Stellies Closing In On CT Spurs Star

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Motsepe Foundation Championship side Cape Town Spurs are in advanced talks with Stellenbosch FC over a potential deal for Ashley Cupido. The 23-year-old has been subject to much transfer talk with fellow Mother City outfit Cape Town City said to have been tracking him at some stage, though it seems as if the lanky Bafana Bafana striker will be heading to the Cape Winelands instead. Cupido has come through the Urban Warriors structures at Ikamva since 2020 and has netted nine goals with three assists in 38 matches across all competitions since his breakthrough at Spurs. Last season, he finished

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Manqoba Provides MTN8 Injury Update

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Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Manqoba Mngqithi has given a thumbs up to a clean health of bill, with the exception of Kegan Johannes & Ronwen Williams, ahead of Wednesday’s MTN8 semifinal first-leg tie against Stellenbosch FC. Last season’s losing finalists are looking to end a two-year drought since last lifting the Wafa Wafa Cup in 2021/22, securing a 3-2 win over Cape Town City on penalties following a 1-1 draw on that occassion. Masandawana will be up against another Western Cape outfit at the Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville, and Mngqithi admits that he’ll be spoilt for choice as the

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Mokoena On New Deal And European Dream

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After recently extending his contract with Mamelodi Sundowns, captain Teboho Mokoena is still determined to fulfil his dream of playing overseas but admits that he wanted to continue with the club’s project. Mokoena, 27, was heavily linked with a move to some of Europe’s biggest leagues with interest said to have soared in the player after a successful 2023 AFCON where he played a starring role in Bafana Bafana clinching a bronze medal as well as a double-winning 2024/25 campaign with Sundowns – being triumphant in the Betway Premiership and the inaugural African Football League. The Sundowns free-kick specialist however

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Official: Sundowns Confirm Next Exit

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Mamelodi Sundowns have announced the exit of defender Abdelmounaim Boutouil, who is expected to join Rulani Mokwena at Wydad AC. The Moroccan defender has not been part of the Sundowns first-team squad training since the start of pre-season, initially arriving with an injury and expressing his desire to return home. While there were disagreements initially about his valuation, Sundowns have now announced the termination of his contract, as reported by iDiski Times on Monday. This publication understands Boutouil has agreed personal terms of a two-year deal with an option to extend by a further season with Wydad AC, which will

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Kutumela Makes Bafana Claim

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Richards Bay striker Thabiso Kutumela is yearning to make a return to the Bafana Bafana fold, saying age won’t be a hindrance. Kutumela, 31, became a hot prospect during his days at Baroka FC which subsequently earned him a spot in the South African team that went to the 2016 Olympics Games in Rio. He was also part of the first Bafana team to be selected by head coach Hugo Broos when the Belgian mentor arrived in South Africa. Speaking to iDiski Times senior writer Velile Mnyandu, in edition 168 of the newspaper, Kutumela says he hopes to find his

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UWC Quartet In CAF WCL COSAFA Qualifiers Best Team

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Newly crowned COSAFA Women’s Champions League qualifiers champions University of Western Cape (UWC) dominate the tournament’s best 11 with four players. UWC had five players in the group stage team after picking up three wins from four matches, but only have four players this time around minus Amogelang Motau. Goalkeeper Siphesihle Dlamini, who played all the matches and saved a crucial penalty in the final, Bongeka Gamede, who finished the tournament as joint top goal scorer (3), Fikile Magama and Noxolo Cesane complete the UWC quartet in the team. Runners-up Gaborone United have three players in the team led by

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Pirates GK Set For New Club

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Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Sphamandla Gumede is likely to join ABC Motsepe League side Pele Pele FC. Gumede spent last season on loan at Orbit College in the Motsepe Foundation Championship where he struggled to get game-time, which led to him not returning to the MFC side. With Sipho Chaine and Melusi Buthelezi ahead of him in the pecking order at the club, Gumede’s chances of making it through to the team remain slim and he hasn’t been part of Pirates side for pre-season. The former Dondol Stars goalkeeper is currently training with Pele Pele FC – the feeder team of

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Mngqithi Makes Bold MTN8 Claim

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Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Manqoba Mngqithi has made a bold claim that his side will be the first team to win the MTN8 title with a prize money of R10 million. Masandawana welcome Stellenbosch FC to the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Wednesday evening in the first of a two-legged MTN8 semifinals clash as they look to go on and win it this time around after falling at the last hurdle in the 2023/24 season. The Brazilians last clinched the Wafa Wafa Cup back in 2021/22, and the former Golden Arrows mentor believes that his charges can go all the way

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Sundowns Star Set For Wydad Move

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Abdelmounaim Boutouil looks set to return to Morocco with Wydad Athletic Club in the coming days. The Moroccan defender has not been part of the Mamelodi Sundowns first-team squad training since the start of pre-season, initially arriving with an injury and expressing his desire to return home. While there were disagreements initially about his valuation, sources have indicated the progress of termination has gone smoothly ahead of his return to the Botola Pro. It wouldn’t be the first time the defender leaves a club due to alleged homesickness, having done the same during the Covid-19 pandemic with Royale Union Saint-Gilloise.

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