Ellis Reacts To Banyana’s WAFCON Draw

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Banyana Banyana head coach Dr Desiree Ellis admits that defending their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title will be tough as they start with preparations. South Africa was pitted in Group C alongside Ghana, Mali and Tanzania for the much-anticipated continental showpiece scheduled for 5-26 July 2025 in Morocco. The tournament was initially billed for 2024 but had to be shifted as the dates clashed those of the Paris Olympic Games. As holders, Banyana have been busy with preparations and used two high-profile friendly internationals against Denmark and England in October though both ties ended in 5-0 and 2-1 defeats,

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Stellies Move Top, Chiefs & Downs Draw In Goalfest DDC Weekend

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Stellenbosch FC returned top of the DStv Diski Challenge log after Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns played to a pulsating draw, while TS Galaxy recorded another win as the reserve league lived up to expectation this weekend. There were only two matches on Sunday as the day started with AmaZulu against Marumo Gallants. Usuthu made light work of Bahlabane Ba Ntwa with a thumping 3-0 win to leapfrog Magesi FC into 10th place. In the other fixture, Stellies held off a resilient Sekhukhune United side to earn a narrow 3-2 win to move to the summit after closest chasers Chiefs

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Manqoba – Broos Has Proven Many People Wrong

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Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi says he’s excited about the national team and applauded the work of head coach Hugo Broos. Broos has overseen a dramatic turnaround in the fortunes of the South Africa national team he inherited after failing to qualify for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. This after the Molefi Ntseki-led side failed to secure a draw on the final day of qualification, away to Sudan. And while it’s not been sunshine and roses from day one, the numbers speak for themselves after his 40th game in charge saw them finish their 2025 AFCON Group K qualifying

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Ramovic Opens Up On Missing Raja Job

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New Yanga SC head coach Sead Ramovic has opened up on why turned down the Raja Athletic Club job offer. Ramovic was heavily linked with a move to Raja AC at the beginning of the current season after they parted ways with Josef Zinnbaeur. The move for the former TS Galaxy coach didn’t materialise after it collapsed at the 11th-hour. After continuing with The Rockets, things didn’t work out for the German coach as he was knocked out of the MTN8 quarterfinal and failed to win a single league match in six outings accumulating only one point from their 1-1

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Manqoba Reacts To Scrutiny After Downs’ Shock CKO Upset

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Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi has shrugged off scrutiny directed towards him after their shock Carling Knockout Cup final upset, as he believes they are still heading in the right direction. Sundowns came into the clash as clear favourites to lift their first piece of silverware of the season and took the lead in the 36th minute through Iqraam Rayners. Magesi FC however continued to live up to their giantslaying tag, rallying back with goals from Tshepo Kakora in the 48th minute before Delano Abrahams wrapped it up in the 87th minute for their historic win. Mngqithi was not surprised

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‘We Won Playing Against The National Team’

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Magesi FC head coach Clinton Larsen labelled their historic and shock Carling Knockout Cup final win over Mamelodi Sundowns as “playing against the national team”. Despite coming into this tie as the underdogs, Larsen’s charges had all the reasons to put up a fight against their much-fancied opponents having claimed scalps of Orlando Pirates, TS Galaxy and Richards Bay before completing the giant-slaying mission. Dikwena Tsa Meetse rallied from a goal to pull off a smash-and-grab in the 87th minute to upset the star-studded Chloorkop outfit 2-1. Speaking on #PrimeSportsWithMahlatse, Larsen admitted that this final was much more difficult to

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Chipezeze On R400k Man Of The Match Money

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Elvis Chipezeze has insisted putting a smile on the faces of Magesi FC fans is more important that his R400.000 prize money for his four Man of the Match awards. The Magesi goalkeeper was again the standout performer for his side, denying Mamelodi Sundowns with several crucial saves in their shock 2-1 win. His fine performance earned him a fourth R100.000 cheque, but he insisted making the fans fans happy was his main priority. “I’m just grateful to the fans, these people they pay their hard-earned money to come and watch us play,” he said on SuperSport TV. “At the

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Mngqithi Reacts To CKC Shock

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Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mnqgithi has reacted to his side’s surprise defeat in the Carling Knockout final by Magesi FC. Masandawana were the favourites in the tie and dominated proceedings from the kick off, with Iqraam Rayners scoring the opener in the 35th minute. However, Magesi scored two second-half goals to stun Mngqithi and his team, with the coach lamenting his side’s decision-making in the match and admitting some key players didn’t step up in the important moments. “I think we were just unfortunate. I think the universe have called it,” he told SuperSport TV. “Because we did everything to

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Magesi Shock Downs To Lift CKC

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Magesi FC came from a goal down to stun Mamelodi Sundowns and lift the Carling Knockout Cup, in their first ever season in topflight football in Bloemfontein on Saturday evening. Tshepo Kakora cancelled Iqraam Rayners’ first half opener early in the second half, while Delano Abrahams scored the winner with three minutes left on the clock, with both goal assisted by Edmore Chirambadare. The first half belonged to Sundowns who tested a stubborn Elvis Chipezeze forcing him to pull off four super saves. The first big chance for Sundowns came in the eighth minute when Peter Shalulile tried to find

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