Gallants & Sundowns XI Announced

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Marumo Gallants and Mamelodi Sundowns have announced their starting XIs for today’s Carling Knockout clash at Dr Rantlai Petrus Stadium. The last spot is up for grabs for the Carling Knockout Cup final after Magesi FC caused an upset yesterday, beating Richards Bay by 1-0. Gallants aim to continue with the upsets this afternoon, as this competition has proved once again that there are no small teams in the field of play. Bahlabane Ba Ntwaa come to this game with their tails up after eliminating defending champions Stellenbosch FC last weekend. Their journey in the Carling Knockout Cup saw them

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Chiefs Sink City To Go Level With Stellies

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Kaizer Chiefs beat Cape Town City at a packed Malta Park, while Orlando Pirates dropped points against Richards Bay in the DStv Diski Challenge this weekend. Lukewarm Pirates were held by Richards Bay to a 1-1 draw. The Buccaneers dropped to seventh place after being too inconsistent this season. Bay were leading most of the game before the Bucs scored very late to make it 1-1. Meanwhile, Bernard Parker’s TS Galaxy recorded their fourth straight win after beating Magesi FC 3-0. The young Rockets find themselves amongst the title chasers and are now just five points behind table toppers Stellenbosch

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‘Chiefs Won’t Be Real Madrid Over Night’

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Former Kaizer Chiefs coach Muhsin Ertugral has insisted Nasreddine Nabi’s change at Amakhosi will take time, saying they won’t be Real Madrid over night. Ertugral himself coached Kaizer Chiefs between 1999 and 2003, but it was the 2001/02 campaign when his side painted Soweto black and gold after winning the Vodacom Challenge, the BP Top Eight, the Coca-Cola Cup and the African Cup Winners’ Cup – which is to date still Chiefs’ only international trophy, with that season going into history books as “Operation Vat Alles”. The Turkish mentor, though, insisted the current Chiefs squad is lacking the quality players

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Larsen Tips Magesi Star For Bafana Call-Up

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Magesi FC head coach Clinton Larsen believes it is only a matter of time before his striker Wonderboy Makhubu gets a national team call-up. Makhubu was instrumental for the Limpopo side when they gained automatic promotion to the Betway Premiership, scoring 11 goals last season. He has so far played eight matches in all competitions for Magesi in topflight and has two goals to his name. Larsen says the 27-year-old has rare qualities for a forward and his teammates need to create better scoring opportunities for him to get into double figures and once that happens everyone will start taking

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Khanye Makes Bold Downs Title Claim

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Former Kaizer Chiefs winger Junior Khanye is of the opinion that Mamelodi Sundowns will win this season’s Betway Premiership by 10 points, despite Orlando Pirates leading the log with a 100% record so far. Pirates have finished behind Sundowns twice in the last two seasons with most believing they are the club that can put up a real challenge against Sundowns for league honours. ALSO READ: Manqoba Identifies Marumo Threat Ahead Of CKO Semi ClashRibeiro Shocked Some Players Not In Europe Last season, Manqoba Mngqithi’s charges lost just one game in the league clinching the title by a 23-point margin.

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Rulani Makes Shock Claim

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Wydad Athletic Club coach Rulani Mokwena has alleged that he was racially abused after his side’s 2-2 draw with Ittihad Tanger on Saturday. Mokwena and his side came from behind to salvage a point, which left them five points behind log leaders RS Berkane. The game was a heated affair and emotions boiled over after the final whistle, with Mokwena alleging he was racially abused by the opposition bench. “What makes me very upset and disappointed is that I was subjected to some racist comments by the opposition,” he said at his post-match press conference. “And I don’t like that

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Rulani’s Wydad Drop Points

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Rulani Mokwena’s Wydad Athletic Club failed to make it back-to-back wins after drawing 2-2 with Ittihad Tanger on Saturday. Wydad came into the game from their last-minute win over FUS Rabat, where Cassius Mailula had scored his first goal for the club. However, they dropped points on Saturday despite scoring the opener in the 31st minute via Ismail Moutaraji. The visitors netted the equaliser in the third minute of injury-time via Faouzi Abdoul Mutalib before even going ahead in the 53rd minute via a penalty from Mohamed Saoud. Mokwena’s men, though, fought back and equalised in the 84th minute via

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Pitso Picks Up First Esteghlal Win

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Pitso Mosimane registered his first win as head coach of Esteghlal FC who fought off a stubborn Mes Rafsanjan FC side to walk away 1-0 victors on Saturday evening. Mosimane had started his reign with back-to-back defeats after going down 2-0 to Tractor FC with that defeat coming just five days after a 3-1 loss to Kheybar Khorramabad FC. Their latest defeat was against to Saudi giants Al Hilal in the Asian Champions League, with former Fulham and Newcastle United striker Mitrovic netting a hat-trick. The South African tactician however masterminded his first win in the Persian Gulf Pro League

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Sesane – How Rulani’s Assistant Boosted My Career

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Orlando Pirates defender Thabiso Sesane has credited Rulani Mokwena’s assistant coach at Wydad Sinethemba Badela as one of the people that got him to believe in himself and abilities again. Sesane has been an integral part of Pirates’ unbeaten streak in the league and has also featured for the Buccaneers in all competitions this season, a far cry from the number of appearances he made last season. The 24-year-old opened up to iDiski Times senior writer Velile Mnyandu in edition 179 about how he met Badela at a kasi tournament and how the coach trusted his gut to play him

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