Official: Mogaila Secures New Club

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Former Royal AM star Shaune Mogaila has secured a move to Sekhukhune United ahead of the 2024/25 Betway Premiership season. The pacey winger, who showed his versatility by featuring as right-back and wing-back during his time in KZN, and with TS Galaxy as well as Highlands Park, has been without a club since January after leaving John Maduka’s side. He was linked with several clubs, including Orlando Pirates but the former University of Johannesburg man has now joined Babina Noko who have been in search of a new right-back after Nyiko Mobbie joined SuperSport United ahead of the new season.

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Gabuza Spotted At New PSL Club

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Former Orlando Pirates striker Thamsanqa Gabuza has resurfaced at Motsepe Championship side Maritzburg United. The 36-year-old has been a free agent since leaving TS Galaxy in January after a short spell at The Rockets. Gabuza spent two seasons at SuperSport United under the leadership of Gavin Hunt, scoring 22 goals and providing seven assists in 118 outings. Information received by this publication, states that Gabuza resurfaced at the Team of Choice, and the club sees him as a potential striker they can benefit from ahead of the 2024/25 season. He has been training with United for almost three weeks now,

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Jessica On New Chiefs Kit And ‘Exciting’ New Adventure

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Kaizer Chiefs Marketing and Commercial Director Jessica Motaung says they will ‘deliver’ for the fans with their new kit today, and expressed excitement over their inaugural Toyota Cup. Motaung arrived with the Chiefs squad and new technical team led by head coach Nassredine Nabi on Wednesday after three weeks in Turkey. They arrive with a jam-packed schedule in the form of their 2024/25 kit launch on Thursday at the Village, before Nabi’s first press conference in South Africa ahead of the Toyota Cup clash against his former club Young Africans on Sunday. “I’m excited about the new kit and I’m saying

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Ex-Sundowns Man Joins Saudi Giants

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Former Mamelodi Sundowns Head of Academy Shawn Bishop has completed a move to Steven Gerrard’s El-Ettifaq in the Saudi Pro League. Bishop, who has a Masters degree in High Performance with the faculty of Human Movement at the University of Lisbon, had left Sundowns in July 2023 after more than a decade at Masandawana. He worked at Downs for over 12 years but was replaced by Paulo Cardoso last year. Bishop has now accepted a new role as Head of Technical Program at Ettifaq, who are coached by Gerrard. The Liverpool legend won 13 of his 36 games in charge,

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Official: Wydad Confirm Rulani’s First Four Signings

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Wydad Athletic Club have announced the first four new signings for head coach Rulani Mokwena. The Moroccan giants started training on Wednesday, but were also active off the pitch, announcing four new new arrivals. Among the new signings is Abdelali Mhamdi, a 32-year-old goalkeeper. Mhamdi joins the club from Saudi First Division side Al-Batin. The former RS Berkane shotstopper comes with vast experience and also won the Throne Cup in 2017/18. In addition, Mokwena’s side signed left-back Jawad Khalouk. The 26-year-old joins from COD Meknes, who got promoted to the Botola Pro this past season. Wydad also brought in a new

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Official: Zinnbauer Lands New Club

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Former Raja Club Athletic head coach Josef Zinnbauer has been unveiled by Saudi Pro League side Al-Wehda. The German tactician had announced his Raja exit on Tuesday after guiding the Moroccan giants to an unbeaten double, lifting both Botola Pro and Throne Cup titles. Overall, Zinnbauer was in charge of 41 games, winning 29, drawing 11 and losing just one.  Zinnbauer, who had also been linked with Mamelodi Sundowns, was now unveiled by Al-Wehda, as previously reported by this publication.

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Motaung – Chiefs In High Spirits After Turkey Trip

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Kaizer Chiefs Sporting Director Kaizer Motaung Jnr has explained why they took their pre-season to Turkey. Chiefs touched down back in South Africa on Wednesday afternoon led by new head coach Nasreddine Nabi who received a warm welcome from supporters at OR Tambo. “I think [the trip] was an important part of our plan for the technical staff, we had three weeks, it’s given the club the time to come together as a group, with the technical staff and their new ideas,” Motaung Jnr tells iDiski Times. “I think that it was very gruelling, intense pre-season, good fixtures, good tests,

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Hunt Explains Pule Reunion After Pirates Exit

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SuperSport United head coach Gavin Hunt praised the signing and reunion of former Orlando Pirates winger Vincent Pule. Pule, 32, signed a one-year deal with Matsatsantsa, with an option to extend, thus reuniting with Hunt having previously worked together during their Bidvest Wits days at Sturrock Park, winning the club’s first ever league title and the Telkom Knockout Cup. Hunt is known for being loyal to his former players, and it was not a different case with Pule, who he quickly snapped upon his exit from Pirates due to lack of game-time hindered by injuries. The SSU coach described Pule’s

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Major Twist in Ramovic To Raja Move

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There has been a major twist in Sead Ramovic’s potential move to Raja Club Athletic after talks reached a deadlock over the last 24 hours. The TS Galaxy coach was set to replace Josef Zinnbauer at the Moroccan giants after the departure of the former Orlando Pirates coach. Zinnbauer and his South African technical team consisting of Fadlu Davids, Darian Wilken and Mueez Kajee had won the Botola Pro and Throne Cup unbeaten, leaving big shoes to fill for Ramovic. The German-born coach was set to travel to Casablanca this week, with talks at an advanced stage but they now

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