Mokwena Reacts To 4-1 Thrashing With Wydad

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Wydad Athletic Club head coach Rulani Mokwena leapt to the defence of his players after the team’s 4-1 home loss to MAS de Fez. After a good run of seven matches unbeaten, Wydad suffered their heaviest defeat at home in the last decade after being reduced to 10 men inside 11 minutes. Mokwena urged the blame not to be shifted upon his players as he’s the one selecting the team and coaching the club after MAS de Fez did the double over Wydad this season. “Anything I say will sound like excuses, so let me just apologize to the Wydad

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Magesi vs Pirates Starting XIs Announced

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Newcomers Magesi FC and Orlando Pirates have named their respective starting line-ups for this afternoon’s Betway Premiership encounter at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium. Dikwena Tsa Meetsi will be out to humble a buoyant Orlando Pirates outfit and ease their relegation fears having already claimed a huge scalp over the Soweto giants at Orlando Stadium this season on route to clinching the Carling Knockout Cup. With Clinton Larsen having vacated his head coaching role, Papi Zothwane, with the assistance of Jackie Ledwaba, have been roped in to steer the ship after they extended their winless run to four matches across

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Nabi Confirms Chiefs Blow For Chippa Clash

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi has confirmed that winger Tebogo Potsane has suffered another injury setback ahead of their clash against Chippa United. Potsane recently returned from a long lay-off and seemingly added a new dimension to the squad for Nabi where results have been inconsistent this season. The 31-year-old featured 45 minutes in their last two games as they lost 2-0 to Polokwane City and drew 1-1 with TS Galaxy. “Our pre-match preparation has gone well. We had a good week of training ahead of this game. We are ready and eager to give a good account of

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Cardoso – I Don’t Usually Do This…

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Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso says the recent squad rotation is not something he usually does but the current situation has forced his hand. Sundowns have continued making several changes to their starting line-up as was the case under his predecessor Manqoba Mngqithi. But the results have continued with Masandawana at the top of the table, with six consecutive league wins, 12 goals scored and none conceded, since their surprise loss to Polokwane City at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium. “I had to confess, the context obliges me to be different than I usually like, I don’t like to

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Burnley Boss Provides Verdict On Foster Ahead Of Jan Window

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Burnley head coach Scott Parker has opened up on Lyle Foster after his return to the field of play for the Premier League promotion-chasers. Foster, 24, suffered a knee injury while on international duty with South Africa and has since missed 13 consecutive league games for the Championship side. However, he returned in their 2-0 win over fellow promotion-chasing side Sheffield United to move within one point of league leaders Leeds United after 23 games. “We’ve been struggling with injuries over the last few months, and we have a lot of attacking players missing in particular, so I’m pleased to

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Modiba On Importance Of Clean Sheets In Title Race

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Mamelodi Sundowns utility-man Aubrey Modiba says it’s imperative they keep racking up clean sheets in their quest for the title this season. Sundowns kept their six consecutive clean sheet with six wins to go with it after the 2-0 victory over Richards Bay on Saturday afternoon at the King Zwelithini Stadium. Modiba was one of several standout players for Miguel Cardoso’s side on the day and was rewarded with the Man of the Match honour. “They are a very good team, they don’t give up so we had to get that second goal and I’m happy with the three points

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Chiefs Duo Running Suspension Tightrope

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Kaizer Chiefs duo Mduduzi Shabalala and Yusuf Maart are edging closer to suspension having each accumulated three yellow cards in the Betway Premiership. Ahead of Amakhosi’s trip to the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban this afternoon to play Chippa United, the two players could see themselves miss out on the Cape Town City clash in the Mother City on Sunday, 5 January 2025 should they get booked against the Chilli Boys. Despite Chiefs’ inconsistent run of form which has seen them win just one of out their last four fixtures, Shabalala and Maart have both contributed with assists and goals

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Bafana Star Spotted At Wydad

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Bafana Bafana striker Lebo Mothiba has been spotted at Wydad Athletic Club amid links to the Botola Pro giants. Mothiba has been a free agent since parting ways with Ligue 1 side RSC Strasbourg and was linked with several clubs since recovering from his latest injury. He spent time at Karlsruhe in Germany and saw a move to Standard Liege fall through over personal terms. However, Mothiba could be in line for a move to Wydad with reports in Moroccan media stating he was invited to train with Rulani Mokwena’s side. He was spotted at the Stade Larbi Zaouli on

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Mokwena’s Wydad Suffer Fourth League Defeat

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Rulani Mokwena’s Wydad Athletic Club suffered a 4-1 defeat against MAS de Fes after they were reduced to 10-man inside 11 minutes. Wydad came into the game against MAS de Fes under massive pressure after earlier results which saw Renaissance Zemamre and FUS Rabat collecting maximum points. The Red Castle dropped to fifth place and had to win against MAS de Fes which they understood very well as they started the game like a house on fire looking to collect maximum points and get back to the title race. Wydad was reduced to 10-man inside 11 minutes after Ismael Benktib

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