Cardoso On Historic CWC Win

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Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso has reacted to his side’s opening win at the FIFA Club World Cup in the USA, saying he is pleased that everything came together. Iqraam Rayners scored the sole goal of the match against South Korean side Ulsan HD on Wednesday morning to see the former African champions at the top of Group F with three points. Rayners could have had a hat-trick from the first game but had two other goals ruled out. Meanwhile the win was also a first for an African side at the tournament that boosts four CAF teams including

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Sundowns Defender Named In CWC Team Of The Week

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Mamelodi Sundowns defender Divine Lunga has been named in the Sofascore FIFA Club World Cup Team of the Week, along with six Bayern Munich players. With the first round of the Club World Cup matches being wrapped up, there have been many outstanding performances from players across the tournament, and the biggest one was the 10-0 win of Bayern Munich against New Zealand side Auckland City. From an African perspective, the highlight of the first round was Sundowns becoming the only African side to score and managing to collect three points, beating South Korean giants Ulsan HD. Divine Lunga had

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Riveiro On Trezeguet And Crucial Palmeiras Clash

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Al Ahly head coach Jose Riveiro says the issues with star signing Trezeguet has been resolved and rated Palmeiras as one of the best teams at the FIFA Club World Cup. With Ahly on top of Group A as all sides sit on 1 point after their goalless draw with Inter Miami and Palmeiras with FC Porto, the Egyptian giants could seal a place in the knockout stages, should they beat the Brazilian giants. But in the wake of their showdown tomorrow at the Metlife Stadium in New Jersey, their opening fixture was marred by the penalty incident as new

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Guardiola On Wydad After Challenging Opening Clash

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Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola reserved special praise for one of the Wydad Athletic Club players after their 2-0 win over the Botola Pro giants. City secured an opening win in the FIFA Club World Cup with Phil Foden and Jeremie Doku finding the net, while Thembinkosi Lorch earned widespread plaudits for his dazzling display. However, Guardiola was left impressed by goalkeeper El Mehdi Benabid, who showed his technical ability to play the ball out from defence in challenging conditions in Pennsylvania on Wednesday afternoon. “First of all the keeper has incredible delivery in the three quarter positions, so

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South African Wonderkid To Join Chelsea In R17m Deal

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South African teenager Camden Schaper is set to join Chelsea in a record transfer, as they beat Manchester City in the race for the talented forward. The 13-year-old former SuperSport United talent is set to command a compensation fee of over £700k (17-million), according to reports in British media. Schaper who has long been touted for a major rise in football, having earned a trial at Sporting Lisbon four years ago before his eventual move to the United Kingdom with Blackburn Rovers. He netted a staggering 45 goals with 65 assists for the Rovers U14s last season, and his deal

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Cardoso – Why Weather Delay Helped Us

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Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso has explained how the weather delay helped his side to prepare even better for their 2025 FIFA Club World Cup opener against Ulsan HD. Sundowns’ match against the South Korean side was supposed to kick off at midnight (SAST) but got delayed by over an hour due to adverse weather. Cardoso admitted the delay helped his side to better prepare tactically as they had more time to react to Ulsan’s surprise tactical changes in their line-up. “The delay of the game had good things, and bad things,” the Portuguese coach said. “It gave us

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Former Bafana Stars Praise Lorch Display

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Former Bafana Bafana stars Shaun Bartlett and Bongani Khumalo has hailed the dazzling display of Thembinkosi Lorch against Manchester City. Wydad Athletic Club lost 2-0 to Manchester City after goals by Phil Foden and Jeremy Doku, but it was Lorch’s performances that was on everyone’s lips in South Africa. He almost caught Ederson out with a long-range effort from his own half and set up Cassius Mailula for Wydad’s best chance after flooring new City signing Tijjani Reijnders. After the match, Bartlett and Khumalo were waxing lyrical over Lorch’s display at the world stage. “He had quite a productive day on

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City Beats Wydad, Lorch Impresses

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Manchester City beat Wydad Athletic Club 2-0 on Wednesday evening, but Thembinkosi Lorch impressed for the Moroccan giants. The Premier League giants were early on the score board thanks to Phil Foden who opened the scoring after just two minutes. Meanwhile, Jeremy Doku scored City’s second just before the break. The Citizens could’ve scored more after creating five big chances, but didn’t add another to their tally. However, Lorch impressed for the Moroccan side, testing Ederson with a superb long-range shot from his own half. Nyoso was a constant threat down the left flank, winning all three of his dribbles

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Cupido On Surprise Starting XI Return

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Mamelodi Sundowns centre-back Keanu Cupido admits that playing for the Betway Premiership champions is not a walk in the park. The 27-year old’s comments come at the back of his good performance in Sundowns’ opening match at the FIFA Club World Cup against Ulsan HD becoming the first African side to register a victory and shoot to the top of Group F with three points. Cupido admits it has been tough to recover from injury and break into the starting team however felt the timing was perfect for him to start and have an impact in the team in Orlando,

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