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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Benni Makes Chiefs Admission

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Former Manchester United striker’s coach, Benni McCarthy has admitted he dreams of becoming the head coach at Old Trafford and would also like to coach Kaizer Chiefs one day. McCarthy, 48, is currently in South Africa to launch his new book BENNI, written by legendary journalist Mark Gleeson. The former Cape Town City and AmaZulu coach is currently in charge of the Kenya men’s national team, who will face Estonia in the FIFA World Series in the upcoming international break. During a Q&A at launch for his book in Cape Town, McCarthy was asked which two clubs he would like

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Ouaddou Revels Over Exciting Title Race

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Orlando Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou has opened up about the exciting Betway Premiership title race. Over the past decade, the Brazilians have dominated the domestic league. At this stage of the season in previous years, it would usually have been clear that they were on course to be crowned champions. They have won the league eight times in a row, and the Buccaneers are now looking to end that dominance, while the Tshwane giants aim to extend it even further. Currently, the title race remains neck and neck between the two sides, with both teams sitting on 44 points after

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AGF Coach Questions Links’ Bafana Situation

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AGF Aarhus head coach Jakob Poulsen has questioned how Gift Links has been overlooked by Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos for the past five years. Links, 27, has been in imperious form in the Danish Superliga with the club aiming to win their first league title since 1986, currently top of the table. With nine team of the week awards, he’s among the leading candidates to win the Player of the Season in Denmark, earning rave reviews over the past couple of seasons, where he’s two games away from reaching the 200-game milestone for the club. “Gift has been

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Tinkler – It’s Not Good Enough

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Sekhukhune United head coach Eric Tinkler admitted his side came up with a poor performance against Durban City in their 1-1 draw away from home. Sekhukhune United managed to walk away with a point in KwaZulu-Natal in a 1-1 draw with City after Tshepo Mashiloane scored deep in the second half to cancel Saziso Magawana’s 78th minute goal. Babina Noko are sitting in third place with 33 points, 11 points behind Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns. United have been inconsistant this season and that has raised concern for Tinkler. After collecting four points against Pirates and three points against Kaizer

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Hotto Hits Special Milestone With Pirates

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Orlando Pirates wing-back Deon Hotto has hit an incredible landmark for his impressive career in South Africa, racking up 300 top-flight league appearances. Hotto, 35, has been the barometer of consistency since his arrival at the club, where they won the race for his services against several domestic rivals, including Mamelodi Sundowns, where he was available as a free agent due to the status sale of Bidvest Wits in 2020. He’s already racked up 240 games for the Buccaneers, playing as a left-wing, right wing, striker, and now left-back with 28 goals and 43 assists to his name, while winning

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Edition 245 – Sundowns CAFCL & Mayambela

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The 245th edition of iDiski Times is out now — packed with features, exclusive interviews, and powerful voices from across the football world. Ahead of the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup knockout stages, Matshelane Mamabolo looks at South Africa’s year where only Mamelodi Sundowns qualified, just a year after three SA teams were in semi-finals. Sinethemba Makonco chatted to Bafana Bafana winger Mihlali Mayambela, who just made the move to Omonia Nicosia in Cyprus. Rob Delport, meanwhile, spoke with Stellenbosch captain and goalkeeper Sage Stephens after he broke the record for the club’s all-time record appearances. Gabriela Salgado is

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CAF Make WAFCON 2026 Announcement

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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed that the 2026 edition of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations will take place later than initially planned, with the tournament now scheduled for July and August in Morocco. CAF originally awarded the hosting rights for the continental showpiece to Morocco in October 2024, marking the second consecutive time the North African nation will stage the competition. At the time of the announcement, the tournament had been pencilled in to run from 17 March to 3 April 2026. However, following discussions with partners including FIFA and other key stakeholders, CAF has opted

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Emotional Cardoso Gives Tribute After Latest Award

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A visibly emotional Miguel Cardoso paid tribute to the entire Mamelodi Sundowns club for their backing after winning the Coach of the Month award. Cardoso had come under major scrutiny shortly after the break as they looked to be heading for a group stage exit from the CAF Champions League and suffered a Nedbank Cup elimination at the hands of TS Galaxy. However a run of four league wins between the chaos, where fans were calling for his sacking alongside Sporting Director Flemming Berg, added to the 2-0 win over MC Alger to secure a place in the quarter-finals of

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