Issa Lands Job With 2-Time UCL Winner In Europe

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Former Bafana Bafana defender Pierre Issa has been appointed as part of the technical staff of Italian outfit Sanremese Calcio. The 50-year-old former SA centre-back has been roped in alongside France legend Christian Karembeu who won the 1998 World Cup with France and two UEFA Champions League titles with Real Madrid. Issa will work as Sporting Advisor to the team. ALSO READ: Mofokeng On AFCON Window For Potential TransferGoss Points Out Positive From Bafana’s Challenging AFCON Start Issa was born in Germiston and moved to France at the tender age of just 11. Despite only being remembered by many for

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Goss Points Out Positive From Bafana’s Challenging AFCON Start

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Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Ricardo Goss has pointed out the positive from the team’s challenging start at the ongoing AFCON in Morocco. South Africa recorded two wins and one loss from their three group-stage matches. However, both victories, against Angola and Zimbabwe, were hard-earned, with the team conceding a total of four goals across all games. Goss admits Bafana haven’t been at their best compared to the last AFCON, but he’s encouraged by their goalscoring and tournament mindset, focusing on winning rather than playing fancy. “I think we’re scoring, and I think we’re playing tournament football,” said Goss. “Sometimes, we do

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Mofokeng On AFCON Window For Potential Transfer

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Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates winger Relebohile Mofokeng says he will take his chances to impress with a view of attracting overseas interest. The 21-year-old has been subject of plenty of transfer speculation as one of the rising talents in African football, with nine senior caps to his name and 106 games for Pirates where he’s emerged a key figure in squad over the past three seasons. His return of 19 goals and 25 assists from midfield has made him one of the most effective and eye-catching performers in the South African top-flight and a potential move abroad is not

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Official: CT City Announce First January Signing

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Motsepe Foundation Championship outfit Cape Town City have announced the signing of former TS Galaxy striker Dženan Zajmović. The Citizens have lured the 31-year-old back to South Africa after a brief spell in Iran with Zob Ahan where he registered just a single assist with no goals in seven matches. Before departing South African shores, the Belgian-Bosnian frontman made a name for himself at the Rockets where he netted an impressive 11 goals with two assists in 28 matches. On Sunday morning, City announced the signing of Zajmović as they chase promotion back to the Betway Premiership. Did you know

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Mofokeng On Bafana Impact Role

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Orlando Pirates winger Relebohile Mofokeng has discussed his role as “impact player” for Bafana Bafana at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations so far. Mofokeng, 21, is featuring in his first major tournament, making an appearance off the bench in the second half against Egypt. However, after last featuring in June for Bafana before the tournament and some early-season struggled at Pirates, Hugo Broos has only used him sparingly at the tournament so far – with Mofokeng insisting he is used to the role, even from his club life. “I think it forces me to become an impact player,” he

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Done Deal: Sundowns Sign Colombian Striker

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Mamelodi Sundowns have spent over $3.2 million to sign Colombian striker Brayan León as first signing of the January transfer window. The news of León’s move from Independiente Medellín were first broken by Fabrizio Romano, with sources confirming the move to this publication. León’s transfer is understood to include a sell-on clause, with the player set to sign a three-year deal with an option, as per Colombian journalist Pipe Sierra. The 25-year-old striker scored 13 goals and set up 11 more for Medellin last season, and has netted 33 times with 17 assists across 118 games overall. Sundowns become Leon’s fourth

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Broos Admits Similarities To 2018 AFCON Winning Squad

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Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos admits there’s similarities to his 2018 Africa Cup of Nations winning squad and the current youthful Cameroon team. The Indomitable Lions came into the tournament with major question marks as President of the Federation Samuel Eto’o fired head coach Marc Brys, and dropped several experienced players, while David Pagou was instated as their new leader. Andre Onana, André-Frank Zambo Anguissa, albeit the latter out with injury, are the biggest omissions from the squad that has only two members of the AFCON-winning squad from eight years ago. “Tomorrow is a game between South Africa and

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Ex-Pirates Captain Set for AmaZulu DDC Role

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Former Orlando Pirates Thabo Mngomeni is set to join AmaZulu FC as an assistant coach in the DDC team, iDiski Times has learnt. Usuthu recently made a significant reshuffle within their youth development structures, with several exits including Youth Technical Director Celokuhle Mbanjwa, DDC head coach Mncedisi Sibiya, and other junior team coaches. The KZN side appears to be refreshing its personnel, placing a renewed focus on strengthening its development structures to produce talent within the club. The move aligns with a key component of the club’s long-term vision – ‘Project 2032,’ with an aim to groom local talent through well-structured

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Broos – I’m Not Happy Ahead Of Cameroon Clash

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Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has expressed his unhappiness with how far his side’s training pitch is from the team hotel. South Africa take on the 2017 champions who last won the tournament under the Belgian mentor on Sunday, with the match kicking off at 21:00 SAST. However, Broos expressed his unhappiness with the distance between their hotel and training pitch, which is also the base of the Moroccan team – their potential quarter-final opponents – in his match day -1 press conference on Saturday. “I’m not so happy with the current situation, we are 25 minutes away from our

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