Maela Reaches Rare Pirates Milestone

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Orlando Pirates captain Innocent Maela reached a rare milestone at the club after racking up 200 appearances in their 2-1 win over Chippa United on Wednesday evening eSgodini. Maela, 32, came off the bench in the dying moments of the Chilli Boys match to achieve the rare feet, with former skipper Happy Jele having featured the most with close to 400 appearances for the Soweto giants. The Witbank-born left-back joined Pirates in 2017 from Richards Bay, with his debut for the club coming in October 2017 against Lamontville Golden Arrows. In his reaction, becoming part of a few select to

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Vellios Urges Stellies To Step Up After Slow Start

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Stellenbosch FC DStv Diski Challenge head coach Evangelos Vellios wants his players to step up after a lukewarm start to the new campaign. The defending champions haven’t started the season the way they would’ve wanted after collecting four points out of a possible nine. Stellies lost their first match of the season against their arch-rivals Cape Town City at Malta Park. Vellios was left disappointed by the performance and stated that his charges needed to step up to get their season back on track. “This Diski is always more generational, there’s a group of players who’ve carried with the program

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Seema Gives Verdict On Newcomers Magesi

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Sekhukhune United head coach Lehlohonolo Seema has given a verdict on newcomers Magesi FC saying they are a good side with direction despite beating them 1-0 in the league opener in Polokwane. The Limpopo derby on Wednesday evening was a historic moment for Dikwena tṧa meetsi who played their first ever Premier division match after gaining automatic promotion from the Motsepe Foundation Championship last season. There were six players in Clinton Larsen’s side who also made a debut in topflight football, mixed with those who have been at this stage before though they were unable to come away with the

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Official: PSL Make MTN8 Final Announcement

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The Premier Soccer League has confirmed that the MTN8 final between Orlando Pirates and Stellenbosch FC on Saturday, October 5, is a sold-out affair. Pirates saw off Cape Town City in the two-legged semi-finals while Stellies shocked Mamelodi Sundowns to reach their first-ever Wafa Wafa Cup final, with the two last standing teams set to battle it out for this season’s first trophy on offer at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. “Tickets for the 2024/25 MTN8 final between Orlando Pirates and Stellenbosch FC are officially SOLD OUT – just under four hours after they were made available to the

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Kopo – Jali Is The Coach On The Field

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Chippa United head coach Kwanele Kopo highly praised experienced Andile Jali despite their 2-1 defeat to Orlando Pirates. Jail joined Chilli Boys as a free agent after leaving Moroka Swallows in November last year. Since then, he never played a competitive match and made his return after 10 months against his former club at Orlando Stadium. The Eastern Cape-born midfield enforcer returned to eSogdini in style as he scored a cracker from outside the box to give Chippa the lead, leaving Sipho Chaine with no chance. Despite his marvellous performance, Jali was substituted at halftime due to a struggle with

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Riveiro On Moleleki Debut

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Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro was left impressed by debutant Thuso Moleleki in their come-from-behind 2-1 win over Chippa United in the Betway Premiership on Wednesday evening. The 24-year-old attacking midfielder joined the Buccaneers from Motsepe Foundation Championship outfit Orbit College in June 2024, and made a cameo appearance for the Buccaneers, coming on for Relebohile Mofokeng in the 66th minute. Though Riveiro admitted that they did not utilize him to his fullest as they were chasing the winning goal, he believes that Moleleki would play an integral part going forward. “He’s a talent player, that’s why he’s in

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Official: Lechesa Lands New PSL Club After VFA Exit

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Former Venda Football Academy head coach Duncan Lechesa has been snapped up by Betway Premiership outfit Marumo Gallants. Lechesa resigned from his post at the Limpopo-based outfit on Wednesday after a dismal start to the 2024/25 Motsepe Foundation Championship after picking up just one point from three matches, which has in turn catapulted them to 15th place on the log. Bahlabane Ba Ntwa announced the former Free State Stars man as assistant coach and will assist head coach Dan Malesela. “Marumo Gallants FC proudly welcomes Duncan Thaane Lechesa as our new assistant coach! 🏆 “Hailing from Bloemfontein, Coach Lechesa brings

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Khenyeza – What I Told Cross Before Chiefs Move

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Golden Arrows head coach Mabhuti Khenyeza has advised new Kaizer Chiefs recruit Bradley Cross to block out the noise and focus on the task at hand. Khenyeza also played for the Glamour Boys Chiefs in the 2007/08 season, netting eight times in 27 appearances, with one of his goals coming in a solitary 1-0 win over Arrows. The 42-year-old made the move from Arrows to Chiefs back in July 2007, and a month ago, Cross, 23, made the same move, and Khenyeza, who still holds the record for the fastest goal in Soweto Derby history (19 seconds), advised Cross to

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Latest FIFA Rankings Confirmed, Bafana Drop

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Bafana Bafana have dropped two spots, from 57th to 59th worldwide, and out of the top 10 in Africa, into 11th place in the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday. Hugo Broos’ charges were recently held to a disappointing 2-2 draw by Uganda in their 2025 AFCON Qualifiers clash before leaving it late as they rallied from a goal down to narrowly beat South Sudan 3-2. Having picked up four points from a possible six in those two clashes have thus in turn affected South Africa’s placing, with Congo DR now having leapfrogged them. 2022 World Cup semi-finalists Morocco remain

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