Rele’s Dad – My Wife Saw His Talent First

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Orlando Pirates winger Relebohile Mofokeng’s father Sechaba Mofokeng has revealed that his son’s talents and potential were first seen by the player’s mother. The 21-year-old has impressed since his promotion from Pirates’ development ranks two seasons ago. He has been integral part of the side’s attack helping them to a second place finish in the league last season, the MTN 8 victory and reaching the semi-finals of the CAF Champions League and the finals of the Nedbank Cup. His father spoke to IDiski Times senior writer Matshelane Mamabolo in edition 209 of the newspaper where he said Mofokeng’s mother saw

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New Pirates Signing Spotted At Medicals

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New Orlando Pirates midfielder Abdoulaye Mariko was spotted during the club’s medical assessments. The 23-year-old is the latest of the Buccaneers’ signings, even though he hasn’t been officially unveiled yet. He arrived in Johannesburg on Thursday after agreeing a two-year deal with an option to extend, as reported by iDiski Times. Pirates fended off interest from several club’s in North Africa for the services of the defensive midfielder who played seven times in the CAF Champions League for the 24-time Malian Première Division champions, Djoliba. Mariko becomes the fourth midfielder Pirates have signed in the current window after the acquisitions

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Official: Pogba Lands New Club After 18-month Doping Ban

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Former Manchester United and Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has taken a major step towards his return to professional football by signing a two-year deal with French Ligue 1 outfit AS Monaco. The French international was handed a four-year doping ban in 2023 after a drugs test found elevated levels of testosterone in his system, though that ban was then slashed to just 18 months. The 30-year-old was confirmed to have inadvertently taken DHEA which is a substance that boosts testosterone and is on WADA’s banned list. The ruling did however state that the banned substance only has an effect on

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CWC Prize Money Overview – Who Earned Most So Far?

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With the group stages of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup now being concluded, a whopping $741 million of the $1 billion prize money pool has already been distributed. FIFA promised a record-breaking prize money pool, and all 32 participants have secured their first portion of the incentives. While Mamelodi Sundowns have secured $9.55 million (R171 million, today’s exchange rate) as participation fee plus another $2 million (R36 million) for their win over Ulsan HD and $1 million (R18 million) for the draw with Fluminense, making it $12.55 million (R224 million). Meanwhile, Manchester City are the top earners at the

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Jessica Rubbishes ‘Chiefs Don’t Want To Pay’ Claims

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Kaizer Chiefs Marketing & Commercial Director Jessica Motaung has rubbished claims that Amakhosi don’t want to pay big fees in the transfer market. The Glamour Boys are yet to announce any new signings ahead of the 2025/26 campaign but have parted ways with five players so far. There have been claims in recent years that Chiefs are unwilling to spend big on new signings and rather look at free agents – but those have been labelled as “absolute nonsense” by Motaung who insisted her side spent big last season, especially on the technical team. “Chiefs pays a lot of money.

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Khanye Makes Big Mbule Claim After Pirates Deal

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Former Kaizer Chiefs winger Junior Khanye says he was surprised to see Orlando Pirates sign midfielder Sipho Mbule but believes the player could even jump on the AFCON train if he uses his “last chance”. Mbule was announced by Pirates earlier this week, though the terms of his contract were not revealed, after parting ways with Mamelodi Sundowns following a loan at Sekhukhune United. ‘Master Chef’ spent the past season on loan at Babina Noko where he couldn’t finish the term due to alleged misconduct, with his agent Mike Makaab announcing that the player was offered to Chiefs however has

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Pirates Reveal Details About New Player Inductions

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Orlando Pirates have shared some details on the induction process the club’s new signings are going through after announcing eight new additions this week. The Buccaneers announced the signing of Tshepang Moremi, Sihle Nduli, Sinoxolo Kwayiba, Masindi Nemtajela, Tshepho Mashiloane, Yanela Mbuthuma, Nkosikhona Ndaba and Sipho Mbule this week. All new players went through their medicals on Thursday, and were then taken through an induction process by some of the clubs former captains like Happy Jele, Edward Motale and Lucky Lekgwathi, among others. “The day will comprise of a series of medical and physical assessments, an essential step in ensuring

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Makaab Names Three Other Clubs Who Wanted Chislett

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Football agent Mike Makaab has revealed that Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns as well as Motherwell from the Scottish Premier League were also interest in incoming Kaizer Chiefs signing Ethan Chislett. Chislett, 26, has penned a two-year deal with an option to extend with the Soweto giants, as first reported by FARPost. The Durban-born talent, whose father Donovan plied his trade in the Premier Soccer League, has spent his professional career in England over the past decade but wanted to return to Mzansi, seeing Chiefs as the perfect place to further his career. “With Chislett, don’t believe for one moment

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Jessica Gives Update On New Chiefs Kit

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Kaizer Chiefs Marketing & Commercial Director Jessica Motaung has revealed that the new Amakhosi kit will be released before the Toyota Cup. Amakhosi announced they will face Asante Kotoko on 26 July at Moses Mabhida Stadium in the second edition of the tournament. At the launch event, Motaung also confirmed the new kit will be launched in the build-up of the Toyota Cup and will wear both new kits for the first time in the match against Asante Kotoko. “We’re going to launch the new jersey just prior to the Toyota Cup game, and then we’ll launch it on field,

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