Sekhukhune & Pirates Starting XIs Announced

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Sekhukhune United and Orlando Pirates have announced their starting line-ups for tonight’s Betway Premiership clash. Babina Noko hosts the Buccaneers in a clash between fourth and second, with Pirates sitting six points above today’s opponents, who have played two games more. Pirates have won four games in a row, including Saturday’s 1-0 Soweto Derby win over rivals Kaizer Chiefs, but lost the last encounter to Sekhukhune 2-1 in March 2024. Lehlohonolo Seema’s men have just one defeat in their last eight games – against Chiefs, winning five and drawing two. Out of eight direct duels, Pirates have won five, while

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Zwane On Human’s Revival At Usuthu

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AmaZulu co-coach Arthur Zwane has opened up on the revival of Rowan Human this season. Human, 24, joined AmaZulu at the start of last season, with the club beating Kaizer Chiefs in the race for his services but endured a poor debut season. He featured in only 11 games with no goals and no assists and notably owned up to the issues stating he could have worked harder overall. He’s now leading the assist charts in the league with six with two goals in 16 appearances and has notably been revived in a wide midfield role since the arrival of

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Cardoso – I Was Watching Suarez

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Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso has opened up on their decision to sign Lucas Suarez from Club Atlético Talleres. Suarez, 29, has joined on a six-month loan with an option to make the deal permanent and arrived alongside Matias Esquivel, whose loan at the same club was cut short. The left-footed centre-back is said to be impressing in training since his arrival and Cardoso confirmed it was a signing that was thoroughly profiled by him and the club. “All the decisions taken by the club were in accordance with me and the Sporting Director, [Flemming Berg], so the group

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Riveiro – If We Want To Call Ourselves League Contenders…

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Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro says they need to keep grinding out results in order to contend for the title against Mamelodi Sundowns. Pirates secured a last-minute 1-0 win in the Soweto Derby against Kaizer Chiefs in which Sundowns responded on Sunday by trouncing Golden Arrows 4-0 in Tshwane. Sundowns have played one game more, and have a six-point lead, having won 12 games and suffered only one defeat, the 1-0 loss to Polokwane City in October. Pirates have 10 wins and two defeats, having lost to Cape Town City and Stellenbosch FC with 1-0 scorelines. “If we want

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Nabi – Why I Made So Many Changes

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi attributed his changes against AmaZulu to fatigue, injuries and suspensions after they failed to pick up maximum points for the second game running at FNB Stadium. After suffering a 1-0 defeat in the Soweto Derby at the weekend against rivals Orlando Pirates, the Tunisian mentor handed starts to all his three new signings with Tashreeq Morris and Glody Lilepo both playing a hand in Richard Ofori’s costly blunders which saw the sides play to a pulsating 2-2 draw. Nabi admitted after the match that despite their goal to target maximum points at home, their

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Official: SA Talent Joins Ligue 1 Club

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South African talent Ayanda Sishuba has signed a long-term contract with French Ligue 1 side Stade Rennes. Sishuba, 20, is the son of a former Bafana Bafana midfielder Asanda Sishuba, who played for various clubs in Belgium, including Royal Antwerp. He had joined Serie A side Hellas Verona in the European summer window but failed to make an appearance for the Italian side. The winger, who made his professional debut for French side Lens in 2023, has now returned to Ligue 1, penning a contract until June 2029 with Rennes. Frederic Massara, Sporting Director of Stade Rennais said: “Ayanda is

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Edition 190 – Mokoena & Carnell

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The latest edition of iDiski Times is now available, and this week, Lorenz Köhler caught up with Mamelodi Sundowns and Bafana Bafana star Teboho Mokoena. Matshelane Mamabolo meanwhile had the opportunity to catch up for an exclusive with former Bafana Bafana defender Bradley Carnell to find out more about his appointment at Philadelphia Union. Bra Jakes also pens a feature about how Orlando Pirates are rising to the challenge of  Mamelodi Sundowns and hears from Pirates’ legend Jerry Sikhosana. And then Lethabo Kganyago spoke to Magesi head coach Owen Da Gama about his return to coaching in the South African

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Ex-Pirates & Chiefs Winger Joins ABC Motsepe Outfit

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Former Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs winger Joseph Molangoane has been snapped up by ABC Motsepe League side Sunrise FC after parting ways with Marumo Gallants. ‘Tight’, 36, dropped two divisions down after parting ways with Bahlabane Ba Ntwa during the now-concluded January transfer window. The well-travelled pacy winger was unveiled by the club recently and featured in their 3-0 hammering of Eleven Fast Tigers in the Limpopo ABC Motsepe League at the weekend. Join the iDiski Times WhatsApp Channel for all latest SA football news directly to your phone. Molangoane has also featured for teams like ASD Cape Town,

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Nabi – The New Signings Were Good… But

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi has opened up on their three January signings earning starts in their 2-2 draw against AmaZulu on Tuesday evening. Nabi admits they were impressive with Lilepo and Morris at the thick of things, forcing own goals, while Cele was solid but unspectacular in his deep-lying-midfield role. The Tunisian mentor believes there’s much more to come from all three once they have more training sessions with the rest of the squad and get to grips with the pace of the game and tactical understanding. “We felt that they were good,” he said after the match.

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