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Stellenbosch FC are top of the DStv Diski Challenge after defeating Orlando Pirates while Mamelodi Sundowns dropped to second place after a narrow 1-0 loss against Sekhukhune United. Stellies earlier defeated Pirates by 1-0 courtesy of Langelihle Phili. The Cape Winelands side are sitting one point ahead of Sundowns with...

iDiskiTV analyst Junior Khanye has applauded Orlando Pirates attacking midfielder Patrick Maswanganyi after his Man of the Match performance in the Nedbank Cup quarter-final against AmaZulu in Durban on Saturday. Maswanganyi who joined the Buccaneers at the start of this season scored a brace as the defending champions came down...

Orlando Pirates playmaker Patrick Maswanganyi revelled in his latest Man of the Match honour and explained why head coach Jose Riveiro deserves special praise. The 26-year-old bagged a brace in their 4-2 win over AmaZulu to send the Buccaneers into the semi-finals of the Nedbank Cup. It took his overall tally...

AmaZulu head coach Pablo Franco Martin says the officiating in their 4-2 Nedbank Cup quarter-final defeat to Orlando Pirates was a scandal and a shame to the country. The Spaniard was riled up in the post-match interview with SuperSport presented Phumlani Msibi over the penalty call before the end of...

Orlando Pirates booked their place in the semi-finals of the Nedbank Cup after a 4-2 comeback win over AmaZulu at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday evening. The home side, in front of a sold-out arena, took the lead just on the half-hour mark when Deon Hotto's backheel clearance found...

AmaZulu FC and Orlando Pirates have announced their starting line-ups for the Nedbank Cup clash at Moses Mabhida Stadium this evening. Usuthu has already gone one step further than last season in the Nedbank Cup. The KwaZulu-Natal-based side have been hot and cold in the league, which sees themselves in...

Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Rulani Mokwena says Siyabonga Mabena and Relebohile Mofokeng can't be compared when questioned over game-time this season. Mabena, 17, made his professional debut last season where he featured five times, with a total of 99 minutes on the field of play. This campaign, he netted his first...

Orlando Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro has explained why Zakhele Lepasa is featuring less than in the beginning of the season when he was in red-hot form. Lepasa started the 2023/24 campaign in excellent form, scoring seven times in August and September, but has not found the back of the...

AmaZulu midfielder Ben Motshwari has sent a warning to his former side Orlando Pirates ahead of their Nedbank Cup quarter-final on Saturday evening. Pirates hammered AmaZulu’s provincial rivals Lamontville Golden Arrows 7-1 in the league in Soweto last weekend, with Tshegofatso Mabasa being the star of the show with a...

The DStv Diski Challenge title race could swing in Mamelodi Sundowns' favour this weekend, as second-placed Stellenbosch FC are facing third-placed Orlando Pirates. The weekend starts with Kaizer Chiefs welcoming struggling Polokwane City at Dobsonville Stadium. Chiefs are not entirely out of the title race yet, but will have to...