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 The crux of the vision is an program to challenged outdated perceptions of masculinity, promote responsible behaviour, and drive action against gender-based violence (GBV).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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Benni To Lure Another South African To Kenya

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Benni McCarthy is set to add highly-rated Pilela Maposa to his technical team with the Kenya national team. McCarthy arrived in East Africa alongside his goalkeeper coach Moeneeb Josephs on Thursday with the unveiling initially expected to be on Friday. However, it’s now been confirmed that the Bafana Bafana legend will be paraded to local media on Monday. Cape Town Spurs assistant coach Vasili Manousakis is also expected to join him with the Harambee Stars once his contractual situation is resolved by Football Kenya Federation (FKF). All three worked alongside McCarthy during his time with AmaZulu, while Maposa was the

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Wydad Hold Leaders Berkane

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Rulani Mokwena’s Wydad Athletic Club played to a goalless draw with Botola Pro leaders RS Berkane. Berkane came into the tie 26 games unbeaten, sitting 15 points above Wydad on the log, who needed a win to regain some ground in the title race. However, the shares were spoilt, leaving Berkane in the driving seat to lift the Botola title, while Mokwena’s men will fight to secure second place. Mokwena started with both Cassius Mailula and Thembinkosi Lorch, with latter more and more finding his feet in Morocco. Berkane had a first-half penalty overruled by VAR and failed to score

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‘Sundowns Dominance Irritates People’

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Mamelodi Sundowns legend Teko Modise is of the notion that opposition coaches and supporters are irritated by his former club’s dominance. Masandawana could be on course to defend their eighth successive Betway Premiership title as they hold a healthy 15-point lead over second-placed Orlando Pirates, though the latter have played four games less. Sundowns have lost just two of their 19 league matches this season coming away with 17 wins with the former midfield maestro maintaining that the defending league champions do not get the respect they deserve. “We work in the media space, you read articles, you read other

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Chiefs To Make Du Preez Decision After Portugal Links

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Kaizer Chiefs are closing in on securing a new contract with forward Ashley du Preez after links with a move to Portugal in the off-season. The 27-year-old has endured an injury-hit campaign with three goals in 13 appearances to his name but remains a valued part of the first-team squad. Amakhosi invested significantly to lure him from Stellenbosch in a R10-million transfer in July 2022 and the technical team feels he can be an important part of the squad once fit. Despite links with a move to Portugal in the off- season, which has since cooled down, du Preez is

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SMSA Address Issue Of Bulk Buying Tickets For High Profile Games

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Stadium Management South Africa (SMSA) have confirmed the issue of bulk buying tickets for the high-profile fixtures will be curbed. After the recent issues that flared upon with the Soweto Derby, with concerns over videos surfaces of mass printing of tickets and till slip tickets at outlets to presumably be sold at higher prices, fans, in their numbers expressed concerns about the events. Along with bribery, and fans forcing their way into FNB Stadium, over 100,000 spectators managed to find themselves inside the Calabash, when 87,000 tickets were made available for the clash on 1 February. “It was definitely a

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Miguel Ahead Of Sundowns Clash – It’s Small Details

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Kaizer Chiefs defender Inacio Miguel believes they will rise up to the occasion against Mamelodi Sundowns, but small details will determine the outcome. Miguel, 29, has been an ever-present figure in the Chiefs defence since his off-season arrival from Petro de Luanda, featuring in 19 of their 22 games in all competitions. He was part of the side that lost 2-1 to Sundowns on matchday four at FNB Stadium and the 4-0 drubbing in the Carling Knockout in what has been an inconsistent season on the basis on their results. Miguel, speaking at their team bonding day with Toyota South

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DDC Heats Up As Stellies Takes Aims At Bucs & Downs Seek Redemption

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This weekend’s DStv Diski Challenge title race could take a new twist with defending champions Stellenbosch FC away to Orlando Pirates while Kaizer Chiefs will be inactive and Mamelodi Sundowns welcome Richards Bay. Kaizer Chiefs will be two games behind after this weekend’s fixture against Royal AM was cancelled as they won’t be playing. Amakhosi will however remain second without kicking a ball regardless of the outcome of the other fixtures. They are on 42 while Sundowns and SuperSport United are on 38 points. Chiefs’ eyes will be glued on the Stellenbosch FC clash against Pirates, which will take place

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Ex-Chiefs Striker Off The Mark At New Club

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Former Kaizer Chiefs striker Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana has already hit the ground running at his new club USM Alger after scoring on debut in their narrow 2-1 loss to El Bayadh on Thursday afternoon. The 27-year-old secured a shock move to North Africa at the beginning of February after he opted to leave Persian Gulf Pro League side Zob Ahan Esfahan before the end of the window via mutual termination. He penned a one-and-a-half-year contract with the eight-time league champions to bolster their attacking options and seems to be doing just that earlier on. The ‘Black Panther’ scored for Alger in

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