Manqoba Stops Downs’ Winning Run

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Manqoba Mngqithi’s Golden Arrows ended Mamelodi Sundowns’ 5-match winning run, holding them to a 1-1 draw at the Mpumalanga Stadium on Wednesday evening. The game in KZN was Mngqithi’s first since parting ways with the defending champions in December last year. His Arrows showed intention to score early on dominating the opening 10 minutes with four chances in that period. Captain Gladwin Shitolo and Olwethu Ncube missed targets in the opening two minutes while Ryan Moon saw his attempt saved by Dennis Onyango and Nqobeko Dlamini’s long range pass was also off target. Sundowns came to the party after the

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Pirates Close Gap On Sundowns

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Orlando Pirates collected an important 1-0 away win Chippa United to close their gap on Mamelodi Sundowns in the title race. Jose Riveiro was back on the sideline for Pirates after his two-match ban, and the Spaniard made several changes to the starting XI, giving Mbekezeli Mbokazi and Siyabonga Ndlozi their starting XI debuts. It was a pretty dull game for large parts of the first half, with Tshegofatso Mabasa having the best chance for Pirates but his shot from close range was too soft to trouble Stanley Nwabali after 38 minutes. When it looked the teams would enter the

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Saleng Among 4 Released From Bafana

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Bafana Bafana B coach Molefi Ntseki has released four players from his squad for the second leg of their CHAN qualifier against Egypt. The makeshift Bafana squad were held to a 1-1 draw in Bloemfontein on Sunday, and have some work to do in the second leg in Egypt this coming weekend. Ntseki has announced several changes to his squad, with Saleng, who hasn’t featured for his club Orlando Pirates since December, among those sent home by the coach. “So, what we did when we got to camp, we did a squad profile to see who is playing and who

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Arrows & Sundowns Starting XIs Confirmed 

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Golden Arrows and Mamelodi Sundowns have revealed their starting lineups for tonight’s Betway Premiership encounter at Hammarsdale Stadium in Mpumalanga.  Arrows announced the return of Manqoba Mngqithi after over a decade since he left the side, and the former Sundowns mentor faces his former team which could end up in him ending their four-match winning streak.  The KwaZulu-Natal-based side have struggled to find results in the past four games, losing two and drawing two as they currently sit in 11th place  Sundowns, on the other hand, aim to continue with their winning streak and keep putting pressure on second-placed Orlando

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Chippa Utd & Pirates Starting XIs Announced 

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Chippa United and Orlando Pirates have announced their starting lineups for tonight’s Betway Premiership encounter at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.  The Chilli Boys return home after playing to a goalless draw against Richards Bay away from home which saw them fall out outside the top eight with 22 points after 18 matches.  Following a shocking defeat over the weekend against Marumo Gallants, Pirates aim to bounce back and see if they can revive their title hopes as they are currently 18 points behind Mamelodi Sundowns with four games in hand.  Pirates have won three of their last five league matches

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Pirates Confirm Tito Blow, 7 Others Sidelined

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Orlando Pirates have confirmed that Patrick Maswanganyi is currently sidelined with injury and will miss Wednesday’s clash with Chippa United. Maswanganyi picked up an injury in Pirates’ 2-1 win over Cape Town City, and already missed the 2-0 defeat to Marumo Gallants. “Tito sustained a grade one strain in our match against Cape Town City. We will continue to monitor his situation and provide the technical team daily updates on his progress,” reads the report. The Buccaneers also confirmed that Miguel Timm, Thabiso Monyane, Zakhele Lepasa, Olisa Ndah, Thabiso Lebitso and Thabiso Sesane are ruled out with injuries, while Sipho

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Chiefs Secure Star Talent On New Deal

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Kaizer Chiefs have acted swiftly to tie down forward Ashley du Preez on a new two-year contract. This publication reported last week that Chiefs had been engaging with Du Preez over potentially signing a new deal with the player and club keen to end speculation. This due to the 27-year-old attracting interest from Portugal in the off-season with Santa Clara and Vitória Sport Clube among the interested suitors for the pacey forward. iDiski Times can now confirm the player has signed until July 2027, which will no doubt come as a welcome boost to Chiefs upon his recent return to

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Ntseki Hints At Changes For CHAN Qualifier

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Bafana Bafana B side coach Molefi Ntseki looks set to make changes ahead of the second leg of the 2024 CHAN tournament qualifier against Egypt this coming weekend. Bafana and the Pharaohs shared spoils in the 1-1 draw in the first leg in Bloemfontein this past weekend leaving chances of qualification still wide open for both sides at this stage. Ntseki admitted that he’d like to make reinforcements for the second leg however the scheduling of the tournament and other factors make things a bit difficult. “Yeah, we would love to [reinforce the squad] but I think let’s give confidence

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Both Teams Lacked Quality – Khanye

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Former Kaizer Chiefs winger Junior Khanye was not impressed with his former side and Magesi FC in their Betway Premiership match at FNB Stadium on Tuesday evening. Ashley Du Preez came off the bench in the second half to score the only goal and save Amakhosi’s blushes after a poor opening half. The former South African junior international believes Chiefs won’t get away with playing the way they did on Tuesday against other opponents while adding that he sees Magesi not surviving. The iDiski TV analyst slammed the lack of quality from both sets of players bemoaning the number of

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