Chiefs held to a draw by Swallows

Kaizer Chiefs welcomed Moroka Swallows yesterday evening at FNB stadium, as they continued their title defence.

Chiefs went to the game with the aim of consoling themselves after losing the first leg of MTN8 to their arch rivals Orlando Pirates on weekend.

The game was open and both sides looked dangerous on the attack which saw both goalkeepers making brilliant saves to keep their teams on the game.

Both sides had intentions to get three points at the end of the day but it was all just a dream as the game ended with a 1 goal all.

Swallows had the better chances in the first half but could not convert their chances. Nomvete gave Chiefs defence a headache as he was attacking them on the left flank and missed clear chances which would have gave the Dube Birds a well deserved lead.

Chiefs had chances too but saw  them missed by Siboniso Gaxa who had a one-on-one opportunity with Swallows goalkeeper. Chiefs went with full force for few minutes and their striker Knowledge Musona missed chances to give the defending champions a lead.

On the second half Chiefs brought in Masango to replace Gorge Lebese who played on the weekend derby against Pirates.

In the first 10 minutes Chiefs had control of the game but caught asleep by Lerato Chabangu who gave Khune no chance to save ball and he gave Swallows a lead in the 55^th minutes.

After the goal Swallows looked lost and they gave away too much possession which saw them got punished. Chiefs was awarded a penalty after Musona was badly pushed by Swallows defender and Parker didn’t waste the chance as he converted the penalty.

Overall  it was a well-balanced game and all the teams gave their best to please their fans but the score got fans angry as they were expecting a win more especially Chiefs fans who saw their team defeated at the same ground.

What really went wrong or what is exactly happening with Chiefs as they look shaky this campaign?

Chiefs starting line-up: Khune (C),Gaxa, Gould, Mashamaite, Masilela, Katsande, Letsholonyane, Tshabalala, Parker, Musona, Lebese.

Subs: Pieterse, Ritchie, Mathoho, Majoro, Dladla, Motaung JNR, Masango.

Head coach: Stuart Baxter

Swallows starting line-up: Etafia, Mungomeni, Isaacs, Cohen, Mokgothu, Mbekeli, Nergadze, Mabalane, Tsutsulopa, Chabangu, Nomvete.

Venue: FNB Stadium (PSL game)

Date: 27 August 2013

Time: 19:30 

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The battle of Soweto giants

Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates held a joint press conference at FNB stadium yesterday afternoon. Reneilwe Letsholonyane was representing the Glamour Boys while Pirates was represented by their captain Lucky Lekgwathi and midfielder Daine Klate, and they are all looking forward to Saturday's Soweto Derby clash.

The derby has always attracted lot of people and it has great expectations from the fans. This might seem as a tiring match because both teams are meeting for the second time in a very short space of time after playing the Carling Black Label Cup on the 27th of July 2013.

Kaizer Chiefs have been in fine form while Pirates have been doing well in CAF and this will make the fans to expect a tough and entertaining football between the two giants.

They all want to win and make their fans happy which will be the case when they meet on weekend. History or past performance does not count, a derby has always been different and players want to do well.

Will we see a different approach this time and goals or it will just for fun for players to be on field?

Wits confident to overcome Platinum Stars

PSL held the MTN8 media conference at their offices on the 20th August 2013, Park town, Johannesburg, involving two Wits players (Musa Bilankulu and Ryan Chapman).

NEW SIGNING: Musa Bilankulu
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The new assembled Bidvest Wits will take on Platinum Stars on the MTN8 semi-final first leg at Royal Bafokeng stadium on Saturday.

The Wits players seemed confident that they will overcome the North West side, Platinum Stars when they meet on weekend.

Bilankulu is one of the new signings for Wits and seems to be gelling in team. During the media conference he said that he is prepared together with their coach to go and win the game. "I believe that the guys will help the team to do well"he said, referring to the new signings Wits made.

COMMITMENT: Bidvest Wits strike Ryan Chapman

Chapman also answered questions that were directed

to him as a striker and how he is doing to remain the main man  for the team. One of his main objectives is remain fit and play for the team to stand a chance to don Bafana jersey. Chapman has found it hard to break to the starting lineup ever since new coach (Gavin Hunt) took over.

Both teams are in a fine form and anything is possible at this point because at the end of the day there will be one winner.

Will Bidvest Wits overcome Platinum Stars with their new assembled squad?

Is time for Bafana to shine

"Bafana Bafana returned to training on Monday, after a day off on Sunday - in preparation for the all-important Brazil 2014 Fifa World Cup qualifying match against Group A leaders Ethiopia in Addis Ababa on Sunday.

BRAZIL IS AROUND: Gordon Igesund lecturing his boys.

National team coach Gordon Igesund believes that only victory in the remaining two matches against Ethiopia and Botswana will keep Bafana in contention for the 2014 Fifa World Cup.

With two rounds of matches remaining, South Africa and Ethiopia are neck and neck in the race for top spot in Group A. The Ethiopians lead the group with 10 points, two ahead of South Africa.

The team that finishes top of the group will proceed to the play-offs – to be played on home and away basis. The winners will secure a place to the World Cup scheduled for 2014 in Brazil.

Sunday’s match will take place at the National Stadium, on the same day Central African Republic (CAR) face Botswana in another Group A encounter which has little meaning.

Both Botswana and CAR have been eliminated from the race following their respective losses at the weekend. Botswana only has one point with CAR sitting on three, South Africa is third with eight points, two adrift of Ethiopia.

“The situation is self-explanatory; you do not need to be a rocket scientist to see what needs to be done. We both have two games left, so for us only a win will keep us in contention. We needed to get the three points from CAR, and all along I have been saying the key game will be against Ethiopia,” said Bafana head coach Igesund.

“But the nice thing is that it is in our hands. We need to win this game and then beat Botswana and qualify for the next and final round of qualifiers. We have to take each game as it comes but a draw is not good for us. I am confident we will be well-prepared for this match.”

Midfielder Reneilwe Letsholonyane and defender Anele Ngcongca were rested from training as a precautionary measure.

“The boys are fine, we just didn’t want to take chances and have them train when resting would serve them better. Letsholonyane has a minor groin strain while Anele is suffering from slight thigh muscles. Tomorrow they will train with the rest of the team,” added Igesund.

The Bafana Bafana mentor is well aware that another solid game plan and execution will see his side through.

“We are studying the video of the match between Botswana and Ethiopia, and I will have a good game plan for Sunday. What I do know is that they don’t have to win the match, a draw will suit them fine so I don’t expect them to attack a lot, but we will have to attack them,” he said.

South Africa will leave Cameroon for Addis Ababa on Friday, 14 June''.

Jimmy Tau bid farewell to Chiefs supporters

After a long talk with Kaizer Chiefs management about the future of former club's captain Jimmy Tau,on the 6th of June he found out about his future after he was told that the matter will be handle by the head coach.

He served the team with loyalty and he was a true leader during his spell at Chiefs.Tau was one of the defenders loved by the amakhosi faithful.
Tau joined the Glamour Boys from their rivals Orlando Pirates where he left the armband.It was not expected as he took people by surprise quitting Pirates and join the Psl champions.

• True leader
• Quality defender
• Loyal person

After all the years of commitment at Kaizer Chiefs,all he got was a push away contract that caught the supporters by surprise.The fans will miss him everyday as he played a huge role to Chiefs success.

The question is..why out of those players Tau was seen as a surplus because he did not play competitive football in 2012/2013 season?

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Barcelona,s match winner could play against the french PSG

The World Player of the Year is racing to shake off a hamstring strain picked up in last week's first leg in Paris which ended 2-2, and sat out Barca's 5-0 La Liga victory against Real Mallorca on Saturday.

Roura, standing in for coach Tito Vilanova who is recovering from cancer treatment, said Barca would wait until after a training session later on Tuesday and another on Wednesday morning before making a decision on Messi's participation.

"The feelings are good but ultimately we'll have to wait and see how he feels and what the doctors say," Roura said in reply to a host of questions about the Argentine forward.

"If he plays it will be because he is in the right shape," he added.

"The hours before the match will be very important to assess how things are going."

Messi has been top scorer in Europe's elite club competition the past four seasons and has eight in the latest edition, one behind top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid.

With two away goals, Barca have a slight edge over PSG despite conceding a late goal in the Paris draw, as they target a sixth straight semi-final appearance and a third Champions League crown in five years.

They are unbeaten at the Nou Camp in 20 Champions League matches since losing 2-1 to Rubin Kazan in October 2009.

"Obviously if the best player in the world is not available then it's a handicap for us," Roura, getting increasingly irritated by question after question about Messi, told reporters.

"But we have a lot of other players who can play at a high level and we will do our best to get the right result," he added.

"The players who can play in his position give an absolute guarantee of success."

Converted midfielder Cesc Fabregas was deployed in Messi's roving forward role against Mallorca and netted his first hat-trick since returning to his boyhood club from Arsenal in 2011