Tinkler Fumes After Conceding Late In Downs Defeat

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Sekhukhune United head coach Eric Tinkler has reminded his players of football fundamentals after their late defeat to Mamelodi Sundowns. Babina Noko were hoping to cause a rare upset after levelling matters through Bradley Grobler but substitutes Monnapule Saleng and Iqraam Rayners combined well as Masandawana raced to a 3-1 win at Loftus Versfeld. Tinkler’s charges thus failed to narrow the gap on Sundowns and remain in third spot with 32 points from 19 matches. The former Cape Town City mentor expressed his dissatisfaction on how the players did not follow through despite their half-time team talk. “The quality that

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Adams Opens Up On Return To Form

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Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Jayden Adams admits that being out of the team was a difficult period for him and has since grabbed his chance with both hands. Adams marshalled the Sundowns midfield alongside Teboho Mokoena and was named the man of the match as they soared to an emphatic 3-1 win over Sekhukhune United at Loftus Versfeld on Sunday afternoon. Marcelo Allende’s solitary strike and Iqraam Rayner’s second half brace was enough to see Miduel Cardoso’s men survive a scare after Babina Noko had got back in the game through Bradley Grobler’s header. The win saw Sundowns move level on

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Heartbreak For Banyana In COSAFA Final

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Banyana Banyana suffered a shock 2-1 defeat to Namibia in the final of the 2026 COSAFA Women’s Champions on Sunday afternoon. Desiree Ellis made three changes to the side that defeated Zimbabwe in the semi-finals. Sibongakonke Mzobe, Bongiwe Thusi and Bonolo Mokoma started ahead of Sibulele Hloweni, Gabriela Salgado and Isabella Ludwig Nthabiseng Majiya capitalized on a defence lap from the Namibian goalkeeper and defender to tap in from close range for her second goal in back-to-back matches. The Namibians came out a different side in the second half, and their resilience saw them pulled matters level in the 60th

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Rayners Bags Brace As Sundowns Move Level With Pirates

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Mamelodi Sundowns moved level on points with Orlando Pirates after a thumping 3-1 win over Sekhukhune United at Loftus Versfeld Stadium. Arthur Sales unleashed a ferocious shot in the 24th minute but Toaster Nsabata got down well to make an easy save. ALSO READ: Motsepe Sends Message To Fans Amidst Calls For Cardoso ExitSundowns Make Major Announcement In the 29th minute, Shaun Mogaila beat the Sundowns defence but his tame shot failed to trouble Ronwen Williams. Sundowns then broke the deadlock through Marcelo Allende’s shot from outside the box into the right top corner to make it 1-0. Bradley Grobler

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Tso Praises Bucs Star In Thumping Derby Win

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Former Orlando Pirates captain Benedict Vilakazi has heaped huge praise on influential striker Evidence Makgopa in their Soweto Derby victory. The Buccaneers were in rampant mood as they thumped Kaizer Chiefs 3-0 at FNB Stadium to extend their lead at the top to three points. Pirates raced into the halftime break 2-0 up after Tshepang Moremi and Oswin Appollis scored. In the second period, the visitors wrapped up the match with Makgopa completing the rout in the 78th minute for his fifth overall derby goal against Chiefs. ‘Tso’ applauded ‘Ngwana Sesi’ for having big match temperament after coming off the

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Sundowns & Sekhukhune Starting XIs Announced

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Mamelodi Sundowns and Sekhukhune United have named their respective starting line-ups for this afternoon’s Betway Premiership clash at Loftus Versfeld Stadium. The defending Betway Prem champions are looking tighten grip on top spot by overcoming Babina Noko after they slipped into second place following Orlando Pirates’ win over Kaizer Chiefs in the Soweto Derby on Saturday. After their surprise exit from the Nedbank Cup at the hands of TS Galaxy, Masandawana bounced back with a hard-fought 1-0 win over AmaZulu FC. Sekhukhune on the other hand secured a 1-0 victory over the University of Pretoria to march into the quarterfinals

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Cardoso Responds To ‘Favouritism’ Claims

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Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso has dismissed claims that he shows favouritism toward certain players in his squad. At the start of the season, the Brazilians signed Portuguese duo Nuno Santos and Miguel Reisinho, but Cardoso insists he does not give them special treatment. He also rejected suggestions that he favours the South American players in the team or certain South African stars. Referring to a recent match against AmaZulu, Cardoso pointed out that Reisinho watched from the stands while Santos came off the bench, saying this season’s selections prove he has no favourites. “The coach of Sundowns doesn’t have

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Mbokazi Gets First Win

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Mbekezeli Mbokazi’s Chicago Fire picked up their first win of the season after a convincing 3-0 victory over CF Montreal on Saturday. After opening the season with a 2-0 loss last weekend against Houston Dynamo away from home, Chicago bounced back in style, hammering Montreal. Mbokazi made his second start of the season, which was his first at Soldier Field in Chicago, the home ground for Chicago Fire and the Bafana Bafana international impressively kept a clean sheet. Jonathan Mbaba opened the scoring in the 27th minute before two late goals from the penalty spot by Hugo Cuypers and Robin

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Kaze On Dark Arts By Pirates

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Kaizer Chiefs co-coach Cedric Kaze sarcastically congratulated Orlando Pirates for allegedly applying dark arts in the first 15 minutes of the game. Chiefs didn’t have a good start in the Soweto derby as they conceded inside five minutes after Tshepang Moremi’s shot from outside the box deflected off Flavio da Silva to beat Bruce Bvuma. Immediately after the goal, Buccaneers dictated the tempo of the game, and it was played at their pace as they went on to score their second of the match in the 39th minute through Oswin Appollis. Evidence Makgopa then completed the rout in the 78th

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