Chiefs & Arrows Starting XIs Announced

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Kaizer Chiefs and Lamontville Golden Arrows announced their starting line-up for the Betway Premiership clash at Moses Mabhida Stadium this afternoon. Chiefs aim to get back-to-back league victories for the first time since September 2024 after coming from a goal down to beat Stellenbosch a few days ago. With a win today they could see themselves moving to fourth place depending on the result between Sekhukhune United and SuperSport United. Arrows have been struggling lately, as they’ve gone three games without winning, but a victory for them this afternoon would send them to fifth place. It remains to be seen

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Pirates & Belouizdad Starting XIs Announced

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Orlando Pirates and CR Belouizdad have announced their starting line-ups for the crucial CAF Champions League encounter at Orlando Stadium this afternoon. Following Al Ahly SC’s 3-1 victory against Stade d’Abidjan in Ivory Coast last night , this fixture gets more exciting as both teams cannot afford to lose. The Buccaneers would confirm their spot in the quarter-finals with a win this afternoon, meanwhile, a draw would mean they need to get something from Al Ahly in Cairo next weekend. Pirates have lost only one home game this season and that was a league match against Stellenbosch FC. Should Belouizdad

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Mayo On Scoring Vs Pirates In CAFCL

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Khanyisa Mayo has discussed scoring his first goal for CR Belouizdad against Orlando Pirates in the reverse fixture of Sunday’s CAF Champions League clash. Mayo, 26, found the going tough after joining the Algerian giants from Cape Town Coty ahead of the 2024/25 season. However, he opened his scoring against the Buccaneers when they lost 2-1 at home in November, saying it meant a lot to him. “Playing against known people, known players that you’re familiar with is a good feeling,” “I have scored once here against Pirates at Orlando, so it was… when the coach gave me an opportunity

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Pirates Give Injury Update Ahead Of CRB Clash, 4 Players Out

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Orlando Pirates have given an injury update ahead of their CAF Champions League clash with CR Belouizdad, with the likes of Olisa Ndah and Zakhele Lepasa closing in on a return. The Buccaneers have been handling to compete in multiple competitions despite several injury setbacks this season. With CAFCL, Betway Premiership and Nedbank Cup ahead of them in the coming weeks, the club has confirmed that the likes of Ndah, Goodman Mosele and Lepasa are getting closer to being available, while Thabiso Monyane will be sidelined for a month. Goodman MoseleHas started training fully with the team however, he still

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Chiefs Go Top, Downs Beat Bucs

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Kaizer Chiefs reserve side has overtaken Stellenbosch FC to go top of the league table, while Mamelodi Sundowns dent Orlando Pirates’ title hopes. Stellenbosch FC’s start to the new year is the one they would want to quickly forget after they were comfortably beaten 4-0 SuperSport United, with Siviwe Magidigidi too hot to handle after netting a brace. Amakhosi took advantage of Stellies’ loss, as they came from a goal down to beat Bernard Parker’s TS Galaxy. The Rockets went into the break leading but Chiefs came to the second half guns blazing and scored four goals to make it

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Maela On Tito After Penalty Miss

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Orlando Pirates captain Innocent Maela has discussed Patrick Maswanganyi’s penalty miss and his emotions after the final whistle against Cape Town City. Maswanganyi missed a spot-kick against City in the 70th minute when the game was still tied at 0-0, with City scoring the winner just four minutes later. After the final whistle, Tito broke down to tears and Maela insisted it shows how much he cares about the team before highlighting that they’ve learnt their lessons from the tough defeat. “When you play the way that we did, dominate the way that we did, and the result doesn’t go

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Cardoso – What I Told Sundowns Players At HT

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Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso has discussed what he told his players at half-time in their 2-1 comeback win over Maniema Union on Saturday. Masandawana came from a goal down thanks to two late goals to move to eight points in Group B and open the door for the knockout stages of the competition. Cardoso revealed he told his players at the break to focus on getting back one goal, because he knew it would change the game and open the chance for a second as well. “I told them at half-time, just play for one goal, don’t play

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Sundowns Close In On Sensational Adams Deal

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Mamelodi Sundowns are set to sign highly-rated midfielder Jayden Adams from Stellenbosch. Adams, 23, has been a long-term target for Sundowns but were issued a hands-off warning from Stellies in the off-season with over R30-million demanded. This time around, with Adams reiterating his desire for a new challenge to get out of his comfort zone, the Cape Winelands side has been more receptive in negotiations. Sundowns have now reached a club-to-club agreement with Stellenbosch, with personal terms now being discussed with Masandawana and the players’ camp, ahead of the expected move to Chloorkop this month. In a separate transfer, Sundowns

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What Downs Need To Qualify For CAFCL Knockout Stages

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After ASFAR secured their ticket for the CAF Champions League knockout stages with a 1-1 draw with Raja Club Athletic, here is what Mamelodi Sundowns need to book their spot. Masandawana celebrated a 2-1 comeback-win over Union Maniema earlier on Saturday to move to eight points in Group B. With Sundowns doing their homework, the pressure was on Raja to collect at least one point against Moroccan rivals AS FAR to keep their own hopes of progressing alive. And the struggling Botola Pro champions did just that. It looked for long terms like Sundowns could secure qualification alongside AS FAR

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