Was McCarthy Offside In Chiefs Win? Hlungwani Dissects

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Kaizer Chiefs‘ goal against Golden Arrows in their Betway Premiership clash should not have stood but rather ruled offside, according to former PSL referee Victor Hlungwani. Amakhosi grabbed a 1-0 victory over Abafana Bes’thende at FNB Stadium in mid-week, but the biggest talking point of the match was that Aden McCarthy was in an offside position to easily tap home from a freekick. Arrows head coach Manqoba Mnqithi was one of the people who showed displeasure with the referee’s decision to allow the goal to stand, further calling for Video Assistant Referee (VAR). Hlungwani has since delivered the verdict that

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Done Deal: Makaringe Lands New PSL Club

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Motsepe Foundation Championship side Leicesterford City have completed the signing of former Orlando Pirates midfielder Fortune Makaringe. Makaringe has made the switch to Leicesterford after spending the last six months as a free agent following his exit from Cape Town City at the beginning of the season. The experience midfielder made his debut this past weekend for Leicesterford City in their 2-1 win over The Bees. The 33-year-old brings experience in the Leicesterford City midfielder alongside Phathutshendzo Nange with City currently sitting in eighth in the MFC after collecting 21 points in 15 games. Their next encounter is against table-toppers

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Former Chiefs Star Retires

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Former Kaizer Chiefs, Bidvest Wits and Polokwane City midfielder Cole Alexander has announced his retirement from football at the age of 36. Alexander had quite a nomadic career, featuring for the likes of Vasco Da Gama, Chippa United, Polokwane City, Bidvest Wits and SuperSport United where he won the 2017/18 MTN8. He also moved abroad to Odisha before returning to SA to join Kaizer Chiefs. Following his stint with Amakhosi, he went abroad once more to Helsingborgs IF before returning to join Polokwane City. He was without a club since July 2025 and has now opted to hang up his

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‘Mbappe & Zidane At AFCON Sends A Message’

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Head of TV and Commercial at CAF, Luxolo September has reflected on the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Morocco, saying among some of its successes was the event being graced by some of the biggest stars in the world. September spoke on Sport Night Live With Andile Ncube revealing that the tournament was the biggest watched where CAF also broke into new territories in terms of viewership. French legend Zinedine Zidane whose son was in goals for Algeria was seen at the tournament as well as Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe and Barcelona’s Jules Kounde. September said previously

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Sundowns Release Statement

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Mamelodi Sundowns have released a statement condemning the behavior “of the few ill-disciplined supporters” after their game against Al Hilal. Masandawana drew 2-2 with Al Hilal in the CAF Champions League and despite leading the group log as well as leading the Betway Premiership, a section of supporters expressed their dissatisfaction with head coach Miguel Cardoso and Sporting Director Flemming Berg. The latter was splashed with water as he tried to make his way out of the stadium, with Sundowns now stating the will not tolerate “threats, illegal behaviour or intimidation by any of its supporters or fans” and “appropriate

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Hunt On New Signings After CRB Defeat

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Stellenbosch FC coach Gavin Hunt says their home match against CR Belouizdad will be a totally different game and is likely to feature new faces from his side. Hunt’s comments come on the back of Stellies’ 2-0 defeat to the Algerian side in the CAF Confederation Cup on Sunday in Group C, a result that saw the South Africans in second place with four points, two points from CRB just above them from three outings. Hunt highlighted other factors like the weather that will be in Stellies’ favour plus players he’s looking to sign before the January transfer window closes

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Chiefs Urged To Make January Striker Signing

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Former SAFA Technical Director Walter Steenbok has urged Kaizer Chiefs to make a striker acquisition now in January to complement their work and to give themselves a proper shot in the CAF Confed Cup. Amakhosi have had a rather quite January in terms of transfer activities with only one signing confirmed so far, that of South African junior international Xhosa Manyana on loan from Motsepe Foundation Championship side Cape Town City. Speaking on SABC TV after Chiefs’ 1-0 win over ZESCO United in the Confed Cup, Steenbok said the Nedbank Cup champions have to do what other big teams across

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Lorch Breaks Silence On Wydad Exit

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Former Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates winger Thembinkosi Lorch has sent a farewell message to Wydad Athletic Club fans after making his second-last game for the club. Lorch, 32, has secured a big-money move to Libyan giants Al Ittihad but still featured for Wydad in their CAF Champions Confederations Cup win over Maniema Union on Sunday. After the match, Lorch was visibly emotional, and paid tribute to the club’s leaders. “First of all I’d like to thank the president of the team for bringing me here,” he stated, as per Pan-Africa Football. “And I would like to thank the technical

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Khune Fumes After Penalty Decision Against Stellies

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Kaizer Chiefs legend Itumeleng Khune has called on the improvement of officiating following Stellenbosch FC‘s defeat to CR Belouizdad in the CAF Confederation Cup on Sunday. Stellies went down 2-0 to the Algerian outfit at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algiers with goals from Abdennour Belhocini and a late controversial penalty by Farid El Melali after Mohamed Ali Ben Hammouda went down in the box. The former Bafana Bafana shot-stopper was not pleased with how Hammouda tumbled down in the 18-yard area calling on the officiating to improve after some questionable decisions at the recently concluded Africa Cup of Nations

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