Maduka Details Mpisane’s Strengths & Shortfalls After CKO Exit

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Despite their heavy Carling Knockout Cup defeat at the hands of Cape Town City, Royal AM head coach John Maduka was full of praise for Andile Mpisane’s contribution to the team. Thwihli Thwahla suffered a 3-0 first round exit at Athlone Stadium to a dominant City side to further inflict what has been a difficult period for the KwaZulu-Natal-based outfit. Club chairman Mpisane has so far featured in all of Royal AM’s matches this campaign though his fitness level has been questioned at times, with head coach John Maduka explaining that the midfielder shows his effectiveness in the team when

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Chiefs, Pirates, Downs & Stellies Secure Thumping DDC Wins

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It was a DStv Diski Challenge weekend that produced an avalanche of goals as Mamelodi Sundowns, Stellenbosch FC, Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs all cruised to convincing wins in their respective features. Sundowns returned to action early Saturday morning at the Tuks Stadium against high-flying Cape Town City. Inside 35th minutes, Downs were already 4-0 up with Thapelo Maseko netting a brace, Siyabonga Mabena and Sipho Ngqakabana all on the scoresheet. Things got worst for City as Mabena completed his brace in the second half to make it 5-0 before City pulled one on the road to make it 5-1.

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Mokwena Gives Zungu Update

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Rulani Mokwena has confirmed that midfielder Bongani Zungu is training with Wydad Athletic Club but is far off from the rest of the squad fitness wise. Mokwena had over 20 new players at Wydad as he is in the process of awakening the sleeping giant of Moroccan football, with the possible addition of Zungu, which is still pending, set to strengthen his midfield options. The former Mamelodi Sundowns duo worked together for several seasons at Chloorkop winning plenty of silverware including the recent Betway Premiership title. Mokwena explained that Zungu needs a lot of time, and he still needs to

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Nabi Breaks Silence On Sirino’s Chiefs Influence

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi believes there’s still plenty in the tank to come from influential attacker Gaston Sirino. Sirino put in a Man-of-the-Match performance scoring the opener and assisting Chiefs’ second goal in their 4-0 hammering of SuperSport United in the last 16 round of the Carling Knockout Cup in Polokwane on Saturday evening. The 33-year-old has been a mainstay for the Glamour Boys since joining the club on a free transfer following his exit from Mamelodi Sundowns. He has already racked up two goals and three assists in four matches across all competitions for Amakhosi. Nabi said

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Mngqithi Confirms Meeting With Broos

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Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi has confirmed that he is set to meet Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos following an exchange of words between the two. There two coaches seem to be at loggerheads after Broos expressed his dissatisfaction at the continued exclusion of Teboho Mokoena and Khuliso Mudau at the club, something Broos feels could lead to the duo losing their Bafana spots. Mngqithi hit back at Broos suggesting that the Belgian mentor should instead worry about his national team affairs and not tell him which players he should or should not select. The Masandawana mentor has now

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Larsen On Ending Pirates Unbeaten Start With Shock Cup Exit

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Magesi head coach Clinton Larsen has suggested that Orlando Pirates were unlucky in their defeat in their last-16 Carling Knockout clash on Saturday afternoon. The newly promoted side, in their debut top-flight domestic cup competition inflicted the first defeat on Pirates in the 2024/25 season after 12 games in all competitions. Having raced into a 3-0 lead going into the break after goals from Delano Abrahams, Thabiso Sesane’s own goal and Edmore Chirambandare with their inexperienced side in cloud nine. Pirates made a late assault for a comeback with Kabelo Dlamini and Evidence Makgopa finding the net late on before

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Six CKO Quarter-Finalists Confirmed, Chiefs Not Seeded?

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Six of the eight Carling Knockout quarter-finalists have been confirmed after 25 goals were scored across the Last 16 fixtures to far. In the final fixtures on Saturday, Kaizer Chiefs made light work of SuperSport United, beating Matsatsantsa 4-0 after a comprehensive display, especially in the second half. Meanwhile, Cape Town City were 3-0 victors over Royal AM in the other late fixture on Saturday. Earlier, Magesi upset Orlando Pirates, beating them 3-2 at their own home ground, while Marumo Gallants eliminated Polokwane City thanks to another 3-2 win. The biggest winning margin, though, was collected by Mamelodi Sundowns, who

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Rulani Into 2nd Spot After Five-Goal Thriller

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Rulani Mokwena’s Wydad Athletic Club have moved into second place on the Botola Pro log after beating SC Chabab Mohammedia on Saturday. Mokwena’s side were the favourites as the visitors entered the game with just one points from their previous five outings, while conceding 14 goals. They did open the scoring after 22 minutes from the penalty spot, when M’Baye Niang converted calmly. The visitor’s, though, found an equaliser after 51 minutes, with Niang restoring Wydad’s lead in the 66th minutes. Just three minutes later Jamal Harkass made it 3-1. The visitors pulled one back via Aziz Ennakhli from the

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Nabi – What I Told Ranga After First-Half Whistles

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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi has revealed he told Ranga Chivaviro he would score in the second half against SuperSport United despite his late first-half miss. Chivaviro netted Amakhosi’s third goal and sent a message to the fans, after he had received some backlash after missing two good chances earlier in the game, especially in first-half injury-time when his shot just missed the goal. Nabi was asked about Chivaviro’s reaction and message to the fans after the striker was also seen running to his coach after he found the back of the net. “You know sometimes it’s not easy

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