Mendieta Opens Account In Saudi

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Former Mamelodi Sundowns and Stellenbosch playmaker Junior Mendieta scored his first goal in Saudi Arabia for Al-Faisaly. Mendieta joined the Saudi Yelo League side in the January window as a free agent after parting ways with Greek Super League side FC Volos. Lured to the Gulf by former AmaZulu head coach Pablo Franco Martin, who has been a keen admirer of his talents, they face an uphill task to survive this season. The Argentine scored his first goal for the club in his second start in the 1-1 draw against Al-Jubail, which leaves them 16th in the 18-team division and

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Ramovic On Mayo Attitude, Provides Injury Update

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CR Belouizdad head coach Sead Ramovic says Khanyisa Mayo has a bright future ahead of him and waved concerns of a serious injury. Mayo, 26, scored the opening goal for CRB in Ramovic’s league debut as they beat USM Khenchela 3-0 to move to the top of the Algerian Ligue 1 table. But there were some concerns for the South African as he was forced off the pitch with an ankle injury before half-time. “He’s a fantastic player with so much quality. Technically very good, skilful, and always looking to improve,” Ramovic tells iDiski Times. “What stands out the most

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Davids On Overtaking Yanga In Title Race

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Simba SC head coach Fadlu Davids has called on his troops to maintain consistency after returning to the top of the NBC Premier League.  Davids’ charges reclaimed top spot following a comfortable 3-0 victory against Tanzanian Prisons, a result which also saw them leapfrog rivals Young Africans SC, who were held to a goalless draw by JKT Tanzania.  The Reds of Msimbazi are now sitting top of the league table with 47 points after 18 matches and Davids’ dream to end the dominance of Yanga continues with 12 matches remaining and the South African coach has called for consistency from

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Cardoso – It Was Inhuman

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Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso has insisted he cannot blame his players for their defeat to TS Galaxy, but rather the congested fixture schedule. Masandawana went down 1-0 at Mbombela Stadium on Tuesday night, courtesy of a solitary goal by Kamogelo Sebelebele. The loss came as a surprise after Sundowns had beaten title rivals Orlando Pirates on Saturday, but Cardoso insisted there wasn’t much left in the tank of his players. “The market is finished, the players are our players. We have our squad, we’re happy with the players we have,” he said when asked whether he’d do any

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Hunt Offended By Retirement Talk

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SuperSport United head coach Gavin Hunt says he is offended by suggestions that he should retire because of a bad run of form at the club. Hunt has enjoyed an illustrious career spanning almost three decades which has also seen him win trophies with Matsatsantsa. The coach is a few matches away from clocking 1000 matches however things haven’t gone well this season with SuperSport sitting in unfamiliar territory, 12th position on the Betway Premiership log with 17 points from as many outings. The 60-year-old spoke to iDiski Times senior writer Matshelane Mamabolo in the latest edition (191) of the

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Vinicius Reacts To City Fans’ Ballon d’Or Banner

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Real Madrid superstar Vinicius Junior has admitted a banner by Manchester City fans, taunting him about missing out on the Ballon d’Or, actually motivated him. Los Blancos collected another famous win after beating the Citizens at their own home ground thanks to a late turn-around. City were leading 2-1 after 86 minutes but Madrid scored two late goals to seal a 3-2 come-from-behind win and take a giant step towards the last 16 of the Champions League. Haaland scored twice on the night with Kylian Mbappé, Brahim Díaz and Jude Bellingham all recording their names on the scoresheet to see

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Sancho Infuriates Man United Fans With Message To Rashford

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Jadon Sancho has found himself on the wrong side of Manchester United fans after delivering a one-word message to Marcus Rashford following his debut for Aston Villa on Sunday. Rashford dropped down the pecking order at United after the arrival of manager Ruben Amoroim which finally saw him seal an escape route to Villa Park on loan until the end of the season. Sancho, who like Rashford is still contracted to United, is on loan at Chelsea, and took to Instagram on Sunday upon learning of Rashford’s loan exit who published a series of photos. The Chelsea loanee then wrote,

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Beganovic Elated After Beating Sundowns

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TS Galaxy coach Adnan Beganovic beamed with pride after their upset win over Mamelodi Sundowns, saying he is proud of the players’ efforts. Kamogelo Sebelebele scored the solitary goal that secured victory against the defending champions in Mbombela, a result that also extended Galaxy’s unbeaten streak to 12 matches in all competitions under Beganovic, and 13th overall. The result sees the Rockets move to fourth place on the league standings with 25 points in 17 outings, while also bringing a halt to Sundowns’ 10-match winning run.    The 41-year-old took charge of the club late in November 2024 following Sead

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Barker & Stellies Dream Of Nedbank Final

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After reaching the semi-finals in 2023 and 2024, Stellenbosch head coach Steve Barker has targeted reaching the Nedbank Cup final but knows they face a tricky hurdle in Thursday’s Last 16 game against Polokwane City. Stellenbosch booked their place in this round after coming from a goal down to beat Motsepe Foundation Championship outfit Kruger United, while Polokwane advanced after beating The Bees from the third tier. Barker says that after getting to the semis in the last two editions of the Nedbank, they really want to go one step further. He also confirmed that they’re only likely to have

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