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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Gallants & Pirates Confirm Starting XIs

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Marumo Gallants and Orlando Pirates have confirmed their respective starting line-ups for this afternoon’s Betway Premiership battle at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein. The hosts have had a technical team makeshift after Dan Malesela and Molefi Ntseki were shown the exit door with Moroccan tactician Abdeslam Ouaddou possibly taking charge of his first match, pending his paperwork, which could also see Duncan Lechesa and Sundra Govinder continue as interim coaches. Bahlabane Ba Ntwa recorded a 0-0 draw with Polokwane City in their last match and will be looking for a rare upset after they were hammered 8-1 in the

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Official: Webber Lands New Club Overseas

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Sekhukhune United midfielder Jamie Webber has left the Betway Premiership side to join USL Championship outfit FC Tulsa, effective immediately. The 27-year-old joined Babina Noko from SuperSport United at the start of the 2023/24 season, going on to score five goals and providing a further four assists in 30 appearances. Sekhukhune confirmed Webber’s transfer to America on Saturday afternoon via social media. Check out today’s Betway Premiership fixtures and the updated log in our match centre.

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Sundowns XI Vs Chiefs Announced 

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Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso has named his starting line-up to face Kaizer Chiefs this afternoon at Lucas Moripe Stadium.  The high-flying Sundowns have a chance to extend the gap at the top ahead of second-placed Orlando Pirates to 18 points should they beat Amakhosi this afternoon. Although the Tshwane giants started a bit slower this season, their experience came through and they have now won 17 of their 19 games, including seven of their last eight. They are in good form, having won nine of their last 10 games, losing just once to TS Galaxy. In that run,

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Chiefs XI Vs Downs Announced

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi has named his starting line-up to face Mamelodi Sundowns this afternoon.  It’s been 11 days since Amakhosi suffered a 4-1 defeat at the hands of SuperSport United at FNB Stadium. Chiefs have had a difficult season, and have dropped to eighth place on the log since. The Soweto giants already lost twice to Sundowns this season 2-1 in the reverse fixture and 4-0 in the Carling Knockout, with both games being played at FNB Stadium. They have kept only two clean sheets in the league this season, and lost seven games already. The last

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Pirates Hand Stellies Blow In Title Race

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Orlando Pirates beat Stellenbosch FC 3-1 to dent their title hopes in the DStv Diski Challenge, while Mamelodi Sundowns dropped points for the second consecutive match after a goalless draw with Richards Bay. After suffering a 3-2 loss last weekend at the hands of Cape Town City, Sundowns wanted to bounce back quickly, but they were held to a goalless draw by the stubborn Richards Bay at Tuks Stadium. With nine games remaining, Sundowns’ title hopes have been shuttered and their faith is no longer in their hands, as they sit five points behind leaders Stellenbosch but have a game

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Barker Frustrated By Venue Situation For Chiefs Match

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Stellenbosch FC head coach Steve Barker was left disappointed after his side’s Nedbank quarter-final fixture against Kaizer Chiefs had to be moved to the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in the Eastern Cape. Stellies have had their tightest schedule in the club’s history, having to compete in the CAF Confederation Cup and domestically on all fronts. The Cape Winelands side played more games away than at home this season, with stadium availability becoming a problem. At the beginning of the season, Stellenbosch played their MTN8 home leg in Durban, Moses Mabhida Stadium, following the unavailability of Danie Craven Stadium, DHL Stadium,

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Doctor Rates Chiefs’ New Signings

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Kaizer Chiefs legend Doctor Khumalo believes all of Amakhosi’s January signings have added quality to Nasreddine Nabi’s side. Chiefs added three players in January, completing a swap deal for Tashreeq Morris, which saw Christian Saile move the other way, while Glody Lilepo joined from France and Thabo Cele also returned to South Africa. Despite some mixed results, Chiefs have won three of their last six matches in all competitions, while losing two, Khumalo believes the new signings have added quality to the squad. “You could tell in their last matches that there has been an injection of new fuel,” Khumalo

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Mabasa – It’s An Aspect I Can Help The Next Generation In…

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Orlando Pirates striker Tshegofatso Mabasa says the lives of footballers and athletes are not all gold and glamorous with mental health issues rife in modern society. This week Carling Black Label locked arms with SABC Sport and the Premier Soccer League for a new campaign called the Injury Time Activation. The crux of the vision is an program to challenged outdated perceptions of masculinity, promote responsible behaviour, and drive action against gender-based violence (GBV). “It’s a really great program from Carling Black Label and the PSL, I think it will help and benefit a lot of teams and players individually as

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