Ngezana Named In Team Of The Season

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Kaizer Chiefs youth product Siyabonga Ngezana has been rewarded for his outstanding campaign in Romania after being named in the official Superliga Team of the Season. Ngezana, 26, joined FCSB in July for a fee of €600,000 (just over R12 million) from Chiefs. The former Amakhosi defender recently won his first league title and helped FCSB end a nine-year league drought. The Romanian giants will compete in the UEFA Champions League first round playoffs next season and see if they can make it to the group stage. Ngezana played a huge role in the club’s success in 2023/24. After some

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Maema Clears Air On Rulani And Lack Of Game Time

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Mamelodi Sundowns playmaker Neo Neama has dispelled the notion that a fallout with head coach Rulani Mokwena was the reason for his reduced game time. Maema was a key figure in his first two season at Sundowns making 75 appearances, with 11 goals and 12 assists to his name and knocking on the door of the national team. However, the 2023/24 season, saw him out of the squad for nine consecutive league games after returning from a foot injury and he made just eight league starts overall as he struggled to regain the form that made him one of the

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Benni Breaks Silence On Chiefs Talk

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Manchester United first team coach Benni McCarthy has admitted he would be open to Kaizer Chiefs should the club make him an offer, calling Amakhosi one of the great “institutions” in football. Chiefs have just finished their worst-ever Premier Soccer League campaign, ending in 10th place after losing their final match to already-relegated Cape Town Spurs 2-0. The club did state they want to find a permanent replacement for Molefi Ntseki, with interim coach Cavin Johnson, under whom the club won just two of their 14 games in 2024, set to step down. Many names have been linked to the

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Mammila Breaks Silence On Chippa Exit

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Morgan Mammila has confirmed that he has parted ways with Chippa United, as earlier reported by iDiski Times. Mammila started the season at the Chilliboys as the head coach and led the team to accumulate 18 points from 16 games But after losing two games in a row against Polokwane City and TS Galaxy in December, which also meant a run of just one win in eight league matches, he was moved into the Technical Director role in January. He has now parted ways with Chippa, as first reported by iDiski Times and confirmed by Mammila himself to Andile Ncube on Metro

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Official: Bayern Announce New Coach

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Bayern Munich have appointed appointed former Burnley coach Vincent Kompany as their new head coach. The former Manchester City follows Thomas Tuchel, who oversaw Bayern’s first trophyless campaign in 12 years. Kompany, 38, meanwhile, got relegated with Burnley after leading them to promotion the previous season. Many South Africans will know Kompany for bringing Bafana Bafana striker Lyle Foster to Burnley. At Bayern, Kompany penned a three-year deal until June 2027 and was unveiled on Wednesday. Burnley were Kompany’s second senior side after he was in charge of RSC Anderlecht between August 2020 and June 2022, working with another Bafana

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Zwane – What I Told Maswanganyi

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Mamelodi Sundowns star Themba Zwane has hailed his Orlando Pirates counterpart Patrick Maswanganyi, with both players hailing from Tembisa. The duo will meet each other in Saturday’s Nedbank Cup final, with Maswanganyi being nominated for the NBC Player of the Tournament – one of his four nominations. Meanwhile, Zwane – despite winning the seventh successive league title with Sundowns – has not been nominated in any category this season. However, Mshishi’s status as arguably the best player of his generation is undisputed, but Tito has set the South African scene alight this season, making Pirates fans fall in love with

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Khanye Picks Team Of The Season

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Former Kaizer Chiefs winger Junior Khanye has picked his Team of the Season, including seven players from DStv Premiership champions Mamelodi Sundowns. The iDiskiTV analyst has never minced his words, often getting fans across the country talking about his never-hold-back opinions. With the 2023/24 domestic campaign nearly wrapped up and only the Nedbank Cup final to be played for, Khanye picked his Team of the Season. The former dribbling wizzard, though, mainly chose players from Sundowns (7), and Orlando Pirates (3), while Stellenbosch FC centre-back Ismael Toure is the only player not from the top-two in his squad. Khanye’s full

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Official: Barca Announce New Coach

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FC Barcelona have announced Hansi Flick as their new head coach to replace Xavi Hernandez. Xavi was sacked by president Joan Laporta earlier in the week despite initially making a u-turn on his decision to leave the club on his own terms. However, when it looked like Xavi, who won a double in his first season at the club and finished in second this term, would continue, Laporta changed his mind. Instead, former Bayern Munich and Germany coach Hansi Flick was given a contract until June 2026. Flick famously won the treble with Bayern in 2019/20, before adding the UEFA

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Zimbabwe Announce Squad For Bafana Tie, Make Billiat Decision

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Newly-appointed Zimbabwean interim coach Jairos Tapera has announced his squad for the highly-anticipated Group C 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers clashes against Lesotho and South Africa, but there was no return of Khama Billiat. The Warriors make the short trip to Mzansi to take on Bafana Bafana at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein on Tuesday, 11 June. The match is scheduled to start at 18h00. After managing just two points from their last two matches, Zimbabwe currently occupies the fifth spot in Group C, one point behind South Africa who are in second with three points. Zimbabwe kicked off

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