Pirates & Galaxy XI Confirmed 

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Orlando Pirates and TS Galaxy confirmed their starting line-ups for this afternoon’s Betway Premiership clash at Orlando Stadium.  Life without Jose Riveiro will begin at Pirates with Mandla Ncikazi serving as interim coach for the remainder of the season. The Buccaneers have secured their CAF Champions League spot for next season after finishing as league runners-up for the third successive season.  Pirates are in a good run of three wins in the league, scoring seven goals and conceding two goals. The Sea Robbers aim to reach their highest number of points in 67, meaning they will have to win all

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Chiefs Legend – Ribeiro Deserves POTS Award

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Kaizer Chiefs and Bafana Bafana legend Siyabonga Nomvethe has joined the chorus of voices saying Mamelodi Sundowns Lucas Ribeiro should get this season’s Player of the Season gong. Ribeiro will get his second league-winning medal in the side’s last game of the season against Magesi FC on Sunday after they clinched an unprecedented eighth league title last week with a game to spare. The 26-year-old has mesmerised South African football lovers with his skill and quality up front where he enjoyed a 23 goal contribution of 14 goals scored and nine assists. The two time PSL Player of the Season

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Mdaka On Rotating Thin Amajita Squad Towards AFCON Final

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South Africa U20 head coach Raymond Mdaka has opened up on his rotational policy that’s steered Amajita to the U20 Africa Cup of Nationsl final against Morocco. South Africa beat Nigeria 1-0 in the semi-finals and now have the chance to lift their first-ever title in the competition, having already secured their place for the U20 FIFA World Cup in Chile later this year. Much has been spoken of their skeleton staff and only 21 players selected, due to budget constraints, but Mdaka, his technical team and the squad of players have performed beyond expectations to reach the final in

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Kwinika On Importance Of Chiefs Finishing In Top 8

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Kaizer Chiefs defender Zitha Kwinika has emphasised the importance of the club making it into the top eight bracket in order to avoid last season’s disappointment. Amakhosi are still buzzing from last weekend’s memorable Nedbank Cup triumph over arch-rivals Orlando Pirates coming out 2-1 victors to make it a 14th unprecedented title in the competition. Speaking to the club’s official website, Kwinika, the last Chiefs player to win a trophy with the club in 2015 before joining Stellenbosch FC, has urged his teammates to now switch their focus to the league as the top eight hunt continues. “We still have

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Bafana Winger Promoted In Europe

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Bafana Bafana winger Antonio Van Wyk gained promotion to the Austrian Bundesliga with SV Ried. Van Wyk, 23, who played for South Africa at the COSAFA Cup joined Ried from Stellenbosch in September 2024. On Friday, Ried gained promotion after beating SW Bregenz 4-1 – a game where Van Wyk came of the off the bench in 74th minute. Ried now sit on 64 points after 29 games, five more than second-placed Admira with just one game remaining. Overall, Van Wyk has made 17 appearances for Ried, scoring once.

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Khanye Identifies Pirates’ Future Captain

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iDiski TV analyst Junior Khanye has once again heaped praise on Orlando Pirates young defender Mbekezeli Mbokazi, calling the youngster a future captain of the club. The 19-year-old has fitted in like a glove in the first team since his promotion from the development ranks in 2025. The South African junior international has been instrumental and solid at the back for Pirates on all fronts including their CAF Champions League run and Nedbank Cup. Mbokazi showed consistency once again in his side’s last match which was a 3-0 hammering over Golden Arrows on Tuesday at Orlando Stadium as head coach

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Sales – Why I Joined Sundowns

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Mamelodi Sundowns forward Arthur Sales says he was enticed to join the club for the FIFA Club World Cup and a ‘serious’ project laid out to him. Sundowns forked out a reported transfer in excess of R60-million to lure the 22-year-old Brazilian to Chloorkop from Belgian club SK Lommel which was met with mixed reception. While there were initial doubts whether the investment would pay off, Sales has come to the fore with impressive form, scoring eight goals with eight assists in 18 league games, with only seven starts in those 18 games. And he bagged a brace coming from

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Jessica Praises Chiefs’ Academy

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Kaizer Chiefs Marketing and Commercial Director Jessica Motaung has praised the club’s academy as they are now in the process of assessing the squad in terms of transfers ahead the upcoming campaign. Chiefs broke their 10-year trophy spell after winning the Nedbank Cup trophy, a feat that has given them passage to the CAF Confederation Cup next season. There are players who will leave the club as their contracts come to an end and some not renewing. This season, Chiefs relied on new signings and young players who have come under pressure with indifferent results especially in the league. Motaung

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Amajita Hero Smith Revels In AFCON Run

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Amajita defender and semi-final hero Tylon Smith says they just want to make South Africa proud as they head to the U20 Africa Cup of Nations final this weekend. Smith, 20, currently starring in the DStv Diski Challenge with Stellenbosch has been one of the standout players at the tournament and capped off his goal scoring winner against Nigeria with the Man of the Match honour for a second time in the campaign. His header saw them qualify for the final against Morocco on Sunday, a repeat of the 1997 final, which was the last time South Africa reached this

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