Ouaddou Explains Selepe’s Late-Season Breakthrough

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Orlando Pirates head coach Abdeslam Ouaddou has shed light on why young midfielder Simphiwe Selepe was handed his first start of the season in match-day 29 of the league campaign. The 21-year-old South Africa international midfielder featured 69 minutes in the 0-0 draw with Durban City – the penultimate fixture of a tightly contested title race with Mamelodi Sundowns. The decision raised eyebrows given how late in the season the opportunity came, but Ouaddou was quick to dismiss any suggestion that the timing reflected a lack of faith in the player, pointing instead to the sheer depth of quality Pirates have

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Mbokazi Makes Headlines In US

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Bafana Bafana defender Mbekezeli Mbokazi has been named in the MLS Team of the Matchday for Matchday 14 after helping his side secure a 2-0 away win over CF Montreal and is also in the running to make the MLS All-Star Game.  The South African international is also currently among the leading vote-getters for the upcoming Major League Soccer (MLS) All-Star Game. Mbokazi was nominated alongside teammate and goalkeeper Chris Brady, who also put in an impressive performance.  Meanwhile, Chicago Fire teammate Philip Zinckernagel made the Team of the Matchday as a substitute. Mbokazi and Brady were instrumental in keeping

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Hlungwani Clears Up Confusion On Lilepo’s Red Card In Chiefs Win

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Former PSL referee Victor Hlungwani has cleared up the confusion around Kaizer Chiefs winger Glody Lilepo’s sending off in their win over AmaZulu this past weekend. The Glamour Boys picked up a vital 1-0 win over Usuthu at Moses Mabhida Stadium to move to 54 points with third place and CAF Confederation Cup football for next season already sealed. The biggest talking point of the match was the Congolese international going from hero to villain in a split second. Lilepo was given his first yellow card by referee Christopher Kistoor in the 52nd minute for simulation when he dived in

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Drawing Pots For 2027 AFCON Qualifiers Revealed

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The Confederation of African Football have revealed the drawing pots and details of the draw for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The draw will take place in Egypt at 14:00 SAST, with Bafana Bafana placed in pot 1 alongside the continent’s strongest nations. A total of 48 teams will participate in the qualifiers, with the draw producing 12 groups, with 24 teams to qualify for the finals. The top two from each group will qualify, and in groups containing the co-hosts Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania an additional team will qualify. Tuesday’s highly anticipated draw will be conducted by

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Cardoso Reacts To Pitso’s CAF CL Support

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Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso has opened up about receiving words of support from Pitso Mosimane as his side competes in the CAF Champions League final. Sundowns secured a 1-0 victory over AS FAR Rabat in the first leg at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Sunday afternoon, taking a crucial advantage into next weekend’s return leg. Ahead of the match, Mosimane sent a message of support to Cardoso and his team as they represent the nation on the continent. Mosimane has won the Champions League three times, including with the Brazilians in 2016 when they defeated Zamalek in the final. Cardoso

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Brazil Announce World Cup Squad

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Brazil manager Carlo Ancelotti has included Neymar in his final 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. There was a big debate around Neymar’s inclusion before the tournament after he was left out of the squad for the March friendlies and had been struggling with injuries over the past year. However, Ancelotti has now included the 34-year-old in his final selection, meaning Neymar will take part in his fourth global showpiece. Brazil are the record champions of the tournament, with five titles (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002) but have not lifted a World Cup in 24 years. The

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Kaze Acknowledges Chiefs’ League Improvement But…

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Kaizer Chiefs coach Cedric Kaze has acknowledged his side’s improvement in the Betway Premiership but feels a club of their stature deserves better. Last season, the gap between league winners Mamelodi Sundowns and Amakhosi, who finished ninth, was a massive 41 points. This season, however, third-placed Chiefs are just 14 points behind the current log leaders, the Brazilians, and have secured qualification for the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup. Kaze says they performed well during their league campaign up until midseason. While he is delighted with the improvement in their points tally, he maintains that Chiefs should be aiming even higher.

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Modiba Refuses To Give Up On PSL Title Hopes

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Aubrey Modiba may have just helped Mamelodi Sundowns take a giant step towards CAF Champions League glory, but the left-back admitted Saturday was a night of split attention at Loftus Versfeld, with one eye firmly on the Betway Premiership title race unfolding elsewhere. While Sundowns were seeing off AS FAR 1-0 in their continental final first leg in Pretoria, Orlando Pirates were being held to a 0-0 draw by Durban City the day prior – a result that keeps the faintest flicker of a domestic title dream alive for Miguel Cardoso’s Sundowns side. Modiba confirmed the players were tracking the

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Club Coach Reveals Ngezana’s World Cup Fate

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FCSB head coach Lucian Filip has revealed that defender Siyabonga Ngezana has been excluded from the Bafana Bafana final squad for the upcoming FIFA World Cup in North America. Ngezana has had a great career since arriving at FCSB where he helped the side to win their first league title and claimed Defender of the Season award in that very same season. The 28-year-old even earned his place in the Bafana squad, went on to play AFCON before representing the country in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers. But the injury has affected Ngezana in a way that he played just

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