Pule On Hunt Influence And Facing Pirates

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SuperSport United winger Vincent Pule is targeting silverware with head coach Gavin Hunt and opened up on facing his former club Orlando Pirates in today’s MTN8 fixture. Pule, 32, parted ways with Pirates after six years at the club on a mutual agreement one season into his three-year deal, to reunite with Hunt at SuperSport. During their first stint together at the now-defunct Bidvest Wits, they won the league, Telkom Knockout and MTN8. “Coach Gavin works hard you know, he’s a person who likes to win at all costs you know, I think as players it’s very important to get

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Official: Mayo Transfer Completed

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Cape Town City forward Khanyisa Mayo has completed a move to Algerian giants CR Belouizdad ahead of the new season. On Wednesday iDiski Times reported Mayo was on a flight to North Africa, with Eric Tinkler also hinting at his exit. Mayo, 25, has been one of the leading performers for City since he arrived from then-second-tier side Richards Bay in 2021. His performances saw him secure the 2022/23 Lesley Manyathela Golden Boot award and earned him a place in the Bafana Bafana set-up where he’s featured four times. Links with Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs soon followed while there

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Dortley Breaks Silence On Chiefs Move

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New Kaizer Chiefs defender Rushwin Dortley says his move to Naturena is purely down to hard work, ahead of the 2024/25 Betway Premiership. The 22-year-old penned a three-year contract with Amakhosi from Cape Town Spurs upon their relegation to the Motsepe Foundation Championship. His performances did not go unnoticed as several teams lined up for his signature, also catching the eye of national team selectors as he starred in Bafana Bafana’s unbeaten run in the 2024 COSAFA Cup in Gqeberha. The versatile defender spoke to iDiski Times writer Sinethemba Makonco in the latest edition of the newspaper where he said

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Mshishi On Rulani Exit And Experience With Folz

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Mamelodi Sundowns captain Themba Zwane has opened up on the off-season exit of Rulani Mokwena and the experience with new assistant coach Romain Folz. Zwane stated that he was positive about the new season and that Manqoba Mngqithi and Steve Komphela being there is still some form of continuity in the group. Mokwena parted ways with Sundowns and has since joined Botola Pro giants Wydad Athletic Club while Komphela returned as Senior First Team coach and Mngqithi who neither confirmed nor denied will assume a Head Coach role. “Obviously as players when we saw the news, we had to encourage

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Pirates Give Injury Update Ahead Of MTN8 Clash

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Orlando Pirates have confirmed defensive duo Tapelo Xoki and Paseko Mako remain sidelined going into their MTN8 clash against SuperSport United. Pirates come into the season with renewed vigour after an impressive pre-season campaign in Spain and several new recruits ahead of the 2024/25 season. Among those are Gilberto, Selaelo Rasebotja and Thalante Mbatha, with the latter duo coming from their opponents this weekend. But head coach Jose Riveiro will be missing Mako and Xoki, as confirmed by the club’s official website on Friday afternoon. Both players are carrying injuries from last season with captain Innocent Maela, Deon Hotto the options

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Kanu Makes Bullish Richards Bay Claim

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Richards Bay head coach Vusi Vilakazi has made a bold claim that his side will be competitive this coming season and will definitely be in the top eight. Vilakazi joined the KZN side in December last year after finding the side languishing in the danger zone. He managed to turn the club’s fortunes around and saved them from the drop via the PSL/promotional playoffs. ‘Kanu’ was rewarded with a two-year contract for his efforts of saving the team, and chatting to iDiski Times senior writer, Velile Mnyandu in edition 165 of the newspaper, the 41-year-old mentor said his aim is

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Hyballa Wishes Mokwana All The Best

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New Sekhukhune United coach Peter Hyballa has wished Elias Mokwana all the best after his blockbuster move to four-time CAF Champions League winners ES Tunis. The Bafana Bafana international signed a three-year deal with the Tunisian champions, and was unveiled on Thursday. Hyballa, who was appointed at the start of the pre-season, admits it is sad he won’t get an opportunity to work with Mokwana, but said that after a good year, the player deserves a big career. “Ja, if you lose one of your best players, it’s always sad, but I’ll say also Sekhukhune United did a great job,

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Nabi Points Out Major Chiefs Error

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi has insisted that not all recent signings from the club’s management were good enough to represent the badge. The Tunisian tactician, who lost his first official friendly match 4-0 to Young Africans SC in the Toyota Cup, has opened up on the club’s transfer plans. He did thank the management for the signings of Rushwin Dortley and Fiacre Ntwari, but also insisted the club need to add more quality this window. “I’m very happy that I’ve got two new signings, they are needed in the team most definitely,” Nabi told SuperSport TV. “I do respect

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Ex-Sundowns Analyst Lands New Club

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Former Mamelodi Sundowns Performance Analyst Dayle Solomon has landed a new role at Saudi Pro League side Al-Qadsiah. Solomon left Sundowns in the off-season upon the expiry of his contract and it hasn’t taken him long to land a new job, heading to the Gulf ahead of the new campaign. After four years at Masandawana, he confirmed the news on social media that he’ll be joining the newly promoted Saudi top-flight club which has been on an ambitious drive in the transfer market. They have secured Real Madrid legends Nacho, Nahitan Nandez, Koen Casteels, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Julian Quinines. Story

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