Cardoso – I Felt That From Day One

Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso says the commitment from the group is unquestionable but their CAF Champions League group is still wide open. Sundowns secured their first win in Group B with a 1-0 victory over Raja Athletic Club on Sunday afternoon at Loftus Versfeld. Iqraam Rayners’ stunner moved them to five points in Cardoso’s first game in charge and added to the draws against Maniema Union and ASFAR under Manqoba Mngqithi. “It’s not a matter of giving authority, it’s making us believe more and more, it’s like that in everything that you do, when you have a good

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Pitso Draws But Moves Up Table

Pitso Mosimane’s Esteghlal moved up to eighth on the Persian Gulf Pro League after drawing with Gol Gohar on Monday. It ended goalless in the fixture and sees Esteghlal move onto 15 points, 13 behind leaders Tractor. While Mosimane will be disappointed to not pick up the win, he does maintain an unbeaten run of six games. Esteghlal have two more games in 2025, with the first on the 20th against Aluminium Arak.

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Nabi – The Perfect Gift For Christmas

After their 1-1 draw with TS Galaxy, Kaizer Chiefs coach Nasreddine Nabi has said that for Christmas, he would like to get a few new players. Ranga Chivaviro grabbed a stoppage-time equaliser for a share of the points at Mbombela Stadium on Monday. Nabi was not pleased with how his team started, but said they managed to take control of the game as it wore on. “We feel that we didn’t start well, the first 15, 20 minutes, we were losing every balls,” Nabi told SuperSport after the game. “Easy passes were lost. All the duels were won by the

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Late Equaliser Rescues Chiefs A Point

Ranga Chivaviro scored a stoppage-time goal as Kaizer Chiefs grabbed a 1-1 draw against TS Galaxy Galaxy came into the game with their confidence up after a four-match unbeaten run, meanwhile, Chiefs wanted to return to winning ways after dropping points in two consecutive matches. On a scorching afternoon at Mbombela Stadium, both teams looked to get an early goal. Ashley du Preez was presented with a glorious opportunity after Mduduzi Shabalala set him up, but could not capitalise. Galaxy increased their playing speed and they were rewarded inside the 35th minute after Chiefs failed to clear their line and

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CAF Announces Key Dates For 2025

CAF have announced key dates for 2025 including tournament dates and the draw date for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. This was confirmed by the CAF Executive Committee in Marrakech, Morocco, under the leadership of CAF President Dr. Patrice Motsepe Dr. Motsepe confirmed that the Final Draw for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 will take place on 27 January 2025, in Rabat, Morocco. Regarding youth tournaments, the CAF Executive Committee resolved that the TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations will be hosted in Morocco for both the 2025 and 2026 editions. Meanwhile, the TotalEnergies

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Tunisia Legend Singles Out Mokwana And Belaïli

Bafana Bafana winger Elias Mokwana’s influence and popularity with Esperance Sportive de Tunis is growing game by game and has now earned praise from a national icon. Mokwana, 25, joined Esperance ahead of the new season after shining with Sekhukhune United and breaking into the senior South Africa national team. His move was met with scepticism with a meteoric rise from the amateur ranks to one of the biggest clubs on the continent within three years, but he appears to be thriving in his new environment with the four-time Champions League winners. Aymen Balbouli, a legend of Taraji’s fierce rivals Etoile

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Galaxy & Chiefs Starting XIs Announced

TS Galaxy and Kaizer Chiefs have announced their starting lineups for this afternoon’s Betway Premiership encounter at Mbombela Stadium. Following a tough start for Galaxy and Sead Ramovic resigning and joining Young Africans, Adnan Beganovic who was the assistant coach to Ramovic has turned things around at Galaxy since he took over. The Rockets collected seven points out of a possible nine under the Bosnian and Herzegovina mentor and they currently sitting in 13th place with nine points after nine matches. Chiefs remains the only side yet to keep a clean sheet in the Betway Premiership this season as they

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Nkota Discusses Pirates’ Ambitions

Orlando Pirates striker Mohau Nkota believes they can go all the way and win the CAF Champions League but they will have to improve themselves. Nkota came through the DStv Diski Challenge where he had two good seasons before he was promoted to the first team by Pirates just before the end of last season. Unfortunately, he suffered an injury, but bounced back to get his chance this campaign. The 20-year-old made his senior debut this season in September in a 1-0 win against Richards Bay. He impressed Jose Riveiro and he was rewarded with a start against SuperSport United

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Nabi Targets Victory For The Fans

Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi believes they have learnt their lesson after their loss to Polokwane City, and are prepared for TS Galaxy this afternoon. Galaxy host Chiefs this afternoon in the day’s only Betway Premiership fixture. Speaking to the club’s website, the Tunisian coach said they have learnt their lessons, and are prepared to face a Galaxy team who have started turning their own fortunes around. He says that he wants to give the supporters something to cheer about it, and a victory would be ideal. “It is true that the last game was a disappointment, mostly in

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