Velebayi On How He’s Settling In At Chiefs

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Kaizer Chiefs winger Asanele Velebayi has described his start at the club as a game-by-game learning curve. Velebayi joined the Glamour Boys at the beginning of the current campaign after a protracted saga with his former club Cape Town Spurs. He has so far featured four times across all competitions, twice in the Betway Premiership and twice in the CAF Confederation Cup. The 22-year-old speedster has slowly worked his way into the Chiefs squad and is adapting well as his confidence grows with each game. “For me personally, I’m taking it game-by-game,” he said. “My confidence is slowly building up

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Pirates Confirm One Injury Concern Ahead Of Carling Final

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Orlando Pirates are set to be without influential midfielder Sihle Nduli for the Carling Knockout Cup final on Saturday due to injury. The Buccaneers take on Marumo Gallants in a highly-anticipated Carling final at the New Peter Mokaba Stadium on Saturday night as they look to wrap up their second silverware of the season after the MTN8 title. Nduli hasn’t featured for the Buccaneers since their 3-1 win over Golden Arrows at the beginning of November with Pirates all but confirming he will be side lined for Saturday’s final. “They could miss the calm influence of the injured Sihle Nduli

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Rulani’s Alger Advance In Algerian Cup

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South African tactician Rulani Mokwena guided MC Alger into the next round of the Algerian Cup after their narrow 1-0 win over El Bayadh on Thursday. Mokwena and his charges remained unbeaten in Algerian competitions having lost just one match this season which was their 2-1 Champions League defeat to Al-Hilal. Oussama Benhaoua scored the only goal of the match in the 11th minute, but the home side could’ve doubled their lead late on in the match, but Zinedine Ferhat missed a 64th-minute penalty. Alger advanced to the Algerian Cup Round of 32 and Mokoena has now recorded nine wins

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Zwane Makes Daring Statement About Bafana AFCON Chances

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AmaZulu FC coach Arthur Zwane has made a bold statement about Bafana Bafana‘s chances in the upcoming AFCON. The continental tournament is set to take place in Morocco between 21 December and 18 January with Bafana in Group B along with Angola, Egypt and Zimbabwe. Broos’ troops will look to do better this time around having won the bronze medal in the last edition that was staged in Ivory Coast.  Zwane says considering the Bafana form and how well they qualified for the tournament, he feels they can easily reach the final this time around. “I fancy our chances when

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Pirates Or Sundowns For League Title? Hunt Answers

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Former Durban City coach Gavin Hunt has weighed in on who might win the league between high-flying Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns. While Sundowns have dominated the league in recent years, winning it eight times in a row, Pirates last lifted the title in the 2011/12 season.  However, this season, the Sea Robbers look like a much stronger outfit and could have what it takes to challenge Sundowns’ long-standing dominance. Currently, Pirates sit at the top of the table with 28 points from 12 matches, while Sundowns are close behind on 25 points. Though Hunt stopped short of naming a

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Hisense SA Makes Donation To Pitso Mosimane Youth Football

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Hisense SA has announced that it has donated 100 Hisense mobile devices to the value of R200, 000 to the Pitso Mosimane Youth Football (PMYF). The devices will specifically be allocated to the coaching staff at PMYF so that they can be able toimprove programme coordination, player management as well as digital accessibility across the organisation’s national footprint. ALSO READ: Pitso Makes Chiefs ClaimPitso Hails Three Of His Ex Players “Pitso Mosimane Youth Football represents the very best of South African potential. Their commitment to structured development, mentorship, and opportunity mirrors our own values at Hisense SA. By equipping their

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Barker Sends Best Wishes To Bafana For AFCON

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Stellenbosch FC head coach Steve Barker has extended his well wishes for Bafana Bafana ahead of their AFCON participation in Morocco. The wait is almost over for the AFCON; the final squad has already been announced by the Belgium mentor. After finishing in third place in the previous AFCON in Ivory Coast, there’s expectations this time around that they might go a step further or possibly win it. But it won’t be easy as they are no longer a surprise package. Barker took time to wish Hugo Broos and Bafana Bafana best of luck in the AFCON in two weeks’

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Tinkler Explains Grobler Absence

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Sekhukhune United coach Eric Tinkler has explained why veteran striker Bradley Grobler was absent from their match-day squad against Magesi FC. Grobler last featured in the side’s last game away at Marumo Gallants where they picked up a point. Tinkler explained that the absence in the derby win is owing to the forward enduring an accident at home that needed him to have surgery. Meanwhile, Tinkler also started Renaldo Leaner in goals ahead of Toaster Nsabata and the 26-year-old got a clean sheet as Sekhukhune won 1-0 over their provincial rivals to go to third place on the log with

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Carnell – My Advice To Mbokazi About MLS

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Philadelphia Union coach Bradley Carnell has given advice to Chicago Fire bound Mbekezeli Mbokazi saying the youngster should embrace being uncomfortable in a foreign country. It was confirmed earlier this week that the defender has joined the MLS side from Orlando Pirates on a four-year contract reportedly worth $3million (R50 million) with an option to renew. ALSO READ: Agent – European Club Made Shock Offer For MbokaziMbokazi Reacts To Chicago Move Carnell spoke to iDiski Times senior journalist Matshelane Mamabolo on different topics including his successful season with Union. He said the 20-year-old won’t struggle to adapt in the US, but

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