Broos Sets Bold AFCON Target For Bafana

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Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos admits nobody will be happy if they don’t improve on their semi-final run of the Africa Cup of Nations in the 2025 edition in Morocco. Broos led South Africa to a third-place finish in 2023 in Ivory Coast, losing out to Nigeria on penalties in the semi-final, before beating DR Congo in the third/fourth place game. And after breezing to qualification for the biennial event and securing a place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the veteran tactician admits South Africa come into the tournament with a much higher reputation – which teams will

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Former Pirates Defender Lands New Club

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Western Cape ABC Motsepe League side Hout Bay United FC have completed the signing of former Orlando Pirates defender Katlego Ramonyai. Ramonyai came through the Pirates reserve side ranks but never got an opportunity to make his senior debut. The 24-year-old spent the previous two seasons on loan at Venda FC and Durban City in the Motsepe Foundation Championship. The left centre-back played a huge role in Durban City’s promotion to the Betway Premiership and played a vital role in their Nedbank Cup campaign where they lost in the quarterfinal against Marumo Gallants. Hout Bay FC officially announced Ramonyai on

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Bafana Defender Marks Injury Return With Goal

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After recovering from injury, Bafana Bafana defender Ime Okon marked his comeback in style, finding the net for Hannover 96 despite a 3-2 defeat to Darmstadt. It was Matchday 12 in the Bundesliga 2, coming just before the FIFA international break scheduled for next week. Okon, making his first appearance after an injury layoff, found the back of the net to equalise after Darmstadt’s Killian Corredor had put the visitors ahead. However, Hannover couldn’t capitalise on their home advantage, falling to a defeat as the visitors walked away with all three points. Okon’s side now sits fifth in the league

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Mokwena Makes It 7 Wins In A Row

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Rulani Mokwena has continued his brilliant start at MC Alger after securing their seventh successive win in the Algerian Ligue 1. Alger played bottom-placed El Bayadh but needed until the 78th minute to open the scoring via Larbi Tabti. It was Alger’s seventh successive victory in the league – and their third successive 1-0 win – to cement their spot at the top of the log. Alger have 22 points from just eight games, winning seven, and are three ahead of second-placed Oran, who have played three games more. Sead Ramovic’s CR Belouizdad are only in seventh place, with 14

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Amajimbos Write History At U17 World Cup

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South Africa’s Under17 advanced to the knockout stages of the U17 FIFA World Cup despite a 3-1 loss against Italy. Amajimbos finished second, after Bolivia and Qatar shared the spoils in a goalless draw on Sunday. Vela Khumalo’s boys had another difficult start when they conceded in the fourth minute, when Valerio Maccaroni laid an assist to Samuele Inacio. The Borussia Dortmund youngster scored for the third consecutive game in the FIFA U17 World Cup, taking his goal contribution to five (two assists & three goals). The “Gli Azzurrini” as Italy’s U17 are known continued to control the game for

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Lorch Scores Again

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Thembinkosi Lorch has scored in back-to-back Botola Pro games for Wydad Athletic Club to help them cement their top spot. Nyoso scored the opener in Wydad’s 2-1 win over OC Safi on Sunday, netting his fourth goal in the league. Lorch netted after 25 minutes to open the scoring, while Nordin Amrabat made it 2-0 in the fifth minute of first-half injury time. Safi pulled one back via a penalty from Soufian El Moudane but it was not enough, as Wydad picked up their sixth win in eight league games. The Moroccan giants moved to 20 points on the log,

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Carling Knockout Final Venue Confirmed

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The venue for this year’s Carling Knockout Cup final was confirmed straight after Marumo Gallants booked their ticket to face Orlando Pirates. The Buccaneers had eliminated Richards Bay on Saturday after beating the Natal Rich Boys 1-0 at Moses Mabhida Stadium. Meanwhile, Bahlabane Ba Ntwa came from a goal down to beat Abafana Bes’thende 4-2 on penalties after the match had ended 2-2 on Sunday. This year’s Carling Knockout Cup final will take place on 6 December, with the winner of the clash set to face the Carling All Star XI a week later. On Sunday, the Premier Soccer League

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Pirates’ CKO Final Opponents Confirmed

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Marumo Gallants are going to face Orlando Pirates in the Carling Knockout Cup final after defeating Golden Arrows 4-2 on penalties in the semi-final on Sunday afternoon at King Zwelithini Stadium. The match had finished 2-2 after 120 minutes with goals for Arrows coming from Isaac Cisse and Nqobeko Dlamini, while Phillip Ndlondlo and Sekela Dlamini netted for the away side. Manqoba Mngqithi made just one change to previous match’s starting eleven, replacing Jerome Karelse with Thokozani Khumalo. On the other hand, Alexandre Lafitte opted for a major reshuffle, introducing eight changes from the team that started against Durban City.

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Amajimbos Starting XI Vs Italy Announced

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Vela Khumalo has announced South Africa’s Under17 starting line-up to face Italy in their final Group A encounter. Amajimbos come to this game on the back of two good results, kicking off the tournament with a 3-1 win over Bolivia before drawing 1-1 with hosts Qatar. The exciting U17 side will still be without defender Sive Pama after he received a red card against Bolivia in the opener. Amajimbos need a draw to guarantee their spot in the knockout stages, but even in case they would lose they could still qualify as one of the best third-placed teams. This would

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