Ertugral Reveals Concern After Chiefs & Pirates Scalps

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Cape Town City head coach Muhsin Ertugral admits that he is more concerned about their next game against Marumo Gallants after claiming two big wins against Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates. Ertugral took over the head coach role at City on an interim basis and has already beaten both Soweto giants in a space of four days collected six points to move them into sixth place. The experienced mentor has had a dream start at City by aiding them to back-to-back league victories for the first time since May 2024 and hopes of achieving a top three dream alive. Ertugral

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Nabi Explains ‘Chaos’ On The Chiefs Bench

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi has clarified the substitution misunderstanding towards the end of the match in their Betway Premiership clash against Stellenbosch FC at FNB Stadium on Wednesday night. The Glamour Boys, who were celebrating their 55th year anniversary milestone, rallied from a goal down to secure maximum points with a 2-1-win courtesy of youngster Wandile Duba’s brace in either half. Speaking to the media post the match, Nabi simply clarified that they had to recall George Matlou’s introduction after both Yusuf Maart and Thatayaone Ditlhokwe flagged cramp issues to the medical team. “First of all, I don’t

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Duba – What Nabi Told Me Before Man Of The Match Performance

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Kaizer Chiefs winger Wandile Duba reveals that coach Nasreddine Nabi encouraged him to capitalise on Stellenbosch FC’s slow defensive backline ahead of their 2-1 victory at FNB Stadium. Duba put in a Man of the Match performance where his side came from a goal down with him netting a brace to help them move to fifth position with 18 points. The player now has four goals in the league, joint-third on the top goal scorer charts with five other players and two goals behind leader Iqraam Rayners of Mamelodi Sundowns. Duba said Nabi told him to check the speed of

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How Much Of A Setback Was Dropping Pts Vs CT City? Riveiro Responds

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Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro says he is remaining calm regarding the title race despite dropping points against Cape Town City in the Mother City. Pirates missed an opportunity to move to the top of the table on Wednesday night when they lost to City by 1-0, courtesy of Darwin Gonzalez’s 74th-minute goal. It was only Pirates’ second league defeat this season, with both losses coming against Western Cape sides. The defeat left the Buccaneers three points behind league leaders Mamelodi Sundowns with both having played 11 games. Riveiro insisted there is no drama, with only 11 games played

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Billiat Sets Record Straight On R850k Signing-On Fee Claims

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Former Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Khama Billiat has denied receiving a $45.000 signing on fee for joining Scottland FC this transfer window. Billiat, 34, revived his career at Yadah FC and has won the Fans Choice Award, while also becoming the second runners-up in Soccer Star Of The Year after his first season back in Zimbabwe. He has now completed a switch to highly-ambitious Scottland FC and there were claims he received a whopping $45.000 (R851.000) signing-on fee. However, the former Downs and Chiefs midfielder dismissed those rumours, saying they’re putting him at risk of being targeted by criminals. “I

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Nabi – Why Vilakazi Doesn’t Start More Games

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi has explained he is trying to protect Mfundo Vilakazi and that’s why he isn’t starting more games. Vilakazi, 19, came on as a first-half substitute in Chiefs’ 2-1 win over Stellenbosch, and again impacted the game positively. Despite featuring in 11 of Chiefs’ 12 league games this season, Vilakazi has only started one game so far, with Nabi explaining the player still needs to develop – especially physically – to start more regularly. “He’s a talent from the academy of the club. He’s only 19 years old; I would say that his development, even

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Davids’ Simba Edging Closer To CAFCC Knockout Stage

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Fadlu Davids is in the process of awakening the sleeping giant in Tanzania with Simba SC edging closer to qualifying for the CAF Confederation Cup quarterfinal.  Simba are a point away from making it to the next round of the CAFCC. They next face stubborn Angolan side Bravo do Maquis in the penultimate match of the group before playing Tunisian side Constantine in the following match. Davids emphasized that they won’t go for a draw against Bravo but rather for maximum points, but that a draw would be good because it would confirm their qualification. “We need a draw in

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Nabi Explains Cross’ 30th Minute Sub

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Kaizer Chiefs coach Nasreddine Nabi has explained why he substituted Bradley Cross after just 30 minutes in his side’s 2-1 win over Stellenbosch FC. Amakhosi had to come from a goal down to collect all three points and move into fifth place. But early in the game Chiefs struggled, especially down their left flank, which resulted in Nabi taking off Cross – along with the injured Ashley Du Preez – after just 30 minutes, replacing them with Tebogo Potsane and Mfundo Vilakazi. Nabi, who had started the game with a back-three, cited confusion due to the new system as reason

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Riveiro Reacts To Defeat Vs City

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Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro was somewhat flabbergasted after his side’s 1-0 defeat to Cape Town City on Wednesday evening. The Buccaneers missed out on moving into first place on the log, with Darwin Gonzalez scoring the only goal of the night. The deflected shot came just four minutes after Patrick Maswanganyi missed a spot-kick to put the visitors in front. After the match, Riveiro was somewhat lost for words to explain how his team lost on the day. “I cannot do an analysis here right now,” he told SuperSport TV. “It’s actually quite difficult to explain the final result,

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