Chiefs Legend Reveals Massive Pitso Gesture

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Former Kaizer Chiefs defender Fabian McCarthy has revealed that Pitso Mosimane paid for their 2013 CAF B Course and gave them free coaching advice. McCarthy played for Amakhosi in the early 2000s and had a bright career as he won some of the biggest trophies with the famous black and gold including a league title. He has now moved to be an analyst on SuperSport TV but also did his coaching courses. He had the privilege and the honour to meet Mosimane back in 2013 during their CAF B Course where “Jingles” decided to pay most of the fees for

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Mourinho Hits Back At Guardiola

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Jose Mourinho has hit back at Pep Guardiola saying he fairly won his three titles with Chelsea in response to the Manchester City boss’s comments that he had six English top-flight titles while the Portuguese coach had only won three. Guardiola held up six fingers to the Liverpool fans following their 2-1 defeat at Anfield in response to chants of “you’re getting sacked in the morning.” During his time as Manchester United manager, Mourinho also held up three fingers to opposing fans but was then sacked not long after that moment. Quizzed if he would suffer a similar fate as

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El Shenawy On Sold Out Orlando – We Are Al Ahly

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Al Ahly captain Mohamed El Shenawy says they have more than enough experience to handle the sold-out Orlando Stadium in the CAF Champions League on Saturday. The two sides lock horns in the second Group C game of the campaign, having secured wins in matchday one, with Ahly beating Stade d’Abidjan 4-2 and Pirates securing a 2-1 win in Algiers over CR Belouizdad. After The Red Devils’ convincing win in Cairo, they now prepare for a packed eSgodini where they have never won a game before. “It’s really different to play outside the stadium of Al Ahly in Cairo, we

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Official: SAFA Make Major Appointment

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The South African Football Association (SAFA) have appointed Ms Dawn Lubisi as the Acting Head of Women’s Football to replace Romaney Pinnock, who vacated the role a few months ago. Lubisi will remain as a member of the Referees Department, where she is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in the coordination, implementation, and evaluation of referees’ development programs across provincial, national, and international levels. Lubisi’s appointment came to effect from 1 November 2024 her responsibilities will include, among others: “I’m truly honoured and excited to be given the opportunity to head women’s football. It is a privilege not only

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Koller Unfazed By Poor Ahly Record In South Africa

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Al Ahly head coach Marcel Koller is not concerned they have never won a game in South Africa ahead of facing Orlando Pirates in the CAF Champions League on Saturday. The Red Devils are the dominant force in African football with a record 12 titles to their name but have a poor record in South Africa with eight draws, seven defeats and zero wins in their 15 trips. Equally, Pirates edge them in their head-to-head record with three wins, two draws and one defeat in their six meetings on the continent. “It’s right we haven’t played as many games as

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Riveiro Rebuffs 3PM KO Claims And Talks Up The Ghost

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Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro has denied there’s any advantage in the 3pm kick-off against Al Ahly but rather the home support as the key factor at Orlando Stadium. Ahly have traditionally struggled in South Africa and made things vocal against Mamelodi Sundowns about the early kick-offs in Tshwane in the scorching heat, with one of the most famous results being the 5-0 drubbing at the Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium. In Egyptian media it’s been a trending topic as Pirates continued the early kick-offs, while Ahly look to host games in the latest slot available in order to play

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AmaZulu Coach – We Only Had Two Weeks Before Pirates

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AmaZulu co-head coach Vusumuzi Vilakazi says the FIFA international break was crucial for himself and Arthur Zwane to get across their ideas to the squad. In their first match in charge after the axing of Pablo Franco Martin and his technical team, they fell to a 2-1 loss to Orlando Pirates but have followed up with some positive results since – beating Chippa United 2-0 and after the break, Richards Bay 3-1 in the KZN derby. “I think it was all about proper planning. We knew that we were coming against a tough side, we were both not doing well

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Riveiro Gives Injury Update Ahead Of Al Ahly

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Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro has given a brief injury update, keeping his cards close to his chest ahead of his side’s CAF Champions League clash against Al Ahly. The Buccaneers will face the African record champions in a highly anticipated clash at Orlando Stadium on Saturday. Ahead of the match, the Buccaneers hardly have any injury concerns, with Monnapule Saleng also spotted in training with the club. Riveiro confirmed that he has 36 players available, of which 20 will make the match-day squad against the Egyptian giants. “What I can tell you is that we are training right now

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Williams Reacts To Downs CWC Group

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Mamelodi Sundowns captain Ronwen Williams has reacted to his side’s draw in Group F at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. The reigning Premier Soccer League champions qualified via the ranking pathway as one of the four African representatives. Sundowns were drawn in Group F alongside Borussia Dortmund, Fluminense and Ulsan, with Williams expressing his delight at seeing the Masandawana name among the 32 clubs at the world stage. “Wonderful draw, wonderful setup,” he told the club’s media department. “I’m just so happy to see the name Mamelodi Sundowns up there with the best, I’ve got such goosebumps just seeing

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