Sales Names Fluminense Danger Men

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Mamelodi Sundowns striker Arthur Sales has named John Arias and a few others as players to look out for ahead of their FIFA CWC clash at the Hard Rock Stadium tonight. Fluminense sits in pole position in the group equal on four points with Borussia Dortmund after two matches while Sundowns are third with three points from the same number of games. ALSO READ: Ribeiro – We Don’t Come Here To Change…What Downs Need To Qualify, How Much They Could Earn Sales picked the Colombian attacker who already has a goal and an assist in the competition, former Chelsea defender

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Chiefs Confirm European Opponents

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Kaizer Chiefs have confirmed their five Dutch opponents in what they have labelled a “high intensity” pre-season camp in the Netherlands this month. In a statement on their website Chiefs said the team will depart for their base camp Apeldoorn on 4 July and return to South Africa on 19 July. Four of their matches will be open to public, with Chiefs facing Vitesse on 8 July, Nijimegen on 12 July, PEC Zwolle on 15 July and Twente the next day, while the encounter against Utrecht on 11 July will be played behind closed doors. Amakhosi further revealed that Carling

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Davids & Simba Miss Out On Title

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Fadlu Davids and Simba SC have missed out on the NBC Premier League title after losing Wednesday’s Kariakoo Derby 2-0 to rivals Young Africans. Simba needed a win to overtake Yanga on the log on the final day of the season but it wasn’t to be. Davids and his men end 2024/25 on 78 points, just four behind Yanga, having only lost two of their 30 games – both against Young Africans. Despite 25 wins and three draws, Simba only finished as runners-up, with Yanga collecting 82 points and an incredible 27 wins, and just one draw. Yanga have now

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Cardoso Bemoans Sundowns Conceding Four Goals

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Ahead of his side’s FIFA CWC Group F decider against Fluminense, Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso has expressed how rare it is for his side to concede four goals and it’s something they will try to avoid tonight. Sundowns lost 4-3 to German side Borussia Dortmund last time out and the result saw them drop to third place in the pool with three points which opened the group leaving three sides in with a shot of advancing to the round of 16. A win for either side will see them progress while a draw may not be enough for the

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Orbit College Promoted, CTC Relegated

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Premier Division football is back in the North West province after Orbit College gained Betway Premiership promotion after they relegated Cape Town City with a 1-0 scoreline at Olympia Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. In a fully packed Olympia Stadium in Rustenburg, City took the game by the scruff of the neck showing their experience, but they didn’t trouble Orbit goalkeeper Sekhoane Moerane. The first shot on target came through via Haashim Domingo with a long range from outside the box in the 21st minute but it went straight to Moerane. Ten minutes later, City had another opportunity, but Amadou Soukouna’s

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How Rele Avoids The Highlife & Partying

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Relebohile Mofokeng’s father Sechaba says his son’s subdued personality is one of the contributors to how the Orlando Pirates star has avoided the highlife and partying. Many footballers past and present, who are just as dynamic as Mofokeng, have walked on a wrong path off the pitch that has to an extent affected their careers. But Mofokeng has avoided being caught in a bad light. His father told iDiski Times senior writer Matshelane Mamabolo in edition 209 of the newspaper that the winger’s personality, strict boundaries, video calls after training from the parents, surprise visits to his home and coordinated

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Latest Update On Mayambela’s European Coaching Course

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Cape Town City U16 head coach Mark Mayambela has completed the last assessment of his Irish Football Association UEFA A Coaching License Diploma. Mayambela undertook the course at Belfast in Northern Ireland and confirmed on Wednesday that he had completed the course which he commenced last year as he continues his coaching journey after his football playing days. ALSO READ: Mayambela Jets Off To EuropeCity Close In On New Head Coach The UEFA A coaching course came at an expensive price which is around R140K over a two-year period which includes traveling, Visa, and the course. Did you know that

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Ribeiro – We Don’t Come Here To Change…

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Mamelodi Sundowns forward Lucas Ribeiro Costa says they didn’t come to the FIFA Club World Cup to change their style of play and is excited for a ‘special’ game against Fluminense. Sundowns are the only hope for Africa to have a representative in the last-16 of the Club World Cup, with Al Ahly, Wydad Athletic Club and Esperance Sportive de Tunis all eliminated in the group stage. A win would see them leapfrog Fluminense and progress from Group F, and it could be one they look towards Costa for inspiration, having scored an incredible solo goal to open the scoring

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What Downs Need To Qualify, How Much They Could Earn

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With Mamelodi Sundowns facing Fluminense in their final Group F match at the FIFA Club World Cup, only a win would open the door to the knockout stages, which would earn them a whopping R173 million. Masandawana currently sit in third place behind Fluminense and Dortmund, who both have four points. With Dortmund facing Ulsan HD in the other group fixture, even a draw would not be enough for Sundowns. In this case, Sundowns would move to four points as well, the same as BVB (IF they would lose to Ulsan) but Fluminense would move to five points. With head-to-head

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