Nigeria Suffer Blow Ahead Of Bafana Clash

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Nigeria lost Victor Osimhen to injury in the first half of their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Rwanda. The Super Eagles need a win to keep their slim hopes of qualifying for the World Cup alive, but so far it remains goalless at the break. Osimhen had to come off after 35 minutes after what looked like a calf injury, and was replaced by Cyriel Dessers. The Galatasaray striker had the ball in the back of the net in the first 10 minutes but was flagged for offside. The 26-year-old scored three goals in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers

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Klate’s City Hold Pirates In 6-Goal Thriller

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Newcomers Durban City held Orlando Pirates in a six-goal thriller, while Richards Bay overcome rivals Lamontville Golden Arrows in the opening fixtures of the DStv Diski Challenge.  Pirates opened the scoring in the 15th minute through Samkelo Zikalala but just two minutes later Lindokuhle Ncoco equalised for the Daine Klate’s side. Ncoco completed his brace in the 23rd minute, and just before half-time even a hat trick via a penalty which seemed to be nail in the coffin for Buccaneers. But new Pirates’ DDC coach Roscoe Krieling had to make his side dig deep in the second half. The Buccaneers pulled one

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New Role For Duku-Duku, As Bucs’ New DDC Coach Starts

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Joseph Makhanya has been given a new role to assist Abdeslam Ouaddou, while Orlando Pirates’ DDC side having come back with a new head coach Roscoe Krieling. Krieling joined the Buccaneers after his former side SuperSport United were purchased by Siwelele FC, who later moved the club to Bloemfontein. While Makhanya has taken over as the head coach of Pirates feeder club Pele Pele FC, he has been given a role to oversee the reserve team. Moreover, it is understood that ‘Dukuduku’, as he’s well-known in football circles, is also contributing as a third assistant coach to Abdeslam Ouaddou in

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Chiefs Teams Up With Nedbank To Give Back

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A partnership between Kaizer Chiefs, Nedbank, The Sports Trust, PSL, and Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, had an official handover of a state-of-the-art multi-purpose sports court. The handover was done at Phulong Secondary School in Kwa-Thema, Springs, on Wednesday, 3 September 2025, following Amakhosi’s triumphant 2025 Ke Yona campaign. Chiefs were granted the opportunity to select a school to benefit from this initiative and opted for Phulong as the school also share the facilities with Springs Home Sweepers, a local women’s football team that is partnered with the Naturena outfit in advancing women’s football. The Glamour Boys were represented

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Chiefs Star Called Up To Bafana

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Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has called up in-form Kaizer Chiefs defender Thabiso Monyane to replace the injured Nyiko Mobbi. Bafana beat Lesotho 3-0 on Friday, but Mobbie was an early substitute, with Broos confirming after the match he will not be able to play against Nigeria. Instead the Belgian mentor has called up Monyane to the national team squad in Bloemfontein. “Monyane will join the camp in Bloemfontein this weekend as the South African senior men’s national team now turns its attention to the second World Cup qualifier against Nigeria at the same venue on Tuesday night,” SAFA stated.

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Jessica Gives Update On New Signings

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Kaizer Chiefs Marketing and Commercial Director Jessica Motaung says the club’s fan base should be patient and allow the technical team to do its job as far as introducing the new players is concerned. Amakhosi completed the signings of the trio of Luke Baartman, Asanele Velebayi and Etiosa Ighodaro last month and unveiled them at one of their home games, but none of the payers is yet to make a debut. They then added Lebohang Maboe and Khanyisa Mayo, and are now sitting on 11 signings for the window, having fans excited. Speaking at the Nedbank Cup CSI event in

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Phiri On Declining ‘Really Good’ Chiefs Offer

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South Africa midfielder Lebogang Phiri has broken his silence on turning down ‘excessive amount’ of money from Kaizer Chiefs during his days at Brøndby IF. The 30-year-old attacker is currently without a club after opting not to extend his stay with French Ligue 2 outfit EA Guingamp. ALSO READ: Duba – What I Told Velebayi And BaartmanMaboe Opens Up On Chiefs Return Phiri is currently in Mzansi and has been playing the waiting game after previously confirming that he and his camp engaged in talks with Amakhosi in July as he weighed up his next move. The former Bidvest Wits

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Broos Heaps Praise on Downs Star and Other Bafana New Faces

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Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos has spoken glowingly of Mamelodi Sundowns right-back Zuko Mdunyelwa and other new faces in the team. Mdunyelwa made his debut for South Africa during their 3-0 defeat against Lesotho in the FIFA World Cup qualifier at Free State Stadium on Tuesday. The Brazilians defender was brought on as a substitute in the 6th minute, playing 85 minutes after replacing the injured Nyiko Mobbie. After the match, Broos spoke highly of the player, saying he was confident about him the moment he stepped onto the field. Broos was also pleased with the performances of the new players

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Mayo Sends Message To Chiefs Fans

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New Kaizer Chiefs signing Khanyisa Mayo has sent a message to Amakhosi fans, expressing his excitement about his “return home”. Chiefs announced the signing of the 27-year-old will join the team as 11th signing on Friday evening. Mayo returns to South Africa a year after leaving Cape Town City for CR Belouizdad. But despite scoring six and setting up one more in 41 appearances, he wasn’t registered for this season’s squad, which allowed Amakhosi to pounce. On Friday, Mayo sent an unveiling message to the club’s fans. “Hello Amakhosi nation, this is Khanyisa Mayo. I’m very excited to tell you

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