Pep Makes Man City Decision

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Pep Guardiola is set to continue his glittering career at Manchester City after committing to a new contract in principle valid until June 2026 with an option to extend until June 2027. The Spanish mentor joined the Etihad side in the summer of 2016 and will now see his stay stretch to a decade. According to Daily Mail, the 53-year-old, who this past campaign let the Citizens to their fourth English Premier League title in a row, will extend his stay at City with his current contract due to expire at the end of this season. Guardiola has won 18

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Broos – I’m Not Stupid

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Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos said he knew they would qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations and has lauded the public’s turnaround in support. When Broos arrived at the helm of South Africa to succeed Molefi Ntseki in the aftermath of failing to secure a point against Sudan for a place at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, the nation’s morale and confidence in the national team was at an all-time low. The start of his tenure was far from smooth sailing, with the controversial 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, where they fell short against Ghana, but

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Mngqithi – Why I Don’t Like Showboating

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Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi has addressed the topic of showboating and explained why he would substitute his players if they would start with tricks after taking the lead in games. Instead, Mngqithi prefers for his side to show their dominance or superiority by scoring more goals, thus respecting the opponents more instead of trying to “make a fool” of them via showboating. The Sundowns coach was asked why South African teams tend to not finish off their opponents, and perhaps even relax a bit in games and bring out the tricks after taking the lead in match. “It requires

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Dortley Opens Up On Delayed Move To Chiefs

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Kaizer Chiefs defender Rushwin Dortley is happy that the move from Cape Town Spurs only happened now as he feels he is more matured. Dortley finally made his move to Chiefs at the beginning of the current season after being in Amakhosi radar for some time. The Bafana Bafana defender attracted interest from Chiefs two seasons ago while Spurs were playing in the Motsepe Foundation Championship, but the deal never materialised. The former South Africa junior international is glad that his dream move happened now because he is more matured and has witnessed tough times in his football career. “I

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South Sudan Coach Compares Bafana To Morocco

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South Sudan national team coach Nicholas Dupuis rates Bafana Bafana in the top two alongside Morocco and Senegal. South Sudan last lost away from home by a three-goal margin or more when they lost to Senegal back in 2023; South Africa became the second team to do so. They lost to Sudan 3-0 at home in June and Dupuis admitted that he knew that it was going to be difficult to play against South Africa, which has been performing well since Hugo Broos took over. After the 3-0 loss to Bafana Bafana at a packed DHL Stadium, Dupuis admitted that

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Edition 181 – Ribeiro & McCarthy

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The 181st edition of iDiski Times is now available, and Rob Delport chatted with South Africa’s most famous and successful footballer, Benni McCarthy. We bring you an interview with Lucas Ribeiro Costa as Lorenz Köhler had a conversation with the in-form Mamelodi Sundowns forward, who is hoping to add another trophy when they face Magesi in the Carling Knockout. Lethabo Kganyago meanwhile spoke to the man who hopes to stop Ribeiro in the final, Magesi’s goalkeeper and captain Elvis Chipezeze. With Bafana Bafana’s Africa Cup of Nations qualification secured, Rob celebrates Hugo Broos’ incredible record so far in this tournament,

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Broos On Maswanganyi Replacing Zwane

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Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos believes that influential attacker Patrick Maswanganyi can potentially be Themba Zwane’s successor. Broos has for some time reiterated that Bafana needs to find a successor for Zwane, who is approaching his 36th birthday. ‘Mshishi’ has been ruled out of competitive action since sustaining an Achilles an injury in a 1-1 draw against Congo Brazzaville back in October. Since then, Maswanganyi has fitted like a glove in that number 10 role as he has scored in back-to-back AFCON Qualifiers ties against Uganda and South Sudan to secure the top spot for Bafana in Group K.

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All 24 Teams Qualified For AFCON Confirmed

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After Tuesday’s final round of qualifiers, all teams that qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations have been confirmed, with Mozambique booking the final ticket. The Black Mambas qualified from Group I after beating Guinea-Bissau 2-1 away from home to move to 11 points – three behind group winners Mali. ALSO READ: Final Nominees For CAF Awards AnnouncedWilliams Reacts To Earning His 50th Bafana Cap In South Africa’s Group K, both Bafana Bafana and Uganda had already booked their ticket last week, with Hugo Broos’ men ending unbeaten on 14 points, while the Cranes finished on 13. Africa’s highest-ranked

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Callies & Pirates Legend Moripe Passes Away

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Pretoria Callies and Orlando Pirates legend Lucas ‘Masterpieces’ Moripe has sadly passed away. Moripe was arguably one of the greatest players South Africa has ever seen and filled up the stadiums in the 70s and 80s. Fans called him “The God of football” after he made a name for himself at Pretoria Callies, for whom he played for in the NPSL. In 1973, he was named Sportsman of the Year after a memorable performance for the NPSL Invitation XI against a selected British All Stars XI led by Rodney Marsh. He joined Orlando Pirates in 1981, although by then he

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