Dladla On Pirates Debut & Clean Sheet After Losing Mom

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Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Siyabonga Dladla has expressed gratitude toward his teammates and technical team and dedicated his debut and clean sheet to his late mother. The 24-year-old made the step up to the Pirates senior team ahead of the 2024/25 campaign, having represented the Buccaneers at youth level. Dladla was given the nod ahead of first choice goalkeeper Sipho Chaine by interim coach Mandla Ncikazi, and even though he was kept fairly busy on the night by SuperSport United’s attack at the Peter Mokaba Stadium, the debutant stood resolute for Pirates to come away with a clean sheet. The Tshwane-born

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Modiba – We’ve Been Knocking, Flirting With It…

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Mamelodi Sundowns‘ Aubrey Modiba says they want to replicate the joy and happiness the class of 2016 brought the club and the Yellow Nation by winning the CAF Champions League again. It’s been nine years since Sundowns under then head coach Pitso Mosimane lifted their first Champions League crown, beating Egyptian giants Zamalek – and now another foe from the North awaits them as they reached the final for the first time, since that historic feat. Pyramids come with less history, but their quality is not debatable this season, as they could finish with the Egyptian Premier League title, Egypt

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Ncikazi Praises Dladla After Bucs Debut

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Orlando Pirates interim coach Mandla Ncikazi has praised goalkeeper Siyabonga Dladla after he kept a clean sheet on his senior debut for the club on his birthday. Ncikazi handed Dladla his first-team debut in Pirates’ 1-0 win over SuperSport United in the big league at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on Tuesday. Dladla has become the latest Bucs youngster, although he is already 24, to make his debut, following the likes of Relebohile Mofokeng, Mohau Nkota, Mbekezeli Mbokazi, Simphiwe Selepe and Cemran Dansin who have all been promoted and debuted over the last two years. “These human beings are amazing, no

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Done Deal: Galaxy Complete Signing Of Chiefs’ DDC Title-Winner

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TS Galaxy have snapped up Kaizer Chiefs reserved side captain Ntandoyenkosi Nkosi after he lifted DStv Diski Challenge league title.  Just a day since this publication reported that Galaxy showed interest in the Chiefs DDC captain, iDiski Times have it in good authority that Galaxy already signed Nkosi on a three-year contract.  The Rockets are already building their squad for the upcoming season and Nkosi will be participating in the Betway Premiership next season after becoming the first signing for coach Adnan Beganovic.  The 21-year-old, whose contract with Amakhosi is running out in June, joins the likes of Puso Dithejane and

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Bafana Learn COSAFA Cup Opponents

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Bafana Bafana have been drawn in Group A of the upcoming COSAFA Cup and will face some familiar opponents. The 2025 COSAFA Cup will be hosted in Bloemfontein, making it the eighth year running that the tournament will be hosted in South Africa. Fourteen nations will feature in the 2025 tournament, including guests Morocco, which will run from 4 to 15 June. On Wednesday, the draw took place, with Bafana being placed in Group A alongside Mozambique, Mauritius and Zimbabwe. Full COSAFA Cup draw:

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Matlou On His Chiefs Future As Contract Nears End

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Kaizer Chiefs midfielder George Matlou has refused to be drawn into talks about his future as his current contract runs down end of June, saying he’s firmly focused on Saturday’s final league clash against Polokwane City. Matlou has had an injury-ravaged career at Chiefs since being snapped up from Moroka Swallows in July 2022. The club have an option to extend Matlou’s contract for a further year, but the 26-year-old has racked up just 40 appearances with three assists since joining the Naturena-based side back in 2022. The Soweto-born man declined to talk about his future but rather on his

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Pyramids Announce Traveling Squad For CAFCL Final

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Pyramids have announced their traveling squad for the first leg of the CAF Champions League final against Mamelodi Sundowns, and there were no big absentees. The Egyptian side eliminated Orlando Pirates in the semi-final, beating them 3-2 on aggregate to qualify for their first ever CAF Champions League final. However, in the final they will face a Sundowns side that eliminated record champions Al Ahly thanks to a 1-1 aggregate score. The first leg of this year’s final will take place in Pretoria on Saturday, while the return match will be in Cairo a week later. Croatian coach Krunoslav Jurcic

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Zwane Names His Player Of The Season 

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Mamelodi Sundowns captain Themba Zwane has tipped teammate Lucas Ribeiro to walk away with Player of the Season award after his master class performance this season. Ribeiro has even been backed by legends of the game to be given the award for being the best player for the 2024/25 campaign after finishing the Betway Premiership term with 16 goals and nine assists.  The Brazilian has been mentioned by a lot of people to be the Player of the Season even his peers and some coaches have already stated that. ‘Mshishi’ is the latest player to say Ribeiro should get the

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Stellenbosch Announce Player Of The Season

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Fawaaz Basadien was named the club’s Player of the Season, as Stellenbosch FC hosted their annual awards gala at the Allée Bleue Wine Estate on Tuesday evening. The club, currently third, hosted the awards before their final Betway Premiership game of the season on Saturday against Cape Town City. It has been another good season for the club, and while they didn’t win silverware, they did reach the MTN8 final, and had their debut season in continental football, reaching the semi-finals of the CAF Confederation Cup. Fawaaz Basadien, who scored seven goals and assisted eight more in all competitions, was

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