Done deal: Mothiba Lands New Club

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South Africa international striker Lebo Mothiba has penned a short-term deal with Mamelodi Sundowns until the end of the season. 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. He’s return of 20 goals and six assists in 96 games didn’t make for bad reading, 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

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Bafana B & Egypt Draw In Bloem

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Bafana Bafana’s CHAN squad drew 1-1 with Egypt in their CHAN2024 qualifier at the Free State Stadium on Sunday evening. It was a makeshift side that took the field, with the qualifiers not falling during FIFA international windows, and with former Bafana coach Molefi Ntseki enlisted to lead the team.  It was a similar situation for the Egyptian coach Wael Alaaeldin Reyad’s selection, with a squad made up of players from some of the country’s less glamorous and second division clubs, though not a U20 team as had been earlier reported, with only two players under 25 included in the

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Durban City Extends The Gap

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KwaZulu Natal-based side Durban City extended the gap at the top of the Motsepe Foundation Championship to six points after ORBIT College and JDR Stars dropped points. Saziso Magawana and Samkelo Maseko scored first-half goals to secure three points for Durban City. Muzomuhle Khanyi scored deep in the second half, but that wasn’t enough for the Hungry Lions.  ORBIT College dropped two points in a goalless draw against Venda Football Club. They have dropped four points in the last two games and dented their title hopes.  Cape Town Spurs came from a goal down to secure much-needed three points. Siyabonga

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Bafana XI v Egypt

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Molefi Ntseki has named his starting XI for this afternoon’s CHAN qualifier against Egypt in Bloemfontein. The two countries will meet in these additional qualifiers for this year’s tournament to be hosted in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Two teams must still book their places at the finals, and this second qualification campaign was confirmed at the draw last month. The winner between Bafana and Egypt will take on the winner between Comoros and Malawi. While Bafana assistant Helman Mkhalele was originally pencilled in to lead the team, Ntseki was ‘called up’ last week instead after Mkhalele was recused to focus on the

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Jele On Sesane – I Was Once In His Shoes…

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Former Orlando Pirates captain Happy Jele has hailed the rise of Thabiso Sesane at the club having first hand witnessed his transformation as a youngster into the first team. Jele, the record appearance-making for the club, eclipsing the 400-game milestone and over a decade with the Buccaneers has revelled in Sesane’s progression. He was spotted earlier this month visiting the injured defender, who has been one of their standout players this campaign in the heart of Jose Riveiro’s defence. This after taking the chance to establish himself after an injury to vice-captain Tapelo Xoki and later Olisa Ndah, with whom

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Mohafe Aims For CAFCC Spot

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Polokwane City head coach Phuti Mohafe is aiming for the CAF inter-club spot, as his side stayed in fourth spot on the log. Following a crucial point away from home for Rise and Shine, Mohafe said it with his chest out that they’re gunning for that CAF inter-club spot – either the CAF Champions League or the CAF Confederations Cup. City missed an opportunity to go into third place following a last-minute 1-1 draw against Stellenbosch on Friday night at Danie Craven Stadium. Despite being four league matches without a win, Mohafe still believes they can fight for that third

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Cardoso – Why We Substituted Mudau

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Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso has given more insight into why they substituted Khuliso Mudau when they did in their 1-0 win over Kaizer Chiefs on Saturday. Mudau had only recently returned from an injury, and Cardoso was asked whether there were any concerns that he had perhaps been brought back too soon. It was just the second start for Mudau in the league in 2025, the last coming in January. But Cardoso explained that they had always planned to replace Mudau with Thapelo Morena, as they look to manage the condition of their players. “No, he didn’t come

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Should Ribeiro Win Footballer Of The Season? Nabi Responds

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi has reserved special praise for Mamelodi Sundowns’ Brazilian star Lucas Ribeiro Costa after being asked whether he should be named Footballer of the Season. The Betway Premiership runaway leaders beat Chiefs 1-0 on Saturday, with Ribeiro, the league’s top goalscorer, grabbing the only goal. The Brazilian is the frontrunner for this campaign’s player of the season, and Nabi when asked about the Brazilian, said that any coach would love to have a player in his side with Ribeiro’s qualities. “It’s a player that every coach would dream to have in his team,” Nabi told

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Why Bafana Midfielders Lucrative Jan Transfer Broke Down

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Bafana Bafana midfielder Luke Le Roux looked poised for another important move for his career before the start of the 2025 Allsvenskan season, but it’s been put on hold with IFK Värnamo unwilling to entertain offers for his services. Le Roux, 24, returned to Sweden with Värnamo after the relegation of FC Volendam from the Dutch Eredivisie and immediately stood out as one of their key players in a league he’s been familiar with, having played for three seasons in the division with Varbergs BoIS. One game short of 100 appearances for the club meant he was well versed in

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