Pitso’s Al Ahli Beat Log Leaders

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Pitso Mosimane’s Al Ahli have beaten log leaders Al Faisaly 2-1 on Saturday to climb up the table. Al Ahli have handed Al Faisaly their third defeat of the campaign after a tightly-contested tie on Saturday afternoon. Mosimane’s scored the opener in the 27th minute through Haitham Asiri before Faisaly drew level in the third minute of first-half injury time. However, it was Asiri who restored Al Ahli’s lead in the seventh minute of injury to take a 2-1 advantage into the break. They managed to defend their lead after the break to secure an important win. The victory sees

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Mokwena Compares ‘Winner’ Hunt To Honey Badger

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Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Rulani Mokwena has compared Gavin Hunt to a honey badger ahead of the Tshwane Derby on Monday. The SuperSport United boss inflicted defeat on Sundowns in the first round of the season with a 2-1 win at Lucas Moripe Stadium – which marked their one of only two losses in the 2022/23 campaign thus far. And it was achieved without several of his key players who are ineligible due to being on loan from Masandawana. Grant Margeman, Ricardo Goss, Thabang Sibanyoni will again not be available for Matsatsantsa a Pitori but Mokwena says Hunt always has solutions.

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Pirates & Arrows Starting XIs Confirmed

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Orlando Pirates and Lamontville Golden Arrows have announced their starting line-ups for this afternoon’s DStv Premiership encounter at Orlando Stadium. Struggling Buccaneers welcome on-and-off Abafana Bes’thende in what seems to be must-win match for Jose Riveiro’s side as they need to get back to winning ways. Ezimnyama Ngenkani are on three successive losses and picked up just one win in their last seven DStv Premiership matches. Meanwhile, Arrows find themselves in the top eight and actually above Bucs after ending SuperSport United six match unbeaten run a week ago. Vusumuzi Vilakazi and Mabhuti Khenyeza know this is not an easy

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Tinkler Gives Update Ahead Of Chippa Clash

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Cape Town City have a long trip to Gqeberha this weekend where they enjoy to go as they collected more to when they face Chippa United. City’s head coach Eric Tinkler mentioned that Morgan Mammila’s side is not an easy side to play against despite their winless run in the last five matches. “Not gonna be an easy game, I think they play quite well especially in the second half against Mamelodi Sundowns,” Tinkler told Cape Town City media. “Obviously we can’t drop our level, we gonna have to keep our level exactly where it was, the way we played

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Done Deal: Sundowns Send Out Defender On Loan

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Mamelodi Sundowns have loaned Bhongolwethu Siyasi to Motsepe Foundation Championship side Venda Football Academy, iDiski Times can confirm. Siyasi has been training with Downs’ first team before featuring in Downs’ 3-0 win over AmaZulu in the Black Label Cup in November. The 20-year-old was highly praised by head coach Rulani Mokwena after his sub appearance but is yet to make his official debut for the club. Siyasi was previously with Motsepe Foundation Championship side Cape Towns Spurs and he can play as a right-back or at center-back. After Downs snatched him from Spurs, he joined the club’s DStv Diski Challenge

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Folz: It Could Have Been More Against Chiefs

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AmaZulu coach Romain Folz says it “could have been more” against Kaizer Chiefs looking at the chances they got as they won 4-0 at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Friday night. Usuthu crushed Chiefs at the 2010 World Cup venue, to quickly move to fifth in the DStv Premiership table with 21 points after 16 matches. It was Usuthu’s first league win over Chiefs in Durban in 24 years, with their last triumph coming in the 1998/99 season. While they ended their long drought, this was also Folz’s second win as Usuthu coach and fifth overall this season for Usuthu

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Zwane Reacts To Shock Chiefs Loss

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Arthur Zwane has reacted to his side’s 4-0 defeat against AmaZulu, saying he believes his team’s performance wasn’t too bad. 10111 saw his side go 4-0 down at Moses Mabhida Stadium following goals by former Amakhosi players Dumisani Zuma and Ramalwe Mphahlele, as well as Junior Dion and Bongi Ntuli. It was Chiefs’ first defeat in Durban in 24 years, extending their winless run against Usuthu to seven. Zwane insisted it was a day to forget for his side, who had their chances to get onto the scoresheet, but also insisted they didn’t play as bad as the scoreline might

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Chiefs Rejects Haunt Amakhosi As Usuthu End 24-year Wait In Durban

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AmaZulu ended their 24-year long winless run against Kaizer Chiefs in Durban after beating the Soweto giants 4-0 in what was a brilliant first half at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Friday night. It was Chiefs rejects of Dumisani Zuma, Ramahlwe Mphahlele, both with headers against their former club, who haunted Chiefs to start the rout. Junior Dion added a third, intercepting a poor back pass to bypass Itumeleng Khune to score just before half time, while Bongi Ntuli added his side’s fourth in injury-time in the second half.    To be fair, Chiefs tried to come back in the second

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Fleurs Flattered After Chiefs Talk

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SuperSport United defender Luke Fleurs admits it’s been flattering to be linked with a move to Kaizer Chiefs this season. The 22-year-old South Africa international defender is regarded as one of the nation’s finest prospects and has become a regular for SuperSport over the last three seasons. He was subject of interest from Amakhosi in recent months but club CEO Stan Matthews and Head Coach Gavin Hunt issued a hands-off warning before he eventually committed to a new contract with the Tshwane-based oufit. “My mind was a little… [thinking] I was leaving this season or something will happen this season,

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