The Soweto Giants came into the Wednesday game as favourites owing to their recent results domestically and abroad. They needed maximum points to sustain their hopes of ascending to the summit of the table and stand a chance to challenge for the South African top-flight crown by the end of the ongoing campaign.
Former Glamour Boys midfielder Yusuf Maart was serving as the club's captain before leaving a couple of months ago for Austria's Bundesliga, where he is turning out for SV Ried. The centre-backs have been captaining the team since then, but the technical team, led by co-coaches Cedric Kaze and Khalil Ben Youssef, has made changes.
The Glamour Boys have been struggling for consistency domestically and have gone six games across all local competitions without tasting a win. On Wednesday, they struggled to get a result at the FNB Stadium in the South African top-tier outing, something that is frustrating the stakeholders and all associated with the Soweto giants.
The Buccaneers edged past Polokwane City with a hard-fought 1-0 win on Wednesday, 22 October, climbing to third on the Premier Soccer League table. The Sea Robbers secured maximum points in a tense midweek clash as they build momentum ahead of Saturday’s crucial CAF Champions League second preliminary round return leg.
After failing to score in a CAF Confederation Cup against AS Simba, Amakhosi again have proved that they have quite a blunt striking force. Against Siwelele, they were not only ineffective up front but also looked vulnerable at the back.
Amakhosi's bid to return to winning ways has failed as they were held at home by the league's debutants. The draw comes days before they play their continental rivals from the DR Congo game, where they must win to proceed.
GOAL gives you the details to follow Amakhosi's Premier Soccer League hosting of Siwelele FC at FNB Stadium on Wednesday. It will be their ninth league match of the season as they seek to catch up with log leaders Mamelodi Sundowns, who have played two games more than them. Six points separate Masandawana and fourth-placed Chiefs.
Amakhosi are set to come out guns blazing in search of positive results when they face Siwelele FC in the league before battling it out with AS Simba in the CAF Confederation Cup at home. Both games are crucial to their season ambitions, both domestically and on the continent.
The moments when Parker suffered the injury have recently been revisited following claims by the former Bafana Bafana attacker that he did not get a proper apology. In a move to clear himself, the Usuthu midfielder has shared a conversation between them.
After concentrating on a CAF Confederation Cup assignment against AS Simba last weekend, Amakhosi now switch attention to domestic matters. They host Siwelele FC at FNB Stadium on Wednesday, pushing to end a two-match winless run in the Premier Soccer League and stay in contention for the title.
The centre-forward reckons there’s a good-natured rivalry among the goal poachers within the Glamour Boys, rather than a cause for concern, with the Nigerian striker declared fit and ready to put his hand up for selection in the upcoming matches.
The duo is in the Amakhosi hot seat amid pressure to help the Soweto giants win trophies. Their appointment has divided opinion, and that leaves them with challenge to prove wrong their critics who do not believe in their coaching prowess. One of them has reacted to the voices of doubt.
The two attackers clashed during a Premier Soccer League match against AmaZulu FC and Amakhosi ended up failing to win the game, sharing the spoils at home. It was an incident which invited questions about the players' compatibility to play together upfront.
In what raised eyebrows, the Tunisian excluded his assistant coaches at Amakhosi when he sent his farewell letter to the Khosi nation. One of the tacticians who was snubbed has now reacted and further revealed what he wishes for his former boss.
The ex-Stellenbosch FC star's mental state has been discussed after criticism that followed his big miss against the continental rivals. Du Preez could have handed Amakhosi the victory over DR Congolese side in Lubumbashi.
The Soweto giants are set to host Lehlohonolo Seema's side as they seek to end a two-match winless streak. They also go into this game with a big worry about their frontrunners who have fired blanks in their last two outings. It is something they would be hoping to fix to revive their bid in chasing a first PSL title since 2015.
Amakhosi have confirmed a change in the programme for their game against the league debutants. Apart from the venue shift, all the other details regarding the game have not changed.
The Soweto giants switch focus to domestic duties, fresh from a goalless draw with AS Simba in the CAF Confederation Cup. They would be pushing for maximum points to save their season which appears to be on a regression after a promising start to the term.
The 28-year-old forward failed to turn the ball into an empty net while unmarked inside the box in what was a golden scoring opportunity. He has endured some backlash from fans who watched, in disbelief, a clip of him struggling to score in Lubumbashi.
The Sea Robbers' hope of a win in the first leg of the second preliminary encounter was dealt a blow after conceding three goals to nil. The Soweto giants now stare at a possible elimination at the early stages of the continental competition.
The winger's move to the Premier Soccer League debutants came as a surprise amid expectations that he would spend this season at a more established team. He is at ORBIT College, where all eyes are on him to help them escape relegation in their maiden season of top-flight league football.
It has now emerged that some of the players fell sick before the game at TP Mazembe Stadium as they registered a goalless draw. However, the Glamour Boys have to blame themselves for the chances they created but failed to score from.
GOAL gives you the details to follow Madandawana's first match in the CAF Champions League this season. They face their Nigerian hosts at MKO Abiola International Stadium on Sunday as they begin the quest to atone for last season's heartbreaking near-miss in the Champions League when they reached the final but lost to Egyptian moneybags Pyramids FC.
After Amakhosi’s 0-0 draw at Stade TP Mazembe against AS Simba, the Glamour Boys faithful were left buzzing over key moments; most notably the shocking missed chances that could’ve changed everything. From Mayo’s strike off the post to Du Preez’s open-net miss, Chiefs were left wondering what might have been.
The Glamour Boys failed to get a win in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where they played AS Simba in the CAF inter-club at the TP Mazembe Stadium. Despite the many chances created, the Soweto giants, who were led by co-coaches Cedric Kaze and Khalil Ben Youssef, just couldn't put the ball in the back of the net.
Amakhosi held Simba to a goalless draw in Lubumbashi, with Brandon Petersen keeping a clean sheet. Late substitute Mfundo Vilakazi injected energy and urgency, but it wasn’t enough to break the deadlock. The second leg in Soweto now looms large.
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