Nabi – I Don’t Want To Throw My Players Under The Bus But…

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi has again called for new signings after his side’s 1-0 loss to Cape Town City in the mother city. Chiefs suffered their fourth defeat of the season and remained seventh in the Betway Premiership. The Amakhosi technical team, led by Nabi, has been speaking out loud about strengthening the squad this transfer window. With the January window officially open until the 28th, Nabi confirmed that the team are working very hard behind the scenes to improve the squad, but also insisted he doesn’t want to throw his current players under the bus. “It’s obvious

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Ertugral Starts With Win Over Chiefs

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Muhsin Ertugral began his reign at Cape Town City with a 1-0 win over Kaizer Chiefs in their Betway Premiership clash at the DHL Stadium on Sunday evening. In recent years, this has not been a fixture that Chiefs have struggled in, and the Amakhosi had won just once in their last eight meetings (in the 2023 MTN8). There was added intrigue to the fixture, with former Chiefs coach Ertugral taking charge of City after Eric Tinkler’s exit. Nasreddine Nabi was hoping to build on their win in the previous game, where they edged Chippa United, and they started on

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CT City & Chiefs Starting XIs Announced

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Cape Town City and Kaizer Chiefs have confirmed their starting lineups for this afternoon’s Betway Premiership encounter at DHL Stadium. New year, new coach, and the same goals for City, as Muhsin Ertugral starts his journey after the exit of Eric Tinkler. The Citizens will play without Tinkler for the first time in three years and haven’t started the season well with Ertugral looking to change their fortunes. City has won two games in the last five matches losing five and their aim is to bounce back and at least move away from the relegation zone. Amakhosi look to win

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Slot Sends Madrid Alexander-Arnold Transfer Warning

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Liverpool manager Arne Slot has issued a stern warning to Real Madrid in their pursuit of Trent Alexander-Arnold by citing the example of the Spanish giants’ failure to convince Steven Gerrard to leave Merseyside. Los Blancos made an approach to Liverpool on New Year’s Eve to sign Alexander-Arnold during the January transfer window but saw their efforts rejected though the 26-year-old’s contract expires this summer, which means Madrid could get him for free then. When quizzed by reporters whether it worried him that the Champions League holders tended to get their way, the Liverpool boss said: “There was one player

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Nabi Confirms Huge Chiefs Injury Boost For CT City Tie

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi has confirmed that left-back Bradley Cross has recovered from his horrific leg injury and could play part in this afternoon’s Betway Premiership clash against Cape Town City at DHL Stadium. Cross has been one of Amakhosi’s most consistent players this season featuring 10 times across all competitions before his progress was halted by a vicious tackle from Thabang Matuludi in their 2-0 defeat to Polokwane City. The 23-year-old defender was snapped up by the Naturena-based outfit at the beginning of the current campaign and has excelled with distinction with the Tunisian mentor expressing delight

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Khanye Fumes At Daylight Robbery For Sundowns

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iDiski TV analyst Junior Khanye has taken aim at the match official in charge of Mamelodi Sundowns‘ CAF Champions League defeat to Raja Athletic Club calling it daylight robbery after the visitors were dished with two red cards.   Khanye believes Sundowns endured daylight robbery and should have had some decisions go their way adding that what happened in Morocco should be looked into as it’s not a good representation of African football. The former Kaizer Chiefs winger is of the opinion that the referee was influenced by the home side and was not fair going on to add that

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Rulani On What Mattered Most In Latest Wydad Win

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Wydad Club Athletic head coach Rulani Mokwena is of the notion that their latest win was more about collecting maximum points after they previously suffered a heavy defeat despite their beautiful football display. Wydad returned to winning ways after beating struggling Moghreb Atletico Tetuan 2-1 away from home. The Red Castle bounced back when they needed to most which saw them move fifth and keep their Botola Pro Inwi hopes alive. Mokwena emphasised that all that mattered on the evening was three points and not how they played because they played very well against Mes but still lost the game.

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Cardoso Reacts To First Sundowns Defeat

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Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso attributed their CAF Champions League defeat to Raja Casablanca on a high defensive line which prevented his charges from finding spaces. Sundowns suffered their first defeat of the CAF Champions League away from home at the hands of Raja this season after being to 10 men in the first period as the Green Eagles immediately took advantage of that by going into the halftime break leading 1-0. Despite being a man and a goal down, Sundowns pushed for the equalizer, but the Raja defence remained firm and committed as they saw out the win,

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Riveiro Hails Excellent Pirates After Thrashing Win

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Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro was left highly impressed by his charges following a thumping 3-0 victory over Stade d’Abidjan at Orlando Stadium on Saturday evening. The Buccaneers toppled defending champions Al Ahly to move top of Group C with Relebohile Mofokeng, Patrick Maswanganyi and Deon Hotto all registering their names on the scoresheet as Pirates closed in on advancing to the knockout stage. Riveiro expressed delight after the final whistle stating that it was important for them to win in a such way and that dominating the opponents was one thing they wanted and indeed achieved. “A really

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