Hunt Reveals Message To His Players Ahead Of Chiefs Clash

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SuperSport United head coach Gavin Hunt has revealed that the key to their big win over Kaizer Chiefs on Saturday was them being able to handle turnovers. Matsatsantsa pulled off a shock 1-0 victory over the Glamour Boys at the New Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane to move eighth on the Betway Premiership standings. The four-time league winning mentor admitted that not allowing Chiefs to turn them over as well as letting them attack in this match paid dividend for his charges. “Last week we took the game to them, didn’t we? Hunt said in his post-match presser. Join the

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Wydad Unlikely To Sign Ex-Sundowns Star

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Wydad Athletic Club are unlikely to make a move for Bongani Zungu after training for two weeks with the Botola Pro giants. Word reaching iDiski Times, Zungu has left the club where he was invited to train under head coach Rulani Mokwena with a reunion in Casablanca on the cards. Mokwena recently hinted that his fitness may not be there right now to help his squad immediately and it appears the club has now opted against the gamble. Join the iDiski Times WhatsApp Channel for all latest SA football news directly to your phone. Zungu has since left Morocco for

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Nabi Touts Chiefs Star For Bafana After Broos Spotted In PLK

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi admits Gaston Sirino was not fully fit but when he is, he could add value to Bafana Bafana. The South Africa national team coach Hugo Broos was spotted on Saturday at the Peter Mokaba Stadium as SuperSport United edged Chiefs 1-0 in the league. There have been suggestions that Sirino is being monitored for a national team call-up after securing his citizenship, and due to the recent long-term injury of Themba Zwane. But it wasn’t the best performance from the former Mamelodi Sundowns playmaker in front of the coach who was nominated this week

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Rulani’s Wydad Lose To 10-Man Berkane

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Rulani Mokwena’s Wydad Athletic Club suffered another blow after losing to 10-man RS Berkane on Saturday. The 1-0 defeat meant back-to-back defeats for Mokwena for the first time at Wydad after the surprise loss to CODM Meknes in midweek. Join the iDiski Times WhatsApp Channel for all latest SA football news directly to your phone. They headed into the game in seventh place, while Berkane were sitting at the top, even though only three points separated the two sides. Wydad missed another chance to go top of the log, after Berkane played with 10 men for 40 minutes following the

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Nabi On Chiefs Defeat To Hunt’s SuperSport

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi is hopeful the defeat to SuperSport United will serve as a lesson to his squad moving forward this season. After three wins from three to open the season, Chiefs have now lost to Mamelodi Sundowns and SuperSport United back to back in the league. It saw SuperSport, who have played two games more, move into eighth, one spot above Amakhosi in the league. “It’s a game we controlled practically the whole game, unfortunately, we created many opportunities but we couldn’t score and the opponent had only one opportunity and they scored it,” he said.

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SuperSport Get Revenge On Chiefs In Polokwane

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SuperSport United secured a morale-boosting 1-0 win over Kaizer Chiefs in their league clash at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on Saturday. After losing 4-0 just seven days ago to the same side in the Carling Knockout, the running narrative during the week was that the game was not a reflection of the scoreline. Check the updated Betway Premiership table HERE. Vincent Pule stated they were determined to redeem themselves when they host Chiefs at the same venue and that they did. Despite not dominating possession, Hunt’s side which had eight changes to his starting line-up took their chance, which came

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Mosimane Starts With Defeat

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Pitso Mosimane has started his reign at Esteghlal FC with a 3-1 defeat to Kheybar Khorramabad in the Persian Gulf Pro League, which was his first official match in charge. The South African tactician has started a new project, trying to revive the oldest Iranian professional club. He was unveiled by Esteghlal on Friday and for the first time on the sidelines on Saturday. However, things didn’t go to plan as Mosimane’s new side lost 3-1 to 13th-placed Kheybar. The home side scored the opener after 10 minutes via Mehrdad Ghanbari and carried their slender lead into the break. Mosimane’s

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Khanye Gives Damning Lorch Assessment

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Former Kaizer Chiefs winger Junior Khanye says Mamelodi Sundowns attacking midfielder Thembinkosi Lorch hasn’t really gelled in at the club since joining them from Orlando Pirates last term. The former PSL Player of the Season played 10 league matches last season for the defending champions and scored two goals, while netting three times in his four appearances in the Nedbank Cup. This season he has played four matches across all competitions and had just one assist so far. Lorch got a rare start in Sundowns’ Betway Premiership 2-1 victory over Royal AM on Wednesday, with Khanye claiming the 31-year-old was

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SSU & Chiefs Starting XIs Announced

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SuperSport United and Kaizer Chiefs have announced their starting lineup for the evening Betway Premiership encounter at Peter Mokaba Stadium. Exactly six days ago, Amakhosi comfortably beat SuperSport United by 4-0 to knock them out of the Carling Knockout Cup. Amakhosi will again return to their happy hunting group in Limpopo this evening, this time fighting for the prestigious three points in the league. Chiefs started the league with two wins and one defeat, losing 2-1 to Mamelodi Sundowns in their last league fixture. This afternoon, they aim to return to winning ways and possibly stay close to the top

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