Morena Taking Sundowns Chance And Ready To Compete

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Mamelodi Sundowns wing-back Thapelo Morena says he’s grateful to get his chance in the starting line-up and feels their win over Golden Arrows will bode well for the upcoming tests. Morena bagged a goal and assist in their 5-0 win in the Carling Knockout and has enjoyed an extended run in the starting line-up at the expense of Khuliso Mudau this season. He’s also featured in 14 of the last 15 games for Bafana Bafana as he now enjoys his football at the peak of his career, aged 31. Sundowns have four league games over the next three weeks, and

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Davids’ Simba Bounce Back With Win To Move Third

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Fadlu Davids’ Simba SC returned to winning ways with a narrow 1-0 win over Tanzania Prisons in the NBC Premier League on Tuesday evening to move third on the log standings. The Reds of Msimbazi came into this tie on the back of a 1-0 defeat to arch-rivals Young Africans in the Kariakoo Derby at the weekend thus condemning them to their first league loss of the new campaign. Davids and his charges were determined to get back to winning ways and had Malone Junior to thank for as his only goal of the match, a fifth-minute strike in the

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Mngqithi On Shalulile Breaking His Scoring ‘Curse’

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Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi says the responsibility to get Peter Shalulile back to top form is key to their season. Shalulile scored his first goal for club or country since May as Sundowns thrashed Golden Arrows 5-0 in the Carling Knockout on Saturday evening at Lucas Moripe Stadium. The relief and elation were evident from the Namibia international captain and his teammates as it was his first goal in nine games into the 2024/25 season. It’s not every day that a player is afforded the opportunity to play himself back into form at Sundowns, but such is the status

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Pitso – Why I Didn’t Face Ronaldo’s AL Nassr

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New Esteghlal FC head coach Pitso Mosimane has confirmed that delay in arrival time as well as paperwork prevented him from being in the dugout to face Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr in the AFC Champions League. Esteghlal lost the match 1-0 courtesy of an 81st minute strike from former Manchester City left-back Aymeric Laporte to get their campaign off to a great start. The three-time CAF Champions League winning coach was confirmed as the new head coach of the nine-time Iranian league champions last week Friday after being in the football wilderness for a few months after leaving Saudi Arabian

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Official: Ramoreboli Lands New Job

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South African-born coach Morena Ramoreboli has been appointed as the new interim coach of the Botswana National Team. Ramoreboli, 43, was most recently the head coach at Botswana Premier League outfit Jwaneng Galaxy, and let them to league and cup doubles in consecutive seasons. The COSAFA Cup-winning coach with Bafana Bafana in 2021, fills in the interim role following the sudden departure of Didier Gomes Da Rosa. The BFA confirmed via a press release on Wednesday morning of Ramoreboli’s appointment. Join the iDiski Times WhatsApp Channel for all latest SA football news directly to your phone. History also beckons for

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Riveiro On Moving Top Of The Table

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Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro has reacted to his side moving top of the table with four wins from their opening four games. Pirates moved on from their shock Carling Knockout Cup exit this weekend to Magesi, where they were stunned 3-2 at Orlando Stadium. But the MTN8 champions quickly moved on from that disappointment with a 2-0 win over SuperSport United, which moved them to 12 points from a possible 12 this season. Evidence Makgopa and Deon Hotto’s goals meant they have now scored eight goals, and conceded one with wins over Chippa United, Polokwane City, Richards Bay

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Hunt – You Know Where This Team Was

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SuperSport United head coach Gavin Hunt has addressed the current situation at the club that he once dominated the South African top-flight with. During his first stint, Hunt won the league three times consecutively between 2008 and 2010 before moving on to Bidvest Wits in 2013 where he won his fourth league crown. However, nine years later, his return to the club sees them in a different football landscape, with the squad dominated by DStv Diski Challenge graduates. While he was able to guide the club into the top three in his first season, their first time in a decade

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Riveiro On Nkota’s Starting XI Debut

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Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro says he was happy with Mohau Nkota’s starting XI debut for the Buccaneers, but also insisted the youngster still has a lot to learn. Nkota, 19, started for the Buccaneers just a few days after impressing in the second half of the 3-2 defeat against Magesi FC on Saturday. Check the UPDATED Betway Premiership log. The youngster featured in 65 minutes in the 2-0 win over SuperSport United, with Riveiro saying more is to come from the teenager. “It’s just the beginning for him,” he told SuperSport TV. “He needs to understand that he needs

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Makgopa & Hotto Send Pirates Top With Win Over SuperSport

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Orlando Pirates moved to the summit of the league with four wins from four after the 2-0 victory over SuperSport United on Tuesday evening at Orlando Stadium. The home side, reeling from their 3-2 defeat at the same venue in the Carling Knockout this past weekend to Magesi made sure they eliminated any doubt early one. Check the UPDATED Betway Premiership log. With their first chance of the game, Bafana Bafana striker Evidence Makgopa made no mistake prodding the ball beyond Ricardo Goss after being played clean through on goal. Pirates enjoyed the bulk of possession in the opening half

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