Stellies Set To Extend Star Midfielder’s Stay

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Stellenbosch FC are edging closer to extending the stay of midfielder Genino Palace following a good season with the club. Palace joined Stellies at the beginning of 2023/24 season from Maritzburg United after they got relegated to the Motsepe Foundation Championship. The midfield maestro took time to settle but when he did, he was solid, going on to reach 50 appearances for the Cape Winelands side in December 2024, the 30th player to do so in the club’s history. The Johannesburg-born was part of the Stellies side that won their first major trophy in topflight football (Carling Knockout Cup) and

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Yeye – Why Nabi Deserves More Time

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Former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Reneilwe Letsholonyane has pleaded for Nasreddine Nabi to be given more time at helm of the club because one season is just not enough to gauge his work. Nabi arrived in Naturena at the beginning of the season, with fans having high expectations because of his previous successes elsewhere. However, he has endured an indifferent campaign, suffering inconsistent results in the league where they look in danger of a deja vu of finishing outside the top half in two straight seasons. The good news for the Tunisian coach and his charges is that they are in

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‘Pirates Might Be Over-confident’

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Kaizer Chiefs vice-captain Inacio Miguel believes that arch-rivals Orlando Pirates’ win in the last meeting might make them over-confident ahead of Saturday’s Nedbank Cup final and has vowed they will capitalise on any complacency that creeps in. The two Soweto giants meet for the third time this campaign, and for the second time in a space of a week, and it goes without saying that the Buccaneers hold the trump cards having won both meetings and are currently the defending champions of the cup of dreams. The former Petro de Luanda centre-back has racked up three goals in the competition,

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Mailula Scores In Wydad Win

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Cassius Mailula scored in Wydad Athletic Club’s 2-0 win over JS Soualem on Thursday evening. Wydad collected their second win without Rulani Mokwena on the sidelines after the former Mamelodi Sundowns coach was granted special leave before departing at the end of the season. After beating AS FAR in their previous game when Thembinkosi Lorch scored the winner, this time it was his South African teammate who wrote the headlines. Mailula superbly netted the opener after 29 minutes, while his former Sundowns colleague Abdelmonaim Boutouil netted the second to hand Wydad back-to-back wins. It was his fourth goal in the

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Kaze Gives Squad Update Ahead Of NBC Final

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Kaizer Chiefs assistant coach Cedric Kaze gave a brief squad update ahead of his side’s Nedbank Cup final, but remained coy on giving too many information away. Kaze represented Amakhosi in the pre-match press conference, while Mandla Ncikazi represented Orlando Pirates ahead of the Soweto Derby. Nasreddine Nabi was asked to give a squad update, and confirmed that Wandile Duba returns from his suspension, while Bradley Cross will miss after sending off in the previous match. “In this coming game we’re only going to have Duba who is coming back from suspension,” Kaze stated. “Minus Cross, who is suspended from

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Six New Players Called Up For Bafana

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Bafana Bafana B coach Molefi Ntseki has confirmed that six new players have arrived in the national team camp ahead of the COSAFA qualifier second leg against Malawi. Ntseki’s side have lost the first leg 1-0, and need to overturn the deficit at Loftus Stadium at 15:00 on Sunday. Ahead of the game, SAFA confirmed that tsix players were added to the squad, namely: Neo Maema, Ndumulelo Maphangule, Victor Letsoalo, Siyanda Msani, Simon Ramabu and Kamogelo Sebelebele. “I think the first one was us playing the game we played in Malawi and the plan was to get a goal and

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Cardoso On Absent Shalulile With Record Looming

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Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso says Peter Shalulile will be back into the team very soon with the Premier Soccer League goalscoring record in sight. Shalulile, 31, is one goal away from equalling Siyabonga Nomvethe’s 129 goals in PSL competitions, but has now been out the squad for three consecutive league games, which Cardoso noted was due to injury. While he’s not been at his prolific best this season, with 11 goals, he’s remained an integral part of the squad, featuring 44 times across all competitions with three of them crucial strikes in the CAF Champions League en route

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‘Nwabali Is Not Chiefs Material’

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Former Kaizer Chiefs winger Junior Khanye does not think Stanley Nwabali is Kaizer Chiefs material as speculation about the goalkeeper’s future at Chippa United persists. Nwabali is expected to leave the Gqeberha-based outfit at the end of the season after three years which saw him break into the Nigeria senior national team and cement his place. The Super Eagles number one has previously been linked with interest abroad in Europe, while locally Chiefs were said to be interested. The 28-year-old has nine clean sheets in 23 league games this season and conceded 20 of the 24 goals his side leaked

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Davids’ Go 19 Games Unbeaten

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Fadlu Davids Simba SC have extended their unbeaten run in the Tanzanian Premier League to 19 games, closing their gap on leaders Young Africans to just four points. Simba beat 13th-placed Pamba 5-1 thanks to a hat-trick by Jean Ahoua and a brace by Leonel Ateba on Thursday afternoon, in another of their catch-up games. Davids’ men now only sit four points behind rivals Yanga, having another game in hand. The Reds of Msimbazi are now unbeaten in 19 successive league games, winning 17 of them. Simba and Yanga will still face each other in what likely will become the

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