaking at the joint press conference on Thursday in Durban, Ncikazi was asked about Pirates being favourites and whether they felt any pressure with the tag. But despite Pirates going for a third consecutive MTN8 title, and this being Stellenbosch’s first-ever MTN8 final, Ncikazi pointed out recent history between the club, where the Cape Winelands have won three of their last encounters. “It depends on how you term favourites,” Ncikazi told the media. “Because if you look at

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Pirates & Bafana Legend Takes Up Coaching Role At ABC Motsepe Side

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Former Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana midfielder Thabo Mngomeni has been roped in as assistant coach to Kurt Lentjies at FC Ravens. Ravens is an Eastern Cape-based side that is competing for promotion in the ABC Motsepe League. A few weeks ago, this publication mentioned that the Ravens appointed Lentjies as their head coach ahead of the season. During the announcement by Ravens, Mngomeni was also announced as the assistant coach to the former Mamelodi Sundowns and Chippa United midfielder. The former Pirates midfielder is also part of the South Africa Under17 team alongside Reneilwe Letsholonyane. Ravens’ aim is to

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Chiefs Legend Likens Coach Nabi To Ertuğral

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Legendary Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Brian Baloyi has compared head coach Nasreddine Nabi to the club’s former mentor Muhsin Ertuğral in believing and giving youngsters a chance in the first team. Ertuğral arrived at Amakhosi in 1999 and was most notable for handing a young Itumeleng Khune his debut in the senior squad at the tender age of just 16, who’s since had a career spanning over a decade at the club. Speaking on Podcast and Chill With podcaster MacGuyver Mukwevho, ‘Spiderman’ heaped huge praise on the Tunisian mentor who has been very expressive in throwing youngsters like Wandile Duba, Mfundo

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