Sono – How Riveiro Can Get Best Out Of Mofokeng

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Orlando Pirates legend Jomo Sono says head coach Jose Riveiro must protect Relebohile Mofokeng, who has a bright future ahead of him. Sono highly praised Mofokeng, who has become a key player at Pirates last season and his fine performances have seen him being called up to the Bafana Bafana squad by Hugo Broos. The 19-year-old got his first Bafana cap in Bloemfontein when South Africa defeated Zimbabwe 3-1 in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers, but also featured in both AFCON qualifiers against Uganda and South Sudan. Sono says Mofokeng needs to be protected, as he is one of the

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‘AS Vita A Closed Book For Stellies’

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Stellenbosch FC head coach Steve Barker has insisted they’ve tried to prepare as best as they can for facing a “closed-book” team like AS Vita Club in the CAF Confederation Cup. Vita are one of the sleeping giants in African football, as they’ve struggled in the past few seasons to make it to the CAF Champions League group stages. The DRC giants reached the CAFCL group stages in 2022/23 but finished bottom of their group and were knocked out in the first preliminary round by Angolan side Primeiro de Agosto last season. Barker emphasised that they playing against a fairly

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Tinkler Reveals Strategy For Wonderkid Witbooi

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Cape Town City head coach Eric Tinkler has said their teenage wonderkid Emile Witbooi will be involved with the first team this season, but they have a long-term strategy for him. Witbooi, the 16-year-old son of former City midfielder Surprise Ralani, has been gaining a lot of attention, especially his starring performances for the national U15 and U17 teams. He scored a brace against Algeria U17 last week in a 7-4 win in Ivory Coast. On his return from the FIFA 6 nations tournament, Witbooi has trained with the first team, and Tinkler said that while he may be two

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Official: Chiefs Secure Promising Talent On New Deal

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Kaizer Chiefs have announced that exciting wing-back Donay Jansen has signed a new three-year contract. Jansen, 21, has come through the club’s youth ranks and featured for Amakhosi’s DDC team before making his senior debut towards the end of last season. The Chiefs product is one of the players said to have impressed Nasreddine Nabi and now earned himself a new deal until 2027. “The offer of a new contract to Donay is a clear indication of the Club’s faith in KCYDA’s potential,” Sporting Director Kaizer Motaung Jr said. “By extending Donay’s deal until 2027, we are not only securing

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CT City Agree Terms With European Side For SA Talent

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Cape Town City have agreed on terms with Portuguese second-division side FC Vizela for midfielder Luphumlo Sifumba. “Kaka” as he is famously known has come through City’s reserve team and made his senior debut against Orlando Pirates in the 2022/23 season. The 19-year-old has also represented the South African Junior International. Last week, Sifumba left the country as he was going through an assessment at FC Vizela in Portugal. And iDiskiTimes has established that City agreed on terms with Vizela for Sifumba after a week of assessment. The move for Sifumba is set to be a one-year loan with the

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Mngqithi Pleased With Lorch & Mbule Progress

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Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi says Thembinkosi Lorch, Sipho Mbule and Mothobi Mvala are progressing well in training. Thembinkosi Lorch missed the start of the season due to injury, while Mbule has not been match fit either since pre-season. Both were present at Chloorkop this morning on the training ground as they prepared for their 2nd round preliminary clash against eSwatini champions Mbabane Swallows. “Lorch is as close as possible to the matchday squad, he played a friendly we played against Sekhukhune, he’s been training quite well, it was just unfortunate today he had a minor stiffness in his hamstring

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Miguel Clears Up Shirt Number Confusion

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New Kaizer Chiefs signing Inacio Miguel has cleared up the confusion surrounding his shirt number he was unveiled with. The Angola international joined Chiefs from Petro de Luanda, with the number 83 shirt in the official unveiling, previously worn by Morgan Gould. However, he’s now confirmed he in fact selected number 84, which will be his number this season, in honour of his late grandmother. “I know people saw 83 on the jersey, it was a misunderstanding, I chose 84, as I told in the last interview, it was a testimony for my grandmother, that unfortunately she passed away last

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Ramoreboli Confident Ahead Of Pirates Match

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Jwaneng Galaxy FC head coach Morena Ramoreboli says the pressure is on a big team like Orlando Pirates ahead of their CAF Champions League second preliminary round clash. Galaxy will host Pirates in the first-leg in Botswana on Saturday, in a fixture that will have a eyes on as they are facing each other for the second successive season. Galaxy shocked Pirates last season, eliminating them via penalties after winning the first leg at home by 1-0 before losing the second leg 1-0 Orlando Stadium to force penalties. iDiski Times spoke with Galaxy coach Ramoreboli, who has a history of

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Kaizer Jr Clears Air On Zwane

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Kaizer Chiefs Sporting Director Kaizer Motaung Jr has set the record straight on rumours Arthur Zwane could become Nasreddine’s Nabi’s second assistant after the departure of Fernando Da Cruz. The latter was part of Nabi’s new technical team, but had received an offer to join the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, which Chiefs have accepted. There had been talk of Zwane potentially filling the gap which Da Cruz left in Nabi’s backroom staff, but Motaung Jr insisted those are not true. “No, he doesn’t,” he told Robert Marawa on Radio 947. “I think sometimes that’s the challenge, because we’re not sitting

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