Riveiro – My Life Will Never Be The Same

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Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro has expressed his emotions about his time at the club and how the fans have always treated him saying it has changed him. Riveiro is on his way out of the club at the end of the season following confirmation by the club that he was not going to renew his contract. The Spaniard has won five domestic cups in his two-and-a-half year stay at the club and this campaign the side is still in with a mathematical shot in the league title race, the Nedbank Cup and on Wednesday evening qualified for the

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‘Chiefs Have Got Average Players’

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Former Kaizer Chiefs player Junior Khanye has labelled the current crop of Amakhosi players ‘average’ after they scuffed numerous chances in their draw against TS Galaxy. The comments come at the back of Chiefs’ 1-1 draw with the Rockets last weekend, a result that saw their winless streak stretch to four matches while remaining in eighth place on the log with 30 points with six matches left to play. Khanye says the lack of quality is not something new as it has made the quality of players also sometimes appear average in his opinion referring to Gaston Sirino saying the

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Makhanya On How He Almost ‘Quit’ US Club

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Philadelphia Union defender Olwethu Makhanya admits that he considered a loan move away from the club due to lack of game time. Makhanya, who is now pleased that he stuck out his waiting period, joined Union from Stellenbosch FC in 2023 and is only featuring for the side’s first team in this current campaign under a new coach. The 20-year-old has played five out of six games for his side this season as they find themselves in second position in the Eastern Conference log with 12 points. Makhanya’s move was around the same time as that one of Cassius Mailula

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Can Chiefs Upset Sundowns? Teko Responds

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Mamelodi Sundowns legend Teko Modise doesn’t believe that Kaizer Chiefs have the personnel to upset his former club while simultaneously maintaining that anything can happen. The two sides renew their rivalry for the fourth time this season with Masandawana winning all three previous meetings and Amakhosi only scoring once in all three ties which ended 4-0, 2-1 and most recently 1-0. Speaking to iDiski Times senior writer Matshelane Mamabolo, the former Bafana Bafana midfield played his cards very close to his chest in choosing an outright winner for Sunday’s crunch semi-final clash at Loftus Versfeld. “It’s a very difficult one,”

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DDC Title Not Too Far Off For Chiefs Now

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The DStv Diski Challenge is now a four-horse race with Kaizer Chiefs, Stellenbosch FC, Mamelodi Sundowns, and SuperSport United the only teams in the race ahead of this weekend tricky fixtures. Last weekend’s results confirmed that from position five of the league table they are all out of the title race including Orlando Pirates and Cape Town City. Sundowns, SuperSport United, and Stellenbosch are mathematically still in the conversation even though it’s not in their hands. Amakhosi are in the driving seat. The Sugar Ray Xulu hosts this weekend’s humdinger where Richards Bay welcome defending champions. The Cape Winelands side

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Fadlu Reacts To Historic Simba Moment

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Simba SC head coach Fadlu Davids has dedicated their historic CAF Confederation Cup quarter-final win over Al Masry to their fans as they firmly shift focus towards the last two hurdles. The Reds of Msimbazi overturned a first leg 2-0 defeat against the Egyptian side to make it 2-2 on aggregate after two goals in the first half from Elie Mpanzu and Steven Mukwala, before beating them 4-1 on penalties. The South African tactician became the first coach to lead Simba into the semis of a CAF inter-club competition having previously only making it into the quarterfinals. “This victory is

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Cardoso Praises Chiefs & Nabi

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Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso believes Kaizer Chiefs are a well coached team under Nasreddine Nabi and will be a tough opponent in the Nedbank Cup semi-final. Sundowns will face Chiefs for the fourth time this season and so far Masandawana have won all three games, twice in the Betway Premiership and once in the Carling Knockout Cup. Cardoso was in charge of the recent 1-0 win in the Betway Premiership at Lucas Moripe Stadium and he believes that Amakhosi gave them hard time in that game and his side need to be at their best to overcome Chiefs

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Nabi On Pressure To Win Nedbank Cup

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi has shrugged off notions that they are under pressure to win the Nedbank Cup as they are still in a rebuilding process. Chiefs haven’t won a trophy in the past 10 seasons and got close to silverware on two occasions. In 2019 when they lost the Nedbank final against TS Galaxy and in 2021 when they lost the CAF Champions League final against Egyptian giants Al Ahly SC. With the cup of dreams the only trophy left for them this season to fight for and end their trophy drought, Nabi believes that they are

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Bantwana’s COSAFA Cup Absence Explained

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SAFA has confirmed that the U17 national women’s side Bantwana will not be partaking in the upcoming 2025 COSAFA U17 Women’s Championship due to educational reasons. On Thursday, South Africa was a notable absentee from the draw for event to be held in Namibia between 10-17 May 2025. This year alone, Bantwana has participated in the FIFA U17 World Cup qualifiers against Gabon over two legs and then against Nigeria in March were some youngsters formed part of the Banyana Banyana camp against Lesotho in February. SAFA has since released a statement that the girls have missed a lot of

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