Pep Addresses Man City Future

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Pep Guardiola says he is happy at Manchester City, as questions remain whether he will pen a new deal at the Citizens. On Wednesday, City set a new record for going the most games unbeaten in the UEFA Champions, going one better than Manchester United’s 25 games after their 5-0 win over Sparta Praha. The Spaniard is now into his ninth season with City, having lifted 18 trophies so far, but his contract is running out by the end of the campaign. There’s been question marks over whether he will pen a new deal or potentially look for a new

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Former CT City Star Wins League Honours In Europe

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Former Cape Town City midfielder duo Brice Ambina and on loan defender Nathan Idumba Fasika have won promotion with Norwegian 1st Division outfit Valerenga IF. The duo had a great time at City where at some point helped the side to reach the CAF Champions League competition in 2022. Fasika even got recognition to be selected in the DR Congo national team squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2025 AFCON qualifiers, while Ambina was named in the Cameroonian U20 side.  They both completed a move to Valerenga in Norway in January 2024, with Ambina’s move being permanent as

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Big Day For Banyana At Home & Abroad

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It’s a big day for both Banyana Banyana teams with the youthful side out to seal progression beyond the group stage at the 2024 COSAFA Women’s championship while the seniors seek a rare win over Denmark in Aalborg. The juniors defeated Namibia 1-0 in the opening group match and next face Eswatini in a top-of-the-table clash at Wolfson Stadium at 15:00. Eswatini has a better goal difference and thus lead Banyana in Group A, but only the group winner will advance to the semi-finals. A win for Banyana will give them a better chance to do that and it will

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Zwane Makes Bullish Comment Ahead Of Pirates Clash

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AmaZulu FC co-coach Arthur Zwane believes that they are capable of beating any team in the league as they prepare to take on Orlando Pirates this evening. Usuthu haven’t started the season well as they have already parted ways with the head coach Pablo Martin after poor results. Zwane and Vusumzi Vilakazi got a baptism of fire last weekend when they faced Stellenbosch FC in the Carling Knockout Cup and got knocked out on extra time. Their tough fixtures continue this evening at Orlando Stadium against high-flying Pirates as Usuthu aim to get their first points of the season and

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Riveiro Reserves Special Praise For Bafana Star

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Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro says they are grateful to have a model professional like Evidence Makgopa in their squad. Makgopa, 24, has scored five goals in 10 games, with eight of those 10 games coming from the bench as Tshegofatso Mabasa has been regular in the starting line-up. He netted the opening goal after two minutes in their recent 2-0 win over SuperSport United which made it four wins from their opening four league games, and earned special praise from Riveiro. “He’s been always there [high in confidence] but he’s competing with Mabasa, Radiopane for the position, he’s

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Mokwena Pleads For Patience From Frustrated Wydad Fans

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Rulani Mokwena is once again pleading for patience from frustrated Wydad Athletic Club supporters after suffering his second league loss away from home against Club Omnisports Meknés.  The Red Castle missed an opportunity to go top of the table on Wednesday afternoon after suffering a 2-0 loss against CODM. Mokwena’s side continued with their unwanted run of conceding penalties, as they conceded two goals from two spot kicks against Meknés, making it seven penalties in seven matches conceded for Wydad in the league. The loss kept Wydad on 11 points from seven matches and dropped them to sixth place, and

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‘Give Me A Cheque Book’

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SuperSport United head coach Gavin Hunt has made a bold claim that he would win the Betway Premiership title if his wish to go into the market was granted. Matsatsantsa succumbed to their fifth defeat across all competitions in 2024/25 after going down 2-0 to Orlando Pirates on Tuesday evening dropping further down into the danger zone (13th) with just four points from five matches. Hunt, who has won four league titles, three with SuperSport and one with Bidvest Wits, made a bold statement after losing to Pirates, stating that he could win the league if he was given a

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Ahly Edge Zamalek To Secure Super Cup Title

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Al Ahly secured revenge on rivals Zamalek with a 7-6 win on penalties after the game finished goalless after 120 minutes in the Egyptian Super Cup final. Percy Tau secured his 10th trophy with the club on the evening in a fiercely competitive tie at the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The Red Devils lost out to the White Knights in the CAF Super Cup on penalties in September and showed signs of a side looking to make amends and were dominant in nearly every metric from possession to shots on target over the 120 minutes. But the

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Mngqithi – Pirates Struggle To Beat Small Teams

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Manqoba Mngqithi believes Orlando Pirates are capable of pushing Mamelodi Sundowns for the league title but says they might struggle to cope with competing in both CAF Champions League and in the league. Sundowns maintained their perfect start to the season after registering their fourth straight league win in a 2-1 victory over Royal AM on Thursday. Downs joined the Buccaneers on four wins out of four matches and they are the only sides who are yet to drop points this season.   While Sundowns are chasing their eighth successive league title, Mngqithi believes that Pirates are the one team

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