Riveiro Hails Mofokeng Development

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Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro was left impressed by how Relebohile Mofokeng has improved his game but believes he can even get better. Mofokeng, 19, scored the much-important away goal for Pirates in their 1-1 draw with Cape Town City on Wednesday evening. The skilful winger is proving to be vital for the Buccaneers as he also scored in the CAF Champions League first preliminary round second-leg against Madagascan side Disciples FC. When Riveiro was asked about the targets for Mofokeng this season he remained coy but stated that he has improved a lot and that their job as

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Former Man Utd Striker Helps Zinnbauer To First Win In Saudi

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Former Manchester United forward Odion Ighalo scored as Josef Zinnbauer picked up his first win with Al-Wehda in Saudi Arabia. Zinnbauer left Raja Club Athletic after an unbeaten double last season and moved to the Saudi Pro League. He started his campaign with an unlucky 3-3 draw, where his side scored the 3-2 in the 94th minute only to concede the equalise in the seventh minute of injury-time. This around, though, it was Al-Wehda who scored an injury-time winner over Al-Orobah FC. Ighalo had handed Zinnbauer’s men an early 1-0 lead in the first minute of the game, but the

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Official: Wydad Unveil Former Downs Star

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Wydad Athletic Club have unveiled former Mamelodi Sundowns striker Cassius Mailula, who joined the club on loan from Toronto FC. Mailula, 23, completed a blockbuster move to Major League Soccer side Toronto FC after his breakout season with Sundowns in 2022/23. He netted 15 goals in 34 appearances under Mokwena, but couldn’t replicate this form in the United States, making only eight appearances for the club, scoring twice. Earlier this year, he was “loaned” to Toronto’s Reserves to gain more game-time, with Mokwena and Wydad jumping on the situation and luring him to Morocco. On Wednesday, the Moroccan giants unveiled the South African, who

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Mngqithi Makes Bullish Claim After First-Leg Defeat

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Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Manqoba Mngqithi admits that they only have themselves to blame after only kicking into attacking gear late on in the game. Masandawana suffered a shock 1-0 MTN8 first leg defeat at the hands of Stellenbosch FC at Lucas Moripe Stadium on Wednesday evening via Fawaaz Basadien’s second half penalty. The home side failed to convert their chances and were left to regret it after Stellies held on to claim a memorable win ahead of the second leg. Mngqithi was not particularly happy with his side’s first half display as they looked very disjointed. “We made it

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Sundowns Suffer Shock Defeat In First Leg MTN8 Semi

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Fawaaz Basadien’s second-half penalty was enough to see Stellenbosch FC take a huge 1-0 advantage over Mamelodi Sundowns in their action-packed MTN8 semi-final first leg tie played at the Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville on Wednesday night. Seven minutes in, Devon Titus sneaked in behind the Sundowns defence, but his low cross had great anticipation from Jody February who parried it before it being cleared from danger. Titus attempted an acrobatic kick in the ninth minute but again February thwarted his threat. In the 22nd minute, Bradley Mojela was played in by Andre De Jong, but the Stellies number 10

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City & Pirates Share Spoils in Semi First Leg

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Orlando Pirates scored early but it ended 1-1 against Cape Town City in the first leg of their MTN8 semi-final tie at the DHL Stadium on Wednesday evening. It was a cold and chilly night in Cape Town, but, fortunately, there was no sign of the heavy rain and gale-force winds that had forced this match to be postponed by a day. It was a bright start by the visitors, who put early pressure on the Citizen’s defence. But City began to also get opportunities, though former Pirates midfielder Fortune Makaringe was off target with his attempt in the 12th

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Sundowns & Stellenbosch XI Announced

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Mamelodi Sundowns and Stellenbosch FC have announced their starting line-ups ahead of tonight’s MTN8 first-leg semi-final tie at Lucas Moripe Stadium. As last season’s runners-up, Sundowns will be looking to go all the way this time around after head coach Manqoba Mngqithi made a bold claim that they would be the first team to get their hands on the increased R10 Million prize money, while Stellies aim to spoil the party for the hosts who could only manage a 1-0 win in extra-time via an own goal to advance to the semis over Polokwane City. Stellenbosch on the other hand,

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CT City & Pirates XI Confirmed

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Cape Town City and Orlando Pirates have announced their starting line-ups for this evening MTN8 first-leg semi-final clash at DHL Stadium. Following a postponement on Tuesday due to adverse weather conditions in Cape Town, the Premier Soccer League saw it fit postpone the mouth-watering clash between the two PSL sides after City booked their last four berth having narrowly beaten Sekhukhune United 1-0 in the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, Pirates eliminated SuperSport United in the last eight with a 3-1 scoreline after extra-time and are looking to take another step towards defending their Wafa Wafa crown. In head-to-head stats, this is only

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Keet Feels Good Work Paying Off For New-Look City

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Cape Town City goalkeeper Darren Keet feels they’ve put together a strong squad for this season, and ahead of the MTN8 semi-finals, he is feeling confident about their possibilities. City play defending champions Orlando Pirates in the semi-finals, with the first leg set to be played on Tuesday in Cape Town. Keet as goalkeeper arguably has the best view of how the team is looking, and iDiski Times asked the 35-year-old for his impressions of how things are looking. “At training and everything we’ve done so far has been brilliant,” Keet replied to iDiski Times. “We went to Polokwane and

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