Zuma – I Don’t Regret Mistakes I Made At Chiefs

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AmaZulu winger Dumisani Zuma has insisted he doesn’t regret the mistakes he made at Kaizer Chiefs because they helped him grow. Zuma spoke to iDiski Times senior writer Velile Mnyandu in edition 86 of the newspaper where he opened up on how AmaZulu have helped him get back to his old from since joining them last year.  The 27 year old was released by Kaizer Chiefs after numerous off-pitch incidents in June last year, with the club sending him off with a parting message that confirmed “numerous disciplinary issues” and revealing that he was also sent to rehab. The former

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Motsepe Foundation Championship Round-Up

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Polokwane City remain top of the Motsepe Foundation Championship after the weekend’s round of matches, despite ‘Rise & Shine’ starting the year with two draws. The second tier action began in 2023 on the 4th of January when Polokwane City and Baroka played to a goalless draw. After a break for the Nedbank Cup qualifiers, the league returned a week later on the 11th of January when All Stars beat La Masia 2-1. Then, on Friday, Ashley Cupido continued his goalscoring ways as he led Cape Town Spurs to a 1-0 victory over Hungry Lions. Also on Friday JDR Stars’

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Riveiro On Impact Of Striker Coach

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Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro has played down the impact of new striker coach Scott Chickelday in his side’s 3-1 win over Golden Arrows. The Buccaneers collected an important three points thanks to two late goals by Terrence Dzvukamanja and Vincent Pule, who both came off the bench to score in injury-time. Pirates scored three goals for the first time in the league this season and finally ended their run of failing to score in the second half of a game, leading to questions as to how much new striker coach Chickelday had since starting to work at the club

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Davids Expects Major Impact From Meza & Cross

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Maritzburg United coach Fadlu Davids says he expects Ali Meza and Bradley Cross to play a big part in his side after they joined the club on Thursday. Both players were unveiled by the club alongside Kwame Peprah, who is coming on loan from Orlando Pirates. Meza previously played for Maritzburg in the 2020/21 season, suffering a major injury against Pirates on 18 April 2021, which ruled him out for nine months. Maritzburg decided that Meza should go home to Venezuela to undergo a rehab after he went for an operation and the club was monitoring him every day. As

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Lions Receive Multi-Million Injection From Provincial Government

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Northern Cape provincial government has donated R3 million to Motsepe Foundation Championship side Hungry Lions. With finances becoming an issue in the National First Division, Northern Cape Premier Dr Zamani Paul handed a cheque worth R3 Million worthto Ditau di a Rora as a donation that will help the club run their operations. This was confirmed on the social media platforms by both the government and the club. Finances have been troubling Second Division sides, with some teams not being able to pay their players on time. At the beginning of the season, All Stars FC relocated to Johannesburg from

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Pele Was Life & Everything In Brazilian Football – Nascimento

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Brazilian Royal AM defender Ricardo Nascimento says it is difficult to come to terms that Pele, who was widely regarded as the greatest footballer of all time, is no more. It is painfully hurting to Nascimento to this day because, just like Pele, he is a graduate of Brazilian giants Santos.   Pele, to date the only player to lift three World Cups, died late last month due to colon cancer and was laid to rest last week. He missed the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals as his body deteriorated in recent years and spent more time in hospital, resulting

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Davids – Peprah Will Have A Huge Impact

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Maritzburg United coach Fadlu Davids believes on-loan Orlando Pirates striker Kwame Peprah will have “a huge impact” at the Team of Choice. Peprah, 22, joined Maritzburg on loan from the Buccaneers after failing to secure a spot under new Pirates coach Jose Riveiro. His signing was announced this past week along with the arrivals of Ali Meza and Bradley Cross, who joined the club as free agents. Davids knows Peprah from his time as co-head coach at Orlando Stadium and is full of praise for the Ghanaian forward. “Kwame Peprah is a striker that propelled Pirates leading the attacking line

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Riveiro Reacts To Fans Jeering Match Winner Dzvukamanja

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Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro has hailed the impact of Terrence Dzvukamanja who was jeered by his own fans before making his way onto the pitch at Orlando Stadium. The out of favour Zimbabwe forward is said to be in the final months of his contract before departing the club and has not really endeared himself to the Buccaneers faithful since making his switch from the now-defunct Bidvest Wits. Four goals in 58 games since his arrival has seen many question his ability to represent the club and as a foreign player, he holds one of the five foreign

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Pirates Strike Late At Orlando To Snap Winless Run

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Orlando Pirates ended their three-match winless run in the DStv Premiership after a 3-1 win over Golden Arrows at Orlando Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Since the Soweto Derby defeat to Kaizer Chiefs, Pirates lost to Mamelodi Sundowns and Cape Town City during the 2022 FIFA World Cup break. Possibly the only reprieve that saw head coach Jose Riveiro retain his role as head coach was the MTN8 final triumph over AmaZulu back in November. It was a scrappy opening 15 minutes before Pirates carved open Arrows a couple of times with no joy. The visitors sat with a low block

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