Motaung On Chiefs Technical Team After Inconsistent Debut Season

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Kaizer Chiefs Marketing and Commercial Director Jessica Motaung says their current technical team has support and they were fully aware of the challenges for their debut season. Nasreddine Nabi was lured to the club from Botola Pro giants ASFAR in the off-season, taking over a Chiefs side who finished 10th in the league, a record low in the Premier Soccer League era in the club. In his 28 matches in charge leading the technical team consisting of Khalil Ben Youssef, Cedric Kaze, Ilyez Mzoughi and Majdi Safi, they have won 10 games, drawn five and lost 13 across all competitions. Chiefs

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Namibia Coach Banking On In-Form PSL Striker

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Namibian national team head coach Collin Benjamin is banking on Durban City’s in-form striker Joslin Kamatuka for their upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifier against Equatorial Guinea today. The Brave Warriors beat Malawi 1-0 on Thursday with Cape Town City forward Prins Tjiueza scoring the only goal of the match, as they find themselves sitting in third place of Group H with eight points, four adrift of group leaders Guinea. Namibia has good firepower upfront which leaves Benjamin with several options to choose from and with Kamatuka having scored 12 goals this season in all competitions for his club, Benjamin confirmed

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Benni Slams Referee After First Kenya Defeat

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Benni McCarthy was not happy with the referee in Kenya‘s 2-1 defeat to Gabon on Sunday. The Harambee Stars lost their first game under McCarthy after playing to an exciting 3-3 draw with The Gambia in his first match in charge. McCarthy admitted that Gabon’s quality made the difference, but also insisted the referee helped the visitors as “12th man”, while praising his side’s galiant effort. “As a coach, you can never be proud enough of your team when they put up a performance like that against an experienced Gabon team,” he said in his post-match presser as per SPM

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Doc Reacts To Lack Of Chiefs Players In Bafana

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Bafana Bafana legend Doctor Khumalo is not surprised to see Kaizer Chiefs players excluded from national team selection, making a claim that Thabo Cele still needs a few months. Amakhosi have not been contributing players to the squad in numbers in recent seasons due to their struggles in the league. Defender Rushwin Dortley, who joined the side this season, has enjoyed call-ups and appearing to be a regular in his position however couldn’t be called up to the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Benin this month because of injury.   Khumalo said he understands where coach Hugo

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Is Mofokeng Better Than 20-yo Tso & Khanye?

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Orlando Pirates legend Benedict Tso Vilakazi and former Kaizer Chiefs winger Junior Khanye gave their input on how they compared with Bafana Bafana star Relebohile Mofokeng at the same age. Vilakazi had a similar breakthrough as Mofokeng at Pirates and managed to lead the Buccaneers as their captain also represented all South Africa junior national teams at the time. He remains Pirates all-time leading goalscorer. Speaking with iDiski TV, Vilakazi made it clear that he feels he was ahead of Mofokeng and mentioned all the achievements he had reached at the age of 20. “Far better than him,” Vilakazi told

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Miguel – We Need To Give The Fans The Happiness The Deserve

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Kaizer Chiefs defender Inacio Miguel says it’s their duty to give the fans the happiness they deserve by winning silverware. Miguel, 29, joined the club in the off-season from Girabola giants Petro de Luanda where he won the domestic double. His transfer was viewed as a key arrival to shore up the defence with experience and leadership and he’s since been an ever-present figure in the backline under head coach Nasreddine Nabi, featuring in 24 out of a possible 27 games. Speaking in the latest edition of iDiski Times, Miguel said after eight months in the country with Amakhosi, he’s

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Manqoba Hits Back At Critics Of His Playing Style

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Manqoba Mngqithi has hit back at the criticism he faced on his playing style in his stint as Mamelodi Sundowns head coach saying people twisted what he was doing for their own benefit. The Golden Arrows coach admits that there was some transformation he introduced in the side after Rulani Mokwena left and it was more about the Brazilians playing direct football to create more goal scoring chances. He told IDiski Times senior writer Matshelane Mamabolo in edition 196 of the newspaper he was not even troubled any of these claims.  “People wanted to create that I wanted to play

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Chiefs Complete Double Over Pirates

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Kaizer Chiefs completed a double over Orlando Pirates, with a 1-0 win to secure their spot at the top of the DStv Diski Challenge league table. The electrifying atmosphere at the Dr Molemela Stadium with the Soweto derby closing the festival. Chiefs created numerous chances inside the first five minutes with Siphesihle Tati hitting the upright. Thulani Mabasa also had a shot from range but Pirates keeper Bayanda Zulu made a good save. In the 24th minute, Chiefs awarded a penalty after Pirates defender Mmatlou Sepale brought down Imaad Hendricks as he was through on goal, referee Moses Kheswa pointed

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Benni Loses First Game In Kenya

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Despite a courageous effort, Benni McCarthy’s Harambee Stars suffered a 2-1 defeat to Gabon in his first home game in charge at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi on Sunday afternoon. It was McCarthy’s second game in charge since taking the helm, following last week’s come-from-behind 3-3 draw against the Gambia, and he rang the changes, with six new faces starting. The fans had packed into the sold-out stadium, eager to see what McCarthy brought to the Harambee Stars. The home team came out firing, forcing a save from Loyce Mbaba in the opening minute, though were almost caught out

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