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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Bafana Star Nominated For Three CAF Awards

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Bafana Bafana goalkeeper and captain Ronwen Williams has received three nominations for the 2024 CAF awards, including the main award – the African Men’s Player of the Year. On Thursday, the Confédération African Football announced that this year’s CAF awards will again be hosted in Morocco. The gala will be hosted in Marrakech on 16 December, with the exact time yet to be confirmed. CAF have also released the list of nominees for their awards, with Williams the only player based in Africa and only goalkeeper to be nominated for the CAF Player of the Year. Williams is also the

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Ofori Disagrees With Hunt Over Foreign Goalkeepers Rule

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AmaZulu FC goalkeeper Richard Ofori is against the rule to ban foreign goalkeepers in South African football, for the development and promotion of local players. Recently, SuperSport United head coach Gavin Hunt has been quoted saying the high number of international keepers in the league is stifling development of local players while also denying them a chance to prove themselves. This is a concept that has been championed by the Egyptian Football Association (EFA), a sentiment also shared by Matsatsantsa’s keeper Ricardo Goss. Ofori’s comments are in iDiski Times feature on Bafana-Bafana captain Ronwen Williams’ befitting global recognition in edition

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Larsen On Magesi Cup Aspirations – We’re Not Naive

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Magesi head coach Clinton Larsen says they are not naive to think beating cup kings Orlando Pirates means they will win the Carling Knockout. The minnows shocked Pirates with a 3-2 win at Orlando Stadium on Saturday afternoon to book a place in the last-eight in what was their debut in the competition. However, Larsen is aware that it could have been a one-off shock, and they will need to be realistic about their chances. “Firstly, I’m not naive to think that this victory means we can go on and win this cup, I’m not that naive, what it does

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Mngqithi Gives Injury Update On Three Downs Stars

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Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Manqoba Mngqithi has given injury updates on Kegan Johannes, Arthur Sales and Erwin Saavedra. Johannes joined Sundowns in the past transfer window from their arch rivals SuperSport United, and he was recovering from an injury when Downs signed him. The defender is yet to make his official debut at Sundowns as he is still recovering from another injury setback.  Another new signing, Arthur Sales made his debut against Stellenbosch FC in the MTN8 quarter-final clash where Downs were eliminated. But since then, the 22-year-old has been absent with an injury, however Mngqithi now confirmed that the

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Hunt On Dolly As Ex-Chiefs Star Spotted At SuperSport

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SuperSport United head coach Gavin Hunt was non-commital on the future of Keagan Dolly who has been training with the club for the last couple of weeks. Dolly had agreed to join SuperSport, with personal terms sealed and his medical passed but the deal was called off with Vincent Pule signed instead. Hunt and club CEO Stan Matthews said it was purely due to their budget constraints but Dolly has since resurfaced at the club, as previously reported by iDiski Times to keep fit. “Dolly is not a winger anymore, I don’t think he can play wing anymore, but I

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Hunt On Nassir Deal, And Horrific Injury Against Pirates

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SuperSport United head coach Gavin Hunt has confirmed Abubeker Nassir has joined on a season-long deal from Mamelodi Sundowns and is hopeful they can get him back to fitness. The Ethiopia international star joined Sundowns from Ethiopia Coffee where he emerged as one of the most sought-after talents in African football but has endured an injury-ravaged stay at Masandawana since. The 24-year-old has been restricted to 17 games for Sundowns, scoring four goals with the major injury in question being the challenge with former Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Siyabonga Mpontshane. “I don’t know Lorenz, I don’t know, I can’t really tell

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Chiefs Announce Fixture Change

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Kaizer Chiefs have announced that their Betway Premiership fixture against Royal AM has been moved from 9 November to 30 November. Amakhosi have only played three league fixtures so far, winning two against Marumo Gallants and AmaZulu, while losing to Mamelodi Sundowns. They return to league action on Saturday, when they will face SuperSport United, who they hammered 4-0 in the Carling Knockout last weekend. Nasreddine Nabi’s men then face Magesi in the league, before an enticing Carling Knockout quarter-final against Sundowns. Afterwards, they were supposed to meet Royal AM before the international break but that fixture was now moved

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Latest FIFA Rankings Announced

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FIFA have announced the latest world rankings, with Bafana Bafana remaining in 11th spot in Africa. Bafana are unbeaten in their last 14 games under Hugo Broos, winning seven and drawing the other seven. However, Bafana’s FIFA ranking on the continent remains unchanged, while they dropped one spot in the world-wide list to 60th. Meanwhile, Morocco stayed Africa’s highest-ranked nation and sit in 13th spot overall, followed by Senegal, who are 20th globally. Egypt are not Africa’s third highest-ranked nation, in 30th overall, while Nigeria follow in fourth and climbed into 36th overall – just one spot above Algeria. Reigning

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