Chiefs Coach Questions Double Standards

Kaizer Chiefs coach Khalil Ben Youssef has questioned how they have not seen their domestic fixtures postponed to help ease their congested schedule after six games in 19 days. Since the return to football after the month-long break for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, Chiefs have won five from their six games, but the defeat was a first round exit from the Nedbank Cup, the title they lifted last season. But after that 2-1 loss to Stellenbosch, they bounced back in Polokwane, with a 2-1 win over Al Masry to move top of their group ahead of the final

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Doc & Khune On Chiefs’ Penalty

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Kaizer Chiefs legends-turned-analysts Doctor Khumalo and Itumeleng Khune have shared their views on the contentious penalty Amakhosi received against Al-Masry on Sunday. The Glamour beat the Egyptian giants 2-1 thanks to goals from Flavio Da Silva and Aden McCarthy, with the first coming from a penalty spot. The referee pointed to the spot after spotting a hand ball inside the box to stop a powerful shot from Glody Lilepo – with the decision causing the Egyptian players to complain and halt play for about seven minutes. But Khumalo felt the match official made the right call. “It’s interpreted in different

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What Chiefs Need To Qualify

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After Kaizer Chiefs beat Al-Masry SC at Peter Mokaba Stadium on Sunday, they still need to get a result away at Zamalek in Egypt next week. Amakhosi moved to the top of Group D with 10 points after securing three successive wins, with just one match remaining. There was an upset in the other group fixture, with ZESCO United – who had zero points so far – beating Zamalek 1-0 at home. As a consequence, the Egyptian giants remained on eight points in second place, one ahead of Al-Masry in third with seven. Chiefs now need at least a point

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Chiefs Go Top Of Their Group

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Kaizer Chiefs have gone to the top of their CAF Confederation Cup group after being Al Masry 2-1 at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on Sunday. Flavio Silva converted a contentious penalty in the 34th minute while Aden McCarthy scored in the second half to help Amakhosi move to the summit of group D with 10 points from five matches, two points from second placed Zamalek who they wrap up their group stage campaign against next week. Meanwhile Al Masry dropped to third place in the group with seven points from the same number of games. There weren’t as many goal-scoring

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Sundowns Keep CAFCL Qualification Hopes Alive In Lubumbashi

Mamelodi Sundowns secured hard-fought point with a 1-1 draw against St Eloi Lupopo in Lubambushi in their penultimate CAF Champions League group stage fixture on Sunday afternoon. After the 2-1 loss in Rwanda last week to Al Hilal, who moved top of Group C, the fixture at the Stade TP Mazembe had even more pressure for head coach Miguel Cardoso and his troops. And they got off to the worst possible start, when an off-side trap gone wrong saw the home side open the scoring in a swift counter attack through Henoc Molia Lihozasia in the 19th minute. Sundowns looked

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Sobhi On What They Know About Chiefs

Al Masry centre-back Khaled Sobhi says his team are aware of how big a club Kaizer Chiefs are on the African continent but will not mind that too much in their CAF Confederation Cup match. Al Masry and Chiefs meet in a do or die group d encounter at the Peter Mokaba Stadium, with the stakes very high as the winner of this clash could see themselves progress to the quarter-finals of the competition. Having already met this season where Al Masry was victorious, Sobhi says the Egyptian side wants to do even better than they did in the first

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Lupopo & Sundowns Starting XIs Confirmed

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St. Eloi Lupopo and Mamelodi Sundowns have announced their starting line-ups for the blockbuster clash at the TP Mazembe Stadium this afternoon. It’s a must-win match for both sides, to put themselves in a more comfortable position ahead of the last round of matches. Sundowns find themselves in an unfamiliar position in the CAF Champions League group stages after dropping to third place following MC Alger’s 2-1 win over Al Hilal on Friday. The Betway Premiership champions need to avoid defeat against Lupopo this afternoon, to keep their fate in their own hands, as a win in their final group

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Chiefs & Al-Masry Starting XIs Confirmed

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Kaizer Chiefs and Al-Masry have announced their starting line-ups for the mouthwatering clash at the New Peter Mokaba Stadium this afternoon. Following an early Nedbank Cup exit, Chiefs have a chance to secure their spot in the CAF Confederation Cup quarter-final this afternoon, but they will need to beat the Egyptian side Al-Masry by 1-0 or by a two-goal margin. Scoring two goals for Chiefs has been difficult over the past two months, as they last scored more than two goals in November during their league game against Orbit College. Amakhosi managed two wins in the CAFCC; both came against

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Chiefs To Forget NBC Exit, Aim For CAFCC QF

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Kaizer Chiefs co-coach Khalil Ben Youssef says they quickly had to forget about the Nedbank Cup Last 32 exit and shift focus to the CAF Confederation Cup clash against Egyptian side Al-Masry. The reigning champions were eliminated from the Nedbank Cup last 32 by Stellenbosch FC, and Amakhosi now have only two trophies to fight for which are CAFCC and Betway Premiership but they will need to double the effort if they are to win them. They could find themselves in the quarter-finals this afternoon with a 1-0 win or a win by a two-goal margin against Al Masry. Co-coach

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