Ncikazi On Mofokeng Transformation

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Orlando Pirates assistant coach Mandla Ncikazi says there are several factors owed to Relebohile Mofokeng’s transformation this season but mainly hard work and support. Mofokeng has been sensational since his promotion to the first team in 2024, and in this current campaign especially the second round of the term, he has elevated his game. The 21-year-old has scored 10 goals and has seven assists this season in his 22 league appearances, sitting in third spot on the current top goal scorer charts. The 10 goals include his first professional hat-trick while he’s also been voted Player of the Month in

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Appollis On Footballer Of The Season Award

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Orlando Pirates winger Oswin Appollis has remained coy on the Footballer of the Season accolade after many believe he is in the conversation for the award. Appollis’ first season at Pirates saw him winning two trophies, MTN8 and Carling Knockout Cup. The Bafana Bafana winger has had a huge impact in the Pirates title fight with 14 goal contributions. Only Relebohile Mofokeng, Sede Junior Dion and Iqraam Rayners have racked up better stats than him. With the season approaching the end, the talks of individual awards such as Player’s Player of the Season which is voted for by players and

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Cardoso Warns Against Complacency, Revels In Entering History Books With Jose & Pitso

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Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso has urged those who may be underestimating ASFAR to reconsider, warning that the CAF Champions League final against the Moroccan side could prove even more demanding than the semi-final victory over Espérance Sportive de Tunis. Sundowns will face ASFAR in the final, with the Brazilians chasing their second continental crown since their historic 2016 triumph. Their opponents, meanwhile, are no strangers to the occasion, the Rabat-based club won the competition back in 1985. Speaking after the semi-final win, Cardoso also placed his own achievement in historical context, revealing that he is only the third

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Mahoota Reserves Advice For Mailula On His Future

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Former Mamelodi Sundowns striker Katlego Mashego has weighed in on the conversation around Cassius Mailula’s future, advising the 24-year-old to remain in Europe. Mailula is currently on loan at Belgian Second Division side KV Kortrijk from Toronto FC in the Major League Soccer and has helped Kortrijk gain promotion to the Belgian Pro Jupiler League for next season. ALSO READ: Singh On Target In Cyprus As Mailula’s Kortrijk Seal PromotionRulani Secures Another Win He has been shipped out on loan twice since moving to Toronto in 2023, first to Wydad Athletic Club and now Kortrijk. The Limpopo-born forward now finds

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Dladla Bemoans ‘Uncharacteristic’ City In Magesi Thumping

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Durban City FC interim Pitso Dladla says it is uncharacteristic of his side to concede as many goals as they did against Magesi FC over the weekend in Seshego. City were hammered 5-2 by the Limpopo side who helped their own survival cause as they moved out of the relegation zone on the Betway Premiership log with that result to 14th spot with 20 points. However, for Dladla’s men they remained in sixth place with 35 points in 25 matches. The loss to Magesi was also the side’s third on the trot in the league. The coach said this is

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What I Didn’t Like Despite Win Vs Sekhukhune – Hunt

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Stellenbosch FC head coach Gavin Hunt has expressed an area of concern despite their big win over Sekhukhune United this past weekend. Hunt’s charges kept their top eight ambitions intact after thumping Babina Noko 3-1 at Athlone Stadium on Friday evening to move into ninth spot, three points adrift of Golden Arrows in eighth place with a game to spare. The home side were first to draw blood in the 24th minute as Nigerian international Kazie Godswill Enyinnaya found his way past the Sekhukhune defence before firing past Renaldo Leaner into the top right corner. Tshegofatso Mabasa was then denied

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Ncikazi Gives Pirates Injury Update Ahead Of Derby

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Orlando Pirates assistant coach Mandla Ncikazi has confirmed that apart from Tapelo Xoki and Sihle Nduli, the club has a clean bill of health ahead of the Soweto Derby. The Buccaneers enter the game, chasing the Betway Premiership title, having picked up six wins and two draws in their last eight league games. Chiefs, meanwhile, are trying to cement third place, but could close in on their rivals after five wins and a draw in their last six outings. Ncikazi confirmed no new faces have entered the treatment room after Pirates’ 3-0 win over AmaZulu last weekend. “The standard injuries

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Frosler Reflects On Difficult Injury Spell

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Kaizer Chiefs full-back Reeve Frosler has spoken about his time on the sidelines saying as tough as it was, on the personal front the timing couldn’t have been better. Frosler has endured an injury-interrupted season having returned to competitive action in Chiefs’ 4-1 thrashing of Magesi FC in the league in Polokwane last week. The defender was a second half substitute providing two assists in that game that helped Amakhosi stay in third position on the log. Before this encounter, the last time he played was against Siwelele in October last year. Frosler also made an appearance from the bench

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Were Sundowns Correctly Awarded Penalty? Hlungwani Responds

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Mamelodi Sundowns‘ penalty against Espérance de Tunis in their CAF Champions League semi-final second leg was the right call, according to former PSL referee Victor Hlungwani. Sundowns sealed their place in the final with a 2-0 aggregate semi-final win over ES Tunis at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Saturday. They backed up their 1-0 first-leg result in Tunis with a clean sheet at home as Colombian marksman Brayan Léon Muñiz scored in both ties. Just half an hour into the clash in Tshwane, the Brazilians were awarded a spot kick after replay clearly showed ES Tunis goalkeeper Bechir Ben Said had

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