Mokwena – There Are No Harry Potter Moments In Football

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Wydad Athletic Club head coach Rulani Mokwena is happy with the team’s progress ahead of a difficult fixture against JS Soualem. Wydad had a difficult start to the season. Following three losses and four draws, they dropped 17 points out of a possible 36, leaving them eight points behind first-placed RS Berkane. Mokwena believes that they are slowly moving in the right direction as he stated that there’s no magic in football or cutting corners. “We’ve prepared very well the team is strong, and we’ve had a few problems, particularly with a couple of muscle tissue injuries but I have

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How To Watch Pirates Away In Abidjan

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Orlando Pirates take on Ivorian side Stade d’Abidjan in the first clash of their double-header in the CAF Champions League at the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium with the match set to be broadcast on SABC1 and SuperSport 209. The Buccaneers are looking to bag all three points following their goalless draw with cup holders Al Ahly last week which could be crucial in determining their trajectory in Group C. Les Yèyès find themselves in a precarious position as they occupy the basement of the group having suffered back-to-back losses against Al Ahly (4-2) and CR Belouizdad (1-0) respectively. They were also

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Williams – We Can’t Question The Decisions

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Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Ronwen Williams says it’s not easy to lose coaches but they are professionals that need to be at their best level every day. Williams was speaking ahead of their CAF Champions League group stage clash against Raja Athletic Club on Sunday, which marks Muguel Carodoso’s first game in charge. The former Esperance Sportive de Tunis, who ironically knocked Sundowns out of the competition at the semi-final stage last season against then-head coach Rulani Mokwena replaced Manqoba Mngqithi this week. He departed with Wendell Robinson and Romain Folz, while Cardoso joined this week with three members of his

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Chiefs Suffer Sirino Blow, 6 Ruled Out

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Kaizer Chiefs have suffered another blow around Gaston Sirino, who is among six players who are ruled out of their clash against TS Galaxy. Amakhosi will be hoping to return to winning ways after their 2-0 defeat to Polokwane City. The Glamour Boys will take a trip to Nelspruit in the province of Mpumalanga for their penultimate match of 2024, facing TS Galaxy on Monday, 16 December. However, they will have to do it without the services of several key players. “Kaizer Chiefs coach Nasreddine Nabi will be without six influential players for their upcoming Betway Premiership clash against TS

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Mngqithi Recalls Chiefs Talks

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Former Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi has recalled how he had talks with Kaizer Chiefs before joining Masandawana and explained why he joined the Brazilians instead. The 53-year-old was sacked from Sundowns after nearly 11 years of service in different coaching roles and capacities, with the club appointing Miguel Cardoso earlier in the week. However, before he joined Pitso Mosimane as assistant in February 2014, he also had an offer from Kaizer Chiefs. “I had an approach from Chiefs prior to Sundowns and I did my presentation at Chiefs and all that, and then suddenly Sundowns came when there was

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Pitso Makes Admission About Unpredicatblity Of His Team 

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Esteghlal head coach Dr Pitso Mosimane admits that there’s still room for improvement from his side despite a five match-unbeaten run. Esteghlal advanced to the last 16 of the Hazfi Cup after narrowly beating Mes Kerman 1-0. Once again, Mosimane’s side finished the game with 10-men for the third successive time.  They are currently unbeaten in five matches in all competitions and aim to extend that to six matches when they face Gol Gohar on 16th December in a league match.  Mosimane admitted that there’s still a long way to go for his side, but the most important thing is

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Cardoso – How I Can Improve Sundowns

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Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso has revealed how he plans to improve the side saying it all starts with how good they train. Cardoso was announced as Manqoba Mngqithi’s successor after the latter was shown the exit door following unsatisfactory performances and results. Sundowns are looking to secure the Betway Premiership title for a record eighth time and challenge for the CAF Champions League having stumbled at the semi-final stage for the last two successive seasons. Cardoso said it’s important for him that his players and staff understand that training good makes them better while he wants an ambitious

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Three Chiefs Stars In Doubt For Galaxy Clash

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Kaizer Chiefs coach Nasreddine Nabi has some injury troubles ahead of his side’s clash with TS Galaxy, with three players doubtful. Amakhosi will be hoping to return to winning ways after their 2-0 defeat to Polokwane City. The Glamour Boys will take a trip to Nelspruit in the province of Mpumalanga for their penultimate match of 2024, facing TS Galaxy on Monday, 16 December. “Chiefs will be happy to have defender Reeve Frosler back from suspension after serving his two-match ban,” the club’s media team stated. “Coach Nasreddine Nabi’s headache will be the recovery of some of his players who

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Amorim Responds To Højlund & Amad Bust-Up

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Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has played down an on-field spat between Rasmus Højlund and Amad Diallo, saying it was a “good sign”. United rallied from a goal down to get a much-needed 2-1 win over Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League on Thursday night courtesy of Højlund’s brace after Andre Onana’s error had gifted the hosts the opening goal. Højlund was however infuriated after being denied the chance to complete a hat-trick in stoppage time when Diallo opted to take on the opposition defence instead of crossing for the Danish striker. United were on another break moments later, and

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