Mofokeng – What I Need To Improve Next Season

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Orlando Pirates winger Relebohile Mofokeng admits that he has enjoyed a good season, however he can do better as far scoring is concerned. The 20-year-old was named Man of the Match in his side’s last league match of the season – a 1-1 draw with Magesi FC in Orlando on Wednesday evening. Pirates finished the campaign in second position for a third time in as many seasons with 61 points and the club’s record number of wins. The South African international has been key in the Buccaneers ‘attack this term in all competitions and has 12 goals, five in the

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Arendse Issues Warning To SSU Players For Arrows Tie

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SuperSport United interim coach Andre Arendse has warned his charges from committing mistakes in their last opportunity to avoid the promotion/relegation playoffs. Matsatsantsa lost 2-0 to Richards Bay at the weekend to drop into 15th place with 26 points, a point behind Cape Town City who drew 0-0 with Stellenbosch FC in their last game of the season. However, Arendse side’s still have a chance to avoid the playoffs going into the last 45 minutes in a game that was suspended in February due to bad light against Golden Arrows. The sides were level at 1-1 when the match was

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Official: Pirates Confirm Two Player Exits

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Orlando Pirates have confirmed midfielder Miguel Timm will leave the club along with the retirement of captain Innocent Maela as their contracts expire. Timm, 33, joined the club three seasons ago after winning the Nedbank Cup title with Marumo Gallants and formed a key part of the rebuild under Jose Riveiro as they won five domestic trophies during his tenure. However, with Pirates notably going towards a more youthful direction, Timm, whose game to was restricted this campaign, has now departed and will be aiming to get back into the game swiftly over the coming weeks. Meanwhile Maela is set

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Costa On CAFCL Title Chances After First Leg Disappointment

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Mamelodi Sundowns forward Lucas Ribeiro Costa says they will stay strong and look to bring the CAF Champions League trophy home from Cairo this week. Sundowns are en route to Egypt for the second leg of the Champions League final, with a 1-1 scoreline from Loftus Versfeld, where Costa netted the opening goal. But they face a challenging task due to Pyramids having an away goal, which was a real kick in the teeth for Masandawana conceding in the 94th minute. “I am very with the team, we fought together, I’m very to have scored but the job is not

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Ncikazi On Record PSL Season And Ballboy Transformed For Bafana

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Orlando Pirates interim coach Mandla Ncikazi says there’s plenty of positives for the club to take into the 2025/26 season. After the 1-1 draw with Magesi, Pirates finished the season on 61 points, a record points tally in their Premier Soccer League history, but it ended with a sombre mood for the club and it’s supporters. Losing in the CAF Champions League semi-final to Pyramids, the Nedbank Cup final defeat to Kaizer Chiefs and Jose Riveiro, leaving after three seasons, and five trophies to his name. “It would have been good to finish at home with a win, but I

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Pirates End Season With Magesi Draw In Maela’s Farewell

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Orlando Pirates finished their 2024/25 season with a 1-1 draw against Magesi, as captain Innocent Maela bid farewell at Orlando Stadium on Wednesday evening. In what was a dead rubber fixture with Pirates secured in second place and Magesi safe from relegation and all but SuperSport United and Golden Arrows’ 45 minutes to be played tomorrow – there was not much to play for. Interim coach Mandla Ncikazi offered captain Maela a start, with this website previously confirming he’s set to move into a non-playing role at the end of the season, drawing an end to his professional career at

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Komphela Cites Bafana Stars For Massive Cairo Challenge

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Mamelodi Sundowns assistant coach Steve Komphela says the international experience they have in the squad can propel them to continental glory this week. Sundowns are littered with international experience with the Bafana Bafana squad in recent years dominated by the core of their squad that finished third in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, qualified for the 2025 AFCON and currently lead their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying group. As such, Masandawana and Bafana have mutually benefitted from the experience gained as they continue to challenge at the upper echelons of African football – with that experience now needed to

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Pirates & Magesi Starting XIs Announced

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Orlando Pirates and Magesi FC have announced their starting line-ups for tonight’s Betway Premiership clash eSgodini. As the curtain comes down on the 2024/25 campaign, Mandla Ncikazi’s troops will be looking to finish off on a high note after going unbeaten in their last three matches post-Jose Riveiro’s era. They played to a 1-1 draw against TS Galaxy before beating SuperSport United 1-0 followed by a 1-1 stalemate away to AmaZulu. Revenge will still be pretty much locked in the minds of the Sea Robbers after they were eliminated by the Carling Knockout champions in the first round earlier this

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Rakitic – Why Alonso Will Improve Real

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Former FC Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic believes Xabi Alonso will uplift Real Madrid to a new level, if he is given time and freedom like he had at Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Alonso, 43, guided Leverkusen to an unprecedented unbeaten Bundesliga title in 2023/24 – the first ever in the club’s history – and also lifted the DFB Pokal and the German Super Cup. Even though they only came second behind Bayern Munich this season, Los Blancos were impressed and opted to bring in Alonso to replace Carlo Ancelotti. Rakitic, who played against Alonso during his time with Sevilla, believes the

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