Zirkzee Sinks Fulham In The PL Opener

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Manchester United left it late as they overcame Fulham by 1-0 with new striker Joshua Zirkzee the late winner The game started with both sides looking to get a goal as early as possible. Fulham had a shot on goal in the eighth minute when Adama Traore took a shot inside the box which was too high. The first shot on target came in the 13th minute when Fulham right-back Kenny Tete took a shot from outside the box and Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana made a good save to concede a corner. After 20 minutes of football, United finally

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Man Utd & Fulham Starting XI Announced

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Manchester United and Fulham have confirmed their starting line-ups for this evening’s English Premier League opener at Old Trafford. The new campaign gets underway in what is expected to be a mouth-watering clash as both sides looking for a chance to top the league standings on match-day one especially after visiting side caused a huge upset over United at the same venue last season. The Red Devils gave a glimpse of what fans can expect from them this season when they lost via penalties to their city rivals Manchester City in the Community Shield Cup last weekend. Meanwhile, the Cottagers

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Chiefs’ Home Venues For 2024/25 Revealed

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Following the announcement of the 2024/25 Betway Premiership fixtures, Kaizer Chiefs will have three venues – FNB Stadium, Moses Mabhida Stadium and Peter Mokaba Stadium as their home venues for the upcoming campaign. The Glamour Boys open their new season with a tricky away tie against newcomers Marumo Gallants on September 14 in Bloemfontein at the Free State Stadium – the same venue where they recently hosted Tanzanian giants Young Africans in the Toyota Cup in pre-season where they went down 4-0. As per usual, Chiefs will utilize FNB Stadium as the primary home venue while Moses Mabhida Stadium and

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Amajita & Amajimbos Pick Up Wins Over Lesotho

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The South Africa U20 and U17 national teams both picked up wins over Lesotho in their preparation friendlies for the upcoming Cosafa Cup tournaments. Amajita, led by a new-look technical team beat Lesotho U20 3-1 with Kaizer Chiefs’ Mfundo Vilakazi and Mamelodi Sundowns’ Kutlwano Lethlaku finding the net in the opening half, and Cape Town City’s Shakeel April scoring just before full time. Paseka Maile scored for the hosts, which marked the first friendly fixture for this new crop of players who had their first training camp at the end of March this year. The U17 squad, who are more

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CAF Provide Cash Injection For Clubs

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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed a boost of funds for clubs participating in the preliminary rounds of inter-club competitions. In recent years, there have been incidents of clubs pulling out of the Champions League and Confederation Cup due to a lack of funds to honour fixtures. In a bid to remedy the issue, CAF who have pumped millions of dollars into raising the prize money pool has now confirmed a new incentive. Each club will receive $50,000 (R900,000) for participating in the preliminary rounds of the competitions – a first for African football, with clubs only eligible

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Banyana Climb In Latest FIFA Rankings

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Banyana Banyana have moved up one spot, from 51 to 50, in the latest FIFA rankings released on Friday. The senior women’s national team have not been in action since their back-to-back friendly internationals away to Senegal in early June. Dr Desiree Ellis’s charges played to a 1-1 draw in the first fixture before beating the Les Teranga Lionesses 2-0 in the second match, with Amogelang Motau and Noxolo Cesane registering their names on the scoresheet. On the continent, the defending Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Champions sit in second spot behind rivals Nigeria, who are CAF’s highest-ranked team globally

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Amajita Coach On Ligue 1 Starlet Sishuba’s Future

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South Africa U20 head coach Raymond Mdaka has addressed the future of Ayanda Sishuba who was part of the provisional squad. The 19-year-old RC Lens playmaker has featured for Belgium at U17 and U18 level and is the son of former South African footballer Asanda Sishuba. It appears he may be heading back to the country of his birth in the current transfer window with reports suggesting Royal Union, Gent and Anderlecht are in talks over his services. However, question marks were raised when Fletcher Lowe was the only player of nine overseas-based talents present at the SAFA Technical Centre

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PSL Confirm 2024/25 MFC Fixtures

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The Premier Soccer League (PSL) have confirmed the fixtures for the 2024/25 Motsepe Foundation Championship season. The season looks set to begin on 26 August, a couple of weeks before the top-flight kicks off and there are some notable changes in the division. Higbury FC kick off the season in their first-ever match in the professional ranks against Black Leopards at 15h00. Maritzburg United have relocated and are now known as Durban City FC, host Casric Stars at the Chatsworth Stadium. Fellow promoted side from the third-tier Kruger United travel to the Suzuki Stadium in the Nothern Cape to face

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SAFA Confirm New-Look Amajita Technical Team

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The South African Football Association (SAFA) have confirmed their new-look technical team for the national U-20 side. In a squad led by former Marumo Gallants head coach Raymond Mdaka, there are a few familiar faces alongside him as they prepare to face Lesotho. In what will be their first international friendly games together, Reneilwe Letsholonyane and Karabo Mogudi are confirmed as the two assistant coaches. Both were alongside Mdaka in their first training camp together in March, but the new additions are Morne Crumpton as goalkeeper coach and Thabo Mnyamane as the video analyst for the group of players. This

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