Motsepe – You Cannot Develop SA Football Without A Successful Kaizer Chiefs

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Kaizer Chiefs and the Motaung family has been reserved for special praise by the President of the Confederation of African Football Dr. Patrice Motsepe. Motsepe was speaking on Wednesday at the Sandton Convention Centre at the official signing ceremony of their partnership extension with African Global Logistics (AGL) for the upcoming Women’s and Men’s Africa Cup of Nations tournaments over the next 12 months. AGL was heavily involved in the continental showpiece in Ivory Coast which Motsepe and many regard as the most succesful AFCON to date in terms of entertainment, viewership and profitability of the biennial event. However, as

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Mhango – Why I Enjoyed Working With Hunt

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Marumo Gallants striker Gabadinho Mhango has revealed why he enjoyed working with coach Gavin Hunt. The two worked together at the now defunct Bidvest Wits between 2016 and 2019 where the Malawi international made 52 league appearances and scored 14 goals with two assists. The 32-year-old who has been somewhat of a journey man since his arrival in South Africa told iDiski Times writer Lethabo Kganyago in edition 199 of the newspaper that Hunt stands out from the coaches he worked with because of the trust and freedom he gives his players. “You know I worked with so many coaches,”

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Nabi – What We Learnt From Poor Display Vs Chippa

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi has insisted his side needs to learn to focus on the next game and not let big matches like the upcoming Soweto Derbies distract their focus. Chiefs defeated Sundowns 2-1 in the semi-final of the Nedbank Cup two weeks ago but then looked a completely different team in their goalless draw with Chippa United in the league in Gqeberha. The coach believes mentally Chiefs weren’t sharp enough after the high of beating Sundowns in the Ke Yona Cup and insisted they now need to focus on their next game against Marumo Gallants, before their

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Onyango – Al Ahly Showed Us Respect

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Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Denis Onyango says the way Al Ahly set themselves up in the first leg semi-final in South Africa was a sign of respect but he remains confident they can get the job done in Cairo this week. Sundowns failed to register a single shot on target in the first leg at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday and traveled on Tuesday to Egypt ahead of the highly anticipated fixture at the Cairo International Stadium on Friday evening. “I think it wasn’t a very bad game but also wasn’t a very good game from our side, I believe the moment

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Smith On Losing CB Partner Mbokazi For U20 AFCON

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Amajita defender Tylon Smith has opened up on the withdrawal of Mbekezeli Mbokazi as part of their defence for the U20 Africa Cup of Nations. Mbokazi, 19, has been a key figure for the squad that has been built over the past year but has emerged as a key figure in the Orlando Pirates senior team since being promoted from the DStv Diski Challenge squad. He’s started nine successive games since making his senior debut against Chippa United in March and with the club still in contention for the Nedbank Cup, league and CAF Champions League, they’ve opted to withdraw

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Chiefs Legend Set For Major Role At English Club

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Angus Kinnear, the CEO of English Premier League-bound side Leeds United, has announced that the club are closing in on a deal to make club legend Lucas Radebe their first official global ambassador. The South African legend spent over a decade at the club between 1994 and 2005 and is held to high standards at the club having played 262 matches. ‘The Chief’ as Radebe is affectionately known in those parts of the world captained Leeds on 124 occasions. Kinnear revealed on Marawa Sports Worldwide on 947 a day after the club secured promotion back to topflight football, saying the

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Motsepe Makes Important Announcement

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The president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Dr. Patrice Motsepe has made an important announcement at the sandton Convention Centre on Wednesday. Motsepe had invited local journalists for an important announcement on Wednesday, when the renewal of the partnership between Africa Global Logistics and CAF was officially sealed. “It’s an exciting and symbolistic moment for Africa Global Logistics,” AGL CEO Philippe Labonne stated. “I’m proud to announce the renewal of our partnership with CAF. We’ll once again be the logistics partner of the Men’s Africa Cup of Nations 2026 and the Women’s Africa of Nations in 2025. “Today

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Sundowns Fixture Update Announced

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The Betway Premiership match between Mamelodi Sundowns and Richards Bay was moved due the club’s CAF Champions League commitments. On Friday, Sundowns will face record champions Al Ahly in the semi-final second leg of the Champions League after the teams drew 0-0 in the first leg in South Africa. Masandawana were originally scheduled to host Bay in a league match on Saturday, 26 April but due to their CAFCL match on 25 April that league match has been moved to 30 April. The new kick off time is 19:30 at Loftus Versfeld Stadium. Meanwhile, Stellenbosch FC’ Betway Premiership match with

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Hlungwani Discusses Pirates & Downs’ VAR Calls

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Former PSL referee Victor Hlungwani has explained why the Video Assistant Referee made the right decisions in Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns’ CAF Champions League semi-final first legs. The VAR was in action in both of Pirates and Sundowns’ games, ruling out goals for their opponents from Egypt – but, according to Hlungwani, rightfully so. The ‘Principal’ first discussed the goal scored by Al Ahly’s Nejc Gradisar, saying it was correctly ruled out after an offside in the build-up. “Gradisar, when he scores that goal, he received the ball from his teammate who was in an offside position,” he said on

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