Pirates & Siwelele Starting XIs Announced

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Orlando Pirates and Siwelele FC have named their respective starting line-ups ahead of tonight’s Betway Premiership encounter at the Free State Stadium. The newly-formed Bloemfontein outfit have found the going tough this term since purchasing SuperSport United in the off-season, and despite getting off to a convincing 3-1 success over Golden Arrows last month, they have since gone six matches without registering a win. The Buccaneers on the other hand have steadily hit form since losing their opening two games of the new campaign, and captured a historic fourth consecutive MTN8 title after beating Stellenbosch a few weeks back. Abdeslam

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Official: AmaZulu Announce Transfer Deadline Signing

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AmaZulu FC have announced the signing of midfielder Liam Bern after the player was declared a free agent on transfer deadline day. The 22-year-old is one of four players who were declared free agents by the PSL DC after Cape Town Spurs were relegated to the ABC Motsepe League, which is regarded as an amateur league, thus the players becoming free agents and available to join clubs of their choices. Usuthu snapped up Bern back in July 2025 but had to play the waiting game after Spurs contested his exit to the KwaZulu-Natal outfit at the Premier Soccer League DRC.

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Hlungwani Gives Verdict On Kwinika Elbowed Incident

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Kabuscorp SC defender Jorge was rightfully given his marching orders in their narrow win over Kaizer Chiefs, according to former FIFA referee Victor Hlungwani. The Glamour Boys fell to a shock 1-0 loss to the Angolan outfit courtesy of Edo Bokota’s 62nd minute strike in their CAF Confederation Cup Qualification round one first leg clash. The incident transpired well in the 91st minute when Jorge leaped high but used his elbow instead which gushed blood out of Zitha Kwinika’s face, an offence which was correctly punished according to “The Principal”. “Jorge from Angola did what we call striking an opponent

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Stellies Fail In Deadline Day Move For Downs Winger

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Stellenbosch FC were unsuccessful as they attempted to secure a last-ditch loan move for Mamelodi Sundowns winger Thapelo Maseko before Monday’s deadline day. In a bid to strengthen their attacking options after a poor start to the new season, Stellies made a season-long loan offer for the out-of-favour winger. However, with Kutlwano Letlhaku and Siyabonga Mabena heading to Chile for the U20 FIFA World Cup, the deal was rejected by Masandawana. The Cape Winelands-side lost their last four game across all competitions, and only linger in position 13 on the Betway Premiership log. Steve Barker’s men have only collected four

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Bafana Preliminary Squad Announced

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Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos has announced his 45-man preliminary squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers double header against Zimbabwe and Rwanda next month. South Africa is on the brink of booking their ticket to the global showpiece in America next year as they top Group C with 17 points. Bafana take on the Warriors of Zimbabwe on Friday, 10 October, at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban before ending the qualifiers with Rwanda a few days later. Here’s the rest of the squad: Did you know that the iDiski Times Digital Newspaper is completely free! Download

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Pirates Give Injury Update Ahead Of Siwelele

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Orlando Pirates have confirmed that the club are still awaiting the return of Deano van Rooyen, while Selaelo Rasebotja and Thabiso Sesane are in a recovery process ahead of their Betway Premiership match at Siwelele FC. The newly-formed club welcome the Buccaneers, who have wrapped up five straight wins across all competitions, while Siwelele have only collected one point in their last six league games. There has been chaos behind the scenes at Siwelele, with CEO Stan Matthews and assistant coach Andre Arendse leaving, while they also raised eyebrows after being the only club to not send a player to

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Edition 223 – Nabi & Amajita

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The 223rd edition of iDiski Times is out now — and it’s packed with compelling features, exclusive interviews, and powerful voices from across the football world. With news of Nasreddine Nabi’s imminent departure from Kaizer Chiefs breaking last week, Lorenz Köhler delves deeper into the Tunisian’s exit. Sinethemba Makonco caught up with former Orlando Pirates youth coach Mandla Qhogi, who is now head coach of Eswatini giants Nsingizini Hotspurs. Lethabo Kganyago, meanwhile, spoke with AmaZulu’s Zimbabwean striker  Thandolwenkosi Ngwenya about joining the club and also his international experience. We also hear more about the new partnership that Shield and Vaseline

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Official: Otladisa Lands New PSL Club

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Marumo Gallants have announced the return of winger Katlego Otladisa following his exit from Orlando Pirates. The 28-year-old left Bahlabane Ba Ntwa to join the Buccaneers in 2023 after their relegation to the Motsepe Foundation Championship having emerged as one of their leading performers. During his time at Gallants they reached the penultimate stage of the CAF Confederation Cup which then saw several players landing high-profile moves as the club went down to the second-tier. He did however not live up to expectations at Pirates making just 12 appearances before being shipped out on loan to Sekhukhune United where he

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Venue For Zim-Bafana Clash Confirmed

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Moses Mabhida Stadium will host the crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers between Zimbabwe and Bafana Bafana. The Zimbabwe Football Association had hosted their previous World Cup qualifiers in South Africa due to no stadiums in their home country meeting the CAF and FIFA criteria. However, there had been outrage about Bafana’s advantage, with Zimbabwe and Lesotho hosting South Africa in South Africa. As a consequence, Zimbabwe wanted to host Bafana in Botswana on 10 October, but according to Sportswire, SAFA complained over a scheduling conflict with Botswana’s match against Uganda on 9 October. SAFA’s complaint was now granted by

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