Chaine Discusses Pirates CAFCL Targets

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Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Sipho Chaine believes that they have on obligation to return the club to continental glory. Since being crowned African champions in 1995, the Buccaneers have fallen short of continental glory over the years, only ever coming close again in 2012/13 as they lost to 12-time winners Al Ahly in the final after a 1-1 first leg draw before the Egyptians’ dominant 2-0 second-leg triumph. Despite domestic cup success, winning five of their last six finals, Pirates have struggled on the continental front, with the 27-year-old shot-stopper urging his colleagues to pay homage to players of yesteryears who

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Tinkler On Challenge To Buy Angolan Players Compared To Pirates & Downs

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Cape Town City head coach Eric Tinkler has stressed on how the market has shifted which previously proved challenging for them being able to purchase Angolan players. The current transfer window has seen former Petro Luanda trio Gilberto sign for Pirates, Carlinhos joining the Citizens and Inácio Miguel moving to Kaizer Chiefs. Tinkler explained that it is a new trend to see players moving from the Angolan Girabola to the PSL, something that has changed compared to the past. He made an example of his time at Pirates where they wanted players from Angola but couldn’t get them because of

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Update On Ex-Pirates Dribbling Wizard Rakhale

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Botswana Premier League giants Township Rollers have extended the stay of Thabo Rakhale. ‘Jomo’ joined Rollers at the beginning of last season after spending a year without a team following his exit from Sekhukhune United in 2021. The 34-year-old former Orlando Pirates dribbling wizard revived his career in neighbouring Botswana with ‘Popa’ and had a good spell even though they saw Morena Ramoreboli’s Jwaneng Galaxy ran away with the league and cup double. Information received by this publication states that Rollers have extended Rakhale’s stay in Botswana until June 2025. The Blues have won the league 16 times but have

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Official: Man City Announce Major Signing From Barca

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Barcelona midfielder İlkay Gündoğan has made a sensational return to Manchester City on a free transfer – just 14 months after he left for Spain. Gündoğan, 33, signed a one-year contract with the Etihad side, with an option of a further year, after he had left them in June 2023 following the expiration of his contract. The former City captain, who wore the armband during their treble-winning season in 2022/23, was announced via the club’s social media platforms on Friday afternoon. In order to facilitate the move back to City, the German international, who called time on his illustrious career

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Maswanganyi – What It Means To Don Pirates’ No. 10 Jersey

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Orlando Pirates attacker Patrick Maswanganyi feels honoured to don the number 10 jersey made famous by club legends such as Chippa Moloi and Jomo Sono, saying it has always been a childhood dream of his. The Buccaneers are gearing up for Friday evening’s CAF Champions League first preliminary round second-leg clash against Madagascar champions Disciples FC after being held to a disappointing 0-0 stalemate by their less fancied opponents in the first leg in Mauritius last week. ‘Tito’ could not hide his excitement in order to fulfil his childhood dream of wearing the number 10 jersey, which he was given

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Barker Responds To Touré To Pirates Rumours

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Stellenbosch FC head coach Steve Barker has strongly dismissed rumours linking defender Ismael Touré with a move to Orlando Pirates. Touré, 26, has been at the centre of transfer gossip having said to have attracted interest from several Betway Premiership clubs including Kaizer Chiefs. The former Marumo Gallants centre-back had a stellar season with Stellies, helping them to the Carling Knockout Cup glory as well as playing a pivotal role in their CAF Confederation Cup qualification journey. A few weeks ago, Pirates were mentioned as one of the teams that had been keeping tabs and subsequently showed interest in Touré,

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Riveiro – Why New Pirates Signings Have Not Played Yet

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Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro has explained why the club’s new signings are yet to feature this season. Riveiro stuck to his players that earned them a place in the CAF Champions League qualifiers as runners-up in the league and won two domestic trophies in their opening two games of the 2024/25 season. They beat SuperSport United 3-1 and drew 0-0 against Disciples FC in their first leg CAF Champions League preliminary round fixture in Mauritius last week. Ahead of the return leg at Orlando Stadium this evening, Riveiro was asked why their new recruits who feature in pre-season

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Official: City Announce Latest Signing

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Cape Town City have announced their latest signing Ntsikelelo Ngqonga, as previously reported by iDiski Times. Ngqonga, 21, plays at left-back and was brought in as replacement for Marc Van Heerden, who retired from playing football to focus on his coaching badges. Ngqonga was available on a free transfer after the status sale of Moroka Swallows, and was unveiled by Eric Tinkler’s side on Friday, as previously reported by this website. He featured 11 times for the Dube Birds last season as they retained their top-flight status under Musa Nyatama before the Marumo Gallants takeover and relocation to Free State.

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Latest Signing Breaks Silence On Chiefs Move

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Kaizer Chiefs latest signing Inacio Miguel says he is very excited to start his new chapter at Naturena. Miguel, 28, was unveiled as Chiefs player on Wednesday, joining the club on a three-year deal from Petro de Luanda in his home country. The Angolan international defender picked Morgan Gould’s former shirt number 83, after becoming the fifth new signing under Nasreddine Nabi. “Very happy and excited to start this new chapter with Kaizer Chiefs,” he stated on social media. Miguel also sent a message to his former club’s fan base, saying it’s not a goodbye. “Tricolor Nation, when I arrived

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