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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Gallants Sack Malesela And Ntseki, New Coach Imminent

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Marumo Gallants have confirmed the exit of head coach Dan Malesela and Technical Director Molefi Ntseki with immediate effect. Malesela has been on shaky ground this season having initially replaced Dylan Kerr in the hot seat who resigned for overseeing an official game. He was placed on special leave back in December and returned to the dugout as results didn’t improve under the caretaker coaches. However, the club has now pulled the plug completely with former AS Vita head coach Abdeslam Ouaddou poised to be Malesela’s successor. “Marumo Gallants FC has released Head Coach Dan Malesela and Technical Director Molefi

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Nabi Defends Morris Over Criticism 

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi defends Tashreeq Morris after SuperSport United defeat.  Morris has played a huge role in Chiefs recent good results. The 30-year-old gave Amakhosi the high-press they were lacking before his arrival. The former Sekhukhune United striker scored one goal in four matches.  Against his former club SuperSport United, Morris had one of his worst performances finishing the game with only one shot on target. When Nabi was asked if Morris is offering what he wants, he responded with defending the striker.  “Today’s game was an exceptional game, and then we cannot unfortunately evaluate players on

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Chiefs’ Castillo Commits For Another Season

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Kaizer Chiefs have secured midfielder Edson Castillo on a new one-year contract with an option to extend by a further year, ending speculation around his future at the club. Castillo, 30, has question marks around his future with his contract initially set to expire in July and having suffered a serious injury in October last year. His broken fibula suffered against SuperSport United has seen him miss out on their last 16 games in all competitions, but Chiefs have rewarded him for his performances with fresh terms. “I can confirm that Edson will stay for another season, he has renewed

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Bafana Star Into Europa League Last-16

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Former Kaizer Chiefs and Bafana Bafana defender Siyabonga Ngezana helped his side to reach the Last-16 of the UEFA Europa League. Ngezana featured over 90 minutes as FCSB beat Greek giants POAK -0 on the night to progress 4-1 on aggregate. As a consequence, FCSB qualified for the Last-16 of the competition, where the Romanian champions will either face Olympique Lyon or Eintracht Frankfurt. FCSB’s opponents will be confirmed in Friday’s draw. Ngezana has now already featured in 14 European games this season after FCSB initially played in the UEFA Champions League qualification rounds but ultimately dropped into the Europa

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Chiefs & Pirates Charged By PSL DC

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Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates have been charged for spectator misbehaviour by the Premier Soccer League DC, prosecutor Zola Majavu announced on Thursday. Chiefs were charged and pleaded guilty of missile throwing in the recent Soweto Derby, while Pirates pleaded guilty for the same offence in their fixture against Mamelodi Sundowns. As a consequence, Chiefs were charged R100.000 of which R50.000 were suspended on condition no other incident of spectator misbehaviour will take place in the next 12 months. However, Amakhosi already had an existing suspended charge of R100.000 from previous spectator misbehaviour which has now been activated and need

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Kalaba On Chiefs, Downs And His CAFCL Favourite

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Zambia and TP Mazembe legend Rainford Kalaba has hailed the performances of South African clubs Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns but says Al Ahly are favourites. The Premier Soccer League (PSL) giants are the only representatives of South Africa in the quarter-finals of the competition, which is once again dominated by the North. Pirates were drawn against Algerian Ligue 1 champions MC Alger, while Sundowns will take on Esperance Sportive de Tunis, who eliminated them from the semi-finals last season. “I think Sundowns and Pirates they are representing the Southern Africa [well] in this competition, so I think if they

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Pirates & Sundowns Learn CAFCL Opponents In QF Draw

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The 2024/25 CAF Champions League quarter-final has delivered some riveting fixtures at the draw that took place this afternoon in Doha, Qatar. Taking place at the BEIN Sports studios, one of the main broadcasters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) it promised to be one the continent would have their eyes on. Al Hilal, ASFAR, Orlando Pirates and Esperance Sportive de Tunis came in seeded as group winners and were not able to be drawn with each other, nor the the clubs they competed with in their respective groups. So each club had the possibility of being drawn with

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