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2 days ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Sihle Ndebele |Darren Stewart
Jose Riveiro, head coach of Orlando Pirates during the Nedbank Cup, Final match between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs at Moses Mabhida Stadium on May 10, 2025 in Durban, South Africa. Orlando Pirates have opted to let their coach Jose Riveiro leave before the end of the season with Tuesday's league meeting with Golden Arrows at home his final game after he "signed with a new club".
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3 days ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Sihle Ndebele |Darren Stewart
Jose Riveiro, head coach of Orlando Pirates interviewed during the Nedbank Cup, Final match between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs at Moses Mabhida Stadium on May 10, 2025 in Durban, South Africa. Outgoing Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro was gracious in Saturday's Nedbank Cup final defeat to their biggest rivals, Kaizer Chiefs, lauding Amakhosi's journey in the competition.
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6 days ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Michelle Banda |Nandi Ntini |Darren Stewart
The game is expected to draw thousands of fans from across the country, creating a buzz not only in the stadium but throughout the city’s transport, tourism and hospitality sectors. eThekwini municipality spokesperson Gugu Sisilana said the city sees events like these as more than just sporting moments – they are powerful economic drivers. “Hosting events of this magnitude boosts local business and the tourism sectors. The match is expected to generate a direct economic impact of over R93m.
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6 days ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Nandi Ntini |Michelle Banda |Darren Stewart
The majestic Moses Mabhida Stadium will host the Nedbank Cup final between fierce rivals Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates on Saturday. Some football fans are so desperate for accommodation that they are willing to forego meals just to get a bed to sleep in.
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6 days ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Sihle Ndebele |Darren Stewart
Patrick Maswanganyi of Orlando Pirates during the Betway Premiership match between Golden Arrows and Orlando Pirates at Moses Mabhida Stadium on May 06, 2025 in Durban, South Africa. After suffering their third successive league defeat, this time at the hands of Orlando Pirates at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Tuesday, Golden Arrows coach Manqoba Mngqithi has called for calm, saying they were a win away from turning things around. Arrows are winless in their last five league games.
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1 week ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Sihle Ndebele |Neville Khoza |Darren Stewart
The majestic Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban will host the Nedbank Cup final between bitter Soweto rivals Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs on May 10. Amid growing frustration and uncertainty from fans, the PSL has roped in Bertie Grobbelaar of Stadium Management SA to help resolve the enormous ticket chaos surrounding Saturday’s Soweto Derby Nedbank Cup final.
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1 week ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Sihle Ndebele |Darren Stewart
Jose Riveiro, head coach of Orlando Pirates during the Betway Premiership match between Golden Arrows and Orlando Pirates at Moses Mabhida Stadium on May 06, 2025 in Durban, South Africa. Orlando Pirates' Jose Riveiro lauded the team's “interesting depth” after grinding a 1-2 victory over Golden Arrows with several new faces in the starting XI on Tuesday, also suggesting they prepared the game with one eye already on Saturday's Nedbank Cup final as they rested a few regulars.
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2 weeks ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Sihle Ndebele |Darren Stewart
Steve Barker, head coach of Stellenbosch FC Stellenbosch coach Steve Barker remains proud of his team despite being knocked out of the CAF Confederation Cup by Fadlu Davids' Simba of Tanzania in the semifinals, shifting focus to fighting for third spot in the Betway Premiership, to return to the Confed Cup next term.
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3 weeks ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Sihle Ndebele |Darren Stewart
Darwin Gonzalez Mendoza of Cape Town City FC during the Betway Premiership match between Richards Bay and Cape Town City FC at King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium on April 18, 2025, in Durban, South Africa. Cape Town City interim coach Diogo Peral has admitted they're in a difficult space, having gone 13 games without a win, with relegation starring them in the face. “Mentally, it's a tough place to be in. You have to try and work out where your next win is going to come from...
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3 weeks ago | 
sowetanlive.co.za | Sihle Ndebele |Darren Stewart
Given Msimango of Kaizer Chiefs Kaizer Chiefs defender Given Msimango is buoyed by his recent displays, suggesting he feels he's in tip-top condition. Msimango started the season third in Chiefs' central defence pecking order behind newcomers Rushwin Dortley and Inacio Miguel. However, the 27-year-old lad from Brakpan, on the East Rand, has benefited from Dortley's long-term knee injury, starting Amakhosi's last seven games in all competitions.
