Tso – These Two Pirates Stars Made Me Proud

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iDiski TV analyst Benedict Tso Vilakazi admits that the young attacking duo of Relebohile Mofokeng and Mohau Nkota have left him hugely proud despite Orlando Pirates’ CAF Champions League elimination. The pair have nine goals and five assists between them in Africa’s premium club competition and were both on the score sheet when Pirates lost 3-2 to Pyramids FC in the 2nd leg of their semi-final on Friday. ‘Tso’ believes no one gave the youngsters a chance and they did well to help the Buccaneers get to the semi-finals. The former Sea Robbers captain added that with the little experience

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Amajita Lose Opener

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It was not the start Amajita wanted to begin their CAF U20 Africa Cup of Nations campaign with on Sunday, as they lost 1-0 to hosts Egypt at the Cairo International Stadium, despite dominating for much of the game. For the second time in 48 hours, this pitch hosted a battle between Southern and Northern Africa, following Mamelodi Sundowns’ success against Al Ahly on Friday evening in the CAF Champions League semi-finals. Raymond Mdaka’s team looked to take early control of the possession, and did as much, though the first shot in anger did fall to the hosts, but that

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Durban City Dedicate Huge Win For ‘Sgora’

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There were wins for the top three teams in the Motsepe Foundation Championship, as they look to secure their spots with just three more rounds to play. On Friday, Durban City were back on the pitch after the sad passing of Sinamandla ‘Sgora’ Zondi midweek and secured a comfortable 3-0 victory over Pretoria Callies to entrench their place in the top spot. There was only one win on Saturday, as Baroka beat Highbury 3-1. It ended goalless between Casric Stars and Cape Town Spurs, and also between Hungry Lions and JDR Stars. Leruma United were held to a 1-1 draw

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Barker Reacts To Stellies Losing Out On CAFCC Final Spot

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Stellenbosch FC head coach Steve Barker has taken pride in their CAF Confederation Cup journey despite losing out on a spot in the final. The Cape Winelands outfit could unfortunately not overturn the 1-0 first leg deficit as the second leg tie against Tanzania’s Simba SC at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Sunday afternoon ended 0-0 in regulation and added time. Barker took time out in his post-match interview to congratulate his South African counterpart Fadlu Davids on the opposition bench and also heaped huge credit to his players who he believes gave it their all on the

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Simba End Stellies’ Fairytale Run

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Stellenbosch FC‘s impressive foray in Africa came to an end after they went down 1-0 on aggregate to Simba SC in their CAF Confederation Cup semifinal second leg tie at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Sunday afternoon. Both sides had a go at each other and Simba were awarded an 11th-minute penalty after Kibu Denis went down in the box. VAR however overturned the decision. Andre de Jong’s glancing header in the 40th minute sailed just over the bar as both sides headed into the halftime break still locked at 0-0 with the Reds of Msimbazi still having

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Msendami And Co – Gallants Address Transfer Talks…

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Marumo Gallants head coach Abdeslam Ouaddou has admitted they have some interesting talent that will undoubtedly be in demand in the upcoming off-season transfer window. Zimbabwe international winger Daniel Msendami has long been linked with a move to South Africa and Gallants were the first to take the chance to lure him across the border, where he was starring in Botswana with Jwaneng Galaxy. He was lauded as ‘the next Khama Billiat’ by former coach Morena Ramoreboli as he led them to league titles and the group stages of the CAF Champions League. Now, the 24-year-old is starting to excel in

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Arendse Gives Okon Update

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SuperSport United interim coach Andre Arendse has given an update on the future of defender Ime Okon, say he’s still registered player at the club despite widespread interest. Okon is in his last six months of his contract with Matsatsantsa with a new deal yet to be signed according to reports as he assesses all his options. The 21-year-old has played 21 games for SuperSport in all competitions this season and has recently been to trials with Dynamo Kyiv in Ukraine. Arendse said he’s aware of what’s happening with the player however there hasn’t been any solid interest adding that

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Stellies vs Simba Starting XIs Confirmed

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Stellenbosch FC and Simba SC have announced their respective starting line-ups for this afternoon’s CAF Confederation Cup second leg semi-final tie at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. The Cape Winelands outfit have it all to do in this tie after narrowly going down 1-0 in Zanzibar last week. Steve Barker’s charges have however suffered further blow that captain and first-choice goalkeeper Sage Stephens will once again sit out the tie after failing to recover from a calf injury he sustained in the quarterfinal second leg win over defending champions Zamalek. Barker has already fired warning salvo at the Tanzanians

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De Jong Opens Up On Zamalek Upset

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Stellenbosch FC forward Andre De Jong has admitted the side’s CAF Confederation Cup trip to Egypt earlier this month ranks among the best moments of his career. Stellies travelled to Egypt’s capital to play defending champions Zamalek in the 2nd leg of their quarter-final where they scored and dumped Zamelk out of the competition. This was a historic moment for the side who playing continental football for the first time. De Jong told iDiski Times Editor Rob Delport in edition 201 of the newspaper that it was a special trip where he and teammates stood to be counted reminding him

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