Amorim Admits Man United Regret After Brighton Defeat

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Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has admitted frustration got the better of him and that he was wrong to brand his team as ‘maybe the worst in the history of Manchester United’. Amorim’s alarming comment came in the wake of their 3-1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday which saw United succumb to their seventh defeat in 15 games under their new Portuguese head coach. The 39-year-old is also said to have damaged the dressing room TV during a post-match rant at Old Trafford. According to Daily Mail, Amorim accepted that he had not chosen his words more

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ODG Reveals Positives From Downs Loss

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Magesi FC head coach Owen Da Gama saw many positives in the team’s 2-1 loss to league leaders Mamelodi Sundowns. Magesi took the lead in the first half through Wonderboy Makhubu and had a great chance to double the lead just before halftime when Malibongwe Khoza made a mistake at the back, but Denis Onyango came to rescue.  Early second-half goals brought Sundowns back into the game, which they won in the 86th minute when substitute Tashreeq Matthews scored the winner at Elvis Chipezeze’s near post.  ODG was impressed with the first-half performance but felt that they defended too deep

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Free Agents Coach Sends Message To Chiefs

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Free Agents head coach Olaitan Oladeru has offered Kaizer Chiefs advice to be fully prepared ahead of their Nedbank Cup round of 32 clash on Sunday.  It’s David versus Goliath time which sees Chiefs host ABC Motsepe League side Agents FC in a battle for a place in the last 16.  Free Agents was established in 2018 and Olaitan Oladeru is the owner and club coach, who remained humble but asked Chiefs to prepare for this clash because they will compete.  “We set standards, we already a loser if we say we going there with nothing to lose, let’s just

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Chiefs Coach On Hoodoo Vs Weaker Teams

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Kaizer Chiefs assistant coach Youssef Ben Khalil has insisted the technical team have tried to prepare their players mentally to not stumble again vs a lower-league team in the Nedbank Cup. Last season, Amakhosi were knocked out by Motsepe Foundation Championship side Milford FC, which wasn’t the first time the Ke Yona Cup record champions got unstuck against a weaker side. With the Nedbank Cup again being Amakhosi’s last realistic chance of silverware, the club’s supporters are expecting no slip up against ABC Motsepe League side Free Agents. Khalil has highlighted how the technical team have tried to mentally prepare

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Hunt Gives Update On Saile & Morris Deals

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SuperSport United coach Gavin Hunt says the club are working on finalising the deal for Christian Saile, while Tashreeq Morris has left the club to join Kaizer Chiefs. Amakhosi and Matsatsantsa are working on the exchange of Morris, who is set to join the Soweto giants, while Saile is moving the other way. Hunt admitted that Saile’s deal is not over the line yet, because a lot of admin needs to be done for foreign signings. “The paperwork and obviously he’s a foreign player, so all those things go on behind the scenes – I’m not really [involved], I mean

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Cardoso Discusses Rise Of Downs’ Red Cards

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Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso has insisted his side are not an undisciplined team despite picking up four red cards in their last six games. Masandawana were reduced to 10 men in injury-time of their 2-1 win over Magesi FC on Wednesday, with Magesi’s Samuel Darpoh also sent off. It was Downs’ fourth red card in six games after both Bathusi Aubaas and Khuliso Mudau were sent off in their CAF Champions League match at Raja Club Athletic, while Ronwen Williams had been shown a red card against AmaZulu on Christmas Eve. However, Cardoso insisted his side are not

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Official: BFA Announce SA Coach

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The Botswana Football Association officially announced Morena Ramoreboli as their new head coach. Ramoreboli takes over from the Zebras after leaving Botswana giants Jwaneng Galaxy. He served Galaxy with flying colours by winning Botswana’s Premier League back-to-back and helping the side to qualify for the CAF Champions League group stages for the first time. After serving as the Zebras’ interim coach and guiding them to the 2025 AFCON by playing two draws against African powerhouse Egypt and Mauritania, he has been appointed as the new head coach and signed a two-year contract in the process. He will be in charge

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Official: Man City Sign African Star

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Manchester City have announced the signing of Egyptian forward Omar Marmoush from Eintracht Frankfurt. Marmoush, 25, becomes already the third January signing of Pep Guardiola’s side after Abdukodir Khusanov and Vitor Reis, penning a four-and-a-half-year deal. He was one of the most thought-after striker, having impressed with 15 goals and 10 assists in the Bundesliga this season. “This is a day I will never forget,” Marmoush said. “To sign for Manchester City – one of the best teams in the world – is an amazing feeling. I am delighted, my family are so proud, and we are all very happy to

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Junior Hails Chiefs’ Midfield Trio

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Former Kaizer Chiefs winger Junior Khanye has heaped praise on the midfield trio of George Matlou, Samkelo Zwane and Sibongiseni ‘Ox’ Mthethwa in the side’s 1-0 win over Sekhukhune United on Sunday. The three were instrumental in midfield connecting with attackers and creating chances at the Moses Mabhida Stadium, with Zwane going on to assist the winning goal and getting the Man of the Match award. Khanye was impressed saying he hasn’t seen the side play the way they did against Babina Noko in a while, crediting the trio as the ones who helped Amakhosi get the victory. “I think

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