Riveiro – There’s No Distractions After Exit Confirmation

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Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro says there’s no distractions around the team and they are ready to overcome MC Alger for a place in the final of the CAF Champions League. Pirates go into the second leg quarter-final tomorrow at Orlando Stadium with a 1-0 advantage and away goal from Mohau Nkota’s strike in Algiers last week. Progress to the next round could see them face Pyramids or ASFAR, with the Egyptian Premier League side holding a massive 4-1 advantage from their first leg. “It’s a second half of this quarter-final of the champions league so there’s no other

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Kekana On Tunis Intel From Cardoso

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Mamelodi Sundowns defender Grant Kekana has affirmed of their readiness ahead of tonight’s much talked about CAF Champions League quarterfinal second leg clash against Esperance. Kekana, who has been an ever-present figure in Africa’s elite club competition for Masandawana, is hoping to they write a different script this time around after last season’s heartbreak at the last four stages. The 32-year-old defender feels that the experience he gained all these years in continental stage will come handy when they face Esperance later tonight as they hold a 1-0 advantage. “We know what to expect,” Kekana told the media. “Our coach

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Banyana Complete Malawi Double

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Banyana Banyana came from a goal down to defeat Malawi 2-1 in their second international friendly at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. Vanessa Chikupira opened the scoring for the visitors early in the second half with Hilda Magaia leveling in the 75th minute and Amogelang Motau getting the winner from a beautiful set-piece in the 83rd minute. Coach Dr Desiree Ellis made seven changes to the side that won 3-0 in the first friendly in Soweto on Saturday. Notably Nompumelelo Nyandeni started as captain on her last appearance for Banyana, Kaylin Swart who reached a half century of

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How To Watch Sundowns Away In Tunisia

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Mamelodi Sundowns are away at Tunisian giants Esperance de Tunis tonight as they protect a slender 1-0 lead from the home leg of their quarterfinal with the match brought live on SuperSport 202 and SABC 1. The crunch clash at the Stade Olympique De Rades is expected to fierce following the off-field events that transpired in the first leg encounter at Loftus Versfeld Stadium. ES Tunis head coach Maher Kanzari has fired a warning at Masandawana ahead of the tie, maintaining confidence that they can pull off an upset. “What I can tell you, it will be a big game

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Maela Maintains Confidence Ahead Of Crunch Alger Clash

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Orlando Pirates captain Innocent Maela is confident of their chances to progress to the CAF Champions League semi-finals when they take on MC Alger in the second leg. The Buccaneers go into Wednesday night’s crunch clash on the back of a huge 1-0 advantage they have courtesy of a solitary Mohau Nkota strike in the first leg in Algiers last week. The Buccaneers take on Alger at Orlando Stadium on Wednesday evening and Maela affirmed how their win in North Africa gave them a huge chance of progression. “I think from the players’ side, we placed ourselves in a position

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Ellis On Areas Of Improvement For Banyana

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Banyana Banyana head coach Dr Desiree Ellis has emphasized on further improvement as they look to round off their second & final friendly international with a win against Malawi at the Lucas Moripe Stadium this afternoon. Ellis’ charges were in rampant mood as they claimed a 3-0 win over the weekend as they continue to use these matches as part of their preparations for Banyana’s defense of their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title in Morocco in three months. The former Banyana captain has called on her troops to be more ruthless in the final third as well as improve

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Mkhalele – What Broos & Clive Barker Have In Common

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Bafana Bafana assistant coach Helman Mkhalele has listed similarities between current national head coach Hugo Broos and the late Clive Barker. Mkhalele has worked with both men, first with Barker as a player when Bafana won the Africa Cup of Nations in 1996 and is currently Broos’ protégé. ‘The Dog’ previously held the record of being the longest serving Bafana coach with three years under his belt, a record that the Belgian has usurped with his record reading three years and 10 months. ‘Midnight Express’ told iDiski Times senior writer Matshelane Mamabolo in edition 198 of the newspaper that among

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Cardoso Plays Down Pressure Of Overall Outlook On Esperance Clash

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Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso has played down that the result against Esperance Sportive de Tunis can be a defining clash of his career. Once again, with Tunisian media on the offensive in the pre-match press conference for the second leg, they posed how important a result would be to eliminate Esperance, his former side, from the CAF Champions League quarter-final. With his history of knocking out Sundowns last season and taking Taraji to the final of the competition last season, there were several attempts to rattle the Masandawana coach, which he took in his stride for over 20

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Lorch Honoured At Wydad

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Wydad Athletic Club attacker Thembinkosi Lorch has held off stiff competition from Mohamed Rayhi and Mohamed Moufid to be named the club’s Player of the Month for March. Since making season-long loan switch from Mamelodi Sundowns at the beginning of the season, ‘Nyoso’ seems to have rediscovered his old form that once saw him walk away with the coveted PSL Player of the Season award a few seasons back. The former Orlando Pirates man had a good month of March where he was rated as one of the best players after their 2-2 draw against FUS Rabat. He then scored

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