CT City Snap Up Promising SA Under 20 Talent

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Cape Town City are said to have completed the signing of the South African U20 captain Patrick Autata. Autata has been a beast in the midfield for TS Galaxy U19 Gauteng Development League side and featured in some games in the DStv Diski Challenge side which is coached by Bernard Parker. The 18-year-old captained the South Africa U20 in the COSAFA Cup and won one Man of the Match award. He was also named in the COSAFA Cup U20 Group stages best XI alongside other five South Africans including coach Raymond Mdaka. iDiski Times discovered that Autata will complete a

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Khanye Advises Shabalala To Learn From Mofokeng

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iDiski TV analysts Junior Khanye has reserved special praise for Kaizer Chiefs youngster Mduduzi Shabalala but equally advised him to learn from Orlando Pirates starlet Relebohile Mofokeng. Shabalala, 20, put in a Man-of-the-Match performance against Chippa United on Sunday with his sensational solo effort sealing all the three points for Amakhosi who walked away 1-0 victors for their first win in five outings that catapulted them into seventh spot. The former Chiefs winger had high plaudits for the young Glamour Boy but equally said he would like to see him take a leaf from Mofokeng who has sealed his place

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Venda Football Academy Appoint New Head Coach

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Motsepe Foundation Championship side Venda Football Academy have appointed Stanford Nkoane as the new coach for the remainder of the season. After spending less than two months coaching the team, Venda parted ways with Vladislav Heric on Christmas Day. The Serbian was in charge of 10 games with a record of two wins, two draws and six losses. With the Motsepe Foundation Championship season set to resume next weekend, Venda added Nkoane to the technical team for the remainder of the season. He will work with Rowen Hendricks, who has been serving as assistant coach most of the time. Nkoane

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Official: CT City Appoint Former Chiefs Coach

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Cape Town City have officially appointed Muhsin Ertugral as their interim Head Coach for the remainder of the 2024/25 campaign, as first reported by iDiski Times. The Citizens parted ways with Tinkler after three seasons, which was his second stint at the club, following a string of poor results which saw him win just three matches in 10 outings, losing five and drawing two. On Thursday morning, City made the announcement of Ertugral’s appointment via the club’s social media pages. Join the iDiski Times WhatsApp Channel for all latest SA football news directly to your phone. City announced they had

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Ertugral Set To Take Over At Betway Prem Side

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Former Kaizer Chiefs & Ajax Cape Town head coach Muhsin Ertugral is set to be confirmed as the new man in charge at Cape Town City after Eric Tinkler’s exit. After three seasons in charge, Tinkler was released from his head coach duties at City following a poor run of results. In the last three seasons, Tinkler led City to second, fourth, and fifth-place finishes.  Despite the good record of being a team that finishes in the top four, the recent results of losing five league games and being close to the relegation zone led to his sacking. This publication

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15 Minutes For Foster

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Lyle Foster continued his return for Burnley, as he came off the bench for just over fifteen minutes against Stoke City on Wednesday afternoon. It was the third appearance in a week for the Bafana Bafana striker since his return from an injury that kept him sidelined for the past two and half months. Foster picked up the injury for Bafana in their 5-0 victory over Congo back in October. This was the longest runout for the 24-year-old, with his previous two substitute appearances being for less than five minutes.  Unfortunately, Burnley were reduced to ten men in the final

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Mabasa – You Can’t Do Anything Positive Without That

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Orlando Pirates striker Tshegofatso Mabasa says the support received by the squad is essential to keep performing at a high level. The 2023/24 Golden Boot winner recently ended his goal-drought with a hattrick in their 8-1 thrashing over Marumo Gallants before missing out against Magesi due to suspension. But he admits the comradery in the group and technical team is what can help him continue to contribute to their objectives of chasing silverware this season. “It’s very important, if you are not okay mentally as a footballer, there’s nothing positive you can do on the field, trust me,” Mabasa said.

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Redemption Time For ODG At Magesi?

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Former TS Galaxy head coach Owen da Gama has brushed off suggestions that it’s time for redemption at Magesi and detailed how the arrival of Sead Ramovic ended his time at the club. Da Gama has returned to the topflight after a three-year absence, as he’s tasked to retain the top-flight status of 16th-placed Magesi. Having won the Carling Knockout Cup with Clinton Larsen last month, the fairytale story is being quickly forgotten as he resigned, citing the club needing fresh ideas to provide a chance of survival in their debut Betway Premiership campaign. Da Gama steps in with a

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Zungu Already Having An Impact – Kanu

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While he is yet to play for AmaZulu, Usuthu co-coach Vusumuzi Vilakazi says that new signing Bongani Zungu is already having an impact at the club. Zungu and Sandile Mthethwa were announced in December, and the pair could be in line to make their debuts when AmaZulu face Golden Arrows this week. However Vilakazi says they were signed for more than just playing, and he was delighted to see the experienced Zungu already advising young players at the club. “They are not only coming to have an impact in playing, but also to make sure that we have a lot

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