Stellenbosch & R Bay Starting XIs Announced 

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Stellenbosch FC and Richards Bay have announced their respective starting lineups for this evening’s Betway Premiership encounter at Danie Craven Stadium.  Stellies return to Danie Craven Stadium this evening after a big win against TS Galaxy in a five-goal thriller at Mbombela Stadium where they ran out 3-2 victors. The Cape Winelands side haven’t quite replicated the league form they produced last season as they find themselves sitting seventh in the league title.  Steve Barker’s side has won six out of 15 matches played with four losses and five draws, but a win tonight will see them move fifth.  The

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Chiefs & Downs With Tough Away Games, Stellies Face SSU

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The DStv Diski Challenge gets more interesting with mouthwatering clashes as Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns & Orlando Pirates are all away while Stellenbosch and SuperSport United face off. Saturday kicks off with Golden Arrows taking on TS Galaxy with both sides still in the hunt for a top eight finish. Abafana Be’sthende were hammered 4-0 by Kaizer Chiefs and are looking to redeem themselves while the Rockets played to a pulsating 2-2 draw against Chippa United. In the only other fixture of the day, Marumo Gallants take on the Chilli Boys. Bahlabane Ba Ntwa picked up a crucial 3-2 away

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Ntshangase’s Jersey Number At New Club Revealed

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Former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Siphelele Ntshangase will don the number 10 jersey at his new ABC Motsepe League club Sunrise FC. The 31-year-old Ntshangase had been clubless since parting ways with Black Leopards in July 2023 after opting to drop a division down after a short stint with Marumo Gallants in the Betway Premiership. Last week, the former Baroka FC man was unveiled as the club’s newest signings, joining the likes of former Amakhosi duo Joseph Molangoane and Edward Manqele as well as ex-Mamelodi Sundowns left-back Tebogo Langerman as the four experienced campaigners at the club. Join the iDiski Times

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Foster Gets Backing Of Burnley Boss

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Burnley FC head coach Scott Parker has come to the defense of Bafana Bafana striker Lyle Foster. Foster, 24, has not had the season many expected with injuries and his lack of goals coming as a concern. Since returning from the knee injury suffered whilst on international duty for South Africa, he’s been fielded on the left of the front-three as an inside forward, with only two assists and no goals in seven consecutive starts since being eased back into the starting XI. But Parker has been impressed with his overall contribution, suggesting that’s he’s just going through a rough

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Ngezana FCSB’s Europa League Opponents Confirmed

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Siyabonga Ngezana and his Romanian club FCSB will face Olympique Lyon in the UEFA Europa League Last-16. FCSB are probably the team with the most games in European competition this season after going through three qualifying rounds for the UEFA Champions League before dropping down into the Europea League. During the league phase they finished in 11th spot and had to go into a knockout phase play-off, where they beat Greek giants PAOK 4-1 on aggregate. Due to the new format and the predetermined pairings based on the positions in the league phase, FCSB only had two potential opponents –

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UCL Last-16 Draw Confirmed

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The UEFA Champions League Round of 16 draw took place in Nyon on Friday, and has brought us some enticing games. The top eight sides of the newly-implemented league phases automatically qualified for the Last-16, while the eight winners of the two-legged knockout phase play-offs joined them in draw. Liverpool finished the league phase at the top followed by FC Barcelona and Arsenal, while Inter, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille and Aston Villa. Meanwhile, Paris Saint-Germain, Club Brugge, Real Madrid, PSV, Benfica, Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich and Feyenoord qualified via the play-offs. In today’s draw, there were pre-defined pairings which

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Mngqithi Hits Back At His Critics

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Former Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Manqoba Mngqithi has insisted he is not affected by criticism and will soon get another job. Mngqithi parted ways with Sundowns in December after being given the reigns as sole head coach ahead of the 2024/25 season following the departure of Rulani Mokwena. Even though he lost only four of his 22 games in charge, Sundowns’ leadership opted to part ways with Mngqithi but the former Golden Arrows coach insisted he will not be without a job for too long, while also stating that critics are like water on a ducks back. “I don’t think

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Nomvethe – Mofokeng Can Reach Level Of Mbappe & Co

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South African legend Siyabonga Nomvethe believes that it’s not too early for Orlando Pirates starlet Relebohile Mofokeng to move abroad as he’s also capable of catching up with the likes of Kylian Mbappe and co. Mofokeng has done well since his promotion to the Pirates first team two seasons ago which has also seen him go on to impress with senior national team. The 20-year-old has gone to trial in England while reports have also linked him to interests from other European clubs and North Africa. ‘Bhele’ spoke to iDiski Times writer Lethabo Kganyago in the latest edition of the

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Cardoso – Why I Didn’t Want Pirates In CAFCL QF

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Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso has opened up on their CAF Champions League quarter-final draw against his former club, Esperance Sportive de Tunis. Cardoso was in charge of Esperance last season as they finished runners-up in the competition to Al Ahly, eliminating Sundowns in the semi-finals with 1-0 wins home and away. It proved to be one of the reasons for the exit of head coach Rulani Mokwena at the end of the 2023/24 season and fast-forward a couple months later, Cardoso replaced Mokwena’s successor Manqoba Mngqithi in the hotseat of the Tshwane giants. “It was clear that all

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