Sundowns’ South American Duo Land In Mzansi

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Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Matías Esquivel and their potential new signing have landed in South Africa. Esquivel returns from Talleres de Córdoba after his six-month loan spell and looks set to be registered for the second half of the season. He arrives with Lucas Suarez, who shared a dressing room for the past six months as the potential new addition to the Masandawana backline. The 29-year-old left centre-back has agreed to join Sundowns with the club, agreeing to a six-month loan with an option to make the deal permanent at the end of the season. However, the deal is subject to

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Tso Questions Mbule & Mntambo Decision In Chiefs Defeat

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iDiski TV analyst Benedict Vilakazi has questioned Sekhukhune United coach Lehlohonolo Seema’s selection and subs in the side’s 1-0 loss to Kaizer Chiefs. Babina Noko saw their five-match unbeaten run in the league brought to an end as they also finished the clash with 10 men. The former Orlando Pirates captain believes that Seema got it wrong with benching his best attackers like Sipho Mbule and captain Linda Mntambo who was only brought in the second half. Tso further added that Seema showed no sign of wanting to attack even his substitutions proved that. “I’m worried about Seema because you

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Edition 188 – Kaizer Jr & Duba

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The latest edition of iDiski Times is now available, and this week, Matshelane Mamabolo sat down with Kaizer Chiefs Sporting Director Kaizer Motaung Jr to talk about the season thus far and what to expect in the future. We also caught up with Kaizer Chiefs forward Wandile Duba, after Lorenz Köhler visited Naturena last week. Sticking with Kaizer Chiefs, Lethabo Kganyago managed to catch up with the club’s former captain Tefu Mashamaite to talk about the club’s situation. Lethabo also spoke with Golden Arrows captain Gladwin Shitolo, who talked about the club’s expectations and reminisced about his time with Orlando

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Kaizer Jr Rates Chiefs’ 2024/25 Season So Far

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Kaizer Chiefs Sporting Director Kaizer Motaung Jr admits that they have not quite hit the strides they would’ve anticipated midway through the season but still maintained the project is headed in the right path. Amakhosi started the 2024/25 campaign on a good note but have had an indifference in results and performance equally with Motaung Jnr saying they are very much dedicated to the project under the tutelage of coach Nasreddine Nabi and his technical staff. The Glamour Boys picked up a narrow 1-0 victory over Sekhukhune United this past weekend to move fifth even though one would argue that

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Official: Stellies Announce Next Signing

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Stellenbosch FC have announced the signing of Thato Khiba from TS Galaxy. The 28-year-old spent the last three-and-a-half seasons in the top-flight across spells with Galaxy and Marumo Gallants. He also featured in the CAF Confederation Cup during the 2022/23 campaign, where he helped Gallants reach the semi-final of the continental tournament. Stellies signed Khiba as replacement for Jayden Adams, who joined Mamelodi Sundowns this window, while Orlando Pirates werealso understood to be interested in his services. “We are thrilled to welcome Thato to Stellenbosch FC,” Club CEO Rob Benadie said. “He’s a player who fits our playing philosophy perfectly

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AmaZulu Say No To Zimbabwean Striker

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Zimbabwean striker Takunda Benhura has failed to impress the AmaZulu technical team after spending three weeks on trials. Benhura, 23, is a Zimbabwean striker who is on the books of Ngezi Platinum in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League in his native Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwean international had an impressive 2024 as he represented The Warriors at the COSAFA Cup which was held in South Africa. The 23-year-old scored 12 goals in the Castle Lager PSL, five goals behind the Golden Boot winner Lynoth Chikuhwa who won the Golden Boot award in the Ngezi Platinum awards. After spending three weeks being

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Ramovic Awarded In Tanzania

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Young Africans SC head coach Sead Ramovic has been named Coach of the Month December in the NBC Premier League. Ramovic’s Young Africans had a stellar December in the local league after winning all four matches that they played to keep the pressure on Simba SC.  Young Africans scored 16 goals in the four matches and conceded just two goals. This is Ramovic’s first award since joining the NBC Premier League defending champions.  The Serbian has yet to lose a league match in the Tanzanian league since he was appointed in November replacing Miguel Gamondi. Yanga recently got knocked out

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Doctor – I Like This Chiefs Target

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Kaizer Chiefs legend Doctor Khumalo has expressed his admiration of the club’s incoming striker in this transfer window Tashreeq Morris. Morris’ deal is reported to be almost done with coach Gavin Hunt having all but confirmed that it is a swap Congolese winger Christian Saile. The former Cape Town City striker has scored two goals in nine appearances for Matsatsantsa, which has divided opinion among the Amakhosi faithful on social media. ’16V’ on the other hand likes Morris’ simplistic game while also cautioning against judging the forward too early as he may surprise many. “I’d like to believe that we

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Pitso Bites Back At Criticism

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Pitso Mosimane has bitten back at criticism from Iranian journalists, who had questioned his training methods and stature as coach. The South African tactician is facing a tough challenge at Esteghlal FC, with rumours of financial issues and non-payment of Mosimane and his team not dying down. On Monday, Esteghlal suffered a surprise loss, but he already had a small run-in with local journalists ahead of the game. “We can’t run the program with people outside telling us what to do in the camp,” he said, as per Football360. “Because you don’t know our problems, you don’t know our injuries,

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