Sundowns & Stellies Starting XIs Announced

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Mamelodi Sundowns and Stellenbosch have confirmed their respective starting 11s for today’s Betway Premiership encounter at the Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium. Masandawana need just four points from their remaining three matches to claim a record eighth successive league crown after they walloped Chippa United 3-0 in midweek. Miguel Cardoso’s troops lead second-placed Orlando Pirates and they could actually be confirmed as champions before they even kick the ball against Magesi on May 17. Stellies on the other hand are chasing African football for a second consecutive season as they look to wrestle it out with Sekhukhune United for the CAF

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Riveiro Rebuffs Hectic Schedule Suggestions After NBC Defeat

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Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro has refused to give into suggestions that their Nedbank Cup final defeat to rivals Kaizer Chiefs was down to their hectic schedule. After clinching the MTN8 trophy earlier on in the season, the Buccaneers still campaigned in the CAF Champions League, Betway Premiership and Ke Yona Cup, all that has since slipped away. Speaking to the media at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday night after their narrow 2-1 defeat, Riveiro shrugged off any suggestions that their hectic schedule played part in their latest defeat. “There is no way I can measure the impact

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Nabi On Team’s Criticism From Chiefs Fans 

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi has called on the Khosi faithful to play their role in upliftment following criticism on Thabo Cele’s substitution as well as captain Yusuf Maart constantly getting the stick. Chiefs’ technical team and Maart have received so much criticism from the supporters throughout the season, some even questioning Maart’s leadership skills as the club captain and others even doubting Nabi’s coaching abilities.  In the Nedbank Cup final against Pirates, Chiefs supporters showed signs of not being happy when Thabo Cele was taken off for Sibongiseni Mthethwa. Nabi addressed that the supporters should support them even

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Mshishi – Let’s Finish This Thing Off

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Mamelodi Sundowns captain Themba Zwane has urged supporters to fill up Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium this afternoon – as they look to wrap up their eighth consecutive league title as swiftly as possible this season. Sundowns host Stellenbosch – who are aiming to secure another third placed finish this season – and need four points from their final three games to oust Orlando Pirates to the league title. Zwane, who recently returned to the field of play after a long-term Achilles injury will be aiming to get some minutes against Steve Barker’s side, as they also edge closer to the

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Tso – What I Told Mdu Before Superb NBC Performance

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Former Orlando Pirates midfielder Benedict ‘Tso’ Vilakazi has revealed what he told Kaizer Chiefs starlet Mduduzi Shabalala before his Nedbank Cup final performance, saying he’s happy with how things turned out in the game. Shabalala came off the bench as Gaston Sirino’s replacement in Chiefs 2-1 win over Pirates in the final on Saturday. His impact was immediate as a few minutes of him being on the field he started the movement that led to Yusuf Maart’s match and title winning goal. Tso says he was frank with the 21-year-old a few days before the final that he needs to

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Nabi On Petersen Decision And ‘Inhumane’ Pressure

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi has heaped praise on Brandon Petersen and said the decision to make the change with Bruce Bvuma was due to ‘inhumane’ pressure in recent weeks. Chiefs started the season with new signing Fiacre Ntwari before his questionable displays saw Petersen earn his place in the starting line-up but after an injury, Bruce Bvuma took his chance and retained the number one spot for most of the campaign. In his 23 games played, he kept eight clean sheets and conceded 23 goals, a fair performance on the basis on a struggling side but some errors

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Ngezana Wins Back-To-Back League Titles

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Bafana Bafana defender Siyabonga Ngezana won his second successive league title with Romanian giants FCSB with three games remaining.  Ngezana’s football career has grown in leaps and bounds since joining FCSB in June 2023 from Kaizer Chiefs. The 27-year-old, since arriving in Romania, had won the league title last season, when he was also named the Foreign Player of the Season and been included in Team of the Season, before adding the Super Cup in the beginning of the 2024/25 campaign. This season, he started a bit off after suffering from back-to-back injuries, and FCSB also didn’t start well –

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Doctor Hails Nabi After NBC Triumph

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Kaizer Chiefs legend Doctor Khumalo hailed Nasreddine Nabi’s game plans in the final and semi-final enroute to the Nedbank Cup title. Amakhosi finally lifted their first piece of silverware after beating bitter rivals Orlando Pirates 2-1 in the Soweto Derby to claim their record-extending 14th title. Despite struggling in the league, Chiefs can look back at a glorious cup run, beating Free Agents, Chippa United, Mamelodi Sundowns and Pirates. It was Nabi’s first trophy in his first season in South Africa, and Khumalo showered the coach with flowers after the final whistle. “I think the last derby and the Sundowns

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Kaizer Jr. Elated After First Trophy As Sporting Director

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Kaizer Chiefs Sporting Director has paid homage to his father, the Chairman of the club, Kaizer Motaung Snr. the technical team and the squad for a unique ‘once in a life time’ moment. Chiefs have won their first trophy since his appointment as Sporting Director of the club in July 2021 where they were six seasons without a trophy and he embarked on a new vision, that wasn’t short of disappointments in the past four years. However, Nasreddine Nabi, albeit after a poor league campaign, has delivered the Nedbank Cup, their first silverware since winning the league in the 2014/15

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