Benni – Why I Chose Kenya

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Benni McCarthy has explained why he opted to join Kenya as national team coach despite offers from elsewhere. McCarthy was unveiled as new head coach of the Harambee Stars on Monday during a glossy event in Nairobi. The South African tactician had been without a job since his role as Manchester United striker’s coach at the end of last season, but revealed he had other opportunities, before the Kenya role came up for him. “I did have a few job interviews for jobs where you go with others coaches, mostly was with MLS clubs in the US,” he told FKF

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Nabi Reacts To Chiefs Win

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi admits that his charges struggled to string combinations together in their hard-fought victory over Magesi FC on Tuesday night. The Glamour Boys returned to winning ways courtesy of second-half substitute Ashley Du Preez’s 68th minute strike, barely a minute being on the pitch. Amakhosi remained in eighth spot despite the win with the Tunisian mentor admitting that his starting line-up found it very hard to break down a stubborn Magesi side which forced them into changes. “We knew that it was going to be a difficult game, Magesi are always difficult against big teams,”

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Du Preez Fires Chiefs Past Magesi

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Kaizer Chiefs secured a 1-0 win over Magesi thanks to a second half strike from Ashley du Preez. In the opening half devoid of any quality from both sides played at a lacklustre tempo, it was a rather concerning sight for Amakhosi. While the visitors were perhaps content to keep things simple and perhaps leave the Calabash with a point, they had the odd chance on the counter, but were unable to show composure to string a few passed together to hurt the high defensive line of Chiefs. The game went into the break goalless and head coach Nassredine Nabi

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Chiefs & Magesi Starting XIs Announced 

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Kaizer Chiefs and Magesi FC have confirmed their starting 11s ahead of tonight’s Betway Premiership encounter at FNB Stadium.  Following back-to-back defeats to SuperSport United and Mamelodi Sundowns, Chiefs will be aiming to bounce back to winning ways and keep their chances of qualifying for the CAF inter-club competition alive.  If Amakhosi are to beat Magesi, they will have to do that without Thabo Cele and Gaston Sirino this evening after they serve their suspension. They have also been dealt an injury blow to Tashreeq Morris who is out with injury for a few days. Dikwena Tsa Meetse seem to have

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Nabi Praises Dove After 7-Month Nightmare

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi highly praised defender Edmilson Dove following a good performance against Mamelodi Sundowns. Dove made his return to the pitch in May 2024 but the Mozambican international got injured during Chiefs’ pre-season training in Turkey and was forced to stay out for almost eight months. On Saturday, Dove was given his first start of the season against the mighty Sundowns on and played the full 90 minutes. With Thatayaone Ditlhokwe having left for Libyan giants Al Ittihad, Bongani Sam on Bafana Bafana duty for the CHAN qualifiers and Bradly Cross struggling to find his form,

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Muhsin Applauds Match Officials Despite City’s Poor Form 

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Cape Town City head coach Muhsin Ertugral applauded match officials despite a poor run of results.  Ertugral’s find themselves in difficult times after suffering their fourth straight league loss and dropping to 10th place in the table.  With some teams as well as certain sections of the fans complaining about match officials, Ertugral stood up and applauded the two referees who officiated City’s clash with Sekhukhune United and AmaZulu.  Michael Mosemeng officiated Sunday’s game between Usuthu and City while Ertugral also praised the groundsman of King Zwelithini Stadium.  “The guys who have done this field, they must be really congratulated,”

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Hlungwani Explains Sundowns’ Penalty Appeal vs Chiefs

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Former PSL referee Victor Hlungwani has applauded referee Olani Kwinda for the bravery in waving on play following remonstration from Mamelodi Sundowns for a penalty call. Lucas Ribeiro Costa, who scored the only goal that saw the defending league champions narrowly edge Kaizer Chiefs 1-0, felt he was impeded by Edmilson Dove as both players tumbled into the penalty box. Despite remonstration from the Brazilian superstar, no penalty was awarded with Hlungwani explaining that there was contact but no impact enough to award a spotkick. “You can see that Ribeiro takes the ball and now they are inside the penalty

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Nabi Explains Change In Lilepo Role vs Sundowns

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi explained that Glody Lilepo’s role against Mamelodi Sundowns was both in attack and defence. Lilepo seemed to have played a slightly different role when Chiefs lost 1-0 to the runaway league leaders over the weekend. The DRC international seemed to have been more of an inside winger and played more defensively.  Nabi explained the new role Lilepo played, why they opted to play like that, and which roles were given to him. Lilepo didn’t have many moments going forward, except one moment where he took on Sundowns defender Lucas Suarez. Check out today’s Betway

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Broos Names Pre-Lim Bafana Squad

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Hugo Broos has named a 37-man preliminary Bafana Bafana squad for the upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers later this month. Bafana will host Lesotho at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on 21 March before traveling to Benin for their second clash four days later. Broos’ men currently sit in second place in Group C with seven points, level with Rwanda and Benin, while Lesotho are fourth with five points – two ahead of favourites Nigeria. The Belgian tactician, who will still trim this squad in the coming weeks, included some new faces, namely: TS Galaxy duo Khulumani Ndamane and Samukelo Kabini,

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