Upington City Big Winners On MD1 Of MFC

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Upington City came out tops in the six-goal thriller against Kruger United while new Motsepe Foundation Championship sides Gomora United, The Bees, and Midlands Wanderers all started their campaign with a win.  The journey to the Betway Premiership started on Friday with two fixtures, Gomora United narrowly beat Leicesterford City 1-0, with a goal scored by Xola Mosiea in the first half. The newcomers managed to keep a clean sheet with the leadership of former Orlando Pirates defender Rooi Mahamutsa. In the other clash, Siyabonga Dubula’s 35th-minute goal for Highbury FC was cancelled out by Prince Nxumalo’s 60th-minute strike to

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Junior On Tito Sub

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iDiski TV analyst Junior Khanye has critiqued Orlando Pirates head coach Abdeslam Ouaddou’s substitution of Patrick Maswanganyi in the MTN8 semi-final 2nd leg match against Mamelodi Sundowns. Pirates came into the game with a 1-1 draw from the first leg and the coach started ‘Tito’ before hauling him off for Bandile Shandu in the 39th minute when Sundowns was leading the encounter 1-0. Pirates eventually equalised and went on to win the tie 4-1 on penalties to stay on cause to win the Wafa Wafa trophy for a fourth time in a row. Khanye says even though the decision benefitted

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Chaine Reacts To Pirates Rallying Back To Beat Sundowns

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Betway Premiership Goalkeeper of the Season Sipho Chaine reckons winning the MTN8 semifinals is not enough as they eye a record fourth title on the trot. The Buccaneers rallied from a goal down to earn a 1-1 draw with Mamelodi Sundowns before advancing to the final after a 4-1 penalty shootout victory. Chaine saved two spot kicks from Teboho Mokoena and Marcelo Allende before Tshegofatso Mabasa slotted home the winning penalty and the Bucs goalminder says what matters most is them lifting the trophy. “Amazing day to play in front of Amabakhaniya again,” he said to OP TV. “What a

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Downs Ladies Move Top After Narrow Win

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Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies secured a hard fought 1-0 victory over Zesco Ndola Girls FC to move top of Group A in their 2025 CAFWCL COSAFA Qualifiers at the AW Muller Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Banyana Ba Style picked up from where they left off in their opening game taking the lead in the 18th minute through Boitumelo Rabale’s low strike from the edge of the box to make it 1-0. Noxolo Cesane was denied by Ndola goalkeeper Hazel Nali from close range in the 27th minute. In the 67th minute, substitute Ronnell Donnelly thought she had finally got her goal

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Cardoso – Why Lethlaku Wasn’t On The Bench

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Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso has insisted he cannot take all his players in a matchday squad when quizzed about Kutlwano Lethlaku’s absence. Lethlaku, 19, has been at the centre of massive transfer speculation, with his agent Mathew Moore telling this publication Sundowns have received a second lucrative offer from a club in Portugal for his services. However, Sundowns seem unwilling to sell their young prodigy, with Lethlaku starting the last two league matches. However, on Saturday, Lethlaku was not in the squad against Orlando Pirates, but Cardoso insisted it’s because he can only select so many of his

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Mbatha – What Mbule Brings To Pirates

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Orlando Pirates midfielder Thalente Mbatha has given a word of praise on the calibre of Sipho Mbule, saying he brings a wealth of experience with them. Mbule, 27, has won three trophies with former club Mamelodi Sundowns – two League titles and the African Football League and speaking to iDiski Times senior journalist Lorenz Köhler, Mbatha said that’s the kind of experience and competitiveness that will benefit Pirates especially in the league where they have been chasing for the past three seasons. “It’s important to have such players who are used to winning,” Mbatha told iDiski Times. “Look at Sipho

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Sebelebele On Reaching First MTN8 Final With Pirates

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Orlando Pirates winger Kamogelo Sebelebele is already targeting his first gold medal after his heroics in the MTN8 semis. Just like he did in the first leg, Sebelebele once again scored as the Buccaneers rallied from a goal down to salvage a 1-1 draw before eventually winning 4-1 on penalties against Mamelodi Sundowns in Tshwane. This was also his third goal in three successive matches with two Man of the Match awards in as many games. This meant Pirates reached their fourth consecutive Wafa Wafa final and will again play Stellenbosch FC in a repeat of last season’s final. The

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Why Leopards Played With 10 Men In Early MFC Drama

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The 2025/26 Motsepe Foundation Championship kicked off this weekend with drama as Black Leopards played with only 10 men in their defeat to Casric Stars.  Lidoda Duvha’s clash against Stars at Thohoyandou Stadium kicked off 45 minutes later than expected after a long discussion about Leopards, who had only 10 players available for the encounter.  ALSO READ: 2025/26 Opening MFC Fixtures ReleasedAll 24/25 PSL Awards Winners Revealed Information received by this publication is that Leopards had only 10 players’ cards available after failing to register their players on time. They had to play the game with those 10 players who

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Barker On Facing Pirates Again

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Stellenbosch FC head coach Steve Barker says facing Orlando Pirates again in the MTN8 final will not be about redemption as his side will treat it like a new game. Stellies secured a place in the final after drawing 1-1 with Sekhukhune United in the semi-final 2nd leg at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on Saturday, winning the tie 3-1 on aggregate. Meanwhile, the Buccaneers needed penalties against Mamelodi Sundowns in an earlier kick off to progress to the final. Stellies and Pirates met last season in the final which was won by the Ghost under controversial circumstances and the coach

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