Mntambo – If Elias Is Honest…

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Sekhukhune United captain Linda Mntambo says Elias Mokwana’s meteoric rise is a testament to the club and the playing squad overall. Mokwana secured a move to four-time African champions Esperance Sportive de Tunis, signing a three-year deal in a transfer worth around $400,000. Having been playing in the ABC Motsepe League back in 2021, he’s made the move to the second-tier, Sekhukhune, become a Bafana Bafana winger and moved to Taraji in the space of three and half years. “In terms of losing players it’s the nature of football, players come and go, some leave for better opportunities, some leave

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Bafana Legend’s Son Back In Pro Football

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Former Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Mark Anderson’s son Marc is back in South Africa’s professional football set-up after signing with Motsepe Foundation Championship side Casric Stars. iDiski Times can confirm that the 26-year-old signed a one-year deal with a further one-year option to help the Mpumalanga-based outfit gain promotion to the Betway Premiership. Casric finished seventh position in 2024/25 with 43 points, a poor showing compared to their first campaign, a season prior where they qualified for the promotional playoffs.   Young Anderson has previously been on the books of AmaZulu then Cape Town City where he played three matches for

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Ncobo Explains Onyango Red & Why Lebusa Had To Put On Gloves

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Former FIFA referee Ace Ncobo has explained why Denis Onyango received a red card and what led to Mosa Lebusa switching into goalkeeper in their MTN8 quarter-final win over Polokwane City. Onyango handled the ball outside the box and simultaneously brought down Oswin Appollis in the 84th minute with the game tied at 0-0. Ncobo insists match official Eugene Mdluli was left with no choice but send off the Mamelodi Sundowns keeper – not because he handled the ball but because he denied Appollis a clear goalscoring opportunity. “A beautiful moment of coordination between the referee and the assistant referee,”

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Manqoba Gives Nasir & Saavedra Update

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Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi has confirmed that Abubeker Nasir is still a player at the club, while hinting that Erwin Saavedra could be registered as a local by virtue of naturalisation. Sundowns currently have seven foreign players in Matías Esquivel, Marcelo Allende, Abdelmounaim Boutouil, Lucas Ribeiro, Abubeker Nasir, Divine Lunga and Arthur Sales, with only five players allowed to be registered per team. Speaking to Robert Marawa on 947, Mngqithi has confirmed that the Ethiopian forward is still part of the Sundowns set up. “I think so because he’s training with us,” Mngqithi said when asked if Nasir is

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Stellies Secure Promising New Signing

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Stellenbosch FC have secured the services of promising teenage winger Faiz Abrahams after his exit from Cape Town Spurs. Abrahams, 19, has long been touted as one of the future stars in Cape Town, having excelled in the iKamva set-up and winning the 2022 Bayhill Premier Cup Player of the Tournament. He was swiftly promoted to the first team where he featured five times in their Motsepe Foundation Championship campaign where they won promotion via the playoffs. However, his season in the top-flight was limited to just two games and he opted to reject the contract offer to remain with

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Khanye Questions Mngqithi Tactics In MTN8 Opener

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Former Kaizer Chiefs winger Junior Khanye reckons that Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi needs to have a Plan B moving forward in the season, because they were too predictable. This is at the back of ten-man Sundowns’ narrow 1-0 win over Polokwane City in the MTN8 quarter-final in Tshwane on Sunday. The game was eventually won through a Thabang Matuludi own goal to set-up a semi-final meeting with Stellenbosch FC. Khanye says the reason Mngqithi needs an alternative plan is that the Brazilians were too predictable on the day while some of their key players were off form. “Mamelodi Sundowns

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Official: Next Sundowns Exit Confirmed

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Argentinian side Club Atlético Talleres have confirmed the signing of Matias Esquivel from Mamelodi Sundowns. The midfielder only joined Sundowns from Club Atlético Lanús in January in a reported $2.5-million transfer but had only played 13 games. He has now returned to his home country, joining his former club in a season-long loan with an option to buy, as reported by iDiski Times. “Club Atlético Talleres reports that Matías Eduardo Esquivel is a new player for the institution and is already training with the senior team,” the club stated. “Matis Esquivel, an acquaintance of the Club who returns in a

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Ex-Pirates Striker Continues Fine Scoring Form Abroad

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Former Orlando Pirates striker Kwame Peprah has continued his goalscoring exploits in the Indian Super League for Kerala Blasters, netting the opening goal in a 7-0 drubbing of CISF Protectors. The 23-year-old former Bucs man joined Blasters shortly after leaving the Mayfair outfit and has already begun the 2024/25 campaign in red-hot form. Peprah has amassed four goals and four assists in just three matches in the Indian Oil Durand Cup competition. This was Peprah’s fourth goal in just two matches after netting a hat-trick in their resounding 8-0 success over Mumbai City in the same competition at the beginning

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Stellies Identify Rayners Replacement

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There looks set to be an interesting ‘knock-on effect’ transfer scenario involving Stellenbosch FC and Cape Town Spurs following the exit of Iqraam Rayners to Mamelodi Sundowns. It is an open secret that the Cape Winelands team had already earmarked Spurs’ winger Ashley Cupido as a potential replacement for Rayners, and this was reported earlier in 2024 when the Sundowns-bound striker was linked with a move to Saudi Arabia. Similarly, Stellies had identified Spurs’ captain Chumani Butsaka as a potential replacement for Jayden Adams, when the Bafana Bafana midfielder was strongly linked to Sundowns. Now iDiski Times sources have said

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