Thato Bosoga

Pretoria

Journalist at Kick Off

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Stellies open gap over Chiefs in Africa club rankings

1 day ago | kickoff.com | Thato Bosoga

Kaizer Chiefs have continued to fall behind in the Africa club rankings, with Sekhukhune United joining Stellenbosch FC far ahead of Nasreddine Nabi's men. In spite of reaching the Nedbank Cup final, Chiefs have been limping in the Betway Premiership, the ultimate measure of the quality of any team. READ: ‘Fake’ it easy, no derby tickets yet… They have gone five league games without a victory following a goalless draw against Chippa United on Saturday.
No update from SARS curator, what happens to Royal AM players?

2 days ago | kickoff.com | Thato Bosoga

With deafening silence on whether Royal AM will still be sold, a top legal guru has outlined to this website the way forward for contracted players. It has become a formality that Royal AM will no longer participate in the 2024/25 Betway Premiership season, after the PSL Executive Committee recommended a cancelation of their NSL membership to its Board of Governors.
Downs drop points in Africa rankings, Pirates update

2 days ago | kickoff.com | Thato Bosoga

After Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates got unfavourable results in the first legs of the CAF Champions League semi-finals last Saturday, the Africa club rankings have been updated. Sundowns, Mzansi's flagbearers in the Champions League League for several years now, could not secure a win on home soil against Al Ahly at Loftus Versfeld Stadium, following a goalless stalemate.
Lawyer confirms new PSL log after Royal AM kicked out

2 days ago | kickoff.com | Thato Bosoga

After Royal AM were booted out of the PSL, a sports lawyer has confirmed procedure for new Betway Premiership log standings. After a recommendation by the PSL Executive Committee to the Board of Governors to cancel Royal AM’s membership with the NSL, it has become a foregone conclusion that the club has been kicked out of the league, in the main, for failure to honour fixtures.
How last 5 Soweto Derby cup finals were settled

3 days ago | kickoff.com | Thato Bosoga

After Kaizer Chiefs setup a meeting with Orlando Pirates in the Nedbank Cup final, KickOff looks back at the last five Soweto Derby cup finals. A Soweto Derby cup final between Pirates and Chiefs has been very rare over the years, as after the 1988 Bob Save Super Bowl final between the sides, it took 18 years, in 2006, for another cup final.
Downs record total revenue from prize monies revealed?

3 days ago | kickoff.com | Thato Bosoga

After Mamelodi Sundowns' FIFA Club World Cup participation fee was officially confirmed, KickOff looks at how much the Brazilians could make in all competitions this season. Masandawana's record prize money for a single tournament was R75 million for winning the African Football League (AFL) last season. And after qualifying for the expanded 2025 FIFA World Club, the Tshwane giants are guaranteed a whopping ($9.55 million) R173 million for participating, paid out to clubs from CAF.
Stats: Favourite for Player of the Season revealed?

3 days ago | kickoff.com | Thato Bosoga

With the PSL season reaching its conclusion, there are stats which could already be indicating who is likely to win Player of the Season awards. Even though the most coveted end of the season player awards are judged differently, a summary of the Player of the Month accolades could give a hint on who has been the most outstanding performer, particularly in the league.
Nurkovic & Co. to still get monies owed by Royal AM?

4 days ago | kickoff.com | Thato Bosoga

Following silence on the auction of Royal AM, who have been expelled from the PSL, a sports lawyer opens up on how these factors affects monies owed to players, among other things. Royal AM have officially been expelled from participating in the PSL 2024/25 season after the League’s executive committee made the recommendations to the Board of Governors to terminate their membership with the NSL.
Pirates' Nedbank Cup pedigree vs Chiefs

6 days ago | kickoff.com | Thato Bosoga

Ahead of the Soweto Derby Nedbank Cup final in May, KickOff analyses the pedigree of Orlando Pirates compared to Kaizer Chiefs. Amakhosi were considered the cup kings of South African football and perhaps still are, considering they have won the Nedbank Cup a record 13 times, across all previous guises since the '70s.
Du Preez scoring streak against Sundowns continues

6 days ago | kickoff.com | Thato Bosoga

Kaizer Chiefs' rescue mission against Mamelodi Sundowns in the Nedbank Cup last Sunday was heavily reliant on Ashley Du Preez... and here's why. Of note, Du Preez' last-minute winner in Chiefs' 2-1 Nedbank Cup semi-finals victory over Sundowns was belatedly declared offside by former referees in the review of the game.