Riveiro Praises Pirates After Ahly Clash

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Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro praised his players after a hard-fought draw against defending CAF Champions League winners Al Ahly SC. Pirates shared the spoils with Al Ahly on a hot afternoon in Soweto, in what was a tough tactical battle between Jose Riveiro and Marcel Koller. In the first half Pirates had few half chances but failed to convert them, while the Red Devils remained winless on South African soil. Riveiro was happy with his side’s performance, stating that this is a positive result and they will take a point and move forward. “Excellent performance of Orlando Pirates

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AS FAR & Sundowns Starting XIs Announced

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AS FAR Rabat and Mamelodi Sundowns have announced their starting line-ups for this evening CAF Champions League encounter at Stade El Abdi. Following a sloppy start from Sundowns in the CAF Champions League group stages, they will look to get their first win of this year’s campaign this evening. Downs played to a goalless draw with DRC side AS Maniema Union in Pretoria, but then returned to winning ways in the league, beating Sekhukhune United comfortably by 3-0. AS FAR might be underdogs on paper but they’ve already shown that they are capable of causing an upset in this group

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Pitso Collects 2nd Win

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Pitso Mosimane has collected his second win with Esteghlal FC, beating Foolad 2-0 on Saturday. Mosimane’s side started like a house on fire, scoring the opener via Raphael Silva after just six minutes. Amirali Sadeghi made it 2-0 after 21 minutes to hand Mosimane’s side an early two-goal cushion the fifth-placed side. Esteghlal climbed into eighth place on the log after moving to 14 points from 11 games, as Mosimane collected his second win in seven games since taking over. The South African tactician and his side return to action on Wednesday when they will face Mes Kerman in the

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Riveiro Explains Maswanganyi Absence Vs Ahly

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Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro has explained why Patrick Maswanganyi was not in the squad to face African champions Al Ahly. The Buccaneers drew 0-0 with Al Ahly in a highly tactical battle at a sold-out eSgodini, with one of the biggest talking points coming from before the match. Maswanganyi, arguably Pirates’ most important player, didn’t make the match-day squad, while Monnapule Saleng returned to the starting XI. After the game, Riveiro remained tight-lipped on Tito’s absence, but cited health reasons. “He was not available for selection today,” he said when asked by iDiski Times about the absence of

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How To Watch Downs Away To ASFAR In Morocco

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Mamelodi Sundowns face a daunting challenging when they take on Moroccan giants ASFAR in their second Group B clash in the CAF Champions League with the match broadcast live on SuperSport 209 & SABC 2. The hosts got their group stage campaign off to a perfect start with a morale boosting 2-0 victory over fellow Moroccan side Raja Casablanca 2-0 away from home, thanks to strikes from Ahmed Hammoudan and Khalid Ait Ouarkhane. ‘Al Zaeem’ recorded another big win, beating JS Souale 3-0 in a Moroccan top flight league match to sit in second place on the Botola Pro, seven

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Amajimbos Advance To Semis

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South Africa’s U17 advanced to the semi-final of the U17 COSAFA Cup after convincingly beating Comoros. After starting into the tournament with a 4-0 over Botswana in the opening match, they continued where they left off against Comoros.  Selwyn Stevens opened the scoring inside six minutes, making it 1-0 for Amajimbos after an error from the Comoros goalkeeper.  South Africa dominated the first half and created numerous opportunities but failed to take any, with the Comoros goalkeeper the busiest player in the first stanza. The second half kicked off with Amajimbos looking for that second goal, and it came in

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Pirates And Ahly Play To Fiery Stalemate In Orlando

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Orlando Pirates and Al Ahly played to a 0-0 draw in their Group C fixture in a fiery CAF Champions League clash at Orlando Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Ahly came into the match as group leaders after their opening day 4-2 victory over Stade d’Abidjan in Cairo while Pirates beat CR Belouizdad 2-1 in Algiers. With the record 11-time champions yet to win a match in South Africa in 15 attempts, it made for a tantalising encounter against the in-from Buccaneers. There was perhaps less room for complacency given Pirates losing 1-0 to Stellenbosch in the league last week but

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Chiefs Confirm Two Injuries

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Kaizer Chiefs have confirmed the injuries of Dillan Solomons and Nkosingiphile Ngcobo ahead of their upcoming Betway Premiership clash against Polokwane City. Amakhosi face Rise and Shine in Polokwane on Sunday, and will hope to return to winning ways after their 2-2 draw with Royal AM. “Dillan Solomons is recovering from a hamstring injury,” Chiefs stated on Sunday. Nkosingiphile Ngcobo is recovering from a hip injury. They are both expected to return in 3-4 weeks’ time.” Polokwane currently sit in fifth place with 14 points from nine games, while Chiefs are currently only eighth with 11 points, but have played

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Pirates & Al Ahly Starting XIs Announced

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Orlando Pirates and Al Ahly SC have announced their starting line-ups for today’s CAF Champions League clash at Orlando Stadium. A sold-out affair at eSgodini this afternoon where Pirates aim to redeem themselves after suffering a 1-0 defeat against Stellenbosch, which was their first league loss of the season. They might have lost against Stellies but they had a good start in the CAFCL where they won away from home, beating Algerian side CR Belouizdad 2-1. Meanwhile, the defending CAFCL champions also dropped points in their last league match when they played a goalless draw with National Bank. Before they

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