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Former Orlando Pirates captain Happy Jele has opened up on how his career almost came to a premature end in November 2011.    Jele revealed that what made it worse was that his contract with Soweto Giants was coming to an end in June 2012, and it was not clear whether Pirates were going to renew it....

Round 17 of the DStv Diski Challenge kicked off at Soshanguve's Giant Stadium with Stellenbosch FC dropping points against TS Galaxy, but going top of the table after Mamelodi Sundowns beat Orlando Pirates. Yet another epic weekend of Asidlali with the top two dropping points allowing Sundowns and...

Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana striker Evidence Makgopa says Jose Riveiro is one of the best coaches he has worked under. The Limpopo born forward joined the Buccaneers at the start of the 2022/23 season from Baroka FC, the same time as Riveiro’s arrival. The Spaniard has helped Pirates win...

The Premier Soccer League have confirmed the details of the Nedbank Cup Round of 32. With the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations set to conclude on Sunday, when hosts Ivory Coast and Nigeria will battle it out for this year's champions, domestic football is set to return next week. The domestic...

Bafana Bafana midfielder Thabang Monare has revealed that former teammate Lebogang Manyama was one of the people who understood what it meant for him to be part of the AFCON squad. Monare made the team in what some people believed was one of the surprises in Hugo Broos’s final AFCON...

Bafana Bafana defender Terrence Mashego says they always believed they could impress at the Africa Cup of Nations and says their success is not about Mamelodi Sundowns or any club. South Africa has secured a place in the last four after beating Cape Verde 2-1 on penalties with Ronwen Williams...

The tickets for the much-anticipated Soweto Derby between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs on 9 March at FNB Stadium have gone on sale.   They range from R100 (Level 5) to R170 (Level 2), while kids pay R50. Tickets can be bought on Ticketpro. Before this game comes, Pirates face Chippa United,...

Kaizer Chiefs DStv Diski Challenge coach Vela Khumalo says there was no need to copy Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates, who took some of their promoted youngsters to play in the junior league during the Africa Cup of Nations break, by playing Mfundo Vilakazi.  Pirates, since the Diski Challenge resumed...

Orlando Pirates remained at top of the DStv Diski Challenge table after hammering defending champions SuperSport United 3-0 on Saturday, while Stellenbosch put six pasts Chippa United in Gqeberha. The Buccaneers bounced back to winning ways this morning, beating Matsatsantsa by 3-0. Gosiame Ngobeni opened the scoring for Pirates before...

Orlando Pirates’ failure to open a gap against Stellenbosch FC last Saturday has thrown the DStv Diski Challenge wide open ahead of the matches this weekend.   Pirates, who are searching for their first DStv Diski Challenge title since the competition started in 2014, were defeated by Stellenbosch 1-0 at...