Khanye Hails Pirates Star After 4-Goal Win

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Former Kaizer Chiefs winger Junior Khanye has heaped huge praise on Orlando Pirates midfielder Patrick Maswanganyi’s performance in the side’s 4-0 win over Disciples FC in the CAF Champions League 2nd preliminary round tie on Friday evening. Jose Riveiro’s men came in the match needing to avoid last season’s embarrassing exit after surprisingly being held to a goalless draw in the first leg in Mauritius last week.   The reigning PSL Midfielder of the Season put on an impressive display, even netting a belter from outside the box as the Buccaneers ran rampant to eliminate the Madagascar champions, and Khanye

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Barker – Why We Let Deano Go To Pirates

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Stellenbosch FC coach Steve Barker has broken his silence on why the club allowed players like Ashley du Preez, Deano Van Rooyen, and Iqraam Rayners leave, saying they cannot stand in the way of players’ childhood wishes. Stellies have lost an average of two key players in each and every transfer window. Three seasons ago, du Preez and Zitha Kwinika joined Kaizer Chiefs, and last season Junior Mendieta joined Mamelodi Sundowns, while Olwethu Makhanya made the switch to the Major League Soccer in the USA to join Philadelphia FC. This season, Stellies lost their two key players – Iqraam Rayners

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Riverio: Wishes Are For Birthdays

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Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro says they will be prepared for whoever comes next between Jwaneng Galaxy and African Stars in the next round of the CAF Champions League. Pirates were dumped out by Jwaneng last season for a place in the group stages of Africa’s elite club competition on penalties and could face them again in the next round. This after they beat Disciples 4-0 over the two-legged tie, while Jwaneng host the Namibian Premier League champions after a 1-0 defeat in their first leg last week. “Wishes are for birthdays, I mean I try to be ready

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Disciples Coach – How Pirates Surprised Us

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Disciples FC head coach Ravalison Mamonjisoa has admitted being caught off guard by Orlando Pirates‘ display in Friday night’s CAF Champions League Preliminary round second-leg clash at an electrifying Orlando Stadium. The islanders were given a football lesson as the Buccaneers ran rampant with a 4-0 thumping to progress to the next round where they will await the winner between Botswana Premier League champions Jwaneng Galaxy and African Stars of Namibia who have a shock 1-0 lead. After an impressive first leg clash, where they kept Pirates at bay as the tie ended 0-0 in Mauritius, the Madagascar champions were

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Links Scores Again As Stunning Superliga Form Continues

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South African winger Gift Links scored another stunning goal as AGF Aarhus moved to the top of the Danish Superliga with a 4-0 thumping over AB Aalborg. Links, 25, continued his fine form with a stunning free-kick in the opening half and featured heavily in the lead up to the opening goal of the game. After his three-goal contributions last week, added to his 2023/24 Superliga Team of the Season achievement, Links is seemingly taking his game to the next level in Denmark. Interest has been rising in his services in Belgium and France over the last two months, but

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Manqoba Opens Up On Downs Shock & Contract Length

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Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi has revealed that he was shocked when he first heard about the changes in the technical team and revealed he penned a four-year deal. Mngqithi took over as coach at Sundowns following the dismissal of Rulani Mokwena, although Sundowns never confirmed his new role. The former co-coach has now opened up on how he experienced the situation, admitting it took him by massive surprise. “I knew that there is 99% chance that I’d still be at Sundowns, because they’ve been very good to me – in a number of ways, taking care of me and

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Riveiro On Linesman’s Offside Calls

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Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro suggested they could have had four more goals in their two-legged tie over Disciples. This was a reference to the linesman during the away game in Mauritius and at Orlando where Pirates were adjudged to have been offside several times after putting the ball in the back of the net. While the Spaniard stopped short of stating it was incorrect decisions – he lamented the frequency of the disallowed goals over their CAF Champions League preliminary-round victory over the Malagasy Premier League champions. “Yes [I thought it could have been more goals], it was

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Rulani’s Wydad Collect Another Win

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Rulani Mokwena’s Wydad Athletic Club collected a 4-1 win over Botola 2 side Olympique Club de Khouribga on Friday evening. The Moroccan giants remained unbeaten in pre-season under the former Mamelodi Sundowns coach after collecting their second win in four games. Midfielder Oussama Zemraoui netted a brace, while Saifeddine Bouhra and new arrival Hamza Sakhi, who joined from Ligue 2 side Ajaccio, completed the scoreline. It was the second 4-1 win in pre-season after beating Tanzanian side Azam by the same scoreline in their first match under Mokwena. They had since also picked up two 1-1 draws with RCA Zemamra and Club

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Riveiro – Why Maswanganyi Was Subbed At HT

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Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro has explained Patrick Maswanganyo was taken off at half-time to protect him from the referee. Maswanganyi donned the historical No. 10 jersey and was one of the star performers, as Pirates eased past Disciples FC at Orlando Stadium on Friday night. He scored his side’s third goal with a well-placed shot in the 28th minute but didn’t come out after the half-time break. Riveiro explained after the match that it was due to Tito picking up a yellow card, with Makhehleni Makhaula coming on to protect the lead. “He got a yellow card in

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