Cardoso Offers Perspective On Adams Potential For Europe’s Big Leagues

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Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso says Jayden Adams, like many talented South African players has potential to succeed abroad but there needs to be the correct pathways. Adams, 24, emerged as one of the finest midfielders in the country after bursting onto the scene with Stellenbosch as a teenager as they won promotion to the top-flight and eventually broke into the senior national team after being capped at U20 and U23 level. Sundowns naturally came calling for the box to box midfielder where he’s now shown that he’s equally adept in playing as a playmaking six and various other

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Bucs Mthombeni Clarifies Chairman-Coach Double Role

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Casric Stars boss and coach Joseph ‘Bucs’ Mthombeni has clarified his double role at the club, saying he’s not steering the ship alone on the management side. Mthombeni who is the better known director of the Motsepe Foundation Championship side told iDiski Times senior journalist Matshelane Mamabolo in the latest edition of the newspaper that he has a partner in Caswell Mukansi who is a co-owner and helps with running the club. Bucs has helped the team reach the semi-finals of this season’s Nedbank Cup where they will meet Durban City for a place in the final. Casric are also

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Vilakazi Gives Candid Take on Top Eight Hopes

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Chippa United coach Vusumuzi Vilakazi has offered an honest assessment of his side’s chances of finishing in the top eight of the Betway Premiership with only a few matches remaining. The Chilli Boys suffered a heavy 4-1 defeat to Mamelodi Sundowns on Friday night at Loftus Versfeld Stadium. Currently sitting 13th on the table with 20 points from 23 games, Vilakazi admitted that while a top-eight finish is still mathematically possible, the team’s main priority is to secure their league status. He emphasised the need to avoid slipping into the relegation zone and stressed the importance of collecting as many

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Pirates Go Six Pts Clear At The Top

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Orlando Pirate beat Stellenbosch FC away from home to move six points clear at the top of the DStv Diski Challenge, while 10-men Kaizer Chiefs beat Lamontville Golden Arrows. It was a tight contest in the Western Cape between former champions Stellenbosch FC and log leaders Pirates. The Cape Winelands sides came to this game with aim of getting maximum points and keep their hopes of top four finish alive. The first half ended goalless but Pirates eventually took the lead in the 67th minute via a penalty which was enough to seal maximum points. The Buccaneers needed the win

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Cardoso On Nine Consecutive Wins In Title Race With Pirates

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Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso says their run of nine consecutive wins doesn’t win them the title and there’s not mycg room for error from now until the end of the season. Sundowns secured their ninth straight win with a 4-1 trouncing of Chippa United on Good Friday at Loftus Versfeld to move back top of the table, two points ahead of Orlando Pirates – who had smashed TS Galaxy 6-0 before the FIFA International break. But Cardoso played down the sequence of victories and said their focus needs to be on the next game against Durban City on

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Chicago Fire Star On His Role To Help Mbokazi And Dithejane

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Chicago Fire midfielder Dje D’Avilla says his experiences of settling into life in the United States of America after moving to Chicago Fire are helping him to guide Mbekezeli Mbokazi and Puso Dithejane. The trio have struck a notable bond together since their arrival from Orlando Pirates and TS Galaxy respectively – with the Ivorian midfielder pictured often on their social media posts – one that went viral saw the 22-year-old enjoying the Maskandi genre music in his car as he took the South African pair to training. While Mbokazi has gone straight into the starting line-up alongside the Ivory

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Tsiki Reacts To His First Sundowns MOTM Award

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Mamelodi Sundowns attacker Katlego Ntsabeleng has made a claim that they are destined to defend their Betway Premiership title should they continue with a similar performance as tonight. Masandawana returned to the summit of the standings after thumping Chippa United 4-1 at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Friday night. ALSO READ: Sundowns Go Back Top After Trouncing Chippa At LoftusSundowns & Chippa Starting XIs Announced The defending champions were first to break the deadlock through Marcelo Allende in the 21st minute before Iqraam Rayners doubled the score in the 37th minute with Ntsabeleng providing a beautiful assist. Sinoxolo Kwayiba grabbed a

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Sundowns Go Back Top After Trouncing Chippa At Loftus

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Mamelodi Sundowns made it nine consecutive league wins in a row to go back to the top of the Betway Premiership after a 4-1 win over Chippa United at Loftus Versfeld on Good Friday. In a fixture under the lights in a packed Loftus arena, the dubbed ‘points machine’ continued their run, having showed their clear intentions from the starting whistle, with the likes of Nuno Santos and Marcelo Allende having shots from range, with the latter finding the net. After 22 minutes, he received the ball from Santos, and hit one into the bottom left corner of Dumisani Msibi’s

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Maties Stun Sundowns On Day 3 Of Bayhill

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Day three of the Bayhill Premier Cup saw goals galore and a surprise result as Mamelodi Sundowns lost in their second game of the tournament. Maties FC surprised Sundowns, who had started their campaign with a good win on Thursday. But on Tuesday, Maties’ defence held strong as they ran out 2-1 winners over the Tshwane giants’ U19 team. Matroosfontein picked up a 2-1 win over last year’s finalists Randburg AFC, while there were goals galore as Stars of Africa beat Hungry Lions 6-0, Chippa United beat Juventus AFC 6-1, and Virginia Football Academy hammered Two For Joy FC 7-0.

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