Ouaddou – What I Told Pirates’ Bafana Players Ahead Of AFCON

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Orlando Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou has disclosed the message he shared with his players selected to represent Bafana Bafana at the upcoming AFCON. The Buccaneers have nine players included in Bafana Bafana’s final 25-man squad, reduced from an initial provisional list of 54. The national team assembled in camp this week as they begin preparations for the continental showpiece scheduled to take place in Morocco between December and January. Ouaddou says he urged the nine Pirates players heading to represent Bafana to give their absolute best for their country in the tournament, stating that he will be evaluating their performances.

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Did Makhaula Avoid Red Card In Carling Final? Hlungwani Dissects

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Former PSL referee Victor Hlungwani has applauded Akhona Makalima for correctly awarding a yellow card to Orlando Pirates midfielder Makhehleni Makhaula instead of a red in the Carling Knockout Cup final. There was a huge uproar in the Marumo Gallants dugout and some section of the fans equally after Makhaula’s leg caught Ibrahim Bance on the upper body. Hlungwani has since broken it down saying Makalima took the correct decision because the Buccaneers man avoided being sent off due to a reckless offence as opposed to excessive force. “We have to differentiate between reckless and excessive force,” ‘The Principal’ said

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Mokwena On Ramovic – Check The Archives

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Mouloudia Club d’Alger head coach Rulani Mokwena is not entertaining suggestions of a personal agenda after overcoming Sead Ramovic’s CR Belouizdad. A bit of a background, Mokwena and Ramovic had a reported feud between them when they were both coaching in the Betway Premiership, for Mamelodi Sundowns and TS Galaxy, respectively. The squabble started during a Carling Knockout Cup last 16 when Galaxy eliminated Sundowns via penalties. Since then, it went on and on, and ahead of the Ligue 1 clash between MC Alger and CRB all eyes were glued to see who will come out victorious. MCA came to

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Bafana’s Next Opponents Confirmed

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Bafana Bafana will face Ghana in a warm-up friendly match in South Africa next week, the South African Football Association has confirmed. Hugo Broos was keen to find an opponent before heading off to the Africa Cup of Nations and SAFA confirmed they will face the Black Stars on Tuesday, 16 December, a day before jetting off to Morocco. “Bafana Bafana will face Ghana next week in their final match in South Africa ahead of their departure to this month’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco,” SAFA stated. “Coach Hugo Broos’ charges will host the West Africans in Gauteng

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Rulani Gets Big Win Over Rival Ramovic

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Rulani Mokwena’s MC Alger beat Sead Ramovic’s CR Belouizdad and widened the gap at the top of the Algieran Ligue 1 to four points with three games in hand.  It was game of high magnitude between MC Alger and CR Belouizdad, with a lot at stake considering the history between the two coaches Mokwena and Ramovic, rivals from their time in the PSL. MC Alger started the game on high intensity piling pressure to Belouizdad, but Belouizdad hit Alger on the counter attack, as Farid El Melali scored the opening goal for Ramovic’s side to make it 1-0 in the

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How Much Prize Money Pirates Earned From CKO & MTN8

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Orlando Pirates have secured the first two trophies of the 2025/26 domestic season, lifting the Carling Knockout Cup on Saturday after already securing the MTN8 earlier. The Buccaneers needed extra-time in both finals but managed to secure the trophies – making it seven domestic cup wins out of the last 10 on offer. This past weekend, Relebohile Mofokeng scored the 1-0 winner to secure Pirates’ first Carling Cup since 2011. And the cup win has brought the club another R6.6 million in prize money, with Mpumi Khoza accepting the cheque on behalf of the Buccaneers. In addition, Pirates had already

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Khalil – Chiefs Need To Fix This Problem

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Kaizer Chiefs co-coach Ben Youssef Khalil praised the performances of the club in the last matches but expressed concerns on chances missed. Chiefs missed an opportunity to go level on points with league leaders Orlando Pirates after playing back-to-back goalless draws against Chippa United and TS Galaxy. Amakhosi has had a problem of missing chances in front of goals and that proved to be costly to them. In the Betway Premiership top five, Chiefs is the lowest scoring team with 13 goals in 13 matches. Khalil praised the performances of both goalless draws but concerned over the goal scoring opportunities

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Ex-Pirates Star At Risk Of Missing Bafana AFCON Clash

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Zimbabwe have been dealt a heavy blow with news that influential midfielder and vice-captain Marshall Munetsi has suffered a muscle injury. With the Warriors set to depart for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Morocco in just a few days’ time, the setback could cast a major doubt over his readiness for AFCON. The former Orlando Pirates man limped off the field just a few minutes after being introduced as an 85th-minute substitute in Wolverhampton Wanderers’ narrow 1-0 defeat in midweek against Nottingham Forest. Club boss, Rob Edwards, has since revealed that the 29-year-old is currently out injured

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Campbell, Singh Bag Braces As Mailula Finally Gets Debut

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Bafana Bafana youngster Shandre Campbell and Luther Singh scored braces this past weekend while Cassius Mailula finally made his debut for Kortrijk. Campbell delivered a standout performance for Club NXT U23, scoring twice in their 3–1 victory over Beerschot VA in the Challenger Pro League. Elsewhere in Belgium, Mailula made his first appearance for Kortrijk, coming on for 32 minutes in a tough 2–0 loss to RFC Liège. Cyprus saw Singh trike twice AEL Limassol as they beat Omonia Aradippou 3-1 in the league match while in the same league, Mihlali Mayambela put in 83 minutes for Aris Limassol as

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