Ouaddou On Dansin Wonder Goal & Selection

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Orlando Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou admitted he took a big risk to start Cemran Dansin but he will keep on playing young players after he was rewarded with a stunning equaliser. Dansin, 20, was the surprise selection in Pirates’ midfield, with Ouaddou leaving the likes of Patrick Maswanganyi and Sipho Mbule on the bench. However, the youngster repaid the coach’s faith with a stunning equaliser after Peter Shalulile had opened the scoring. Ouaddou admitted after the match that people would’ve criticised his selection had it backfired, but insisted he will keep on giving young players a chance. “It’s difficult for

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Downs And Pirates Play To Thrilling Draw At Loftus

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Mamelodi Sundowns maintained their lead at the summit of the league after an entertaining 1-1 draw against Orlando Pirates at Loftys Versfeld on Saturday afternoon. It was a spectacular affair that lived up the hype, with streets packed, traffic jammed, more than two hours before kickoff, with the atmosphere around Loftus, matching the high intensity of one of the biggest fixtures South African football has on offer. While Sundowns had the early dominance, matched when Peter Shalulile scored the opener on the 20th minute mark, Pirates, who looked overawed by their inexperienced midfield containing Masindi Nemtajela, Camren Dansin and Sihle

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Pirates Starting XI Announced

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Orlando Pirates have announced their starting line-up for Betway Premiership against Mamelodi Sundowns at Loftus Versfeld Stadium this afternoon. Pirates have a chance to level Sundowns’ points tally, currently sitting three behind the reigning champions with two games in hand. The Sea Robbers come to this game after a narrow win against Magesi FC in the Carling Knockout Cup quarter-final which booked them a place in the semis.  Abdeslam Ouaddou has already led Pirates to their fourth consecutive MTN8 trophy and into the semis of CKC, with Pirates only having lost one of their last 15 games in all competitions.

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Sundowns Starting XI Announced

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Mamelodi Sundowns have announced their starting line-up in Betway Premiership against Orlando Pirates at Loftus Versfeld Stadium this afternoon After advancing to the CAF Champions League group stages, Sundowns aim to continue with their league title defense.  Sundowns managed to collect 21 points in 10 games, six wins, three draws and one loss which came against Lamontville Golden Arrows. Miguel Cardoso’s side are the highest-scoring team in the league with 17 years and conceded five goals.  Downs haven’t lost to Pirates at home since 3-1 defeat in 2018 at Loftus Stadium. This gives them confidence as they won four games

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Cardoso Discusses Impact Of Pirates’ Exit From CAFCL

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Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso says Orlando Pirates’ exit from the CAF Champions League this season will not have an impact on the two sides on the domestic front but rather Sundowns can capitalise on this for qualification of the next FIFA Club World Cup. Sundowns who came second in the Champions League last season eased into the group stages of Africa’s premium inter-club competition by hammering Nigerian side Remo Stars 7-1 on aggregate in the preliminaries, while Pirates – semi-finalists last term – were eliminated by DR Congo side St Eloi Lupopo in the preliminary stage. These developments

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Modiba – Why Sundowns Have Extra Motivation For Pirates

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Mamelodi Sundowns defender Aubrey Modiba admits their fixture against Orlando Pirates brings extra motivation. Sundowns host Pirates – who have finished runners-up in the league for the last three seasons, but come into the game with a six match winning streak, with six clean sheets – firmly overcoming their poor start which was two consecutive league losses. Modiba is expected to play a key role in the encounter and speaking ahead of the game about what makes the tie special, he said it’s due to Pirates being realistic challengers for the title, they are now chasing for the ninth straight

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Cardoso Gives Injury-Update For Pirates Clash

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Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso has confirmed Thapelo Morena and Malibongwe Khoza will miss the clash against Orlando Pirates, in addition to Themba Zwane. This comes as Sundowns will be without the injured trio for their Betway Premiership match against Pirates at Loftus Stadium on Saturday, while Teboho Mokoena and Miguel Reisinho are suspended. Zwane has been out since September, while Morena picked an injury on international duty in Bafana’s match World Cup qualifier Rwanda and Khoza got an ankle injury on CAF Champions League duty away ay Remo Stars. “We know that when we’ll have availability of all the

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Maluleka & Kekana Give Downs vs Pirates Prediction

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Ex-Mamelodi Sundowns midfielders George Maluleka and Hlompho Kekana have predicted that their former side will come out victors again Orlando Pirates this weekend. The Sundowns and Pirates clash at Loftus Versfeld Stadium is already a sold-out affair which promises to be a blockbuster this coming Saturday after these two sides already faced each other in the MTN8 semi-final where both legs ended in 1-1 draw which Pirates then won on penalties. Sundowns have lost only one league game this season which was against Golden Arrows. Meanwhile, Buccaneers lost two and that was at the beginning of the season against Sekhukhune

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‘He’s Pushing For AFCON’ – Ben Youssef on Chiefs Star

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Kaizer Chiefs assistant coach Khalil Ben Youssef says Brandon Petersen, who’s been performing well, is pushing to return to Bafana Bafana ahead of AFCON. South Africa will take part in the continental showpiece set to take place in Morocco between December and January. According to Ben Youssef, Petersen is hoping to impress Hugo Broos and make the team that’s going to play the tournament next month. The 31-year-old shot-stopper has been in impressive form, keeping nine clean-sheets across all competitions including in the Betway Premiership and CAF Champions Confederation Cup. “I think every game, we say congratulations to Petersen and

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