Sundowns & Al Ahly XI Announced 

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Mamelodi Sundowns and Al Ahly SC announced their starting line-ups for the CAF Champions League first semi-final clash at Loftus Versfeld Stadium. The journey for CAFCL glory continues for Sundowns as they face their old foes, Al Ahly. Sundowns are coming to this game with their tail between their legs after suffering a Nedbank Cup defeat against Kaizer Chiefs a week ago.  Masandawana find themselves in the CAFCL semis after beating last season’s finalists Esperance 1-0 on aggregate, while Al Ahly are on the verge of defending their title after eliminating Florent Ibenge’s Al Hilal SC 2-0 on aggregate in

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Msimango Maintains Confidence Ahead Of Chippa Clash

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Kaizer Chiefs defender Given Msimango is adamant that they can put in another good performance when travel to the Eastern Cape to take on Chippa United in the Betway Premiership on Saturday. Amakhosi are brimming with confidence following their come-from-behind shock 2-1 win over Mamelodi Sundowns in the Nedbank Cup semifinals to set up a Soweto Derby final against nemesis Orlando Pirates. Msimango has been used sparingly in the team this season, making just 11 appearances across all competitions, and the 27-year-old believes that they will be able to hold themselves up against the Chilli Boys who they have already

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Tiwani On Factors That Can Get Them Into CAFCL Final

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Mamelodi Sundowns defender Asekho Tiwani believes there is enough quality in his side to go further in the CAF Champions League and win it this season. Sundowns are in their third successive semi-final of Africa’s premium club competition where they have stumbled in the last two campaigns with the Brazilians going into this game at the back of their elimination from the Nedbank Cup by Kaizer Chiefs. They face nemesis Al Ahly in the first leg of the last four tie at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Saturday with the teenager saying the depth and fight can help them get over

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Khanye Predicts CAFCL Semis

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Former Kaizer Chiefs winger Junior Khanye has predicted a win for Mamelodi Sundowns and a draw for Orlando Pirates in their respective CAF Champions League first leg semi-final ties against Al Ahly and Pyramids on Saturday. Sundowns are looking to get over the line in the tournament for the first time in three seasons, having stumbled at the semis in the previous two terms. They are coming from a defeat in the domestic cup last week and want redemption to finally add their second star but will have to overcome the defending champions. Khanye says because of Miguel Cardoso’s selection

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Frosler – It’s Not A Psychological Issue

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Kaizer Chiefs right-back Reeve Frosler has down-played suggestions that they have suffered a psychological knock after a string of indifferent results. Before Saturday’s shock win over Mamelodi Sundowns in the Nedbank Cup semi-finals, Amakhosi had gone four matches without a win in the Betway Premiership which sees them currently fighting to stay in contention for next season’s MTN8 competition. The 27-year-old, who is out of contract by the end of June 2025, has featured 21 times in all competitions with three assists this term and says psychology has not been a factor but that they have just been unlucky despite

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Usuthu Suffer Defeat, CT City & CT Spurs Advance To KO Stages

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Mamelodi Sundowns moved a step closer to the Bayhill Premier Cup knockout stages after a win, while Cape Town City and Cape Town Spurs advanced to the knockout stages. Sundowns picked up their first win of this year’s Bayhill Premier Cup, as they comfortable beat Randburg FC 2-0 to move to four points after a 1-1 draw with Valhalala United in their opening game. Meanwhile AmaZulu suffered their first defeat, going down 1-0 in the KwaZulu-Natal derby against Shayamoya Academy. ALSO READ: Downs Draw, Wins For City, Stellies & Usuthu At Bayhill Cape Town City scored a last-minute winner to

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Chiefs Host RBay, Stellies Take On AmaZulu & Bucs Up Against Downs

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The DStv Diski Challenge title race could go down to the wire, with the Chippa United saga yet to be decided. Kaizer Chiefs welcome stubborn Richards Bay, Stellenbosch FC take on AmaZulu, while Mamelodi Sundowns are up against Orlando Pirates. The Glamour Boys could start dreaming about their first-ever DDC title if the pending DC case against Chippa goes in their favour. Amakhosi were supposed to play the Chili Boyz earlier this year, but the game was postponed due to the unavailability of the stadium. By the looks of things, Chiefs could get a walkover, which will put them four

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Khune – Ronza Listened To Me, Why Didn’t Bvuma?

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Kaizer Chiefs legend Itumeleng Khune has expressed disappointment in Bruce Bvuma for not taking his advice like current Bafana Bafana number one Ronwen Williams. Khune has worked with both goalminders, competing with Williams at national team level for the number one jersey and with Bvuma at club level for a few years having taken him under his wing. The 37-year-old spoke to iDiski Times writer Lethabo Kganyago in edition 200 of the newspaper where he outlined how he advised Williams to fight to start by ignoring their relations. That has propelled the Mamelodi Sundowns man to new heights on his

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Downs & Pirates Among Africa’s Highest-Ranked Teams

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Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates are currently ranked among the top 10 teams in Africa, according to Opta’s global team rankings. The Opta Power Rankings are a global team ranking system that assigns an ability score to over 13,000 men’s domestic football teams and over 2,000 women’s domestic football teams on a scale between zero and 100, where zero is the worst-ranked team in the world and 100 is the best team in the world. In our last update of the Opta Power Rankings, Sundowns had actually just moved into 100th place globally and were the highest-ranked African team ahead

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