Official: Benni’s Technical Team Confirmed

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The Kenyan Football Federation have confirmed Benni McCarthy’s technical team at the Harembe Stars includes three more South Africans. McCarthy was unveiled as new head coach of the East African side on Monday. Along with him, he had his former Orlando Pirates teammate Moeneeb Josephs, who will join him as Goalkeeper Coach. Meanwhile, Vasili Manousakis will join as assistant coach, as previously reported by iDiski Times, while McCarthy also roped in his former AmaZulu analyst Pilela Maposa. All of them have signed two-year deals in Kenya, the FKF confirmed on Monday. “After a rigorous selection process, we are confident that

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Campbell Named In Squad To Face Villa In UCL Last-16 Clash

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South African teenager Shandre Campbell has been named in the 22-man squad for their first leg tie against Aston Villa in the Last-16 of the UEFA Champions League. Campbell, 19, was promoted to the Brugge first-team squad in January after impressing with the club’s reserve team in the second tier of Belgian football. Having joined the club from SuperSport United in a reported €800,000 (R15-million) switch, Campbell has made the most of his chances with Club NXT, scoing six goals with an assist in 15 games whilst also featuring with Amajita in the U20 Cosafa Cup. He won the Player

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Nabi Pleads For Patience From Chiefs Supporters

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi is pleading for patience from the club’s fans and equally promised that they will finish higher that eighth place. Chiefs find themselves sitting in the eighth spot after suffering back-to-back defeats against SuperSport United and Mamelodi Sundowns respectively which has now seen them win just seven out of 19 league matches they have played, losing eight, and drawing four.  Nabi apologised to Chiefs faithful and promised them that this situation is temporary and that they will finish in a higher place than where they are at the end of the season. “I would like

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Gallants Release Statement On Crowd Trouble Vs Pirates

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Marumo Gallants have released a statement strongly condemning the crowd trouble around their home match against Orlando Pirates at Toyota Stadium on Saturday. Bahlabane Ba Ntwa shocked the Buccaneers, denting their title hopes with a surprise 2-0 win. However, the game was overshadowed by incidents outside the where a group of fans forced their way into the stadium, which left 14 people injured. “Marumo Gallants Football Club strongly condemns the unfortunate events that took place outside Toyota Stadium following last Saturday’s match between Marumo Gallants and Orlando Pirates. The incident occurred when a group of fans forced their way into

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Tso – The Title Race Is Done

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iDiski TV analyst Benedict Vilakazi has conceded the Betway Premiership title to Mamelodi Sundowns after this past weekend’s results. Vilakazi had hoped that Pirates would be able to keep up with a dominating Sundowns at the top of the table however was disappointed as the Buccaneers lost 2-0 to Marumo Gallants while the defending champions defeated Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 to stretch the gap to 18 points. Pirates however have four games in hand, but ‘Tso’ maintains Sundowns will win an eighth league title in a row adding that Pirates can’t be losing to bottom half teams and claim to want

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Official: Sundowns Sign Bafana Forward

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Mamelodi Sundowns have announced the signing of Bafana Bafana forward Lebo Mothiba, as previously reported by iDiski Times. Mothiba, 29, has been a free agent since parting ways with Ligue 1 club RSC Strasbourg in the off-season where he spent six years at. His return of 20 goals and six assists in 96 games didn’t make for bad reading, but his injury troubles, having suffered a recurring knee injury, saw the two parties agree for a new venture. After links with several clubs in Europe and a move to Standard Liege falling through, Mothiba spent time in Germany with Karlsruher

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Benni Has High Targets With Kenya

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Benni McCarthy was officially unveiled as the new head coach of the Kenyan men’s national team on Monday at a glitzy unveiling event in Nairobi, discussing some high targets for the Harambe Stars. McCarthy and goalkeeper coach Moeneeb Josephs were at the unveiling, with assistant Vasili Manousakis and analyst Pilela Maposa set to join at a later date after all four agreed to a two-year deal. The Bafana Bafana legend, who previously coached Cape Town City and AmaZulu, was thrilled to take on his first national team position, and said he was ready to help the country becoming a powerhouse

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Cardoso Makes Ribeiro Admission

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Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso has tipped star player Lucas Ribeiro Costa to be a high level player following his heroics at the weekend. Ribeiro netted the only goal of the match as Sundowns narrowly edged Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 in their blockbuster Betway Premiership clash at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Saturday to open up an 18-point gap at the top following Orlando Pirates’ shock 1-0 defeat to Marumo Gallants. The Portuguese mentor was in high praise for the Brazilian attacker and admitted that as much as he hopes Ribeiro stays at the club longer, he will have to

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Ncikazi On Title Race, Snubs Saleng Question

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Orlando Pirates assistant coach Mandla Ncikazi has insisted the title is still on but his side’s focus is only on the next game, while snubbing a question on Monnapule Saleng. The Buccaneers suffered a surprise 2-0 defeat to Marumo Gallants on Saturday, while Mamelodi Sundowns beat Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 to open an 18-point gap at the top of the log. However, Pirates still have four games in hand and could cut that gap to six points, while also still facing Sundowns in the reverse fixture, with Ncikazi insisting they can only look from game to game. “I wouldn’t want to

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