Neymar & Rulani Preview Club World Cup

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Brazilian superstar Neymar and Mamelodi Sundowns coach Rulani Mokwena were among a group of representatives from qualified clubs who previewed the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. On Saturday, it was exactly one year before the 2025 tournament in the United States kicks off, with Sundowns among the four African team to have qualified. Mokwena says he’s excited by the prospect of sharing the stage with some of the world’s biggest clubs, which put Masandawana further on the global map. “The club wants to not only be one of the best clubs in the African continent but of course [also] from

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Hunt Reveals His Big Chiefs Regret

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SuperSport United head coach Gavin Hunt admits what happened to him at Kaizer Chiefs will live with him for the rest of his life. Hunt was appointed as Chiefs coach in 2020 with a sterling reputation, having won four league titles before his arrival when Bidvest Wits was sold. However, he was sacked for indifferent results on the domestic scene before the season ended during the COVID-19 pandemic. For all their struggles, with a FIFA ban leaving them unable to sign players, the positive was the run in the CAF Champions League, the first time they secured a place past

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Major Phiri Update In Europe

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France Ligue 2 side EA Guingamp have extended the stay of South African midfielder Lebogang Phiri. Phiri, 28, returned to Guingamp in January after he had a short spell with another Ligue 2 side Paris, who finished fifth and qualified for the promotional playoffs. The former Bröndby IF midfielder made 19 appearances for Paris before leaving them. But he played just over 150 minutes across nine matches for Guingamp on his return to the side he already played for between 2017 and 2021. It has officially been announced by Guingamp that they’ve extended the contract with Phiri until June 2025,

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Jali In ‘Advanced Talks’ With New PSL Club

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Mike Makaab, the agent of Andile Jali, has confirmed that the former Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates midfielder is close to securing a new DStv Premiership club. Jali, 34, has been without a club after leaving Moroka Swallows due to their financial struggles in December. He had been released by Sundowns last season and started great under Steve Komphela at the Dube Birds before things fell by the wayside. However, Makaab has now confirmed that Jali, who decided to continue playing and look for a new challenge in 2024/25, is close to securing a new deal. “I can only say

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Official: TS Galaxy Receive FIFA Ban

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TS Galaxy have become the latest Premier Soccer League club to banned from registering players. The Rockets finished in a club-record sixth place, missing out on fourth place on the final day of the 2023/24 DStv Premiership. Sead Ramovic and his coaching team have done an incredible to job to make the most out of the squad, despite losing several key players over the last two campaigns. However, things might become a lot more trickier in 2024/25, as the club have been banned from registering players over the next three transfer windows. The issue relates over a contractual dispute with

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Ranga Rates His First Chiefs Season

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Kaizer Chiefs striker Ranga Chivaviro has admitted to have underperformed in his first season with Amakhosi.   Chivaviro joined Chiefs at the beginning of the recently-concluded DStv Premiership season, having had a stellar campaign with Marumo Gallants where he scored 17 goals in all competitions. Despite Gallants getting relegated to the Motsepe Foundation Championship, the 31-year-old had helped them reach the semi-finals of the CAF Confederation Cup, before leaving for greener pastures. However, in his debut term in the traditional black and gold, he failed to replicate his previous goalscoring forms, netting just four goals in 20 league appearances as

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McGregor Cites Liverpool Over Chiefs’ Coaching Issue

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Kaizer Chiefs’ legendary former striker Shane McGregor has questioned why his ex-club are still without a head coach, saying they could have taken a leaf from Liverpool following the exit of Jurgen Klopp. Amakhosi haven’t had a permanent first-team coach since they showed Molefi Ntseki the exit door in October 2023, just eight months into his three-year contract. The club roped in Head of Youth Cavin Johnson in the interim but he could not turn the club’s fortunes around as they finished the 2023/24 DStv Premiership campaign without a trophy, and endured the club’s worst-ever finish in position 10. Even

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Sundowns Ladies Return To Winning Ways With Thumping Victory

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Defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies got back to winning form, hammering Durban Ladies 5-1 away at the Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium, to open a three-point gap at the summit of the standings. Week 16 of the HollywoodBets Super League produced an avalanche of goals, and the league leaders were ruthless as Nthabiseng Majiya bagged a brace, and is now joint-top goalscorer with nine goals, while the other goals came from Kholosa Biyana, Refilwe Tholakele and Andisiwe Mgcoyi. The ladies from Tshwane consolidated their number one spot with 38 points from 15 matches while Durban Ladies remained in 13th spot with

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Bvuma Reveals Khune’s Advice

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Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Bruce Bvuma has paid his tribute to veteran shotstopper Itumeleng Khune who is linked with an exit from the club as a player at the end of the season. Khune is a product of the Chiefs development structures, and went on to represent Amakhosi with distinction for 25 years. This past weekend, he came on in the last 15 minutes of their league match against Polokwane City at FNB Stadium as Bvuma’s replacement, in what is believed to have been his last home game in the black and gold. Speaking to iDiski Times senior writer Velile Mnyandu

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