Seema On Otladisa’s Contribution On Debut

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Sekhukhune United head coach Lehlohonolo Seema says he is pleased with Katlego Otladisa’s contribution in his first game for the club. The 28-year-old winger joined Babina Noko last Friday on a loan deal from Orlando Pirates until the end of the season. He started in the 1-1 Betway Premiership draw against Polokwane City at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium on Sunday and lasted the whole 90 minutes. Otladisa hadn’t featured for his mother club this season and had just one appearance on the bench. Seema said he was pleased with the player’s contribution even though he is still getting used

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PSL Make Nedbank Cup Announcement

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The Premier Soccer League have announced the draw of the Nedbank Cup Round of 32 will take place on Thursday. The Ke Yona Cup is the last chance of silverware for many clubs who are out of the title race in the Betway Premiership. In addition, it offers amateur teams a chance to write their names in local football history. After eight Motsepe Foundation Championship teams booked their ticket in the Round of 32 after making it through the qualification round, the field is now complete. The eight second-tier teams are joined eight teams from the SAFA leagues and the

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Done Deal: AmaZulu Sign New Striker

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AmaZulu FC reached an agreement with Chippa United for the signing of Namibian striker Elmo Kambindu. Kambindu, 31, joined Chippa at the beginning of the 2022/23 season following a good spell with Angolan side CD Costa de Sol. In his two-and-a-half seasons in the Premier Soccer League he scored five goals in 43 matches. Last season was his best campaign, as he scored four goals. This publication understands that Kambindu has completed a move to AmaZulu and he is expected to arrive in Durban before the end of this week. Co-coaches Arthur Zwane and Vusumuzi Vilakazi have been speaking out

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Official: AmaZulu Announce 2 Exits

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AmaZulu have announced the departures of Junior Dion and Yanga Mjoli, who have both joined Marumo Gallants for the remainder of the season. Dion, 31, had joined Usuthu from Gallants in January 2023 and scored 14 goals in 47 appearances for the club. However, he didn’t find the back of the net in seven appearances this campaign, while 21-year-old Mjoli was on loan at Pretoria Callies in the first half of the campaign. “AmaZulu Football Club is pleased to announce the loan transfers of striker Sede Junior Dion (31) and defender Yanga Mjoli (21) to Betway Premiership side Marumo Gallants.

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Nabi – Not A Game We Deserved To Lose

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi feels that they did not deserve to lose to Cape Town City, but once again failed to use their opportunities. Chiefs lost 1-0 to City on Sunday, as Muhsin Ertugral made his return to South African football after six years away. But Nabi, after the match, said he felt it wasn’t a result that was a fair reflection of the game, and had his team used their opportunities better, they should have go a result. “We feel that it’s not a game that we deserved to lose,” Nabi said after the match. “Unfortunately, that’s

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3 Pirates Stars Dominate CAFCL Team Of The Week

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After their impressive win over the weekend, Orlando Pirates players dominated the CAF Champions League Team of the Week. Four South Africans were included in Sofascore’s CAFCL team of the week, with three of those players coming from Pirates. Patrick Maswanganyi, Kabelo Dlamini and Deon Hotto were all included after excellent performances in their 3-0 win over Stade D’Abidjan. Meanwhile, despite a nine-man Mamelodi Sundowns losing 1-0 to Raja Club Athletic, Ronwen Williams also made the team for his strong showing out in Morocco. Below is Sofascore’s full CAFCL TOTW:

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Ertugral Makes Chiefs Admission & Reveals Amakhosi’s Weak Spot

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Cape Town City interim coach Muhsin Ertugral has given more insight into how they beat Kaizer Chiefs on Sunday – a Chiefs side that Ertugral says is full of quality players but are weak at defending quick counters. Ertugral was named as City’s Technical Director last week, and also as interim coach to replace Eric Tinkler until the end of the 2024/25 season. After the 1-0 victory, with Darwin Gonzalez netting the winner, Ertugral said he was somewhat fortunate to start against Chiefs, as despite being away from South African football for several years, Chiefs and City are two of

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Khanye & Tso Hail Pirates’ ‘Difference Maker’

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Junior Khanye and Benedict ‘Tso’ Vilakazi have hailed Orlando Pirates striker Tshegofatso Mabasa as the difference in the side’s victory in the CAF Champions League on Saturday. Pirates defeated Stade d’ Abidjan 3-0 in Orlando to move to the top of Group C with eight points from four matches, with Mabasa starting ahead of Evidence Makgopa on the day. The 28-year-old didn’t score but was influential in attack, with both iDiski TV analysts impressed with his runs inside box that help eliminate defenders. Khanye says Mabasa understood his position and role and executed it really well. “Well done to Orlando

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Mohafe Addresses Appollis & Matuludi Links To Pirates

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Polokwane City coach Phuti Mohafe has addressed reports linking Oswin Appollis and Thabang Matuludi with a move to Orlando Pirates, saying it’s just rumours. In the last transfer window Appollis was heavily linked with Kaizer Chiefs and Esperance de Tunis, while Matuludi was linked with Pirates and Stellenbosch FC but none of the said moves materialised. The pair is once again grabbing headlines in the January window, with both linked to the Buccaneers. Addressing the media in Polokwane after his side’s 1-1 draw with Sekhukhune United, Mohafe said people have their own agendas and he is not going to entertain

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