MFC Playoff Spots Confirmed

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Kruger United were officially crowned Motsepe Foundation Championship winners, while Cape Town City and Milford FC booked their spots in the Premier Soccer League promotion playoffs. Kruger United were confirmed as champions weeks ago, on Sunday it was a day to officially crown them. The Mpumalanga-based side played to an entertaining 2-2 draw with The Bees to reach 62 points, becoming the first side to win promotion with 60 or more points since 2017/18 season when Highlands Park won it with 69 points. Champions might have been confirmed before the weekend already, but two promotion playoff spots were still up

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Cupido Sounds The Warning: It will be more difficult for us in Rabat

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Mamelodi Sundowns defender Keanu Cupido delivered a measured post-match assessment after the Brazilians edged AS FAR 1-0 in the first leg of the CAF Champions League final at a sold-out Loftus Versfeld on Sunday evening, admitting the job is far from done ahead of next weekend’s return fixture in Morocco. Cupido’s very presence on the pitch was a story in itself. The defender had been a major doubt after picking up a shoulder injury in a Betway Premiership clash against Kaizer Chiefs earlier this month, but he recovered in time to start alongside Khulumani Ndamane in central defence — and

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Tso Maintains Betway Prem Title Prediction

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iDiski TV analyst Benedict Vilakazi has maintained that Orlando Pirates will still be crowned Betway Premiership champions despite suffering a minor setback on Saturday. The Buccaneers had the chance to wrap up the league capture in front of their supporters at a sold-out Orlando Amstel Arena on Saturday, but a stubborn Durban City side proved a hard nut to crack as the tie ended in a 0-0 stalemate. The title stumblock puts Pirates two points behind log leaders Mamelodi Sundowns ahead of their decider against relegation-threatened ORBIT College at Mbombela Stadium next weekend. After the draw against the reigning Nedbank

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Santos Defiant Despite First Leg Defeat

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ASFAR head coach Alexandre Santos is adamant that his charges are able to overturn the deficit result after their CAF Champions League final first leg defeat to Mamelodi Sundowns. The Moroccan outfit, who are only making their first final since 1986, narrowly went down 1-0 to Masandawana at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Aubrey Modiba scored the only goal of the match in the 37th minute with an audacious free-kick from outside the box to hand his side a huge advantage heading into the second leg next weekend. He was however hauled off later in the game after appearing

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Petersen Opens Up On His World Cup Chances

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Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Brandon Petersen says he is going to keep doing his job and leave everything in God’s hands as far as being selected in the Bafana Bafana squad is concerned. Petersen’s comments come after another one of his Man of the Match winning displays, after helping Chiefs defeat AmaZulu 1-0 in their penultimate match of the season in Durban on Saturday. The result also meant he kept a 15th league clean sheet in 24 league appearances. The Amakhosi captain’s efforts hadn’t gone unnoticed by national team selectors. Bafana head coach Hugo Broos said the keeper was on his

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Sundowns Take Lead In CAFCL Final

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Mamelodi Sundowns secured a 1-0 advantage over The Royal Armed Forces Sports Association (ASFAR) in the first leg CAF Champions League final at Loftus Versfeld on Sunday evening. In the sold out fixture at Loftus Versfeld, the excitment was palpable from the moment you arrived in Tshwane, with the streets packed with supporters, streets filled yellow and around 1000 ASFAR fans between them as the away support, which were afforded a section in the top tier of the packed stadium. The home fans did their part, creating a euphoric experience like none experienced this season, as they looked to aid

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Hunt On Stellies Last Shot At Top Eight Finish

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Stellenbosch FC head coach Gavin Hunt wants to see his side put up a strong challenge in their last match of the season in order to secure MTN8 competition next season. The Cape Winelands outfit ran out convincing 2-0 victors over ORBIT College in their previous clash with a brace from Chumani Butsaka which earned Stellies three points on Saturday at Danie Craven Stadium. The win took Stellies into ninth place in the Betway Premiership standings ahead of next weekend’s season finale against Marumo Gallants. They are three points behind Durban City and have slim chances of qualifying for next

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Sundowns & ASFAR Starting XIs Announced

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Mamelodi Sundowns and AS FAR have confirmed their starting lineups for the first leg of the CAF Champions League final, scheduled for this afternoon at Loftus Versfeld Stadium. Miguel Cardoso has named his trusted starting lineup, which is on a mission to finally deliver the CAFCL, a trophy Sundowns last won in 2016, and a trophy Cardoso hasn’t won, having lost two finals back-to-back. Sundowns have a chance once again today to make a huge step towards their CAFCL title before going to the second leg in Morocco next weekend, while Cardoso is desperate to end the losing streak in

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Teko On How Sundowns Can Secure CAFCL First Leg Advantage

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Mamelodi Sundowns legend Teko Modise has urged his former team to treat today’s much anticipated CAF Champions League first leg encounter as a final as opposed to two legs. Masandawana take on Moroccan giants ASFAR at Loftus Versfeld Stadium looking to gain home ground advantage in their pursuit of continental glory since 2016. Sundowns reached the final last year but suffered a shock 3-2 aggregate defeat to Egyptian side Pyramids FC. ‘The General’ reckons that even though ASFAR are new to the final, Sundowns should wrap up the tie in Tshwane by using their home advantage. “The common challenge possibly

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