10-Man Sundowns Beat AmaZulu

, ,

10-men Mamelodi Sundowns maintained their three point lead at the top of the Betway Premiership standings with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over AmaZulu at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Tuesday afternoon. Khuliso Mudau had an opportunity to give his side the lead inside the opening four minutes but sliced his effort from close range into the stands. In the ninth minute, Aubrey Modiba found himself in some space outside the box but his shot at goal was deflected out for a corner. Teboho Mokoena then gave it a chance with a dangerous ball from his trademark set piece

Read more

Spurs Could Lose Key Midfielder

, , ,

Cape Town Spurs are running the risk of losing midfield maestro Khaya Mfecane on a free as he approaches the last six months of his contract. Mfecane is one of the players who came through Spurs’ development after being promoted in the 2019/20 season when Spurs was still Ajax Cape Town. The former South Africa junior international can play as a right-back as well as he did under the leadership of coach Ernst Middendorp. The 23-year-old previously attracted interest from various clubs before, but no deal materialized as no one could meet the Urban Warriors’ asking fee, which was reportedly

Read more

Buckley – Nkota Can Make It Big If…

, ,

Former Borussia Dortmund forward Delron Buckley has tipped Orlando Pirates starlet Mohau Nkota for stardom provided he gets correct guidance from his coaches. The 20-year-old impressed at Pirates’ development side and earned himself a promotion to the first team this season. He has played 10 matches across all competitions this campaign and scored four goals. The former South African international told iDiski Times digital editor David Kappel in edition 185 of the newspaper that he loves how comfortable the attacker is on the ball, the danger he poses and the player’s skills among other qualities. The 47-year-old however believes that

Read more

Pirates & Gallants Announce Starting XIs

, ,

Orlando Pirates and Marumo Gallants have named their respective starting line-ups for this afternoon’s highly anticipated Christmas Eve’s Betway Premiership clash at Orlando Stadium. The Buccaneers are looking to return to winning ways after they saw their 100% unbeaten run to the new campaign ended by Stellenbosch FC who left eSgodini with a hard fought 1-0 victory at the beginning of December. A win for Jose Riveiro’s charges will see them move level on points (24) with league leaders Mamelodi Sundowns having played a match more. Gallants on the other hand find themselves in a precarious position in 12th spot,

Read more

AmaZulu FC & Sundowns Starting XIs Announced

, ,

AmaZulu FC and Mamelodi Sundowns have announced their starting lineups ahead of this afternoon highly anticipated Betway Premiership clash at the Moses Mabhida Stadium. Usuthu have a tough visitor this afternoon as they welcome the defending league champions and will look to close their last fixture at home this year on a high note. The KwaZulu-Natal-based outfit have won their last three out of five matches losing just two and will be beaming with high spirits after upsetting Ryal AM 2-1 in the KZN Derby but will need to dig deep to cause a major upset as they are hovering

Read more

Kanu – This Is Not The Sundowns We Know

, ,

AmaZulu FC co-coach Vusumuzi Vilakazi is of the notion that Mamelodi Sundowns are maybe not yet into the standard they are used to as new coach Miguel Cardoso tries and find his combinations. The defending champions brought Cardoso earlier this month to replace Manqoba Mngqithi following unsatisfactory performances and results. The Portuguese mentor has so far overseen two matches winning both 1-0 in the league and CAF Champions League. Vilakazi believes the results show that the coach is still trying to implement his philosophy which is not moving at a fast rate. “Kanu” also added that in as much he

Read more

Pirates & Magesi Betway Prem Clash Moved

, ,

Polokwane Municipality have confirmed that Sekhukhune United’s clash with Marumo Gallants and the Magesi FC & Orlando Pirates tie will be staged at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium due to the damaged pitch at the New Peter Mokaba Stadium. This comes after the pitch at the 2010 FIFA World Cup venue was left damaged by the concert hosted by musician Makhadzi over the weekend. Sekhukhune were meant host Marumo Gallants next Saturday and Magesi FC’s meeting with Orlando Pirates on Sunday at the 45 000-seater facility, however improper covering of the pitch for the concert left it in no state

Read more

Official: Magesi Announce Coaching Changes

, ,

Carling Knockout Cup champions Magesi FC have appointed Papi Zothwane as interim head coach following the shock departure of Clinton Larsen this past weekend. Zothwane, who has initially one of Larsen’s assistants, will now take up the hot seat for the time being with Jackie Ledwaba set to be his assistant. Larsen dropped a bombshell following their 3-0 defeat to the PSL Carling All Stars in the Carling Black Label Cup final that he could no longer continue with the group of players despite their knockout cup success over Mamelodi Sundowns. On Tuesday afternoon, the club made an announcement that

Read more

Koller Reacts To Fans Turning On Ahly Players

, ,

Al Ahly head coach Marcel Koller has reacted to the club’s supporters turning on the players and defended his squad after the incident against CR Belouizdad. The African champions are known for their high standards and after three consecutive 0-0 draws to National Bank, Orlando Pirates and Pachuca, in which they missed the chance to reach the FIFA Intercontinental Cup final with the latter, the fans were on edge. And it spilt over after CR Belouizdad took the lead in Cairo on Sunday in their CAF Champions League clash, but the players responded emphatically with a 6-1 drubbing over the

Read more