Pitso’s New Club Lose To Ronaldo’s Al Nassr

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Pitso Mosimane’s new side Esteghlal FC lost 1-0 to Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr in the Asian Champions League on Tuesday. The South African tactician himself wasn’t on the bench, although he arrived at his new club on Tuesday morning. However, due to the short time between his arrival and today’s game, Mosimane’s official work at the oldest club in Iranian football only starts on Wednesday. On Tuesday, they faced Ronaldo’s Al Nassr in the AFC Champions League and held them to a goalless draw for large parts of the game. But in the 81st minute, former Manchester City defender Aymeric

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Banyana Get Late Winner In COSAFA Opener

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Banyana Banyana opened their 2024 COSAFA Women’s Championship with a win against Namibia at a rainy Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Tuesday. Isabella Ludwig set up Tshegofatso Motlogelwa in the last five minutes of the game to score the only goal of the game to hand Banyana victory. This is a junior Banyana side with the seniors on tour of Europe at the time involved in international friendlies to prepare for the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). Banyana survived an early scare in the opening five minutes when Zanatha Coleman found Irene Kooper but Banyana keeper Jessica Williams

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Pirates & SSU Starting XIs Confirmed

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Orlando Pirates and SuperSport United have named their starting squads ahead of this evening’s Betway Premiership encounter at Orlando Stadium. Following their shock 3-2 Carling Knockout Cup first round exit at the hands of Magesi FC, Bucs will be looking to bounce back with a win against an equally wounded United side who were hammered 4-0 by Kaizer Chiefs in the same cup competition. Jose Riveiro’s charges are one of just two teams, alongside table-toppers Mamelodi Sundowns, who have a 100% league record and the second highest goalscoring team with six goals alongside Chiefs. Matsatsantsa haven’t had a good start

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Nabi Sends Message To Kaizer Jr & Bobby After Latest Chiefs Addition

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi has taken time to thank Sporting Director Kaizer Motaung Jr and Football Manager Bobby Motaung for luring Cedric Kaze to Naturena as the two once again reunite. The Burundi-born Kaze is an addition to coach Nabi’s technical team following the departure of Fernando Da Cruz who departed Chiefs barely three months into his new job to join the Moroccan Football Federation. Having previously worked alongside Nabi at Young Africans, the 45-year-old achieved significant success with the Tunisian mentor as they won six trophies in two seasons together. “This is my brother, Mr Cedric Kaze

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Maduka Reveals His Royal AM Mandate

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Royal AM head coach John Maduka has revealed his mandate at the club which is to avoid relegation this season and finish in a respectable position. Thwihli Thwahla are yet to register a win this campaign after playing to four draws in their opening four Betway Premiership matches as they could not make new signings following their FIFA ban as they are yet to settle Samir Nurkovic’s debt of around R12-million after the player won his appeal for alleged unfair dismissal. At this stage, it looks as if they will finish the season without new players unless there are some

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Davids Makes Bold Title Claim After Yanga Defeat

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Simba SC head coach Fadlu Davids reckons their title aspirations is still well on track despite their 1-0 defeat to arch-rivals Young Africans in the Kariakoo Derby. Simba had a good start to the NBC Premier League season winning the first three matches without conceding a goal but were halted in their tracks after they gave away a 2-0 lead as the tie against Coastal Union ended in a pulsating 2-2 draw. That match was then followed by the narrow loss to Yanga which also saw the latter move up the log standings into third spot while Simba dropped to

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When We Win Nobody Gets That Attention – Riveiro

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Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro says the players he introduced cannot be questioned over their defeat to Magesi. The shock Carling Knockout exit was their first defeat of the 2024/25 season in their 12th game across all competitions. Selaelo Rasebotja and Karim Kimvuidi earned starts in a game that was dominated in all aspects by the home team at Orlando Stadium, except the scoreline, as they had 30 shots on goal, to Magesi’s three in the 3-2 defeat. “We have a big squad full of talent, sometimes those players come in games where we manage to get the result

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Edition 177 – Billiat, Zwane & Williams

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The 177th edition of iDiski Times is now available, and we bring you an exclusive interview as Lorenz Köhler chatted with former Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns star Khama Billiat, about his decision to play for Yadah in his home country, and his return to the Zimbabwe national team. Velile Mnyandu caught up with former Kaizer Chiefs coach Arthur Zwane about his decision to join AmaZulu where he will be co-coach with Vusumuzi Vilakazi. Lethabo Kganyago spoke to former Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Keletso Makgalwa, about being back in top-flight football and his good start with Sekhukhune United. Velile also penned

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Manqoba Sends Warning Over Rising Sundowns Talent

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Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi says there’s more to come from teenager Kutlwano Letlhaku after he scored his first professional goal. The 18-year-old winger found the net in Sundowns’ 5-0 thumping of Golden Arrows this weekend, further enhancing his reputation as one of the most promising attacking talents in the country. Having joined Sundowns last season from the School of Excellence, he continued his meteoric rise in their DStv Diski Challenge where he starred before his promotion to the first team during the pre-season that passed as they went to Austria. He’s earned rave reviews from the technical team since

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