AmaZulu Eye First Away Win Under Folz & First In 8 Months

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AmaZulu coach Romain Folz is seeking his first away win since he was appointed as Usuthu coach in October. Usuthu will visit Chippa United at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Sunday (15:30), where they have not won in PE since March 2021. Folz, who replaced Brandon Truter in that month, has won only two matches – all at home – against Stellenbosch FC and the mauling against Kaizer Chiefs, but nothing away. In 12 league matches Folz has been in charge with Usuthu, six of them have been away, however, he has only lost once, which was Royal AM in

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Zwane Responds To Caleb Jeering, Explains Saile Decision

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Arthur Zwane has admitted he saw Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana being affected by fans asking for his substitution, but insisted his decision to start with two strikers caught Richards Bay by surprise. The Amakhosi collected their second successive 1-0 win after downing 10-men Richards Bay on Saturday to overtake them on the log. While his strikers were drawing blanks, Siyabonga Ngezana scored the only goal of the day, with the club’s leading goalscorer Bimenyimana experiencing somewhat of a drought. Despite scoring seven goals for Chiefs this season, Bimenyimana is yet to score in 2023, with fans calling for

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Matthews Opens His Account For 2023 Season

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South Africa youth international Tashreeq Matthews opened his account for the 2023 season at IK Sirius on Saturday afternoon. The 22-year-old winger joined the Allsvenskan club from domestic rivals Varbergs BoIs in August last year and scored once in 12 games as they retained their top-flight status. One of the primary reasons for the move was the style of play implemented at the club which contrasted with the direct tactical system at Varbergs. And it appears it may be the start of a season to remember as he opened the scoring in the Svenska Cupen in a livewire display. Despite

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Blom & Carnell Make It Two In Two

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Njabulo Blom and Bradley Carnell have continued their perfect start in the Major League Soccer after collecting their second win of their inaugural season. Just like last week when they came back from being 2-1 down to beat Austin FC 3-2, St Louis City came from a goal behind to collect their first ever home victory against Charlotte SC. The visitors had scored the opener via Enzo Copetti in the 25th minute, but an own goal by Bill Tuiloma drew levels matter in the 41st minute. St Louis even managed to turn the game around before the break, with Eduard

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Zwane Addresses ‘Unfortunate’ Mdu Comparisons To Chiefs Legend

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Arthur Zwane has addressed the excessive hype over young talents in the country after Mduduzi Shabalala was compared to club legend Thabo Mooki. Shabalala bagged the assist for Siyabonga Ngezana’s goal which proved to be the difference in the 1-0 win over Richards Bay United. Two wins in two, three-goal contributions this season in the debut campaign of the 19-year-old is a slim reason to smile for Zwane but should it continue, the hype is inevitable as Amakhosi look to latch onto something positive from an inconsistent campaign. Shabalala has shown glimpses of what could be

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Ahly Get Back To Winning Ways In CAFCL But Suffer Injury Blow

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Al Ahly secured a 3-0 win over Coton Sport in their CAF Champions League clash in Cairo on Saturday evening to keep their knockout stage qualification hopes alive. Bafana Bafana star Percy Tau was named in the starting eleven once again by head coach Marcel Koller and looked lively but barely had a sniff at goal as his role has clearly been altered as a creative outlet for the side rather than their go-to forward for goals. But it took just 52 seconds for the Red Devils to take the lead at the Al Salam Stadium when Taher Mohamed set

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Chiefs Rise To Fourth After Beating 10-Man Bay

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Kaizer Chiefs beat Richards Bay 1-0 to move fourth in the DStv Premiership in a vibrant crowd at the King Zwelithini Stadium on Saturday. Siyabonga Ngezana’s solitary header in the early stages of the first half was enough to see Chiefs record their second successive win. Chiefs needed to respond after Orlando Pirates crushed Swallows 4-1 on Friday in the chase for that second-place spot, with the Bucs moving to third. Zwane almost kept the same team that beat Pirates in the Soweto Derby last weekend, with Ashley du Preez ruled out due to an injury and his place was

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Truter Wants Sekhukhune To Push For Top Four Finish

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Sekhukhune United head coach Brandon Truter wants his side to push for top four despite finding the club in 15th place when he was appointed. Truter replaced Kaitano Tembo at Sekhukhune when they were in a precarious position and tipped for relegation but with seven wins in 11 games, they are just 10 points off second place Orlando Pirates in the final stages of the season with nine games to go. Truter is targeting one final push for his side, who face Royal AM on Saturday afternoon but is wary that expectations may weigh heavy on his side. “Mathematically, we

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Richards Bay & Chiefs Starting XIs Announced

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Richards Bay FC and Kaizer Chiefs have announced their starting line-ups for this afternoon’s DStv Premiership encounter at King Zwelithini stadium. Natal Richboyz’s wheels seem to go off as they’ve failed to win in their last five matches. The KwaZulu Natal-based side is sitting fourth on the table. Things are not looking good for them but what they did right was to collect points in the early stages of the season so that could ease the pressure on them.  The last time they won an official game was back in January when they beat relegation-threatened side Marumo Gallants. The newcomers

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