Official: Stellies Unveil New Signing Ahead Of MTN8 Final

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Stellenbosch FC have confirmed their latest signing of midfielder Khomotjo Lekoloane from Baroka who was signed on transfer deadline day. The 24-year-old midfielder scored seven goals for the Motsepe Foundation Championship club in 30 appearances and previously starred for Polokwane City and Free State Stars. Prior to his stints in the second-tier, Lekoloane was on the books of Mamelodi Sundowns and Stellenbosch CEO Rob Benadie admits he’s been tracked for a while. “We are pleased to welcome Khomotjo to Stellenbosch FC and believe he will be a valuable addition to the team.  He will further bolster our attacking options as

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Amajita Dominate Group Stage Squad

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South Africa’s Under 20 side dominate the COSAFA U20 Championship group stage squad with five players after sealing passage to next year’s U20 AFCON. Amajita continued where they left off after bagging two wins on the trot in Group C. They hammered Malawi 5-0 in their opening group match before following that up with another huge score, making light work of Lesotho with a 6-0 thrashing before the 2-0 win over Comoros. On Thursday afternoon, South Africa recorded a slender 1-0 win over Angola to keep their unbeaten record intact having yet to concede a goal. Shandre Campbell, who now

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‘I’ve Lost Motivation To Be In Bafana Squad’

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Cape Town City defender Keanu Cupido says he has all but given up on being part of the senior national team as he feels he has knocked on the door long enough but remains unnoticed. The 26-year-old has featured for the U17 national team and has two senior team caps – one which came at the 2024 COSAFA Cup. Post the 2023 AFCON heroics, Bafana had COSAFA which was dominated by fringe players, the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2025 AFCON qualifiers. Cupido didn’t even make the preliminary squads for both the qualifier camps. Cupido spoke to iDiski Times editor

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Broos – Why I Picked Pirates Star

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Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos has explained after a conversation with assistant Helman Mkhalele they opted to call up Thabiso Sesane. The Orlando Pirates defender has been in sublime form since the start of the 2024/25 season, profiting from the injury of vice-captain Tapelo Xoki. And it’s been his injury, added to Siyabonga Ngezana’s muscle injury that has opened the door for the 24-year-old to potentially make his senior national team debut. The Pirates academy graduate has featured in all 10 games across all competitions as Pirates are unbeaten with seven clean sheets and will fight for a spot

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Chiefs Star Earns Late National Team Call-Up

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Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Edson Castillo has earned a late national team call-up by Venezuela for their upcoming 2026 FIFA Cup qualifying campaign against Argentina and Paraguay. Castillo had a slow start to the season after being a substitute in both matches against Marumo Gallants and AmaZulu FC and seemed to have impressed new coach Nasreddine Nabi after being handed a starting berth in their 2-1 defeat to Mamelodi Sundowns last week. Last season, the 30-year-old hard-tackling midfielder stood out as one of Amakhosi’s best players, but his performance dropped toward the end the last campaign as Chiefs finished in a

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Broos Says Nabi Ending ‘Politics’ At Chiefs

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Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos has suggested Nasreddine Nabi is setting the building blocks for a brighter future at Kaizer Chiefs. Nabi has instilled a new wave of optimism around the club and its supporters despite the 2-1 defeat to Mamelodi Sundowns this past weekend at FNB Stadium. They opened the campaign with 2-1 and 3-1 wins over Marumo Gallants and AmaZulu respectively – with an exciting style of play shown that wasn’t visible in the previous two campaigns at the Soweto giants. “I’m happy that Kaizer Chiefs are showing they will come again to what they were a

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Mbatha – Pirates Need To End Stellies Hoodoo

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Orlando Pirates midfielder Thalente Mbatha reckons that his teammates need to break their hoodoo duck against Stellenbosch FC in this weekend’s MTN8 final. The clubs meet at a sold-out Moses Mabhida stadium on Saturday both looking to make respective history for themselves. Pirates are looking to bag a consecutive hat-trick of Wafa Wafa titles while Stellies are hoping to win it for the first time. Last season, Stellies gave Pirates trouble especially in the league beating them both home and away. Mbatha spoke to iDiski Times senior writer Velile Mnyandu in edition 174 about this, saying the Buccaneers do want

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Broos Thanks PSL For Latest Decision

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Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos has expressed his gratitude to the Premier Soccer League (PSL) for granting him request to start the camp two days earlier. Bafana are set to play Congo Brazzaville on the 11th and 15th of October, with the Belgian mentor revealing at the squad announcement that the PSL agreed to his request to have players availed earlier due to the domestic calendar having just the MTN8 final this weekend. Broos also admitted that the relationship with the league hasn’t always been great with PSL clubs not releasing players when the national team needed them. He

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Amajita Qualify For 2025 U20 AFCON

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Raymond Mdaka’s SA U20 side beat Angola 1-0 in the semifinals of the COSAFA U20 Championship to reach the final and qualify for the 2025 AFCON. The game started on a slow temper with Angola sitting deep in their own half allowing South Africa to have most of the ball but nothing to write home about as they didn’t trouble the Angolan goalkeeper. In the 16th minute, Amajita increased the intensity, with Shakeel April taking a shot which was saved by Angolan shotstopper who followed that up with another stop from Shandre Campbell. Amajita were rewarded for their efforts in

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