Wydad Have Crunch Meeting With Mokwena

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Wydad Athletic Club head coach Rulani Mokwena held a crunch meeting with the club’s board this week amid the recent run of indifferent results. Following the 4-1 defeat to Mas Fes, Wydad dropped to sixth in the league with six wins, six draws and four losses in their opening 16 games this season. Sources have indicated that the club’s performances were discussed and assessed and the way forward is to improve results. Mokwena reiterated to the media that he wants to continue the project, that he loves the club and he’s ready to turn things around. However, there could be

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Pitso Makes Shock Move For Bafana Star?

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Pitso Mosimane could be in line to make a sensational move for Bafana Bafana forward Percy Tau in the January window. Tau, 30, has been informed that he can leave Al Ahly pending an agreement of a mutual termination and the likes of Zamalek SC and Kaizer Chiefs have been mooted as suitors. However, reports in Egyptian media claim Mosimane, who signed him for Ahly from Premier League side Brighton and Hove Albion, wants to reunite with him in Iran. Currently at Esteghlal, who have struggled for goals since his arrival, the signing of Tau could be a major boost

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City To Name Interim Coaches?

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After the departure of Eric Tinkler, Cape Town City look set to name interim coaches for their upcoming Betway Premiership fixtures against Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates. City confirmed Tinkler’s departure on Tuesday, ending a three-year stint with John Comitis’ club. It was Tinkler’s second tenure as City coach, having first been in charge between 2016 and 2017. The club have only had three coaches in their nine-year existence – Tinkler, Benni McCarthy and Dutchman Jan Olde Riekerink. iDiski Times understands that assistants Lebogang Manyama and Diogo Peral could be asked to take over in the interim until a new

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Nabi Lashes Out About The Chiefs Project – Seven Wins In 2024

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi has lashed out about the lack of patience for his project, citing the fact the club won only seven games in 2024. After the 1-0 win over Chippa United Chiefs moved into seventh in the league and Nabi was asked about the reflection of his tenure thus far and about what he’d like to add to the squad in the mid-season window. “Honestly, you think I change for results? Me… honestly, why don’t you accept that I have come for a project? Why? Why do you refuse this as the media?” Nabi said when

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Links’ Unexpected Childhood Hero

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Gift Links has made a surprise confession about former Namibian striker Henrico Botes as the player he idolised when he was promoted to senior football at Platinum Stars. Links, now a star wingback at Danish outfit AGF, had different ideas of where he wanted to play when he first came through as a teenager. The diminutive Links’ surprisingly idolised the tall ex-Brave Warriors marksman, who at over six feet, was quite a different player to the young Links. But that didn’t stop Links from wearing the number nine jersey at Dikwena’s youth teams, though he soon came to the realisation

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Official: CT City Make Tinkler Decision

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Cape Town City have parted ways with head coach Eric Tinkler following a string of poor results in the 2024/25 Betway Premiership. Tinkler has been with City for almost four seasons where he has helped the side to qualify for the CAF Champions League for the very first time in their history. After a poor run of results which saw City sitting 12th in the league table with 11 points from 10 matches, winning only three matches, drawing two, and losing five, the former Orlando Pirates mentor had been threading on thin ice. iDiski Times has established that City had

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Tinkler Bemoans Lack Of Goals In Latest Defeat

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Cape Town City head Eric Tinkler has identified the lack of scoring goals as their main problem. City are in an unfamiliar position in the league table after suffering their fifth defeat in 10 league games including their narrow 1-0 defeat to AmaZulu at DHL Stadium on Sunday. The Citizens have only scored six goals in the league which is not enough to see them in a better position. Tinkler believes that they need a striker that can score goals after their prolific striker Khanyisa Mayo, who had been scoring +10 goals each season, was sold to Algerian giants CR

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Shabalala’s Message To Coach Nabi After Sensational Solo Goal

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Kaizer Chiefs starlet Mduduzi Shabalala is grateful to head coach Nasreddine Nabi for trusting in his abilities and allowing him to express himself despite his age. Shabalala put in an impressive Man-of-the-Match performance by scoring a sensational solo effort to hand Amakhosi a hard-fought 1-0 win over Chippa United. With that victory, Chiefs ended the calendar year on a high for the 24th consecutive time, and Shabalala took the time to thank his mentor after bagging his fourth league goal of the season with a further assist. “The team has given us a role to play, everyone has his role

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Nabi On What’s Halting Chiefs’ Progress After Promising Start

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi has identified injuries, media criticism as well as the inconsistency from the youngsters as the three main key factors currently hindering the team’s progress. Amakhosi had a promising start to the 2024/25 Betway Premiership campaign picking up a few vital wins but have since been on decline managing just three wins in nine matches across all competitions since the start of October. Their 1-0 win over Chippa United was also their first league clean sheet of the season, and the Tunisian mentor attributed their struggles to injuries, youngsters not being consistent in their play

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