Benni Calls Up Two PSL Stars To Kenya Squad

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Two Betway Premiership players have been called up by Kenya national team coach Benni McCarthy for international friendlies in June. The Harambee Stars are set to head off to Morocco in two weeks, where they will face Chad in two friendlies on the 7th and 10th of June. The former Bafana Bafana striker has included Polokwane City goalkeeper Brian Bwire, and Stellenbosch’s Brian Onyango (Mandela) in his squad for the two games. McCarthy started his reign at the Harambe Stars with a 3-3 draw in Gambia before losing 2-1 at home to Gabon. Did you know that the iDiski Times

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R Bay Coach Gives Mdantsane Update

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Richards Bay coach Ronnie Gabriel says they are still going to sit down with management to discuss if they can keep Mduduzi Mdantsane at the club. The 30-year-old has been on loan from Kaizer Chiefs for this season as he struggled to get game time at Naturena where he arrived two seasons ago. The former Baroka FC man played three league games for the Natal Rich Boys who finished the season in eighth position with 33 points. Gabriel praised Mdantsane’s attitude and how good he has been for the side and with the loan spell coming to an end, the

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Lekgwathi Makes Saleng Admission

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Lucky Lekgwathi believes that Orlando Pirates had depth this season however thinks the situation with Monnapule Saleng put a spanner in the works. Saleng and the club have endured a long-running saga with the winger having last played six months ago allegedly issues stemming from a dispute over wages with the club. The player has missed a chunk of the season including the CAF Champions league campaign. Lekgwathi spoke to iDiski Times writer Lethabo Kganyago in edition 205 of the newspaper where he said he feels the squad was balanced in almost all the positions to go the whole nine

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Tso – Cardoso Must Drop This Downs Star To Win CAFCL

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Former Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Benedict Vilakazi reckons that head coach Miguel Cardoso needs to drop Arthur Sales for Themba Zwane if they want to win the CAF Champions League title. It had looked like Lucas Ribeiro’s goal would be enough for the South African champions to bag maximum points and advantage but had their hearts broken at the death in their back yard courtesy of Walid El Karti’s 94th-minute equalizer. The Egyptian side, who are playing in their maiden final of the competition, need just a goalless draw to lift the trophy at the 30 June stadium this coming weekend.

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Munetsi Nets Stunner In Wolves Draw

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Wolves midfielder Marshal Munetsi scored a cracker for his English Premier League club as they played to a 1-1 draw against Brentford at the Molineux on Sunday. The visitors had taken a 20th minute lead through Bryan Mbeumo but Munetsi once again salvaged a point for Wolves in the 75th minute with a right footed shot from outside the box into the top right corner after a headed assist by Jørgen Strand Larsen as they finished the league in 16th spot. It was the Zimbabwean captain’s second goal with a single assist in 14 EPL appearances since his January transfer

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Ncikazi On His Pirates Future

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Orlando Pirates interim coach Mandla Ncikazi has admitted his future lies in the hands of the club, who are yet to announce the long-term successor of Jose Riveiro. Ncikazi is in charge of Pirates’ last three games of the season after Riveiro had asked the club for an early release due to signing for a new club, expected to be Al Ahly. While Riveiro is yet to be unveiled, Ncikazi has overseen two 1-1 draws against AmaZulu and TS Galaxy as well as a 1-0 win against SuperSport United. The former Riveiro assistant and his side still have one game

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Ancelotti Names First Brazil Squad

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New Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti has named his first Selecao squad for the upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Paraguay, leaving out superstar Neymar. The 65-year-old has been unveiled by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) on Monday and also released his first squad, making several changes to previous selections. One of the big talking points was the absence of Neymar, who returned to his boyhood club Santos but had missed recent games due to a hamstring injury. “I tried to select players who are in good shape,” Ancelotti said as per ESPN. “Neymar had an injury recently. Everyone

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Sundowns Make Major CWC Announcement

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Mamelodi Sundowns have announced Carling Black Label Beer as the official sponsor backing them for the FIFA Club World Cup. The newly crowned Betway Premiership champions will soon embark on a journey to the USA for the international competition after the CAF Champions League final second leg this weekend. Downs have been drawn against German Bundesliga outfit Borussia Dortmund, Fluminense FC of Brazil and Korean side Ulsan HD in Group F. Miguel Cardoso’ charges open their tournament against Ulsan on Tuesday, 17 June, before taking on Dortmund on Saturday, 21 June. They then close the group stages with a tough

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Official: Richards Bay Retains Six Players

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Betway Premiership outfit Richards Bay have confirmed the contract extension of six players for the next five years until 2030. The Natal Rich Boyz had a difficult start to the campaign and were at some point languishing in the relegation zone. They did however have a strong finish to their 2024/25 campaign, pipping the likes of Kaizer Chiefs, Cape Town City and SuperSport United for the top eight spot. On Tuesday morning, the club announced that they had retained the services of Thulani Gumede, Yanela Mbuthuma (who has been subject of interest from Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates), Wandile Ngema,

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