Mngqithi Reveals A Finishing Position He’s Hoping For 

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Golden Arrows coach Manqoba Mngqithi has revealed the finishing position he is aiming for in the Betway Premiership this season. Abafana Bes’thende have played an exciting brand of football under Mngqithi despite the coach admitting that many players in his squad still lack top-flight experience. Arrows currently sit 12th on the table with 21 points from 19 matches. Despite their position, they have been one of the most attacking teams in the league, scoring the third-most goals [24] behind Orlando Pirates [31] and Mamelodi Sundowns [32]. However, their defensive struggles—especially in the first round of the campaign—have proven costly and

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Chiefs SD Addresses Stance On Chiefs Coaches

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Kaizer Chiefs Sporting Director Kaizer Motaung Jnr says results need to come quickly as the mandate for the current technical team remains qualifying for the CAF Champions League. After a run of five defeats in their last six games in all competitions, Chiefs have been eliminated from the CAF Confederation Cup, Nedbank Cup and seemingly a long way from genuinely challenging for the league title this season. There’s now been calls for the interim coaching duo of Cedric Kaze and Khalil Ben Youssef to be axed amidst the poor run of form, with several supporters airing the need to be

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Appollis Reacts To Hard-Fought Pirates Win

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Orlando Pirates winger Oswin Appollis has credited their hard-fought win over Polokwane City down to team effort. The Buccaneers narrowly saw off Rise and Shine 2-1 at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium on Wednesday night to keep grip of their top spot in the Betway Premiership. Relebohile Mofokeng and Patrick Maswanganyi scored for the visitors as they moved to 44 points, equal with Mamelodi Sundowns in second place. Appollis admitted that it was not an easy game but not panicking and knowing their chances to score would come, got them over the line. “Polokwane is a very difficult team, always

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I’ve Played Against Neymar & Ronaldo – ex-Bafana Star

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Sekhukhune United attacking midfielder Lebogang Phiri has no regrets about his time overseas having rubbed shoulders with Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar Jr. Phiri left the country as a youngster and spent over a decade playing in Europe in countries such as Denmark, France and Turkey. The 31-year-old spoke to iDiski Times journalist Lethabo Kganyago explaining how he has met some of his personal targets during his stint like playing in top European competitions. He said he returned home with an open heart albeit as a free agent having also had a chance to play for his national team. “I’ve gotten

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Kalou – Why I Support Chiefs

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Ivory Coast legend Salomon Kalou has explained why he supports Kaizer Chiefs and revealed how influential Doctor Khumalo was on his iconic career. The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations winner is in the country and was a notable part of the pre-match build-up for the sold-out Soweto Derby event at FNB Stadium last weekend. Having visited Naturena Village last year and being pictured with the Bafana Bafana legend, Kalou sought to explain his affinity towards Amakhosi and in particular Khuamlo. “Because of the colour, ASEC is yellow and black as well and also, it’s a long story behind me wearing

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Parker Addresses Concerning Galaxy Slump

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TS Galaxy assistant coach Bernard Parker admits their recent form is a concern and something they are well aware of going into their Nedbank Cup quarter final. Galaxy host ABC Motsepe League side Jacksa Spears of the Northern Cape in the last-eight of the competition, where the traditional big three have already been eliminated. With Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates, and Mamelodi Sundowns out, the tails are up for the 2019 winners of the competition to potentially replicate that feat – but they come into the tie at the back of five consecutive league defeats. “Yes we’re well aware on our

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Cardoso – I Have To Confess This

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Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso has quashed any notion that he lost the backing of his squad at any point this season. During the run of inconsistent Sundowns performances that saw them eliminated from the Carling Knockout Cup and Nedbank Cup and on the brink of a CAF Champions League exit, things appeared dire for Cardoso’s prospects, with sections of supporters turning on the coach. There were also rumours surfacing of losing the support of the squad with the perceptions of not being able to inspire a turnaround in results, which Cardoso has come out to deny. With the

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Ried Makes Decision On Future Of Sundowns Target

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Austrian club SV Ried have made a decision regarding the future of Mamelodi Sundowns target Antonio van Wyk. Van Wyk joined Ried in 2024 from Betway Premiership side Stellenbosch FC and has since become an important figure for the club with the attacker having contributed three goals and four assists in 23 appearances this season. As previously reported, Sundowns held talks with Ried for a possible transfer of Van Wyk. Ried rejected the proposal and instead suggested a swap deal involving Siyabonga Mabena plus cash from Sundowns, an offer the Tshwane giants also declined. The Austrian club have now moved to

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Gallants Land Lafitte Replacement

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Marumo Gallants look set to appoint Moroccan coach Jamil Benouahi until the end of the season to succeed Alexandre Lafitte. The 28-year-old Lafitte was placed on suspension on Monday on what the club alleged was breach of contract, couple with their run of poor results, as they lost seven games consecutively across all competitions. It was a story of the highly rated Frenchman, who won the league in Ivory Coast with Stade Abidjan and leading them to the CAF Champions League group stages – seeing his time unravel as quickly as it started after a positive start to the season

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