Sales Fires Sundowns Past Impressive Galaxy

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Mamelodi Sundowns secured a hard fought 1-0 win over an impressive TS Galaxy outfit at Loftus Versfeld on Wednesday evening. With Kaizer Chiefs drawing level with Sundowns after their 4-1 thumping of ORBIT College yesterday, the reigning champions were out to send a signal of intent at home against a Galaxy side they have found a tough opponent in recent times. And it was just that, with both sides having plenty of chances, and while Sundowns had a goal incorrectly ruled out – after the referee on the night pulled it back for a foul, Galaxy could have scored three,

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Lorch Scores Winner To Send Wydad Top

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Thembinkosi Lorch has continued his red-hot form in Morocco, scoring the winner for Wydad Athletic Club to send them to the top of the Botola Pro log. Wydad beat Hassania d’Agadir 2-1 on Wednesday evening to move to 17 points on the log. Stephane Aziz Ki scored the opener for Wydad after just six minutes while Lorch double the advantage after just 12 minutes. Meanwhile, Mohamed Bakhkhach cut one back just four minutes later in an exciting opening frenzy. However, after those three early goals things calmed down and Wydad managed to bring the three points home. The win saw

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Sundowns & Galaxy Starting XIs Confirmed 

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Mamelodi Sundowns and TS Galaxy have confirmed their starting lineups for tonight’s Betway Premiership clash at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium.  Sundowns aim return to winning ways after a 1-1 draw against Orlando Pirates last Saturday. The Betway Premiership defending champions accumulated draw number four this season and remained top of the table even though they level on points (22) with Kaizer Chiefs.  ALSO READ: Sundowns CAFCL Fixtures RevealedMokwena Comments On CAFCL Group & Downs Reunion Downs head Miguel Cardoso is under scrutiny by the fans as they believe that the club can play better football. Anything less than a win

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Pirates & Arrows Starting XIs Confirmed 

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Golden Arrows and Orlando Pirates have named their starting lineups for this evening’s Betway Premiership clash at the King Zwelithini Stadium. Arrows head coach Manqoba Mngqithi made a promise towards the end of last season that the entire country will see a different Arrows side this season and already football supporters have witnessed that. ALSO READ: Ncikazi Urges Pirates To Overcome Resurgent ArrowsPirates Issue Mofokeng & Selepe Update Ahead Arrows Clash Abafana Bes’thende are playing an exciting brand of football and scoring goals for fun. They are currently the second highest scoring team in the league with 17 goals just

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Khumalo Reacts To Amajimbos WC Opening Win

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Amajimbos head coach Vela Khumalo has reacted to his side’s U17 FIFA World Cup win over Bolivia saying he’s pleased with the results considering they played majority of the game with a man down. South Africa enjoyed a historic 3-1 victory in their opening Group A match in Qatar on Monday. Emile Witbooi, Neo Bohloko and Shaun Els were on the score sheet to help Amajimbos to the top of the group ahead of Italy who defeated the host nation 1-0 in the alternative fixture. Khumalo said to start the match on the back foot was a learning curve and

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Gabriel Hails Mhango’s Positive Influence

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Richards Bay co-coach Ronnie Gabriel has praised veteran striker Gabadinho Mhango’s progress since joining the club and his positive influence on young players. The Malawian international sored a late equaliser in the Betway Premiership match against Sekhukhune United on Tuesday night at the Peter Mokaba Stadium to see his side in 11th spot on the log with 13 points in 12 outings. This was his fourth goal of the season with Gabriel saying that’s exactly why the club brought him in and for this to also rub off on the youngsters. “Ja, we think fantastic progress,” said Gabriel. “So far,

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Ncikazi Urges Pirates To Overcome Resurgent Arrows

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Orlando Pirates assistant coach Mandla Ncikazi says they are determined to pick up a positive result despite Golden Arrows’ magnificent run of late. The Buccaneers entertain Abafana Bes’thende on Wednesday evening at the King Zwelithini Stadium as they look to move top joint of the Betway Premiership standings with Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs. Arrows on the other hand come from a confidence boosting 4-0 hammering of Marumo Gallants under the watchful eye of Manqoba Mnqithi who has turned the corner after a dismal run last season. Ncikazi, who will be facing his former side, admits that they face a

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Kaze On Mdu – It’s Something We’re Correcting

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Kaizer Chiefs coach Cedric Kaze says they are working hard to help Mduduzi Shabalala reach his potential after an impressive display in the 4-1 win over ORBIT College. The 21-year-old is widely considered one of the most talented players at the club and scored two goals with one assist on Tuesday evening, while fellow academy product Mfundo Vilakazi was also on the scoresheet. However, with only one goal and no assists prior to last night’s game, there were question marks about his end product – for a player who also has made his senior international debut. “Shabalala is a player

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The Sep-Oct PSL Award Winners Announced

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Orlando Pirates head coach Abdeslam Ouaddou and Golden Arrows winger Siyanda Ndlovu were the big winners for the monthly Premier Soccer League awards. For the month of September and October, Ndlovu was in fine form with three goals and three assists in their five matches, with three wins in the process for Manqoba Mnqgithi’s side. Meanwhile Ouaddou… after a difficult start to the season, has Pirates firing on all cylinders, with seven consecutive wins to follow the two defeats they opened the campaign. But over the monthly award period of judging it was three wins from three, four goals scored

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