Dladla Extends Dedication After Steering Durban City To NBC Title

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Durban City interim coach Pitso Dladla dedicated their Nedbank Cup triumph to everyone associated with the club after their comeback win over TS Galaxy. City became the first team from KwaZulu-Natal to win the Ke Yona Cup after they pipped TS Galaxy 2-1 to clinch the trophy in the club’s 23-year history. They are now R7 million richer and have also thus qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup next season. After losing the Nedbank final in 2017/18 as Maritzburg United to Free State Stars, City finally captured the trophy that has eluded them for close to a decade. City rallied

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Durban City Crowned NBC Champions In Comeback Win

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Durban City were crowned 2026 Nedbank Cup champions after coming from a goal down to defeat TS Galaxy 2-1 in the final at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on Saturday thanks to goals by Mfanafuthi Mkhize and Jean Lubumba who also scored an own goal. This is a historic victory for City as it’s the first time the Kwa Zulu Natal side wins the Ke Yona trophy and it came in the season they just returned to topflight football. City who were the home side in the fixture enjoyed possession in the early stages of the game threatening the Galaxy goal

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Petersen On Chiefs Having Say On Title Race

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Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Brandon Petersen has commented on the role his side could play in deciding the destination of the Betway Premiership title. With the season reaching its climax, Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates remain neck-and-neck in a heated race.  Masandawana currently lead the standings with 61 points from 26 matches, while the Buccaneers sit just two points behind in second.  Having already held Pirates to a 1-1 draw—denting their rivals’ championship hopes—Amakhosi are now preparing to face the Brazilians in a midweek clash.  Petersen insists their focus isn’t on disrupting the title race, but rather on accumulating maximum points

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Durban City & Galaxy NBC Final Starting XIs

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Durban City and TS Galaxy have named their respective starting line-ups for today’s eagerly anticipated 2026 Nedbank Cup final at the New Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane. History beckons for both Betway Premiership outfits with City heading into the final on a four match winless run though they have shown real cup-fighting spirit, narrowly beating lower division side Casric Stars 1-0 in the semis. The KwaZulu-Natal side will be looking to write their wrongs and secure their first Nedbank Cup title after reaching the final of the 2018 edition as Maritzburg United where they were narrowly beaten by Free State

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Pirates On Brink Of Title As Goals Rain DDC

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It was a high scoring Saturday in the DStv Diski Challenge with 21 goals across five fixtures as Orlando Pirates took another huge leap towards their maiden DDC title. Mpho Padime and Oratile Rantasi netted as the Buccaneers beat Chippa United 2-0. They now need just a draw in their final match to seal the deal but could also be crowned champions if Mamelodi Sundowns fail to beat Kaizer Chiefs on Sunday. Bucs started the match on high tempo and broke the deadlock through Padime just five minutes in as Thuto Sesipi orchestrated the counterattack before finding Padimw with precision.

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Cardoso On Sundowns Struggles To Score Many Goals

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Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso has opened up on his side’s struggles to score as freely as their title rivals in the league. The Brazilians remain locked in a Betway Premiership title race with Orlando Pirates, who have been far more prolific.  Pirates boast a +39 goal difference compared to Sundowns’ +31, meaning the log leaders could lose top spot if the teams finish level on points.  Sundowns again managed just a 1-0 win over Polokwane City in their latest outing.  However, Cardoso insists the margin of victory is irrelevant, stressing that scoring one goal more than the opponent

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Chiefs Legend Announces Shock Departure As Coach

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Kaizer Chiefs legend Willard Katsande has stepped down from his coaching role at Rangers FC, a club competing in Zimbabwe’s Northern Region Division One League. The 40-year-old had been entrusted with the head coaching role at Rangers FC in March this year and assumed his role at the club at the beginning of that month. Katsande was hoping to lead the Chinhoyi-based outfit to success in the Northern Region Soccer League as he embarked on his first major coaching assignment in Zimbabwe, but his stay at the club has been shortlived. Even though he did not reveal his reasons to

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Jali On NBC Final With ‘Smaller’ Teams

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Retired former midfield maestro Andile Jali believes the 2026 Nedbank Cup final can deliver even though the finalists aren’t the traditional big sides. This season’s final will be contested by Durban City who only returned to topflight football in May 2025, and TS Galaxy who won the competition in 2019 while they were still playing in the First Division. Last season’s final provided the sold-out blockbuster Soweto derby between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs. By Friday night, tickets for the final in Polokwane were still on sale. Meanwhile, Jali told iDiski Times that he knows what it’s like to be

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Pirates Star Aiming To Represent The Club At The World Cup

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Orlando Pirates forward Andre de Jong says he’s hopeful he will have the chance to represent the club at the 2026 FIFA World Cup with his country New Zealand. De Jong, 29, was a high-profile signing for the club in January as they lured him from Stellenbosch after months of speculation – where the deal initially fell through on deadline-day in the first window of the 2025/26 season. ALSO READ: Broos Shares View On Makgopa Not Playing At Pirates‘We Knew Pirates Would Cause More Trouble Than Downs’ With one goal in nine games, the Buccaneers have yet to see the

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