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3 weeks ago | 
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Returning Betway Premiership, Durban City forward Ruzaigh Gamildien has opened up on their promotion finally confirmed. What was supposed to be a celebratory moment for The Team of Choice, after they won the Motsepe Foundation Championship by five points, was turned into chaos ahead of their final matchday.
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3 weeks ago | 
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With Durban City's automatic promotion finally confirmed, scrutiny has shifted on whether head coach Simo Dladla will remain in the post ahead of the 2025/26 Betway Premiership season. Teams promoted from the Motsepe Foundation Championship to the elite league always have a dilemma on whether to shuffle or beef up their technical team, with demands high in the top division.
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3 weeks ago | 
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Home News SANews Jun 5, 2025 - 02:17 pm By Thato Bosoga SANews Following the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture's proposal to fund the rollout of the Video Assistant Referee system in the PSL, the maintaince costs of the system, per game, have been revealed. Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie has promised to make the VAR a reality in the PSL, with his Department proposing a R90 million budget for the process to finally take place.
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3 weeks ago | 
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After Cape Town Spurs suffered two consecutive relegation misfortunes, newly-promoted Betway Premiership side Durban City's chairman Farouk Kadodia has revealed plans to stay afloat. Spurs were promoted back to the top-flight in 2023/24 but seemed to have made the mistake of not going into the market, remaining with relatively the same squad.
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3 weeks ago | 
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Amidst promises of VAR by Gayton McKenzie, the Sports, Arts and Culture Minister has come under fire from Parliament, who have threatened to take up the matter with President Cyril Ramaphosa. As the Department of Sports appeared before the Portfolio Commitee in parliament on Tuesday, unsurprisingly, according to members of the committee, Minister McKenzie and his deputy Peace Mabe were not in attendance.
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3 weeks ago | 
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With SAFA appearing before the Sports Portfolio Committee on various matters on Tuesday, questions on the costs and timelines of the implementation of the VAR system have taken early centre stage. SAFA are currently briefing parliament on their 2023/24 annual financial statements, governance, latest developments with all national teams, and updates on the implementation of the Video Assistant Referee.
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3 weeks ago | 
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After Mamelodi Sundowns' CAF Champions League final defeat to Pyramids FC, the former coach of a PSL club has predicted what that could mean for South African football going forward. Sundowns appeared to have found a favourable team to beat in the Champions League final having narrowly overcome defending champions Al Ahly in the semi-finals.
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4 weeks ago | 
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Mamelodi Sundowns forward Lucas Ribeiro Costa had an outstanding season in the PSL but could his CAF Champions League record affect his chances of moving to a bigger European club? Ribeiro has been unstoppable for Sundowns in the domestic scene, with debates emerging for him to be naturalised for Bafana Bafana purposes.
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4 weeks ago | 
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After Kaizer Chiefs could not qualify for the MTN8 for the second consecutive season, KickOff lists five factors that cost them, with the help of one of the club's former strikers.
Amakhosi finished the season in ninth place, meaning for the second successive campaign they will not be taking part in the MTN8. This has divided opinion on whether Nasreddine Nabi should be kept as head coach, especially after winning the Nedbank Cup to end a 10-year silverware wait. 1. New signings not good enough?
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4 weeks ago | 
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Home Sa News Orlando Pirates May 30, 2025 - 02:00 pm By Thato Bosoga Orlando-Pirates At least even a few months into 2025, it looked as if Orlando Pirates would take the Betway Premiership title race to the wire, only to fall off in the end. So, where did they lose it? Following reports that Jose Riveiro started negotiating with Al Ahly back in February, there is reason to believe that perhaps his commitment to the cause was no longer the same from 2025.
