Cardoso Reacts To Pitso’s CAF CL Support

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Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso has opened up about receiving words of support from Pitso Mosimane as his side competes in the CAF Champions League final. Sundowns secured a 1-0 victory over AS FAR Rabat in the first leg at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Sunday afternoon, taking a crucial advantage into next weekend’s return leg. Ahead of the match, Mosimane sent a message of support to Cardoso and his team as they represent the nation on the continent. Mosimane has won the Champions League three times, including with the Brazilians in 2016 when they defeated Zamalek in the final. Cardoso

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Brazil Announce World Cup Squad

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Brazil manager Carlo Ancelotti has included Neymar in his final 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. There was a big debate around Neymar’s inclusion before the tournament after he was left out of the squad for the March friendlies and had been struggling with injuries over the past year. However, Ancelotti has now included the 34-year-old in his final selection, meaning Neymar will take part in his fourth global showpiece. Brazil are the record champions of the tournament, with five titles (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002) but have not lifted a World Cup in 24 years. The

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Kaze Acknowledges Chiefs’ League Improvement But…

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Kaizer Chiefs coach Cedric Kaze has acknowledged his side’s improvement in the Betway Premiership but feels a club of their stature deserves better. Last season, the gap between league winners Mamelodi Sundowns and Amakhosi, who finished ninth, was a massive 41 points. This season, however, third-placed Chiefs are just 14 points behind the current log leaders, the Brazilians, and have secured qualification for the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup. Kaze says they performed well during their league campaign up until midseason. While he is delighted with the improvement in their points tally, he maintains that Chiefs should be aiming even higher.

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Modiba Refuses To Give Up On PSL Title Hopes

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Aubrey Modiba may have just helped Mamelodi Sundowns take a giant step towards CAF Champions League glory, but the left-back admitted Saturday was a night of split attention at Loftus Versfeld, with one eye firmly on the Betway Premiership title race unfolding elsewhere. While Sundowns were seeing off AS FAR 1-0 in their continental final first leg in Pretoria, Orlando Pirates were being held to a 0-0 draw by Durban City the day prior – a result that keeps the faintest flicker of a domestic title dream alive for Miguel Cardoso’s Sundowns side. Modiba confirmed the players were tracking the

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Club Coach Reveals Ngezana’s World Cup Fate

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FCSB head coach Lucian Filip has revealed that defender Siyabonga Ngezana has been excluded from the Bafana Bafana final squad for the upcoming FIFA World Cup in North America. Ngezana has had a great career since arriving at FCSB where he helped the side to win their first league title and claimed Defender of the Season award in that very same season. The 28-year-old even earned his place in the Bafana squad, went on to play AFCON before representing the country in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers. But the injury has affected Ngezana in a way that he played just

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Chiefs Star Misses Out On World Cup Squad

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Kaizer Chiefs striker Glody Lilepo did not make DR Congo’s final squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Lilepo, 28, has made a 11 appearances for the Leopards, with his last coming in a friendly in June 2023. He has remained sidelined by DRC coach Sébastien Desabre, who announced his final 26-man selection on Monday. Meanwhile, Pyramids FC striker Fiston Mayele is the only player based in Africa to make the squad for the tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Other notable names are Real Betis striker Cedric Bakambu, Newcastle United’s Joanne Wissa and West Ham United defender

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Chippa Set For Sixth Coach This Season

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Brandon Truter has touched down in Gqeberha and has been introduced to Chippa United players and staff, as he is set to take over. iDiskiTimes has been informed that Chippa United welcomed Truter today and introduced him to the technical staff and players. Brakkies is expected to lead the Chili Boys in their last game of the season when they face Kaizer Chiefs in Durban this coming weekend. The Eastern Cape-based team need a win to be 100% sure of avoiding the playoffs based on their own result and Truter has been brought in to do just that – avoid

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Stellies Veteran Calls Time On Career

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Stellenbosch FC veteran goalkeeper Lee Langeveldt has retired from football after 21 years. Langeveldt has tons of experience and has probably seen it all in football. The veteran goalkeeper started his career in 2005 at FC Fortune, where he made a name for himself before joining KB Denmark. That same year, he moved to Santos FC, one of the Western Cape’s prides. At Santos, he spent seven years before joining Milano United in the Motsepe Foundation Championship for two seasons. For the second time in his career, Lee played outside the Western Cape when he went to play for Lamontville

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Nurkovic Update After Injury-Plagued Season

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Former Kaizer Chiefs striker Samir Nurkovic is set to leave Siwelele FC at the end of the season when his contract expires. iDiski Times has established that Nurkovic, who has been out injured almost the whole campaign, will leave Siwelele FC when his contract at the end of June 2026. The 33-year old made only four appearances this season and that was at the beginning of 2025/26. He last played in November in their 2-0 loss at the hands of AmaZulu FC. With the injury troubling Nurkovic, even retirement is on the cards for the former Amakhosi marksman. The Serbian

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