Appollis On What Pirates Coach Told Them

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Man of the Match Oswin Appollis says pressing was the name of the game as they ran out convincing 3-0 victors against Chippa United at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Sunday. The Buccaneers scored twice in the first period through Patrick Maswanganyi and Deon Hotto before substitute Tshepang Moremi completed the rout in the second stanza. It was a memorable afternoon for Appollis who provided a brace of assists as well as how they were instructed to press the Chilli Boys and not afford them room to breathe. “First of all, I want to give credit for the team,

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Official: Al Ahly Make Shock Riveiro Decision

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Al Ahly head coach Jose Riveiro has had his contract terminated by mutual consent after a poor run of form. The former Orlando Pirates mentor picked up just one win in seven matches for the Red Devils in the new campaign with the 2-0 defeat at home to African champions Pyramid FC on Saturday seemingly the last straw. On Sunday, Al Ahly released a statement thanking the Spanish coach for his time at the after the two parties agreed to mutually part ways. “The club thanked Mr. Jose Ribeiro, the technical director of the first football team, and his assistant

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Pirates Thump Chippa To Move Fifth

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Orlando Pirates made light work of Chippa United with a thumping 3-0 win at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Pirates pinned Chippa against the wall as early as the first minute as Stanley Nwabali was forced into parrying Oswin Appollis’ cross away from danger. The visitors opened the scoring in the 10th minute after Pirates dispossessed the Chippa defence before Patrick Maswanganyi slotted home to make it 1-0. Two minutes later, Maswanganyi missed a chance to grab his brace as Nwabali made a great save from close range. Deon Hotto doubled the Buccaneers’ lead in the 42nd

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Foster Reacts To Man United Defeat

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Bafana Bafana striker Lyle Foster felt guttered after their defeat to Manchester United in the English Premier League on Saturday afternoon. The Burnley marksman netted the equaliser in the 55th minute to level matters at 1-1 and was unfortunate to see his second goal chalked off by VAR as they eventually lost the tie 3-2 at Old Trafford. The 24-year-old South African international could not hide his disappointment and felt that they deserved something more than a defeat from the match. “Disappointed. I feel like we did really well and for the game to end the way that it ended,

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Official: Eymael Makes PSL Return

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Chippa United head coach Luc Eymael has made a sensational return to Mzansi as the successor to Sinethemba Badela and is in the dugout for this afternoon’s Betway Premiership clash against Orlando Pirates. Badela was in charge of two league games before assistant coach Musa Nyatama led their fixture against TS Galaxy – where they were thumped 4-1 at home. Badela, Nyatama, goalkeeper coach Thembalethu Moses, analyst Prinil Deen and Nyatama have now all been fired with Eymael taking over the reins at the Gqeberha-based outfit. It marks a dramatic turn of events for the club who were ushered into

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Chippa & Pirates Starting XIs Announced

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Chippa United and Orlando Pirates have named their respective starting line-ups ahead of this afternoon’s Betway Premiership encounter at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha. The Chilli Boys have had a torrid start to the new campaign as they find themselves rooted at the foot of the log standings with just a single point in four outings while the Buccaneers on the other hand look to continue in their winning ways after their win over Orbit College last time out. Pirates are currently sitting in ninth place with six points after four games having conceded three goals and scoring

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Sundowns Star Elated For Bafana New Boy

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Mamelodi Sundowns striker Iqraam Rayners says he and his fellow teammates will help newly called up national team defender Zuko Mdunyelwa settle in quickly into his new surroundings. The 26-year-old right-back earned his maiden senior international call-up by head coach Hugo Broos this week for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Nigeria in Bloemfontein. Mdunyelwa has profited from the absence of Khuliso Mudau, who only returned to training this week after a month absence – amidst contract talks over a potential new deal at the club, while Thapelo Morena was out injured. And he’s taken his

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Ncikazi Admits To Chippa Challenge

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Orlando Pirates assistant coach Mandla Ncikazi has urged his charges to focus on their task at hand against a much-changed Chippa United outfit ahead of this afternoon Betway Premiership clash. The Buccaneers go in search of third league win of the season against a Chilli Boys side who are rooted at the bottom of the log and yet to register a win. Chippa have made quite a number of signings as well as recruitment on the technical side, something Ncikazi admits has made profiling them a challenge. “The expectations are similar, in terms of the results, we just need points

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Manqoba – We Suffered Against Chiefs

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Golden Arrows head coach Manqoba Mngqithi has admitted that his team suffered from Kaizer Chiefs‘ early onslaught in their narrow Betway Premiership defeat. Abafana Bes’thende came into this tie with an impressive record against the Glamour Boys having not lost to them in their last five encounters but substitute Flavio Da Silva’s solitary second half strike was enough to hand Amakhosi three points. Mngqithi was however critical of his side for not taking the little chances they created which they were left to rue. “I think the game came out the way we anticipated it. We knew the first 20

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