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Van Wyk, Links, De Reuck & Maseko Shine

Antonio van Wyk, Gift Links and Rushine De Reuck rattled the back of the net as Mbekezeli Mbokazi and Puso Dithejane made their first appearances in the Major League Soccer (MLS). Van Wyk netted a goal in the Austrian Bundesliga for his side, SV Ried, opening the scoring in the match against WSG Tirol. However, Ried eventually shared the spoils with Tirol, with the opponents equalising towards the end of the match. This was the second goal on the trot for the 23-year-old, after he scored again in the match against LASK. Meanwhile, van Wyk’s countryman Yusuf Maart also featured

Hunt On Whether Ndah Will Be Available Against Chiefs

Stellenbosch FC coach Gavin Hunt has weighed in on the potential debut of Olisa Ndah in their upcoming match against Kaizer Chiefs. The Cape Winelands side will travel to FNB Stadium on Tuesday, 24 February, to face Amakhosi in a Betway Premiership clash, with kick-off set for 19:30. Stellies will be without their key centre-back Thabo Moloisane, who received a red card in the Nedbank Cup match against Golden Arrows on Saturday at King Zwelithini Stadium, where his side suffered a 1–0 defeat. Hunt is hoping that by then their new signing, Ndah, will have received his work permit from

Bobby On Signing Doctor For Chiefs

Kaizer Chiefs Football Manager Bobby Motaung has revealed that he had some sort of influence in the club promoting and giving Doctor Khumalo a first team contract in the late 80s. Khumalo, 58, is one of the most revered former players to have worn the gold and black with 397 recorded appearances and 75 goals between 1987 and 2004. Motaung spoke to iDiski Times senior journalist Matshelane Mamabolo edition 238 of the newspaper at Chiefs’ recent 56th birthday celebration. He shared how he and ’16V’ as the former Bafana Bafana midfielder is affectionately known, grew up closely together and played

Youssef On Vilakazi Position At Chiefs

Kaizer Chiefs co-coach Khalil Ben Youssef believes that youngster Mfundo Vilakazi is versatile and can play as a winger and playmaker as well. The South African junior international has enjoyed more game-time this season under the guidance of Youssef and co-coach Cedric Kaze at Naturena including in the CAF Confederation Cup where he has an assist in four matches. There have been debates on Vilakazi’s most suited role in the team and, Youssef explained that the 20-year-old like most of his teammates can handle most roles in attack including being a number 10. “Mfundo Vilakazi can play both positions, he

New Pirates Foward On Brockie Example

Andre de Jong says he hopes to emulate Jeremy Brockie and become a regular goal scorer as he embarks on his new journey with Orlando Pirates. De Jong, 29, joined Pirates in the mid-season window from Stellenbosch, and has admitted he’s able to play as a false nine and in the 10 role as his favoured positions. With 11 caps to his name with the New Zealand national team, with two goals and three assists, he stated the move to Pirates was definitely one to boost his 2026 FIFA World Cup ambitions and having arrived here back in 2019, he’s

All Eight Teams Qualified For NBC QFs

The 2026 Nedbank Cup edition will see new champions being crowned after big guns Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns were all dumped out of the competition. Amakhosi were eliminated in the Round of 32 by Stellenbosch FC with the tie ending 2-1 at DHL Stadium. The Buccaneers suffered a shock elimination as a stubborn Casric Stars took the tie to penalties before emerging 5-4 victors via spot kicks. Masandawana were next. Despite picking up back-to-back wins in the CAF Champions League seeing off MC Alger 2-0 and then Pirates 2-1 in the Betway Premiership, the Tshwane giants failed

Richards Bay Make Venue Announcement For Chiefs Match

Richards Bay FC have made an announcement regarding their next home Betway Premiership match against Kaizer Chiefs. The Natal Rich Boyz have been playing their home fixtures at the uMhlathuze Sports Complex this season, a venue that had been undergoing renovations for years following their promotion in 2022. Richards Bay have confirmed that they will play their match against Amakhosi at the uMhlathuze Sports Complex, as many had perhaps expected the match to be moved to Moses Mabhida Stadium, a venue with greater capacity. “Richards Bay Football Club would like to thank all the supporters who showed up in numbers

Beganovic Admits Being ‘Surprised’ By Sundowns’ 10 Changes

TS Galaxy coach Adnan Beganović has admitted to being “surprised” by Mamelodi Sundowns’ ten changes when they faced each other in the Nedbank Cup. The Rockets earned a place in the quarterfinals after beating Masandawana 2–0 at the Solomon Mahlangu Stadium in KwaMhlanga. To many people’s surprise, Cardoso changed almost the entire team that had played against Orlando Pirates, winning that league match in midweek. He made ten changes, leaving only Nuno Santos, who had started against the Buccaneers. Beganović said he had expected “at least five” changes after noticing some cramping in their previous match against Pirates. He also

Appollis Reacts To Pirates’ Shock Nedbank Cup Exit

Orlando Pirates winger Oswin Appollis has asserted the need for them to bounce back to winning ways after their shock Nedbank Cup exit on Saturday. The Buccaneers saw their dream to win a quadruple come to an abrupt end following their Nedbank Cup Round of 16 defeat to Casric Stars at Orlando Amstel Arena. It took a penalty shootout to decide the clash as the Motsepe Foundation Championship side emerged 5-4 winners after the match had ended with a 0-0 scoreline after 120 minutes. Abdeslam Ouaddou’s charges also succumbed to their second back-to-back defeat after going down 2-1 to Mamelodi