Nuno Santos Reveals Why He Joined Sundowns

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Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Nuno Santos has explained why he joined the club and how the head coach Miguel Cardoso influenced the move. Sundowns completed the signing of Santos in August from a Portuguese side Vitoria SC, with his signing seen as a coup after the midfielder has been playing at the highest level of club football like the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League. The 26-year-old hit the ground running at Sundowns, scoring three goals so far, all coming in the CAF Champions League. After his stellar performance in Sundowns’ 3-1 win over St. Eloi Lupopo Santos explained why

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Milford Go Top, Baroka Remain Rooted

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Milford FC went to the top of the Motsepe Foundation Championship, while Baroka FC remain rooted at the bottom of the table. The return of club football in the MFC began with the Limpopo derby between Venda FC and Black Leopards at Thohoyandou Stadium on Friday. A first-half goal from Deolin Mekoa was enough to hand Maunavhathu maximum points and make it the Leopards’ second consecutive defeat. On Saturday afternoon, Cape Town City played a goalless draw with Musa Nyatama’s Upington City, while a late goal from Camagu Mdevulana gave AmaTuks maximum points against The Bees. The Tshwane-based side moved

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Stellies Steal A Late Winner

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Stellenbosch FC opened their 2025/26 CAF Confederation Cup group stage account with a 1-0 win over AS Otoho at the Peter Mokaba stadium on Sunday courtesy of a late Ashely Cupido strike. The first half of the game saw minimal chances created by both sides, though the visitors enjoyed better share of possession. Stellies could have gotten on the scoreboard as early as the second minute but Devin Titus’ attempt was an easy save for the Otoho goalkeeper. The Congolese side got in Stellies’ box winning winning set-pieces in dangerous areas. They won a corner with four minutes to the

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Chiefs Starting XI Vs Al-Masry Announced

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Kaizer Chiefs have announced their starting line-up for this evening’s CAF Confederations Cup encounter against Egyptian side Al-Masry at the Suez Stadium. Amakhosi continue with their CAF inter-club journey this evening away from home after eliminating Girabola side Kabuscorp SCP and Linafoot side AS Simba in the preliminary rounds. The South African giants have been drawn in Group D, alongside Egyptian sides Al-Masry and Zamalek SC, as well as Zambian Super League side Zesco United. Chiefs come to this game on the back of two consecutive wins domestically, beating Durban City and ORBIT College in the league. Al-Masry dumped out

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Maboe On Al-Masry Clash

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Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Lebohang Maboe has expressed his confidence in his side ahead of their CAF Confederation Cup group stage opener in Egypt. Amakhosi are set to lock horns with Al-Masry at the Suez Stadium, starting at 18:00. Although Maboe acknowledges the challenge of playing away from home, he insists the team is geared up for the battle, stressing that Chiefs are not going to Egypt just to fill the fixture – they intend to push hard for victory. “We are about to embark on a very important journey. We have looked sharp in training and are all ‘amped up’

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Khanye Makes Strong Lupopo Claim

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Former Kaizer Chiefs winger Junior Khanye says St Eloi Lupopo are a weak team and it showed in their defeat to Mamelodi Sundowns in the CAF Champions League encounter on Saturday. The Congolese side lost 3-1 to Sundowns in the Group C opener in Pretoria, a result coupled with the one in an alternative fixture in the group saw them at the bottom of the pool with no points. Meanwhile Sundowns top the group with three points. Khanye insists Lupopo did not threaten Bafana ba style and it even questioned how they beat Orlando Pirates in the preliminary rounds. “I

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Cardoso On Facing Rulani In Next CAFCL Clash

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Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso has downplayed the fact that his side will face former Masandawana coach when they will travel to MC Alger in their next CAF Champions League game. Sundowns kicked off their CAFCL campaign with a dominant 3-1 win over St. Eloi Lupopo, with Nuno Santos running the show with two goals and one assist for Marcelo Allende. Cardoso’s mean climbed to the top of the log, level on points with Al Hilal but ahead on goal difference after the Sudanese giants beat Mokwena’s MC Alger 2-1 on Friday. Next weekend, the Brazilians will face Mokwena’s

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Mabena Scores Back-To-Back For Sundowns

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Siyabonga Mabena has scored in back-to-back DStv Diski Challenge games for Mamelodi Sundowns’ as they kept up with Orlando Pirates after beating the 10-man Polokwane City 4-0 on Sunday. Sundowns had a perfect start to the game after Mabena slotted home within five minutes to make it 1-0. Kabelo Sibande doubled the lead for Masandawana giving Rise and Shine a lot to think about in the second half. In the 76th minute Sundowns made it 3-0 through Simphiwe Mlondo, and just three minutes later they increased the lead to 4-0 via Oarabile Booysen. The victory saw Downs close their gap

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Otoho Without Two Key Players – Coach

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AS Otoho head coach Sekou Seck has admitted that it’s difficult for his side to have travelled to South Africa for the CAF Confederation Cup match against Stellenbosch FC without two of their key players. Captain Beranger Itoua is suspended for two matches following a red card he got during the preliminary rounds, while winger Wilfrid Nkaya is said to not have travelled due to administrative reasons. The Congolese outfit will face Stellies in their opening Group C match in the tournament at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on Sunday (15:00). Addressing the media in Polokwane on match day- 1 Seck

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