Official: Barker Completes Shock Move To African Giants

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Simba SC have made a surprise announcement with the appointment of Stellenbosch FC coach Steve Barker. According to Simba, the 57-year-old coach signed a two-year deal with the Dar es Salaam-based club. The club further confirmed that Barker will join the club along with four other technical team members and is set to arrive in Tanzania soon. Barker takes over from Dimitar Pantev, who had been in charge since October after succeeding another South African coach Fadlu Davids, now at Raja Casablanca. “The club’s board has reached an agreement to appoint Steve Robert Barker as the head coach of our team

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Benni – What ‘I’m Most Proud of’ About Bafana 

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South African football legend Benni McCarthy says what makes him proud about the current Bafana Bafana squad is that it is largely made up of locally based players rather than those playing abroad. Bafana are in Morocco as they are set to compete at AFCON, and they recently qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be held in USA, Mexico and Canada. McCarthy was part of the last South African team to qualify in 2002, and he says he is pleased that Hugo Broos’ side can now compete against players that ply their trade in Europe’s top leagues.  He

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Former Ubuntu Graduate Drafted In MLS

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A former youth player from the Ubuntu Academy in Cape Town has been drafted by MLS club Houston Dynamo. 22-year-old defender Calem Tommy was picked up in the second round of the draft by Houston on Thursday, having spent the last five and a half years in the USA, first at boarding school Northwood College in Lake Placid, before attending North Carolina State University. Tommy spent six years at Ubuntu and is one of over 20 footballers from the academy to go to the USA on scholarships, including Vusumzi Plamana and Junior Nare, who were also at NC State. He

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Sebelebele On Missing AFCON & Pirates Dominating Bafana

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Orlando Pirates winger Kamogelo Sebelebele has opened up on his disappointment after missing out on AFCON in Morocco. Sebelebele had a brilliant start to his career at Pirates scoring three crucial goals consistently, two against Mamelodi Sundowns in the MTN8 semifinal and a winner against Stellenbosch FC in the Betway Premiership. The top-class performances earned him a place in the national team, and he made his Bafana Bafana debut in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho as well as against Nigeria.  The former TS Galaxy speedster suffered an injury and has been sidelined for two months and missed out on

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‘Chiefs Can Surprise On The Continent’

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Kaizer Chiefs legend Rudolph Seale believes Amakhosi can surprise South African football lovers by winning the CAF Confederation Cup. Seale played for Chiefs between 1989 and 1995 making over 200 appearances. The 59-year-old also represented Bafana Bafana on nine occasions. The Soweto-born applauded the current Chiefs team which is full of youngsters and ended a 10-year trophy drought in May by winning the Nedbank Cup. By winning Nedbank, they qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup, which started already, unfortunately, Amakhosi hasn’t started well, losing one game and drawing one. Seale believes Amakhosi can surprise many by winning the continental tournament.

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De Reuck On Shock Fadlu Exit

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SA international Rushine De Reuck has explained how difficult the exit of Fadlu Davids was for him and Neo Maema at Simba SC. De Reuck and Maema joined Simba SC at the beginning of the season when Davids was the head coach at the time. It is believed that the duo was signed after Davids recommended them. His exit at Simba came as a surprise to football fans in Tanzania and speaking to iDiski Times De Reuck explained how difficult it was for him and Maema to see Davids leaving the club, but because they are professional players and they

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Under-Fire Ramovic Responds To Exit Rumours

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Chabab Riadhi Belouizdad head coach Sead Ramovic has dismissed rumours suggesting that he is on his way out of the club. CRB hasn’t been doing well this season and currently find themselves in 11th place with 14 points after 10 matches, having won three, drew five and lost two. In the CAF Confederation Cup, they managed to win one game and lost heavily against Congo Brazzavill side AS Otoho, going down 4-1. The recent league loss against Rulani Mokwena’s MC Alger wasn’t taken well by the management, and rumours were that Ramovic might be fired before Christmas Day. Speaking to

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Broos – What Bafana Have Improved In Last Two Years

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Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has highlighted the key area where his team has made significant progress over the past two years, an element of the game they struggled with at previous AFCON. South Africa flew to Morocco on Wednesday to continue preparations for the continental tournament, with their opening match against Angola scheduled for Monday. Broos recalled that in their first game of the previous AFCON against Mali, they were overpowered by physical strength and struggled, ultimately losing the match.  He believes the team has improved in that area, pointing to recent performances where they held their own against

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Makaringe – Why I Showboated In Front Of Pitso

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Former Orlando Pirates midfielder Fortune Makaringe has opened up about the showboating incident that angered Pitso Mosimane. It happened during the 2019/20 season when Ezimnyama Ngenkani edged Pitso Mosimane’s Sundowns 1-0 at Orlando Stadium. In the second half, Makaringe pulled off a showboating move near the Brazilians’ bench, much to Mosimane’s displeasure as his team chased an equaliser.  Makaringe has explained that Sundowns were applying heavy pressure on them, and he believed the moment of flair could shift momentum and dent their confidence. “If my memory serves me well, Pirates hadn’t won against Mamelodi Sundowns in Orlando for quite some

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