Sundowns Player Returns To Europe

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After just one season at Mamelodi Sundowns, the club has loaned out Kobamelo Kodisang to Portuguese club AVS Futebol. The 25-year-old was announced by the club in Portugal on Thursday evening. He will spend the 2025/26 campaign with the top-flight club. Kodisang joined Sundowns at the start of the 2024/25 campaign, but featured just 11 times in all competitions, with six starts. Prior to joining Sundowns, Kodisang spent five years in Portugal, and joined the Brazilians after a good season for Moreirense Futebol Clube. “I’m someone who always tries to give my best, both in attack and defence. I don’t

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Bafana Squad For CHAN Announced

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The Bafana Bafana squad to compete in next month’s CHAN finals has been announced by Molefi Ntseki. With the competition set to take place at the same time as the domestic competitions in South Africa kick off, there had been several question marks over which players would be made available by clubs for the competition that is only open to those playing in their home nation. With that in mind, it is unsurprising that twelve of the players named in the squad are currently free agents (this number includes Zakhele Lepasa, whose departure from Orlando Pirates has yet to be

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Yanga Lure South African For Folz Project

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Young Africans are set to appoint South African Paul Matthews as part of the new-look technical team under Romain Folz. Matthews departs SuperSport United, which has now been rebranded to Siwelele FC after over a decade of services in various roles. He was also a major part of their recruitment for the first team and development and was credited for the acquisitions for the likes of Teboho Mokoena when he was lured to the club from Harmony Academy, alongside Sipho Mbule. Ime Okon was one of the more recent discoveries for Matthews, who wore many hats at Matsatsansa, which including

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Benni Opens Up On Shock U-Turn Ahead Of Chan

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Kenya national team head coach Benni McCarthy has explained why they decided to withdraw from the Four-Nation Pre-African Nations Championship tournament that was scheduled to kick off on Monday. The mini-tournament was scheduled to take place in Arusha, Tanzania with hosts Tanzania, Uganda and defending CHAN champions Kenya. With his squad already in Arusha, having left Nairobi this past weekend, it was a decision that was met with dismay and shock, but in a statement released by Kenya Football Federation (FKF) they supported McCarthy’s recommendation to return back home. “Tanzania was just a misfortune, we went there with good intentions but

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Kgatlana Sets The Record Straight

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Tigres UANL and Banyana Banyana striker Thembi Kgatlana has set the record straight on her absence from South Africa’s 2024 Women’s Africa Cup Of Nations (WAFCON) squad, saying it is a leave of absence and she will return. Kgatlana watched Banyana get eliminated from the tournament on-going in Morocco, losing 2-1 to Nigeria in an emotional semi-final encounter that saw their teammate Gabriela Salgado stretched off with a serious injury. Banyana will now play Ghana for a bronze medal on Friday. They headed to Morocco without the former African Women’s Player of the Year, who withdrew from the side due

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Sundowns Talent On Trial In Europe

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Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Selwyn Stevens is currently on trial at French Ligue 2 side AS Saint-Étienne. Stevens, 17, has been touted as a major prospect at the club since being lured to Gauteng from Cape Town Spurs’ academy in 2024. He’s been an ever-present figure in the junior national team set-up from the U15, U17 and now graduating to the Amajita set-up, having been part of the squad that recently won the Cosafa Region 5 Games in Namibia earlier this month. The left-footed midfielder is currently training with the reserve side, who campaign in the fifth-tier of French football, at

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Two Sundowns Players Sent To AmaTuks

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Two Mamelodi Sundowns reserve players, Onele Rulwana and Thulani Zandamela are set to join Pretoria University. This publication can confirm that two Sundowns development players are set to join AmaTuks on a season-long loan. The duo has already started training with Kwane Kopo’s side in their preparation for the upcoming season. Rulwana and Zandamela came through Sundowns DDC side and played key roles in their DDC campaign last season, even though Rulwana was out injured for some time. With Kopo known of being good when it comes to grooming the young talent, the duo is expected to play a huge

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Smith’s First Words As A QPR Player

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New Queens Park Rangers (QPR) defender Tylon Smith has expressed his joy at joining the English Championship side, saying he’s grateful for the opportunity. The Stellenbosch FC academy graduate completed his move on Wednesday, as first reported by iDiski Times, following an impressive U20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) campaign with Amajita where he was named Player of the Tournament. The 20-year-old became the first player from the PSL to move to England since Kagiso Dikgacio when he joined Fulham 16 years ago. Smith told his new side’s media team how much the opportunity means to him and how much

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Pirates Secure Major Move

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Orlando Pirates have secured a new partnership with Suzuki South Africa to become the club’s official vehicle sponsor. The Buccaneers have experienced an impressive upward spiral over the last few seasons, lifting five trophies and also finishing runners-up in the Betway Premiership thrice. In addition, they reached the CAF Champions League semi-final last season and have showed renewed intention by signing 11 players already this window. On Thursday, Suzuki now confirmed their new partnership with the Buccaneers. “Isukile! We’re proud to embark on an exciting new journey with Orlando Pirates as their official vehicle partner. A new season with a

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