Top 10 Spending Clubs In African In 2024

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Mamelodi Sundowns have overtaken Al Ahly as the highest-spending club in Africa in 2024, according to FIFA’s global transfer report. Sundowns made some big signings, with the likes of Iqraam Rayners, Keagan Johannes, Kobamelo Kodisang and Arthur Sales joining in the summer window, while Tashreeq Matthews, Matias Esquivel, Thembinkosi Lorch and Tashreeq Matthews all joined in January 2024. While the exact figures of many transfers are not in the open, Sales’ deal cost the club R62 million, according to TransferRoom – the site which facilitated the move, similar to Esquivel’s arrival. As Sundowns tries to build a team to bring

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Riveiro – Soweto Derby Eating At Different Table

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Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro says their rivalry with Mamelodi Sundowns will never be able to compete with the Soweto Derby. Riveiro has enjoyed supremacy over this fixture in recent times, winning four consecutive fixtures out of his six overall. Yesterday’s 96th-minute penalty from Patrick Maswnagnyi was more than bragging rights but kept them in the race with Sundowns for the title, with a neck-and-neck battle this season but the Spaniard admits this won’t make their fixture against Masandawana overtake the magnitude and euphoria of the Soweto Derby. “Absolutely [the Soweto Derby will always be bigger], there are unique

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Former Chiefs Striker Leaves Club After Just 3 Months

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Former Kaizer Chiefs striker Bonfils-Caleb Bimenyimana is a free agent after leaving Iranian side Zob Ahan Esfahan after just three months.  Since leaving Chiefs in 2023, Bimenyimana has been struggling to settle in one team, as he first joined Al-Ahly and spent five months at the Libyan side.  The 27-year-old last scored a goal at club level during his time at Chiefs in the Nedbank Cup Round of 32 against Casric Stars in March 2023. He also scored at the national team level in June 2023 during the AFCON qualification against Namibia. After spending nine months without a club, the

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Nabi On Soweto Derby Debut And Fielding Injured Mdu

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi has promised his next Soweto Derby will have goals and explained why he opted to field Mduduzi Shabalala. Nabi’s first taste of the Derby ended in a 1-0 defeat as Patrick Maswanganyi netted a penalty with the last kick of the game in the 96th minute. It was a hard pill to swallow for Amakhosi who had put up a valiant effort against the Soweto rivals in a sold-out Calabash on Saturday. “Uh I feel like the derby was good, what was missing today was goals, but I thought we were very good and

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Barker Reveals Details About Khiba & Nku Chase

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Stellenbosch FC head coach Steve Barker has explained how long they have been looking to sign Thato Khiba and Lesiba Nku.  Khiba and Nku both signed permanent deals with Stellenbosch in the January transfer window, joining them from TS Galaxy and Mamelodi Sundowns, respectively.  Since arriving, Khiba has performed well in the middle and sometimes converted to the right-back position. He has already won a Man of the Match award in the Nedbank Cup Round of 32 against Kruger United.  Meanwhile, Nku debuted against  Sekhukhune United in a 1-1 draw at Danie Craven Stadium, where the former Sundowns winger played

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Matthews Gives Okon Transfer Update

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SuperSport United Chief Executive Officer Stan Matthews has given an update on defender Ime Okon, saying he has probably played his last match in South Africa last weekend. The 20-year-old recently returned from a trial at Dynamo Kyiv in Ukraine, while he has also reportedly caught the eye of a Danish side. Okon was promoted from the side’s development ranks two seasons ago and made 23 appearances in the league, scoring one goal and also knocked on the national team’s door. He has featured in eight of the club’s 15 games this campaign, but Matthews confirmed that if everything goes

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Hunt On Maboe Situation – It’s Disappointing

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SuperSport United head coach Gavin Hunt admits it’s not ideal that new loanee Lebogang Maboe will be unavailable for the Tshwane Derby. The two sides meet on Wednesday evening in the Betway Premiership and Maboe, who made a deadline-day move to SuperSport made his debut against AmaZulu but will not be eligible to face his parent club. Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso confirmed that the 30-year-old asked to leave the club in a bid to get more regular first-team football. “I work on the green grass, he’s just come in, it’s disappointing because I think he adds value to us

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Riveiro Reserves Praise For Unsung Pirates Hero

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Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro reserved some rare praise for one of the unsung heroes of the squad this season. Makhehleni Makhaula, the unfashionable number six role, that goes about his business, silently but effectively has been immense in the impressive run Pirates have been on this season. The 35-year-old joined Pirates from AmaZulu in January 2023 and the only two games he’s been left out of this matchday squad this season were; defeats to Magesi 3-2 in the Carling Kockout and the 1-0 loss against Cape Town City in the league. “Makhaula, I think his performance speaks about

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Nabi On Mmodi’s Early Miss

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi was left pleased with the mentality of Pule Mmodi after spurning an early chance to score in the Soweto Derby. Chiefs fell to a 1-0 loss to their fierce rivals Orlando Pirates with a last-minute penalty from Patrick Maswanganyi in an evenly fought match. But the complexion of the game could have been very different had Mmodi taken the opportunity to round goalkeeper Sipho Chaine, who, to his credit, did well to prevent the Amakhosi attacker from finding the opener early on. “Mmodi, it’s true he missed an opportunity and that’s part of the

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