Cardoso – Having Big Men Among Us Is Important

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Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso has opened up on the resurgence of Denis Onyango in the first-team this season at the age of 39. Onyango is arguably one of the finest goalkeepers in Premier Soccer League and African football history and looked to be winding down his career with the arrival of reigning CAF Footballer of the Year Ronwen Williams. However, he’s seen increased game time with 12 games to his name, often deputising for Williams this season and continuing to showcase his ability to perform at high standards for Masandawana. After keeping his eighth clean sheet for the

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Riveiro’s Farewell Message To Pirates

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Outgoing Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro has expressed gratitude to the club for his early release as well as everyone associated with the brand. The club announced on Monday morning that the Spaniard had been granted an early release from his contract which was set to conclude at the end of the current campaign. Riveiro has won five domestic trophies in his two-and-a-half-year stay at the club while also reaching the CAF Champions League semifinals and Nedbank Cup final this season. The Spaniard told Pirates’ official website that the moment is particularly emotional for him while thanking players, management, technical

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Ntseki On Bafana’s CHAN Qualification

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Bafana Bafana‘s CHAN side coach Molefi Ntseki has dedicated the side’s qualification for the 2025 edition of the tournament mainly to the players that availed themselves during the qualifying rounds. Victor Letsoalo and captain Neo Maema scored in Tshwane to seal qualification with a 2-1 aggregate score over Malawi in the 2nd leg of the qualifiers on Sunday. The tournament meant for locally based players only will be hosted in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda in three months. Bafana qualified with players who are mostly not enjoying game time at their clubs and those even without clubs and coach Ntseki acknowledged

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Kaizer Jr Breaks Silence On Nabi Exit Rumours

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Kaizer Chiefs Sporting Director Nasreddine Nabi has dismissed rumours that head coach Nasreddine Nabi will be leaving by the end of the season. Just a day after the Tunisian mentor guided Amakhosi to their first trophy in 10 years after beating Orlando Pirates in the Nedbank Cup final, the Sunday Times had published a story that the coach and his technical team will be leaving by the end of the season. However, Motaung Jr. insisted Nabi still has one year contract at Naturena, although admitting that they will do their annual review once the campaign has concluded. “Coach has got

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Official: Pirates Confirm Interim Coach

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Orlando Pirates have confirmed that assistant coach Mandla Ncikazi will oversee the remainder of the season in the interim and will be assisted by Head Performance Analyst Rayaan Jacobs as well as other members of the technical and support team. This comes after the club released a shock statement on Monday morning that head coach Jose Riveiro had asked to be released from his contract earlier which is set to run down on 30 June. Ncikazi joined the Buccaneers in June 2021 on a three-year contract after vacating his head coaching role at Golden Arrows having guided the KwaZulu-Natal-based outfit

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Khoza Explains Surprise Reason For Early Riveiro Exit

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Orlando Pirates chairman Dr. Irvin Khoza has revealed the club have allowed Jose Riveiro to terminate his contract early because he has already signed with a new team. Last month, it was announced that Riveiro would leave the Buccaneers at the end of the season, after deciding not to renew his contract. However, on Monday the club confirmed that the Spanish coach requested to be released early. Khoza stated the coach already made his request “weeks ago” and the club opted to respect his decision after he won five trophies in the last two years. “Jose approached us a few

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Breaking: Pirates Make Shock Riveiro Announcement

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Orlando Pirates have announced that Jose Riveiro has been allowed to leave the club early after signing for a new club. The Spaniard guided the Buccaneers to five trophies in two seasons at the club, but it was already confirmed he would be leaving upon the expiry of his contract on 30 June. However, the club now confirmed on Monday that Riveiro requested to terminate his deal early because he signed for a new team. “Orlando Pirates Football Club can confirm that Head Coach Jose Riveiro will be on the bench for the final time when the team hosts Golden

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Cassius Nets In Back-To-Back Games

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Former Mamelodi Sundowns striker Cassius Mailula scored in back-to-back games, as Wydad Atletic Club finished the season with three wins. Mailula netted his side’s second goal in a 2-0 win over Renaissance Zemamra after Mohamed Rayhi had given the side an early lead. It was the third successive win for Wydad since Rulani Mokwena requested special leave before ultimately departing from the Moroccan giants. Mokwena was given a special farewell before kick-off, when he was presented to the fans accompanied by president Hicham Ait Menna. Meanwhile, Mailula scored his fifth goal of the Botola Pro Inwi, ending 2024/25 with 12

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Jessica Reacts To End Of Chiefs’ 10-year Title Wait

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Kaizer Chiefs’ Marketing and Commercial Director Jessica Motaung has dedicated the club’s Nedbank Cup final success to the fans for their love and patience over the years as well as Chairman Dr Kaizer Motaung Sr. Amakhosi finally bagged a trophy that has eluded them for the past 10 years after claiming a 2-1 victory in the final over arch-rivals Orlando Pirates at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Saturday. “What an incredible moment and just congratulations to the Amakhosi family,” she said on SuperSport TV. “Just very proud that it’s happened. 10 years we changed everything. Our DDC team

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