Life-Saving Downs Supporter Breaks Silence

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Mamelodi Sundowns supporter Siboniso Masango opened up on the his heroic act, which has likely saved the life of an Esperance Sportive de Tunis fans on Tuesday. Masandawana’s 1-0 win over the Tunisian giants was overshadowed by chaos that broke out in the stands after the final whistle, with both sets of fans seen fighting each other, with water bottles, flares, parts of seats and security gates being thrown at each other. The ugly scenes ended with Esperance’s supporters being escorted to the field for safety reasons, before they were escorted out of the stadium via busses. While Sundowns are

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Royal AM Set To Be Expelled From PSL

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The Premier Soccer League executive committee have recommended the cancellation of the membership of Royal AM, with the league set to finish with 15 teams. The club has been severely impacted after the South African Tax and Revenue Service raided the houses and seized luxury cars of President Shauwn Mkhize over an alleged R40 million tax debt. The club has also been hit by a FIFA transfer ban over the outstanding payment of Samir Nurkovic, who the club owes R15 million in salaries (plus interest). In addition, the club failed to pay their players and staff in November in December,

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MC Alger Coach – I Was Told Pirates Are From Another Planet

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Mouloudia Club d’Alger head coach Khaled Ben Yahia says he was told the Orlando Pirates squad was from another planet, so they were left disappointed not to have made their chances count in Algiers on Tuesday evening. Pirates return home from Algiers with a vital away goal from the 1-0 win as Mohau Nkota did the business as a second half substitute after being set-up from Relebohile Mofokeng. It hands the Buccaneers a major advantage of confidence to overcome the hurdle of the reigning Algerian Ligue 1 champions and current league leaders, who made the Soweto giants to work hard

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Stellies Hold Zamalek To First-Leg Draw

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Stellenbosch held Zamalek to a goalless draw in the first leg of their CAF Confederation Cup quarter-final tie at the DHL Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. On paper, with Steve Barker’s team making their CAF debut and history-rich Zamalek the defending champions of this competition with 13 continental trophies, it may have looked a one-sided affair – but not so on the pitch. It was Barker’s boys who enjoyed the early possession, as they sought a way to penetrate Zamalek’s defence, but neither side delivered a shot in anger in the opening 20 minutes. Andre De Jong’s attempt from range in

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Mohafe Gives Matuludi Injury Update

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Polokwane City head coach Phuti Mohafe admits that influential winger Thabang Matuludi has suffered another minor setback after they rushed him back from his injury. Rise and Shine has been struggling lately to get results and saw themselves going seven matches without a win and dropped in the Betway Premiership. The 3-1 win against Richards Bay at the weekend came in handy in their quest to finish in the top eight as they currently sitting in sixth place with 34 points. Mohafe has had tough decisions to make with injuries affecting his season badly with the likes of Hlayisi Chauke,

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Chiefs Give Dortley Injury Update

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Kaizer Chiefs have confirmed that defender Rushwin Dortley remains sidelined with injury ahead of their tricky Betway Premiership encounter against TS Galaxy this coming weekend. Dortley, 22, has been inactive for Amakhosi since the beginning of March and missed their clashes against Magesi FC, Stellenbosch FC, Cape Town City, Richards Bay and most recently Golden Arrows. Since the Bafana Bafana international was relegated to the sidelines due to an injury, Nasreddine Nabi’s charges have won just one match which was the Nedbank Cup quarterfinal clash over Stellies. On Monday, the Naturena-based outfit confirmed that Dortley was indeed still sidelined after

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Edition 198 – Makhanya & Barker

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The latest edition of iDiski Times is now available, and this week, Lethabo Kganyago speaks to Philadelphia Union’s South African defender Olwethu Makhanya. Rob Delport chatted to the Betway Premiership’s longest-serving coach, Stellenbosch Head Coach Steve Barker as the team prepares to take on Zamalek in the CAF Confederation Cup quarter-finals. Meanwhile, both Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates are in the quarter-finals of the CAF Champions League, and Matshelane Mamabolo brings us more about their aims for that second star. Bra Jakes also looks back at the international week, as Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos becomes the longest-serving Bafana coach

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Stellies & Zamalek Starting XIs Announced

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Stellenbosch FC and Zamalek have announced their starting line-ups for the first leg CAF Confederations Cup quarterfinal clash at the Cape Town Stadium this afternoon. The Cape Winelands outfit embark on a momentous milestone in the club’s history having had a dream foray in their debut CAF inter-club season and will be looking to upset the holders, who are chasing back-to-back titles. Stellies finished second in Group B behind RS Berkane to qualify for the knockout stages while the White Knights finished top of Group D having won four and drawn two matches to seal passage to the last eight

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Khanye Hails Pirates Starlet As Future Captain & Bafana Potential

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iDiski TV analyst Junior Khanye has tipped Orlando Pirates defender Mbekezeli Mbokazi as a future club captain and reckons he deserves a spot in the Bafana Bafana squad. After keeping the Mamelodi Sundowns attack, particularly Lucas Ribeiro, at bay in their Betway Premiership clash a fortnight ago, the 19-year-old put in another great shift in the Bucs defence after making his CAF Champions League debut against MC Alger on Tuesday night helping Pirates secure a 1-0 lead in the first leg of their quarter-final tie away in Algeria.   Khanye complimented the youngster’s skills and abilities, going on to say

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