Billiat Shines As Zimbabwe Seal AFCON Qualification

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Zimbabwe secured their place at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after their 1-1 draw against Kenya at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on Friday evening. In what has been a momentous turnaround for Zimbabwean football, who were in the international wilderness with a politically influenced FIFA ban, they have sealed a place at AFCON for the first time since 2019. Khama Billiat, who netted on his return from retirement in the previous break, when they beat Namibia, turned provider to open the scoring with Tawanda Maswanhise finding the net. While Kenya managed to claw their way back into the game

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Chiefs Make Nabi Announcement

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Kaizer Chiefs have confirmed that head coach Nasreddine Nabi will not honour Saturday’s Home of the Legends Cup as he recovers from a minor orthopedic operation. The Glamour Boys take part in the four-team tournament at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, with the first semifinal seeing the Naturena outfit taking on Golden Arrows with Mamelodi Sundowns and Chippa United battling the other tie. “Head Coach, Nasreddine Nabi, who is recovering at home after recently undergoing a minor orthopedic operation will not travel to Gqeberha. “Assistant coaches Khalil Ben Youssef and Cedric Kaze will take charge of the team that will

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Khune On Tito Replacing Zwane After First Bafana Goal

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Former Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune has hailed the impact of Patrick Maswanganyi after his netted his first goal for South Africa. Maswanganyi netted a stunning second goal as Bafana downed Uganda 2-0 in Kampala to move top of Group K with 11 points from five games. It marks an unbeaten campaign going into their final qualifier in Cape Town, where they will host South Sudan at the DHL Stadium. A lot has been debated about ‘Tito’ and his readiness to deliver on the international stage, more so, as Themba Zwane, the first choice playmaker in the squad, suffered a

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Tito Scores As Unbeaten Bafana Top Of AFCON Group

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Bafana Bafana moved top of their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying group with a 2-0 win over Uganda at the Mandela National Stadium on Friday afternoon. With both sides unbeaten, and securing qualification to Morocco 2025 before kicking a ball in Kampala, due to South Sudan beating Congo Brazzaville 3-2 on Thursday, it proved to be a rather cagey opening half. No shots on target were registered from either side in a sold-out arena, which looked poised for some entertainment with a riveting pre-match atmosphere. The notable changes in Hugo Broos starting line-up was the return of Mothobi Mvala

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Ramovic Lands New Club After Galaxy Exit

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Sead Ramovic is set to be appointed the new Young Africans SC head coach just a week after parting ways with TS Galaxy. Ramovic resigned at the Rockets last week citing his desire to challenge for silverware, after an indifferent start to the new season. iDiski Times has it on good authority that Yanga made contact with the 49-year-old on Monday upon learning about his availability as they looked to make a coaching change. Join the iDiski Times WhatsApp Channel for all latest SA football news directly to your phone. Miguel Gamondi was subsequently sacked after three consecutive defeats in

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Soweto Derby Takes Centre Stage In DDC This Weekend

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Dobsonville Stadium is the place to be when this weekend’s DStv Diski Challenge witness arch-rivals Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates battle it out in the Soweto Derby while SuperSport United face off against Mamelodi Sundowns in the Tshwane Derby. The day starts with AmaZulu up against table-toppers Stellenbosch FC which will be followed by Magesi taking on bottom-placed Marumo Gallants. The Tshwane derby between SuperSport and Sundowns will then conclude Saturday. High-flying Sundowns aim to extend their unbeaten run to seven matches and keep the pressure on Stellies while Matsatsantsa on the other hand look to make a breakthrough into

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Makhanya Names Next Pirates DDC Star To Break Through

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Orlando Pirates Dstv Diski Challenge head coach Joseph Makhanya named defender Mbekezeli Mbokazi the next youngster to make breakthrough into the senior side. Pirates have been promoting youngsters from the DDC team in the past few seasons, with Relebohile Mofokeng and Mohau Nkota making waves in the senior side. Mofokeng made the breakthrough into the first team back in May 2023 against Royal AM and scored a goal on debut. Since then, the 20-year-old never looked back as he sealed his place in the starting lineup of the Pirates senior side and became a key player. Mofokeng also received his

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Bafana Starting XI vs Uganda Announced

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Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos has announced his starting XI for this afternoon’s penultimate 2025 AFCON Qualifiers clash against Uganda. Broos’ side have already secured their spot at next year’s continental showpiece which will be hosted by Morocco. Despite securing qualification, Broos made it a point that the aim is to finish top of Group K to also finish the year on a high note. The Uganda Football Association confirmed that the 45,000 tickets at the Mandela National Stadium in Kampala have been sold out for this encounter. During the first round in South Africa, Uganda came from 1-0

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Chiefs Charged By PSL

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Kaizer Chiefs have been fined R150,000 by the Premier Soccer League DC for fans misconduct in their 4-0 Carling Knockout Cup defeat to Mamelodi Sundowns earlier this month. The trophy drought continued for Amakhosi after being eliminated from the Carling Knockout in the quarterfinals, with Masandawana racing to a 3-0 half-time lead. The Glamour Boys conceded another goal in the second period with Inacio Miguel also been sent for an early shower for a second bookable offence, and the reactions from the stands now resulted in a monetary fine by the PSL DC. “I can confirm that earlier today, Kaizer

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