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Official: Wydad Sign Former Milan Striker For Rulani

African Football, Featured, Transfer Centre

Rulani Mokwena’s Wydad Athletic have confirmed another new signing to bolster their attack. Their latest recruit is well-travelled Senegalese international M’Biaye Niang, who has played for several top European clubs including AC Milan. The 29-year-old most recently played for Empoli, also in Italy, but has played across Europe including multiple stints in France, as well as in England and Turkey. He also spent a few months in Saudi Arabia in 2021. Earlier in the week, Wydad confirmed the signing of Abdelmounaim Boutouil, who reunites with Mokwena, after their departures from Sundowns.

Back-to-Back Wins For Sundowns and Chiefs

DStv Diski Challenge, Featured, Local

Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs DStv Diski Challenge win back-to-back games, meanwile Orlando Pirates remains win-less after their second successive draw. Pirates played their second successive draw after being held by Cape Town City in a four-goal thriller. Shakeel April netted a brace for City, and Siphamadoda Msezana and Mbekezeli Mbokazi scored the two goals for the Pirates. SuperSport United shared the spoils with TS Galaxy in a 1-1 draw, Shamir Mattera scored the goal for United. Regomoditswe Modikoe score the goal for Bernard Parker’s side. Saturday was completed by a goalless draw between Magesi FC and AmaZulu which was

Jessica – Why Chiefs Haven’t Launched A Women’s Team Yet

Featured, Local, Women's Football

Kaizer Chiefs Marketing and Commercial Director, Jessica Motaung, has explained why the club are yet to launch their own women’s team. Motaung was present at the launch of a new partnership with Correctional Services and FIFA Foundation for the Empowerment of Female Inmates. The so-called “Twinning Project” is aimed at the empowerment and rehabilitation of female inmates through sports and life skills development. With Chiefs focussing on female inmates, of course question marks about Amakhosi’s own women’s team were raised once again. “Building a team is about growing from the ground up. We have other initiatives on the ground that we’ll

Gould Hails Chiefs Latest Major Recruit

Betway Premiership, Featured, Local, MTN8

Former Kaizer Chiefs defender Morgan Gould has applauded his former side for acquiring the services of Thembela ‘Tera’ Maliwa as Head of Scouting and Recruitment. Maliwa established himself at now defunct Ajax Cape Town and went on to work at Ajax Amsterdam, Heerenveen and recently Mamelodi Sundowns, who he left for Chiefs last month having spent seven years at Chloorkop. He is credited for discovering among others Mamelodi Sundowns and Bafana Bafana defender Rivaldo Coetzee. Gould spoke to iDiski Times senior writer Velile Mnyandu in edition 170 of the newspaper where he applauded the move by the club, while also

Khumalo Disappointed By U17 Attitude

African Football, Bafana Bafana, Featured, Local

South Africa U17 coach Vela Khumalo was left disappointed by the attitude of the players in their 1-0 loss to Morocco on Saturday. Amajimbos started the FIFA U17 Talent Development Scheme (TDS) tournament out in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on a high note, beating Algeria 7-4 before beating Tanzania on penalties after a 1-1 draw. Khumalo made several changes to his team when they faced Morocco on the last day, which resulted in a 1-0 loss. But after the match, he stated that he was not happy with their attitude and how they handled the game. “You win two matches and

Baroka Eyeing Former CT Spurs Goalie

Featured, Local, Motsepe Foundation Championship

Motsepe Foundation Championship side Baroka FC are eyeing former Cape Town Spurs goalkeeper Lincoln Vyver. Vyver came through Spurs junior rankings before making his debut and becoming the club’s first choice. He was crucial for the Urban Warriors when they gained promotion to the Betway Premiership. It was unfortunate that the 23-year-old never got a chance to play topflight football as he struggled with injuries. He returned to training in the middle of the season and worked on his fitness but still could not play part. iDiski Times understands that the former South African under-23 goalkeeper has caught Baroka’s attention,

Efstathiou Clears Air On Chiefs ‘Misunderstanding’ Over Velebayi

Betway Premiership, Featured, Local, Transfer Centre

Cape Town Spurs Chief Executive Officer Alexi Efstathiou has clarified the misunderstanding between Spurs, Chiefs, and reports about Asanele Velebayi. Spurs CEO Efstathiou felt the need to clarify what transpired around Velebayi after Chiefs’ Sporting Director Kaizer Motaung Jr mentioned that Efstathiou apologised to the club for a misunderstanding after it was alleged that the Soweto giants had directly spoken to the player. There has been a lot of positive business between the clubs in the past years, which has seen them build a strong relationship that recently saw the Urban Warriors agree to sell Rushwin Dortley to Amakhosi. Speaking

Chiefs Youngster Nets Brace In Friendly Win

Betway Premiership, Featured, Local

Kaizer Chiefs youngster Mduduzi Shabalala scored a brace, as Kaizer Chiefs beat SuperSport United in their latest behind-closed-doors friendly. Amakhosi have played a few pre-season matches behind closed doors, without the clubs involved updating on the results. Another of those friendly matches took place on Saturday, when the Nasreddine Nabi’s side beat Gavin Hunt’s SuperSport United 2-0. Shabalala netted both goals, to stake his claim for the start of the betway Premiership campaign. The win comes after Chiefs had lost 3-0 to TS Galaxy, while they also beat Chippa United 2-0 in pre-season, with goals from Christian Saile and Rushwin

Coach Parker On Beating Chiefs 3-0 Ahead Of New Season

Betway Premiership, Featured, Local

TS Galaxy’s Bernard Parker is hopeful their 3-0 win over Kaizer Chiefs in pre-season provides momentum for a tough start in 2024/25 Betway Premiership campaign. Galaxy recently revealed they beat Chiefs 3-0 in a behind-closed-doors fixture at FNB Stadium in which Puso Dithejane, Sphiwe Mahlangu and Thokozani Sibanyoni found the net for Sead Ramovic’s side. After finishing in a record high of sixth place in the league last season, just one point off the CAF Confederation Cup qualifying spot which Sekhukhune United secured, the Rockets have lost several key players again. The likes of Fiacre Ntwari, Lehlohonolo Mojela and Pogiso