COSAFA Cup 2024 Host City & Venue Confirmed

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The 2024 COSAFA Cup will be staged at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha from June 26-July 7, the seventh straight year it will be held in South Africa. The hosts will be looking to break their three-year drought and close the gap on the competition’s most successful sides, Zambia and Zimbabwe, having last won it in 2021 under the tutelage of Botswana cup-double-winning coach Morena Ramoreboli in the absence of Bafana Bafana assistant coach Helman Mkhalele due to Covid-19. Bafana are in Group A, and will vie it out against Mozambique, eSwatini and the Zebras of Botswana. Defending

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CT City Coach Joins European Side

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Cape Town City’s DStv Diski Challenge coach Moritz Kossmann has officially joined Austria’s second-division side SV Ried. Kossmann, who has also been a regular columnist for iDiski Times, joined the City DDC side at the beginning of the season as head coach from Ubuntu FC, where he had been since 2017. The 31-year-old won the Engen Knockout Challenge with Ubuntu in 2019, but lost with City in the final of this year’s edition against Western Cape rivals Stellenbosch FC after a dramatic 4-2 penalty shootout defeat. He also helped City finish inside the top eight in the DDC league after

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Agent Provides Huge Update On Campbell

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SuperSport United winger Shandre Campbell has attracted “serious interest from a number of clubs Europe”, according to his representative Mike Makaab. Campbell took his first senior full season by storm, playing a vital role in United reaching the CAF Confederation Cup group stages and finishing in the top eight. His performance didn’t go unnoticed this past campaign, and Makaab confirmed on Gagasi FM that his client has caught the eye of a few interested clubs overseas. “The likelihood of him staying in South Africa is not good,” Makaab told Gagasi FM. “We have a few teams that have expressed interest

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Ngezana Finds Out UCL Opponents

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Former Kaizer Chiefs defender Siyabonga Ngezana and his Romanian club have found out who they will face in the first qualifying round for the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League. FCSB qualified after winning the Romanian Liga 1 for the first time in nine seasons, with the Bafana Bafana defender being one of the pillars in their title campaign. Ngezana, 26, came through the Chiefs academy but joined FCSB ahead of the 2023/24 season in a deal worth around €600,000 (over R10 million), and his stock has risen even more since. Ngezana and his side, though, have a tough route to qualify

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All Teams Qualified For Club World Cup Revealed

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With the 2025 Club World Cup now less than a year away, here are all the teams that have already qualified for the tournament. This past Saturday, June 15, marked exactly a year before the prestigious tournament gets underway in the United States, and Africa will look to finally bring the trophy to the continent having come close on two occasions before. TP Mazembe and Raja Casablanca were Africa’s best representatives, finishing second in 2010 and 2013, respectively. Mamelodi Sundowns, who will be making their second appearance at the showpiece since their sixth-place finish in 2016, will be joined by

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Maduna Closing In On Next Club

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TS Galaxy are closing in on the signing of Siphesihle Maduna after his exit from Cape Town Spurs. Maduna, 24, has left Spurs after their relegation, having signed a short-term contract with the club as they looked to retain their top-flight status. Once dubbed among the most promising talents in the country with AmaZulu, alleged off-the-field issues have plagued the playmaker. However, Galaxy are said to be keen to offer him the chance to revive his career, where several other misfits have found themselves developing at the club in recent years. While Galaxy are under a three-window FIFA transfer ban, Chairman

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Pitso – Am I The Only One Who Can Fix Chiefs?

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Pitso Mosimane has responded to sections of Kaizer Chiefs supporters and pundits who stated he’s the only coach who could restore the club’s glory days. Mosimane is currently back in South Africa after a short stint in Saudi Arabia that ended in a relegation with Abha Club on the final day of the Roshn Saudi Pro League. And with the three-time CAF Champions League-winning coach and his technical team publically known on a short-term deal, there’s been several calls for Amakhosi to make a move for the former Mamelodi Sundowns and Al Ahly mentor. “First I would like to know

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2024/25 Pirates Home Kit Leaked

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The Orlando Pirates home kit for the 2024/25 season has seemingly been leaked. With the new campaign around the corner, Pirates seem to return to a more traditional design after they partnered with Magugu, a young South African designer, for their “skull” kit last season With South African fans desperately waiting for the launch of the new kits of their favourite teams, it appears that the new Pirates Adidas home jersey has been leaked. It appears in the traditional black, but has major red accents, which go along with the logo of main sponsor Vodacom. What are your thoughts on

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Domingo Breaks Silence On City Move

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Cape Town City’s new acquisition Haashim Domingo has given club fans an insight on what they can anticipate from him ahead of the 2024/25 campaign. The former Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder put pen-to-paper on a two-year deal, with an option to extend for a further year, with the Western Cape-based outfit following his premature exit from Raja Club Athletic in Morocco, as previously reported by iDiski Times. Domingo, 28, made just 10 Botola Pro League games under former Orlando Pirates coach Josef Zinnbauer, and last played for the team back in April. Upon his return to the Mother City, after leaving

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