Breaking: Chiefs Announce Next Departure

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Kaizer Chiefs have announced the departure of Njabulo Blom, who will return to his mother club after the expiry of his loan deal. Amakhosi signed Blom on loan from Major League Side St. Louis City, much to the excitement of the club’s fans, but the Chiefs youth product somewhat failed to live up to expectations. The 25-year-old made 19 appearances for the Glamour Boys, but only started 10 and played only 49 minutes over the last nine games. “After completing his loan spell with Kaizer Chiefs, Njabulo Blom will return to his parent club, St. Louis City SC, in the

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Playoffs Face Further Delay

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The PSL promotion playoffs have been delayed once again, following a late arbitration sitting on Friday. Initially scheduled to begin on Tuesday, 27 May, the playoffs were postponed due to the unresolved fixture between SuperSport United and Lamontville Golden Arrows, as well as an arbitration process that was yet to be concluded. Following SuperSport’s 1-1 draw with Arrows on Thursday, it was confirmed that Cape Town City would take the final play-off spot, joining Casric Stars and ORBIT College in the three-team mini-league. The arbitration hearing, which had been postponed earlier in the week, finally took place on Friday afternoon

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Lekgwathi Names His Pirates Player Of The Season

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Former Orlando Pirates captain Lucky Lekgwathi has picked goalkeeper Sipho Chaine as his Player of the Season at the club.  Chaine has been instrumental for the side this season keeping 10 clean sheets in 24 league matches where they look set to finish in second position. He has also helped Pirates clinch the MTN8, reach the semi-finals of the CAF Champions League and final of the Nedbank Cup. Lekgwathi told iDiski Times writer Lethabo Kganyago in edition 205 of the newspaper that Chaine along with young defender Mbekezeli Mbokazi, Deon Hotto and Relebohile Mofokeng have done well but the keeper

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SAFA Confirm New-Look Technical Team For Cosafa Cup

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The South African Football Association (SAFA) have confirmed Vela Khumalo will lead the national team for the 2025 Cosafa Cup. The U17 national team coach, Khumalo was due to work with U20 head coach Raymond Mdaka, who has been delcared unavailable for the showpiece. Reneilwe Letsholonyane has now stepped in as his assistant alongside Molefi Ntseki – who oversaw qualification for the African Nation Championship, as the Technical Advisor. Khumalo recently won the DStv Diski Challenge with Chiefs and helped the U17s qualify for the U17 FIFA World Cup set to take place in Qatar. “Unfortunately, coach Raymond is not

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Official: Liverpool Announce First 25/26 Signing

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Liverpool have announced the signing of Dutch right-back Jeremy Frimpong as the club’s first capture for the 2025/26 season. Frimpong, 24, joins the Reds from German Bundesliga giants Bayer 04 Leverkusen for a reported £30m transfer and is seen as a direct replacement for Trent Alexander-Arnold who has since joined Real Madrid. “For me, it was like, ‘Whatever you guys do, just get this done’, [speaking to] my agents: ‘Just get this done’,” he told the club’s official website after signing a ‘long-term’ deal. “Liverpool fans, I’m going to give my all, my energy, my work-rate and hopefully we can

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‘Sundowns Can Be Arrogant’

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Former Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Sibusiso Vilakazi wants the club’s current crop of players to count themselves among the best and dream big heading into the FIFA Club World Cup. The newly crowned Betway Premiership champions are pitted in Group F alongside German Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund, Fluminense FC of Brazil and South Korean outfit Ulsan. Villa was part of the first group to qualify for the Cub World Cup with Sundowns almost a decade ago after they won the CAF Champions League. Speaking at the announcement of Carling Black Label being Masandawana’s beer sponsor for the club world cup, Villa

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Chiefs Dominate Bafana Squad For COSAFA Cup

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The South African Football Association (SAFA) have announced a 23-man Bafana Bafana squad for this year’s edition of the COSAFA Cup in Bloemfontein. South Africa have been pitted against Mozambique, Mauritius and Zimbabwe in Group A. SAFA announced the squad on Friday afternoon with Kaizer Chiefs dominating the team with five players after they were snubbed for the friendly internationals with Mozambique and Tanzania. Here’s the rest of the squad: The tournament will be held in Mangaung from June 4-15 with all the matches staged at the Free State and Dr Petrus Molemela Stadiums. Did you know that the iDiski

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Emotional Matthews Praises SSU Staff After Playoff Survival

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SuperSport United CEO Stan Matthews has heaped huge praise on Andre Arendse and the club’s backroom staff for sticking together during difficult times after they avoided the promotion playoffs. Matsatsantsa played to a 1-1 draw against Golden Arrows on Thursday afternoon to all but secure their top-flight status for next season. The three-time PSL champions needed just a point coming into 45-minute tie and took a fourth minute lead through Christian Saile with Arrows restoring parity in the 24th minute through Velemseni Ndwandwe with the match finishing in a stalemate. Former United players and coaches were present at the Lucas

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Sekhukhune Staff Member Steps Down

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Sekhukhune United‘s head of analysis and scouting department Sinesipho Mali has stepped down from his position. Mali has been one of the fast-growing football brains in South African football having been part of the South African senior men’s team to win their first medal since winning the AFCON in 1996. The Eastern Cape-born man took analysis in Mzansi to another level and earned huge plaudits from Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos. The AFCON bronze winner has played a huge part in the South African youth development football and believes more in giving younger players an opportunity. This publication has

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