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Polokwane Release 10, Give Makola Update

Polokwane City Chief Operations Officer (COO) Tincy Tema has confirmed that the club has offloaded about 10 players, but veterans Mpho Makola and Joseph Mhlongo will be kept ahead of the upcoming DStv Premiership season. City gained automatic promotion to the premier division in May after overtaking Casric Stars and...

Confirmed: Appollis Signs For Polokwane

Polokwane City have made their first signing ahead of their return to the DStv Premiership, signing talented junior international Oswin Appollis. Appollis spent last season resurrecting his promising career at Motsepe Foundation Championship outfit, Pretoria Callies, and was their standout player, scoring six goals and having as many assists. The former...

Edition 105 – Onyango & Sangare

Velile Mnyandu caught up with Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Denis Onyango, now the most decorated footballer in the PSL era. Lethabo Kganyago spoke with Sekhukhune United goalkeeper Badra Ali Sangare as they face Orlando Pirates in the Nedbank Cup final. Rob Delport sat down with Cape Town Spurs CEO Alexi...

‘I Lost My Father, I Lost My Uncle, This Is For Them’

Polokwane City captain Puleng Marema was emotional after his side secured promotion to the DStv Premiership at the old Peter Mokaba stadium on Sunday, saying the victory was for his late father and uncle, who both passed away in the last year. Marema scored the second goal in City’s...

Lechesa Credits Former Bucs & Chiefs Stars For Promotion

Polokwane City head coach Duncan Lechesa has credited the likes of Mpho Makola, Lucky Baloyi and Joseph Mhlongo for making the difference in their successful promotion push. This is the second time Lechesa has promoted the side after having done it in 2012 already. This time around Rise and Shine finished...

Makola Opens Up On Future After Polokwane Promotion

Former Orlando Pirates and Cape Town City midfielder Mpho Makola has discussed his own future after helping Rise and Shine to gain automatic promotion to the DStv Premiership. Makola joined the Limpopo side in March after being released from Cape Town City earlier this year. He started as City defeated...

Mhlongo – I’ve Come Full Circle

Polokwane City winger Joseph Mhlongo says he has come full circle after helping the side gain promotion to the DStv premiership a year after being released by Swallows FC. Mhlongo, 32, came on as a second-half substitute as City defeated Pretoria Callies 4-0 at home on the final day to...

Rise & Shine Promoted!

Polokwane City are the 2022/2023 Motsepe Foundation Championship winners and have been promoted to the DStv Premiership after massive drama on the final day of the season. Ahead of the final round on fixtures, three teams remained mathematically in with a chance to top the table, and Polokwane City started...

It’s A Mental Game Now – Duncan Lechesa

Polokwane City head coach Duncan Lechesa believes the fight for outright promotion in the Motsepe Foundation Championship is a mental game more than anything at this stage of the season. Lechesa said this after his side picked just a single point against University of Pretoria, to move to second position...

Polokwane City Coach On Makola Debut & MFC Title Race

Polokwane City head coach Duncan Lechesa was impressed with Mpho Makola's debut and insisted the race for the 2022/23 Motsepe Foundation Championship title will go down to the wire. Makola signed a short-term contract until the end of the season with City this week, as reported by iDiski Times, having...

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