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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Done Deal: Benni Gets His Preferred Assistant

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Vasili Manousakis will re-unite with Benni McCarthy in Kenya after his exit from Cape Town Spurs was successfully negotiated. Manousakis served in his last game as Ernst Middendorp’s assistant coach at Cape Town Spurs on Friday night, as Spurs came from behind to beat Highbury 2-1 in an important Motsepe Foundation Championship fixture. ‘Coach B’ will now be jetting off to join McCarthy and Moeneeb Josephs in Nairobi, however, he will not be with McCarthy at the reported official unveiling on Monday but is likely to join the team later in the week. Spurs management were unhappy last week when

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Cardoso – We Expected That From Chiefs

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Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso has lauded Nasreddine Nabi’s tactical game plan which brought a ‘very tough’ game at Lucas Moripe Stadium. Despite the challenge, Lucas Ribeiro Costa’s individual brilliance was the difference as they beat them 1-0 to move 18 points clear in the title race against Orlando Pirates. It appears all but over despite Pirates holding four games in hand but they were made to work for their three points with Amakhosi showing resilience in Atteridgeville on Saturday afternoon. “We expected that Chiefs would overload the midfield with numbers but we knew that would give opportunity’s on

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Bafana’s CHAN Captain Confirmed

Bafana Bafana have confirmed that Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Neo Malema will captain the squad for the upcoming CHAN qualifiers. Bafana will take on Egypt in Bloemfontein in the first leg of their double qualifier against Egypt on Sunday. Molefi Ntseki has been confirmed as new head coach to lead the team instead of Helman Mkhalele. On Saturday, Bafana confirmed that Malema will wear the captain’s armband. “Bloemfontein-born Neo Maema will captain the Bafana Bafana side that will face Egypt in an African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier at Free State Stadium on Sunday, 2 March 2025. Kick off is at 17h00,”

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Pirates’ Title Hopes Dented

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Orlando Pirates saw their efforts to close the gap on Mamelodi Sundowns suffer a setback after they went down 2-0 to Marumo Gallants in the Betway Premiership at the Free State Stadium on Saturday night. Besides Pirates’ early dominance, it was the hosts who took the lead through Gabadinho Mhango in the 15th minute with a close-range tap-in. Pirates came close to an equaliser in the 35th minute but Tshegofatso Mabasa’s header sailed across the face of goal. The second period was all Pirates aiming at Bahlabane Ba Ntwa with Relebohile Mofokeng coming close to finding the leveller in the

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Nabi After Third Straight Sundowns Defeat

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi has opened up on their 1-0 defeat against Mamelodi Sundowns, which marked the third successive defeat this season. Sundowns have a 12-match unbeaten run against Chiefs dating back to April 2021 when they beat them at Loftus Versfeld under then head coach Gavin Hunt. The dominance from Masandawana in the league, currently on course for an eighth successive league title has translated to this fixture and Nabi admits there’s a clear gulf in class with a side who are now on a decade-long drought for silverware. “First of all congrats to Sundowns for the

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Sundowns Make It Three Wins From Three Over Chiefs This Season

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Mamelodi Sundowns secured their third win over Kaizer Chiefs this season with a 1-0 victory at the Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium on Saturday afternoon. In what started as a heated and high intensity fixture but devoid of any fluency, those who were in attendance in Atteridgeville were still entertained as two of the biggest clubs in South African football locked horns. While the sight of the table contests the notion, the rivalry is still as strong as ever, with the fixture having been sold out within hours of going on sale last week. Glody Lilepo was a constant threat for

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