Nabi – What I Told Chiefs Players At Half Time

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Kaizer Chiefs coach Nasreddine Nabi has said what he said to his team at half-time to inspire their 2-1 win over Mamelodi Sundowns in the Nedbank Cup semi-final. Wandile Duba and Ashley Du Preez scored in the second half to cancel out Teboho Mokoena’s first half stoppage-time goal, as Chiefs booked their first Nedbank Cup final since 2019. A delighted Nabi said it wasn’t just his team’s performance in the second half, and he felt they were good in the first 45 too. He said at half-time he told the team that the game was theirs for the taking. “I

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Official: Nedbank Cup Final Venue Announced

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The Premier Soccer League have confirmed which stadium will host the 2025 Nedbank Cup final next month. Last year’s final was hosted at Mbombela Stadium, while the 2023 edition was played at Loftus Versfeld. Orlando Pirates won both those editions and could complete their title hat-trick after booking their third successive final ticket. In the final they will meet Kaizer Chiefs after their dramatic win over Mamelodi Sundowns. This year’s final is scheduled for 10 May, and Chiefs were drawn as the home team. The final will be played at the Moses Mabhida Stadium, and was confirmed on Sunday evening.

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Chiefs Book Nedbank Cup Final Spot!

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Kaizer Chiefs secured their place in the 2025 Nedbank Cup final with reigning champions Orlando Pirates after a 2-1 win over Mamelodi Sundowns at Loftus Versfeld on Sunday evening. In a frenetic opening half that saw tempers flair, it appeared the game would be heading into the break with the scores level and goalless but it was a moment of individual brilliance that separate the two sides. Teboho Mokoena, who wasn’t at his usual fluent best, stationed in his six role behind Bathusi Aubaas and Marcel Allende, found the net with the thunderous free-kick that was the last kick of

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Official: Baxter Lands New Club

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Former Kaizer Chiefs and Bafana Bafana coach Stuart Baxter is the new Head Coach of Boavista in Portugal. Baxter, 71, takes over until the end of next season. However, while Boavista are currently in the top flight, Baxter may need a miracle to keep it that way, as they are currently bottom of the table with five games to play. Baxter has coached around the world, but this is his first job in Portugal since 1987. After leaving Chiefs, Baxter was Technical Director at Swedish club Helsingborgs, but left in 2023 after a period as interim manager.

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Durban City & Kruger Utd Dropped points 

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Durban City and Kruger United dropped points in the Motsepe Foundation Championship promotion race, meanwhile Cape Town Spurs played their third consecutive draw. It was a weekend that stunned the top two of the MFC after Durban City suffered a 1-0 loss against high-flying Highbury FC. Mziwoxolo Rafani scored the only goal of the match and kept the chances of Amajuba to qualify for the promotional playoffs.  The struggles for Upington City continued after playing a goalless draw against JDR Stars. Bafana Ba Gucci are closer to the relegation zone after Pretoria Callies suffered a defeat against Leruma United.  Cape

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New Group For SA U20 At AFCON

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Raymond Mdaka’s U20 team will face different opposition than originally planned after the redraw of the CAF U20 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday. The tournament will take place in Egypt now, after the Ivory Coast withdrew as hosts at the last minute. Having originally been drawn to face the hosts, Morocco and Nigeria, South Africa will now only face Egypt, after being drawn in the five-team Group A. They will also face familiar opposition in COSAFA rival, Zambia, as well as Tanzania and Sierra Leone. The tournament kicks off on the 27th of April when Egypt host South Africa.

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Pirates Book Their Place In Third Consecutive Nedbank Cup Final

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Orlando Pirates are on course for a record-breaking three-peat of the Nedbank Cup after sealing their place in the final with a 1-0 win over Marumo Gallants at Orlando Stadium. In an otherwise quiet opening half between two contrasting sides, Pirates beat Gallants 8-1 and lost 2-0 in the league fixtures this season, it was a difficult one to predict. But when Kabelo Dlamini opened the scoring with a well-worked team goal, with the assist coming from Patrick Maswanganyi just inside the area before his pint point effort into the bottom right corner of Washington Arubi’s net. Pirates, who booked

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Sundowns & Chiefs Starting XIs Announced 

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Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs have announced their starting line-ups for the Nedbank Cup second semi-final encounter at Loftus Versfeld Stadium.  Sundowns confirmed their CAF Champions League semi-final spot on Tuesday after eliminating Tunisian giants Esperance, reaching the CAFCL Last 4 for the third successive season. With their tight schedule, they had to juggle between continental and domestic duties, as they face Chiefs this evening.  The 2024 Nedbank Cup finalists had an easy route to this stage of the competition, facing amateur sides Sibanye Golden Stars and Mpheni Home Defenders before a tough encounter against Sekhukhune United, which was decided

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Chiefs Return To The Summit 

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Kaizer Chiefs beat TS Galaxy on Sunday to return to the summit of the DStv Diski challenge league table.  Galaxy had lots of opportunities in the first half but failed to take them including an empty net miss from Seluleko Mahlangu. The Rockets kept on creating chances, but Chiefs goalkeeper Takalani Mazhamba remained the difference between the two sides.  A solitary goal from Manqoba Ozoemena was enough to seal the win for Chiefs against Galaxy. It took 76 minutes for the glamour boys to break the deadlock. Amakhosi moved to 58 points, one point above Stellenbosch FC with four games

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