Chiefs Fail To Beat Angolan Side In Friendly

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Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs were held to a 1-1 draw by Angolan Girabola side Bravos do Maquis in a friendly played behind closed doors at FNB Stadium on Monday. The Glamour Boys continue with preparations for the 2024/25 Betway Premiership campaign under the watchful eye of head coach Nasreddine Nabi, having recently returned from a pre-season tour in Türkiye. Amakhosi succumbed to a thumping 4-0 defeat to Tanzanian giants Young Africans in the Toyota Cup a fortnight ago and were looking to bounce back to winning ways after hammering Qatari Stars League side Al Shahaniya SC 5-2 before their return

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Manqoba – He Could Be Sundowns’ Breakout Talent

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Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi has suggested Malibongwe Khoza could be the breakout talent in the first-team this season. The 20-year-old defender has been one of their standout players in the reserve league where they fought for the title with Stellenbosch FC until the final day. Khoza, Kutlwano Letlhaku and Siyabonga Mabena were among those who featured in the DDC last season who were on their pre-season tour of Austria, and Mngqithi admits the defender is showing signs he’s ready to be thrown into the deep end this season. “We have a lot of youngsters in the first team, and

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Vilakazi Confirms Richards Bay Exit?

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Richards Bay head coach Vusumuzi Vilakazi has taken to social media hinting at his exit from the club ahead of the 2024/25 campaign. What seemed like a marriage destined for greatness has now come crumbling down after Farpost first reported on Monday that the club had opted to go their separate ways shortly after Vilakazi signed a new contract with the KwaZulu-Natal outfit. A change is said to have been influenced by the arrival of new sponsors, Phakwe Gas, who are looking to bring in a much more experienced coach. Vilakazi, 41, steered the Natal Rich Boyz to topflight football

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Khanye Rates Sirino Signing For Chiefs

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Former Kaizer Chiefs winger Junior Khanye has applauded his former side for acquiring the services of attacking midfielder Gaston Sirino. Sirino completed a marquee signing move to Naturena last month, penning a two-year deal after parting ways with former side Mamelodi Sundowns at the end of last season. Khanye congratulated Chiefs, however, believes the club brought the 33-year-old in, just to silence their fan base. He adds that if this signing is to yield any results, Chiefs needs to sign at least five more players of Sirino’s quality. “Credit to them for getting Sirino,” said Khanye on iDiski TV. “But

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Riveiro Revels Over Packed Orlando And Offers Opinion On Poor Pitch

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Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro has hailed the club’s supporters for the packed stadium to commence the season and opened up on the pitch conditions at their home venue. Pirates opened their season with a 3-1 win after extra-time over SuperSport United that appeased the packed-out eSgodini on Saturday evening. It provides a special atmosphere with the Buccaneers faithful who notably rallied behind their squad even when SuperSport equalised minutes into the second half via their former favourite Vincent Pule, scoring against them on debut after six years at the Soweto giants. “You’re right [the fans pushed us at

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Sundowns Hit Five Past Angolan Giants

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Mamelodi Sundowns secured a 5-0 win over Girabola side G.D. Sagrada Esperança in their pre-season friendly at the Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium. After spending a couple of days in Rustenberg, Sundowns beat Marumo Gallants 3-1 before thrashing the Angolan league runners-up in back-to-back games on Sunday. Lesiba Nku, Kutlwano Letlhaku and Thapelo Maseko were on the scoresheet for Sundowns, while Gabadinho Mhango netted from the spot for the hosts. Maseko has seemingly been converted into a striker and has scored three goals in four games in his new role during the pre-season. Esperança qualified for the CAF Champions League but

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Tinkler Opens Up On Mayo Exit, Reveals Issues Over Replacement

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Cape Town City head coach Eric Tinkler has said they had already been planning for life after Khanyisa Mayo’s exit. Mayo, City’s top scorer in 2022/23 and 2023/24, made a high-profile move to CR Belouizdad in Algeria, which was confirmed this past weekend. Speaking to the media ahead of City’s opening game of the season, the MTN8 quarter-final against Sekhukhune United, Tinkler explained that they weren’t going to stand in the way of the player. “Ja obviously, Mayo had two very, very good seasons,” Tinkler told the media on Monday. “And there was always in the press every week literally

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Ramovic Discusses Galaxy’s FIFA Ban

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TS Galaxy head coach Sead Ramovic has said that he is confident the FIFA registration ban hanging over the club will be lifted soon, and by the time the Betway Premiership kicks off they will be able to play their new signings. Galaxy were unable to play their eight new players against Stellenbosch on Sunday, and they had just five players on the substitutes bench as they went down 3-1 in the MTN8 quarter-final. With Galaxy having once again sold key players to other clubs at the end of 2023/24, their squad needs the reinforcement, and iDiski Times asked the

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Downs Ladies Remain Top After Five-Goal Thriller

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Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies remain at the top of the Hollywoodbets Super League log after their last gasp 3-2 win over Copperbelt Ladies at the Lucas Moripe Stadium over the weekend. The Limpopo side opened the scoring through Thandi Rameri which was quickly cancelled out by Miche Minnies for her 10th goal of the season. Tshibogo Madihlaba regained the lead for Copperbelt, however Karabo Makhurubetshi levelled matters once again. With the match looking likely for a stalemate, Lelona Daweti grabbed the winner for the defending champions in injury time, as the Queens of the Continent moved to 53 points in 20

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