Matsheke Resurfaces At New Club

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Former Kaizer Chiefs and Stellenbosch midfielder Darrel Matsheke has joined Motsepe Foundation Championship side Pretoria Callies. The 25-year-old midfielder has been a free agent since parting ways with Stellies in March after alleged disciplinary issues. He’s now returned to football in the Motsepe Foundation Championship with Callies, alongside his former Chiefs teammate Siphosakhe Ntiya-Ntiya. The 28-year-old left-back drops down a division too after his off-season with Sekhuhune United, with both now adding valuable experience to their promotion ambitions this season. “I’m glad to have four experienced players and increase the level of the quality team. The only issue I wish

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Mosimane Hails Chiefs Star

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Three-time CAF Champions League winning coach Pitso Mosimane has heaped praise on Kaizer Chiefs forward Gaston Sirino. Sirino, 33, joined Chiefs on a free transfer after leaving Mamelodi Sundowns, the club Mosimane signed him for back in 2018 from Club Bolivar. He proved an integral part of Sundowns but fell out of favour after attempting to force a move away from the club to reunite with Mosimane when he joined Al Ahly. However, he secured seven league titles, Telkom Knockout, MTN8, Nedbank Cup and African Football League during his six-and-a-half seasons. “Class is permanent. Top talent, loves training has a

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Ex-Pirates Striker Marou Hits Out At Fake News

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Former Orlando Pirates striker Souaibou Marou has denied he will return to the MTN Ligue One with Fauve Azur Elite. Marou is currently a free agent after leaving Bahrani club Al-Shabab Club after just one month. It marked another blow to his career, having failed to establish himself at Pirates where he was lured to the club as one of the most promising talents in Cameroon. With Coton Sport, he was the Footballer of the Season, Golden Boot and was part of the senior national team squad at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar before joining Pirates. But he left

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Sirino Opens Up On Carrying Chiefs’ Responsibility

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Kaizer Chiefs winger Gaston Sirino has opened up on carrying the weight of responsibility at Amakhosi after another Man of the Match performance for his new club. Sirino, 33, has had a great start to life at Naturena, scoring two goals and setting up three more in his first four matches for Chiefs. On Saturday, he scored the important opener against SuperSport United to help Amakhosi thump their opponents 4-0 and advance to the Carling Knockout quarter-finals. But after the match, Sirino insisted that the match wasn’t as easy as the scoreline might suggest. “Very, very difficult game,” he told

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Mngqithi Makes Lorch Admission

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Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi praised Thembinkosi Lorch for his performance off the bench in their 5-0 win over Golden Arrows on Saturday. Masandawana booked their spot in the Carling Knockout quarter-finals with a resounding 5-0 win over Abafana Bes’thende, with Lorch coming off the bench in the 71st minute alongside Teboho Mokoena, while Peter Shalulile came on a few minutes earlier. After the match, Mngqithi hailed the impact of their substitutes, with three goals being scored after those changes, saying he was very pleased by the showing of Lorch. “I must say it’s very pleasing to see substitutes really

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Riveiro Explains Saleng HT Change For Teenage Nkota

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Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro has lauded the potential of Mohau Nkota who he surprisingly used to replace Monnapule Saleng against Magesi. The teenage winger has earned rave reviews from the technical team since being promoted from the DStv Diski Challenge squad where he was one of the standout players alongside Relebohile Mofokeng. But the Kimberly-born talent had to bide his time for opportunities and has now been in the matchday squad for three consecutive games, with 13 minutes received as his debut against Richards Bay and then remaining on the bench in the MTN8 final win over Stellenbosch.

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Carling Knockout Quarter-Finals Draw Confirmed

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The Carling Knockout quarter-finalists have been confirmed, with Kaizer Chiefs facing Mamelodi Sundowns Amakhosi had dispatched SuperSport United 4-0, while Masandawana ran riot over Golden Arrows beating them 5-0. Giant slayers Magesi FC survived a late Orlando Pirates onslaught to secure a 3-2 victory, while defending champions Stellenbosch FC started their cup defence with a 2-1 win over AmaZulu. Join the iDiski Times WhatsApp Channel for all latest SA football news directly to your phone. Cape Town City scored three unanswered goals against Royal AM, and Dan Malesela’s Marumo Gallants outfit shocked Polokwane City 3-2 in Limpopo. On Sunday afternoon

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Durban City Move Top Of MFC Table After Late Win

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Durban City moved top of the Motsepe Foundation Championship standings with a late winner while Cape Town Spurs dropped points for the third consecutive match. City’s relocation to the Durban seems to be magical as new signing Ruzaigh Gamildien netted the only goal of the match at Chatsworth Stadium as they narrowly edged Baroka FC.  In a battle of the two struggling teams out in Limpopo, Venda FC needed veteran PSL campaigner Judas Moseamedi’s rescue from the bench as they beat Kruger United 1-0, to hand the Limpopo side their first three points of the season. Meanwhile, the other Limpopo

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‘We Must Copy The Egyptian Premier League’

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SuperSport United coach Gavin Hunt has pleaded with PSL teams to adopt the Egyptian Premier League rule of giving young goalkeepers a chance in the country. Hunt gave Ronwen Williams his breakout debut at Matsatsantsa who has since established himself as Mamelodi Sundowns and Bafana Bafana’s first choice. The four-time Betway Premiership winning coach also suggested that maybe the rule should be changed, similar to the Egyptian Premier League rule if South Africa is to produce more goalkeepers. “I know the truth in that answer, you want the Egyptian League, no foreign goalkeeper,” Hunt told the media. Join the iDiski

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