Mngqithi Shares Concern Over Sundowns Recruitment Strategy

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Golden Arrows head coach Manqoba Mngqithi has expressed concern over his former side Mamelodi Sundowns lately prioritising the acquisition of foreign players, over South Africans saying it has an effect on the national team. Recently the number of players from Sundowns in the senior national team has dwindled with Orlando Pirates having more representation something Mngqithi says boils down to how clubs do their respective recruitments. Mngqithi however says though during his time it was one of the mandates as to help the national teams across board he does not necessarily criticise the Brazilians’ recruitment policy because they might have

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Cardoso – Someone Clever Made Game Difficult For Us

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Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso appeared to take aim at the referee after his team dropped points against Siwelele FC. Masandawana were held to a 1-1 draw by the Bloemfontein-based side, missing the chance to reclaim the top spot in the league with a game in hand over Orlando Pirates. Cardoso admitted that Sundowns struggled in the first half but dominated much of the second, eventually finding the equaliser. Late in the match, Sundowns were reduced to ten men after Teboho Mokoena received a second yellow card, resulting in a red. After the game, Cardoso made cryptic remarks, saying a

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Chiefs Coach Points Out ‘Big Problem’

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Kaizer Chiefs co-coach Khalil Ben Youssef has once again lamented his side’s poor finishing in their goalless draw with Chippa United. Amakhosi dropped to fifth place on the log after struggling to break down a resilient Chippa on Wednesday evening. Chiefs did have a few decent chances, the best from Mfundo Vilakazi who was open inside the box but denied by a brilliant save from Chippa’s Dumsani Msibi – with Youssef saying his players have no excuse for not winning this match. “First I have to say congratulations to Chippa for the game they play, they played with a good

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Sundowns Held By Siwelele

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Mamelodi Sundowns and Siwelele settled for a 1–1 draw in their Betway Premiership clash at Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium on Wednesday. The hosts went ahead through Vincent Pule in the first half, before Lebo Mothiba pulled one back for Masandawana in the second stanza. Masandawana made just one change from the lineup that started against MC Alger in the CAF Champions League group stage clash, replacing Divine Lunga with Aubrey Modiba. Meanwhile, Siwelele introduced two new faces, bringing in Neo Rapoo and Gape Moralo for Aphiwe Baliti and Relebogile Mokhuoane. Sundowns were forced into an early change after Grant Kekana

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Chiefs Drop Points Vs Bottom-Placed Chippa

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Kaizer Chiefs dropped points against bottom-placed Chippa United, missing a chance to reclaim third place. The Chiefs coaches rung the changes ahead of kick-off, with Paseka Mako, Thabiso Monyane, Nkosingiphile Ngcobo, Mfundo Vilakazi, Asanele Velebayi and Flavio Da Silva all coming into the line-up. ALL RESULTS However, large parts of the first half were a very dull affair, with neither side threatening the opposition goalkeeper. Flavio Da Silva had the first big chance of the game after 33 minutes but his volley from close range flew over the bar. Da Silva again had a chance after 53 minutes but his

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Sundowns Starting XI Confirmed

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Siwelele FC and Mamelodi Sundowns have confirmed their respective starting line-ups head of tonight’s Betway Premiership encounter at the Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium. Masandawana are currently on an unbeaten run of eight matches across all competitions which includes the 0-0 draw with MC Alger in the CAF Champions League as well as the 2-1 win over TS Galaxy in their last Betway Premiership outing at the beginning of last month. Siwelele on the other hand are looking to improve their way as they are winless in their last two league outings coming into this match. They lost 2-0 to AmaZulu

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Chippa & Chiefs Starting XIs Announced

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Chippa United and Kaizer Chiefs have announced their starting XIs for tonight’s Betway Premiership encounter. Both teams are meeting each other in contrasting form, with the Chilli Boys winless since September, having picked up just four points in their last eight games. Chiefs, meanwhile, have only lost once this season and could reclimb into third place with a win in Gqeberha. Amakhosi are the SA team with two outstanding fixtures before the season goes into the AFCON break, the other being Sunday’s clash with TS Galaxy – and could potentially even level Orlando Pirates’ points tally of 28 before the

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Barker On Officiating After Black Stars Draw

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Stellenbosch FC head coach Steve Barker was left disappointed by the officiating in their 1-1 draw against Tanzanian side Singida Black Stars. A draw away from home in the continental stage is not a bad a result but for Stellies it feels like a loss after they conceded a late penalty to deny them maximum points. The Cape Winelands side took the lead through speedy winger Langelihle Phili. Immediately after that, there was a huge penalty shout from Stellies which fell onto deaf. Barker’s side remained resilient at the back as they were closer to walking away with maximum points.

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‘Yaya’ Breaks Silence After Tondela Contract Extension

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Bafana Bafana midfield enforcer Sphephelo Sithole has revealed the reason behind his decision to extend his stay with Primeira Liga outfit Clube Desportivo de Tondela. On Tuesday, Tondela announced that they had extended ‘Yaya’s stay at the club until the end of June 2027. The 26-year-old South African international has been an integral part of Hugo Broos’ squads since making his national team breakthrough in 2022. He aided Bafana to both AFCON and World Cup qualifying campaigns and has been included in the 25-man squad to do duty at AFCON next month. Sithole took time to express how it was

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