Final 2024 Ballon d’Or Ranking Revealed

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The 2024 Ballon d’Or awards gala is taking place on Monday evening in Paris, and a large part of the ranking has been released already. There are still minor question marks as to who will win the main award, after early reports by Marca stated Vinicius Junior would win this year’s Golden Ball. However, later in the day reports emerged that the whole Real Madrid delegation cancelled their travel to Spain after being informed by Manchester City that Rodri will win the Ballon d’Or and not Vinicius. While the spots 11 to 30 were revealed in the early evening, the

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Barker Gives Update On Mojela

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Stellenbosch FC head coach Steve Barker expects influential attacker Bradley Mojela to resume training in the new week since he last featured in the MTN8 final. The 28-year-old has been missing for the Cape Winelands outfit since scoring that famous acrobatic opening goal in their 3-1 defeat to cup kings Orlando Pirates earlier this month. The former TS Galaxy frontman has made a great start to his Stellenbosch life by scoring six goals in nine appearances since joining the club at the start of the season, and his absence was felt during Stellies’ goalless draw against Richards Bay on Saturday.

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Coach Kopo’s Message To Ronwen Ahead Of Ballon D’Or Awards

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Chippa United coach Kwanele Kopo has wished Bafana Bafana & Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Ronwen Williams well ahead of this evening’s Ballon D’Or ceremony in France. Williams was a notable absentee as Sundowns fell to their first league defeat against Polokwane City this past weekend as he had travelled to Europe where he will contest for the Yachine Trophy against Europe’s best shot stoppers. Kopo worked with Williams at SuperSport United during his time at the club and witnessed Williams’s career growth from United development until their career patch changed ways. Kopo and Williams are both from Eastern Cape province which

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Singh Regaining Form Under Ex-EPL Coach

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South Africa international winger Luther Singh is steadily regaining his form at AEL Limassol under former Fulham and Wales head coach Chris Coleman. Singh, 27, joined the six-time Cypriot champions in the off-season after indifferent spells with FC Copenhagen and FK Cukaricki in Denmark and Serbia respectively. While he was eased into his new surroundings with two substitute appearances in the opening three rounds of fixtures, Singh is steadily finding his feet under Coleman. He’s now started five consecutive games, the last three being 90 minutes each, with one goal and three assists to his name. Join the iDiski Times

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Banyana Seal COSAFA Semis Spot In Emphatic Fashion

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Banyana Banyana wrapped up their group stage campaign at the COSAFA Women’s Championship with a perfect record after thumping Seychelles 8-1 at Madibaz Stadium in Gqeberha on Monday afternoon. Coach Maud Khumalo also topped Group A after recording wins against Namibia (1-0) and Eswatini (3-0), having scored 12 goals and conceding just once. South Africa came into the game having already qualified from the first two group matches. Coach Khumalo kept five players from the squad that defeated Eswatini 3-0. Kesha Hendricks scored a first half brace while Ntando Phahla, Tshegofatso Motlogelwa and Sinamile Mkhwanazi also adding to the tally

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Chiefs Star Among Six Suspended

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Kaizer Chiefs defender Inacio Miguel is among six players ruled out of the mid-week league action. Amakhosi will be without the Angola international who received his fourth booking this season in their 1-0 loss to SuperSport United. Miguel who joined the club from Petro de Luanda in the off-season has been an integral part of the squad under new head coach Nasreddine Nabi and has been lauded for his no-nonsense approach and leadership. But in his first game where he was handed the captain’s armband in the absence of Yusuf Maart, he received a caution which rules him out of

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Komphela Reacts To Shock Downs Defeat

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Mamelodi Sundowns assistant coach Steve Komphela has described their shock 1-0 defeat to Polokwane City on Sunday as a “bad day in the office”. Having come from a resounding 5-0 success over Golden Arrows in the Carling Knockout Cup last 16, the defending champions were brought back to earth as Bulelani Nikani’s 82nd minute goal condemned them to their first Betway Premiership defeat of the season. Komphela admits that the defeat stung, adding that he believes Sundowns had chances to score in the first half and could have capitalised on the use of their wings though it’s important for Sundowns

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Breaking: Man Utd Make Ten Hag Decision

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Manchester United have sacked Erik ten Hag on Monday morning after falling to 14th place on the Premier League log. The Red Devils had stumbled to a 2-1 defeat at West Ham United on Sunday, which was already their fourth defeat in nine league games and the final straw for the club’s leadership. Watch EPL, PSL, Carling & Nedbank Cup For Just R69 “Erik ten Hag has left his role as Manchester United men’s first-team manager,” the club stated. “Erik was appointed in April 2022 and led the club to two domestic trophies, winning the Carabao Cup in 2023 and

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Banyana Target COSAFA Record & Huge England Test Awaits

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Despite securing the 2024 COSAFA Women’s Championship semis spot, Banyana Banyana go into their final Group A tie against minnows Seychelles with no intention of taking their foot off the paddle. Maud Khumalo’s troops secured a last four berth for the first time in two years after thumping Eswatini 3-0 on Friday and take on the tournament debutants at Madibaz Stadium this afternoon at 15:00. South Africa is the most successful team of the regional tournament with seven titles out of 12 editions, however haven’t lifted the trophy since 2020, with coach Khumalo urging his side to make sure that

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