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Young Africans SC head coach Miguel Gamondi has revealed he told his players that the CAF Champions League quarter-final first leg against Mamelodi Sundowns was just the first half. The Tanzanian champions held Sundowns to a goalless draw in front of 60,000 supporters at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium on Saturday. Gamondi’s...

Young Africans president Engineer Hersi Said has insisted there was no malicious intent from Mamelodi Sundowns that led to their bus breaking down after arriving in South Africa. The Tanzanian giants arrived in South Africa on Tuesday but made headlines after their bus broke down on their way from OR...

Young Africans SC head coach Miguel Gamondi says they should've beaten 'the best team in Africa' in their first leg CAF Champions League quarter-final. Yanga and Sundowns cancelled each other with a first-leg 0-0 draw at the Benjamin Mkapa on Saturday evening. It leaves the game evenly poised for the return...

Young Africans SC and Mamelodi Sundowns played out to a draw in their 1st leg CAF Champions League quarter-final at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium on Saturday evening. Sundowns came into the tie against last season's CAF Confederation Cup finalists as favourites after winning the inaugural African Football League title this...

Young Africans SC and Mamelodi Sundowns have confirmed their starting line-ups for the CAF Champions League quarter-final first leg at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium this evening. Yanga haven’t lost an official home game since May 2023 when they lost to Algerian side USM Alger by 2-1. The side led by former Sundowns...

Young Africans coach Miguel Angel Gamondi has explained why he was emotional after a reunion with Mamelodi Sundowns Rulani Mokwena. Gamondi, 60, has vast experience of Sundowns, having coached them to the PSL title in 2006/07 alongside Neil Tovey before later coaching Platinum Stars between 2007 and 2009. It was at...

Rulani Mokwena has insisted his side cannot rest on their laurels from winning the African Football League, if they want to go far in the CAF Champions League. Masandawana have a difficult quarter-final first leg at Young Africans, who have picked up two wins and one draw in the group...

Young Africans SC winger Mahlatsi Makudubela says Mamelodi Sundowns commands major respect in Tanzania but if they make any mistakes they will look to punish them in Dar es Salaam this weekend. The 34-year-old is coming full circle in his career as he looks set to face his former development...

Mamelodi Sundowns' CAF Champions League opponents Young Africans have announced free entry for their quarter-final home match against Masandawana. The Brazilians will face Yanga at the Benjamin Mpaka Stadium in Dar es Salaam on Saturday evening at 20:00. Ahead of the match, Yanga announced free entry for the clash against the...

Prolific striker Fiston Kalala Mayele has joined Egyptian Premier League side Pyramids FC from Young Africans SC. Mayele, 29, had been subject of interest from across Africa’s elite after becoming one of the most clinical goal scorers across the continent. He was linked to North African clubs such as Raja CA,...