7-Goal Defeat For Former Pirates Coach In Saudi

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Former Orlando Pirates and Raja Club Athletic coach Josef Zinnbauer lost 7-1 with his new side Al Wehda in Saudi Arabia. The German tactician had started the Saudi Pro league with a win and draw but it was a tough outing for his side on Sunday. Al Wehda lost 7-1 to Al Ittihad, with former Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema netting a hat-trick. Ittihad’s team is filled with former stars from Europe’s top leagues, and they had a day to remember. Benzema opened the scoring after just two minutes, assisted by Steven Bergwijn. Houssam Aouar made it 2-0 after just

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SABC Announce Major News

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The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) have reached an agreement regarding the sub-licensing of Premier Soccer League (PSL) broadcast rights ahead of the start of the new Betway Premiership season, which will include 51 matches this season. The move comes after strong relations between the two South African broadcasters following the agreement of sub-licence agreements for the MTN8 tournament as well as the Currie Cup semi-final match which was contested this past weekend and upcoming final match. Overall, the deal includes 51 matches, which are split into 23 Betway Premiership matches, 10 Carling Black Label Cup matches, 12 Nedbank Cup

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Stellies Secure Next Signing

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Cape Town Spurs reached an agreement with Stellenbosch FC for midfielder Chumani Butsaka. Stellenbosch FC have had a busy transfer window, losing key players like Iqraam Rayners and Deano Van Rooyen but also strengthened their squad for a long 2024/25 season. The Cape Winelands side has started the new campaign on fire, as they are in the final of MTN8 and CAF Confederation Cup second preliminary round. In the latest transfer news, Spurs confirmed that they’ve reached an agreement with Stellenbosch as they finally met the asking price for Butsaka. The only thing that is left now is for the

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Sundowns Pushing For Late Adams Deal

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Mamelodi Sundowns are pushing for a late transfer for Jayden Adams before the transfer window shuts this week. Adams, 23, has emerged as one of the leading midfielders in the league and has featured 122 times for the first team with seven goals and nine assists to his name. He’s also been a regular feature in the senior South Africa national team, and was part of the squad that finished third at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. iDiski Times have been informed that Sundowns are looking to finalise a move for their long-term target this week despite months of

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Mnyamane Lands Move To PSL Club

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Former Bafana Bafana winger Thabo Mnyamane has been appointed as the new Performance Analyst of Sekhukhune United. In another ambitious move to the club after landing Bafana Bafana technical team member Sinesipho Mali as their head scout and technical analyst, Mnyamane returns to the topflight. It comes just weeks after he announced his official retirement from professional football at the age of 32, but has already picked up valuable experience for his role with the University of Pretoria women’s team and the South Africa national U20 squad. It looks set to be the start of an exciting venture for Mnyamane

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Nabi On Sirino Debut, Points Big Chiefs Change

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi has praised the performance of Gaston Sirino in his Amakhosi debut and pointed out a big change in attitude compared to last season. The Glamour Boys had to come from behind to beat Marumo Gallants 2-1, with Mduduzi Shabalala and Mfundo Vilakazi on the scoresheet. After the match, Nabi pointed out the change in attitude, saying his players’ heads didn’t go down after they conceded the opener. The Tunisian tactician also praised the debut performance of Sirino, who assisted Chiefs’ first goal. “If I compare today’s Kaizer Chiefs with last season, the first change

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Mokwana Collects Assist For Esperance

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Bafana Bafana winger came off the bench in ES Tunis’ 4-1 win over FC Dekadaha in the CAF Champions League second preliminary round first leg. Mokwana completed a move from Sekhukhune United to the Tunisian giants ahead of the new season and made his debut off the bench in their 3-0 league opener against Tataouine. On Sunday, Mokwana again came off the bench in their 4-1 win against Somalian side FC Dekadaha. Mokwana came on in the 68th minute and set up ES Tunis’ fourth goal by Youssef Belaili, who completed his brace.

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‘Chiefs Do Better With A White Coach’

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Baroka FC striker Siphelele Mthembu maintains that his former side Kaizer Chiefs will do better this coming season because of the changes they have made in the technical team. Amakhosi have endured a nine-year trophy drought, and Mthembu was part of the last group to win silverware at the club in 2014/15. Last season was the worst for Chiefs where they finished outside the top 8 for the very first time. Mthembu spoke to iDiski Times writer Lethabo Kganyago in edition 171 of the newspaper, where he said Chiefs’ fortunes will change because they tend to do well under a

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Mokwena Dedicates First Win To Wydad President

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Rulani Mokwena dedicated Wydad AC‘s first Botola Pro Inwi win of the season to new club president Hicham Ait Menna. The Red Castle registered their first win of the Botola Pro campaign after losing their first league match two weeks ago against MAS de Fes. Mokwena’s side needed a 96th-minute penalty from Nassim Chadli to seal the three points, and speaking to the media after the match, Mokwena dedicated the win to club president Menna. “Congratulations to Wydad,” the 37-year-old mentor said. “I want to congratulate this group of amazing supporters I have never felt this level of passion. How

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