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 MAYO SOLD!!! It has come to light that Bafana Bafana international and Cape Town City striker Khanyisa Mayo has completed a move away from the citizens to North Africa.  The Bafana Bafana star has been on the radar of Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs locally. It was said by the club's chairman and CEO John Comitis that he will be looking to hear for offers for Mayo starting from over R30m because he believe that is what he is worth and also their main focus was to sell Mayo abroad.  It seems Chiefs and Downs were not ready to break their banks for mayo. It remain disclosed how much the North American club paid in transfer fees for Mayo but will surely be over the R30m mark. With City Mayo has made over 90 appearances , scored 29 goals and provided 6 assists. Photo Cred: Gallo images

 DONDOL SOLD!!! ABC Motsepe League side confirmed that they have sold their status. The club's chairman confirmed that they sold their status due to being frustrated and now tired of not being able to secure promotion to second tier of South African Football in being the Motsepe Foundation Championship  Dondol stars have been coming in short when they play in the national play-off they have participated in . With them having defeated Supersport United and Amazulu in the nedbank round of 32 and 16 respectively ,many thought stars would take their Nedbank cup form to the ABC Motsepe League and subsequently win the play-off but that hasn't been the case. It remains disclosed who has purchased Dondol Stars status. Photo Cred: BackpagePix

  MTN8 PRIZE INCREASE!!! It has been confirmed that the MTN8 prize money will be increased from R8m to R10m with the participation fee moving from R 800 000 to R1m. It is an MTN8 norm and tradition that teams that get knocked out in the quarter finals ,semi finals and even the team that reached the final were getting the same amount of R 800 000 but will now get an improved cool R1m with the winner walking away with a jaw dropping R10m. The teams that will be participating in the upcoming MTN season will be hoping to get their hands on the trophy and new improved R10m prize. Who will win it? Photo Cred: The South African

MBAPPE BUYS OWN CLUB!!!! Real Madrid and French winger Kylian Mbappe has successfully purchase majority shares of a football club campaigning in second tier professional Ligue 2 in his home country France SM Caen. Mbappe becomes one of a few footballers who gets to own football clubs while still playing professional and also under the age of 25. It has been reported that Mbappe forked out €20m to acquire majority  of the club's shares while the minority shareholder forked out €5m. Photo Cred: Getty

MATULUDI NEXT MOVE? Polokwane City FC in form right back Thabang Matuludi has been 1 of their best performing players in the past few seasons since he has been with the club. His performance for the past season earned him a Bafana Bafana national team call-up by coach Helman Mkhalele which he debuted in the Cosafa Cup tournament that took place last month in the Eastern Cape province. Matuludi was signed in the 2021/22 season by City from The Dolphins FC and has since went on to make over 80 appearances for City. It has been reported that Orlando Pirates are after his service. Pirates right back position have though competition with the club having pacey Thabiso Lebitso who was signed in the January transfer window from Chippa United, Thabiso Monyane and also Bandile Shandu. Should the team decide to sign him ,Matuludi will have to dig deep to get to the starting line-up ,but for now it remains a question on where will he play next season. Photo Cred: SNL24

INJECTION TO REVIVE BAY? Richards Bay fc received financial injection worth R100 million from Phakwe Gas. The R100 million cash injection will be split into 4 ways , with R60 million being split into 3 ways which will be R20 million per season then the remaining R40 million will be used to build Bays training facilities. Many teams complain about not having sponsors as the main reason for their downfalls. With Bays financial injection, will they be able to compete for every silverware that will be available to play for?  Richards Bay also made notable signings such as Siyethemba Sithebe ,Keagan Allan ,Thabiso Kutumela ,Tlakusani Mthethwa ,Fezile Gcaba , Sbani Mntungwa and ian Otieno who signed from Zesco United in Zambia. Photo Cred:Richards Bay FC

GALLAGHER TO ATLETICO? Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher has attracted interest from LaLiga giants Atletico Madrid. The 24 year old midfielder captained his team for most parts of last season as the club's captain Reece James was sidelined due to injuries. Gallagher will be entering his final year in his Chelsea contract . He is currently valued at £50m and his boyhood club could cash in on this move should they decide not give him a contract extension. Atletico Madrid aren't the only teams after Gallagher's services as Tottenham Hotspur and West ham United have shown interest in him but he is more likely to join Atletico. Photo Cred: The independent

DAN TO DANCE AT GALLANTS With coach Dylan Kerr handing his resignation a few hours ago ,Marumo Gallants welcome a no stranger to the game coach Daniel Malesela. Coach Daniel Malesela comes with vast experience having coached the likes of Chippa United ,being the first and still the only coach to win the South African FA cup(Nebank Cup)with TS Galaxy a team that was campaigning in the second their at that time ,Black Leopards and recently Baroka FC. This will be Malesela's second stint at the club as he was their coach in their first year of existence and he also took over from the man who resigned today Dylan Kerr.  "Ke coincidence neh" Photo Cred: Sports ink

KERR RESIGNS AT GALLANTS:  English born coach Dylan Kerr was appointed head coach by Marumo Gallants in the past few weeks after they purchased the top flight status of Moroka Swallows who struggled to keep the team financially afloat has now shockingly resigned as their head coach before the season even kicks off.  It has been reported that Marumo Gallants Chairman was intending to bring 2 extra co-coaches to work alongside Kerr but the English man wasn't happy with the decision which led him to resign at the club. Where would coach Dylan Kerr go? Will he hang around in the country to see if there might be teams in the Betway Premiership after his services or will he get something outside of the country? Photo Cred: TimesLive

SUPERSPORT UNITED ANNOUNCEMENT: Supersport United announced a new sponsor ahead of the 2024/25 Betway Premiership season. The news were announced by club's CEO Stan Mathews at Multichoice City today on the 30th July.  The Tshwane giants announced that they have parted ways with ikhokha and ACDC Express will be their new sleeve sponsor. With ACDC Express, United penned a 3 year deal. Photo Cred: Wikipedia

REAL NEGOTIATE WITH CARVAJAL: It has come to light that one of Real Madrid's long serving member Dani Carvajal contract will be coming to an end in June 2025.Carvajal came through Madrid's Youth ranks and he has won 4 LaLiga titles ,6 champions league and recently the UEFA Ueros. Madrid are looking to bring highly rated English right wing back Trent Alexander-Arnold in June 2025 after his contract with Liverpool ends. On the other hand ,Real Madrid and Dani Carvajal are in negotiations in hope for a contract extension. Photo Cred:LaLiga

  EMILE SMITH ROWE TO FULHAM? It has been reported that Arsenal and Fulham have agreed on terms to the transfer of their player Emile Smith Rowe going to Fulham. It has been reported that two teams have agreed to a transfer fee of £27 million plus add-ons which can see the move be completed for over £30 million. Now Fulham will be awaiting Smith Rowe to complete his medicals before he could dorn the teams jersey in the upcoming season. Photo Cred: Arsenal.com

BETHUEL MUZEU TO WAIT AT LEOPARDS: Red hot Black Leopards fc striker Bethuel Muzeu has been with the Limpopo side in the Motsepe Foundation Championship for the past 2 seasons after being signed from Namibian side Tura Magic fc in July 2022. The Namibian international suffered relegation to the ABC Motsepe League with Leopards in 2022/23 season but his side Leopards bought the status of the now-defunt All Stars fc to campaign  in the 2023/24 season. Muzeu became Leopards' main man in terms of scoring goals for the past 2 seasons ,even in his first season there were teams in DSTV Premiership(Now Betway Premiership) vying for his services but no solid offers were accepted by the Limpopo side. In the now-ended Motsepe Foundation Championship, Muzeu was 1 goal shy of top goal scorer Prince Nxumalo with 17 goals. This show how the Namibian international has no mercy in front of the goals. Since the July transfer window opened, there were rumors making rounds that unnamed teams in...

ZUNGU CAN STILL PULL A SHOCKER: Newly appointed coach of Wydad Casablanca Rhulani Mokwena has confirmed to the media that he is still trying to lure Bongani Zungu to team and also stated that Zungu mentioned that he is still weighing his options.  Zungu exited from Sundowns after returning to the club for his second stint where he won 2 league trophies and the first ever African Football League. His exit from downs came as a surprise as he was starting to get more games in the previous season. It is also rumoured that a team in Saudi Arabia is also after his services and also not Ruling out a shock move that can unfold in signing for Kaizer Chiefs. Chiefs are now known for signing free agents in the past few seasons and the possibility of Zungu signing for Chiefs is still on the cards. Can Bongani Zungu pull a shocker and dorn the gold and black jersey in the upcoming season? Photo Cred: Mamelodi Sundowns FC

The 2024/25 MTN8 KICKS OFF: Betway Premiership teams came back from a lengthy FIFA international break which saw European teams competing in UEFA  Euros (which saw Spain lifting the trophy after defeating England in the final) and Copa America respectively (which was won by Argentina after beating Colombia to lift the trophy) On the other side of Africa in the Southern region notable teams Such as Mamelodi Sundowns , Orlando Pirates and TS Galaxy had stellar pre-season performances.  Soweto Giants Orlando Pirates were a team that had better pre-season performances from which they recorded a 2-2 draw against EFL championship side Plymouth Argyle ,a shocking 2-0 win against LaLiga side Sevilla, 1-1 draw against Granada which also plays in LaLiga then suffered a 3-2 loss Qatari side Al Sadd in their   final pre-season match. The record breaking and the only team to win the DSTV Premiership since DSTV started sponsoring the league till a new sponsor was announced last we...

ERWIN SAARVEDRA RETURNS TO CHLOORKOP: Bolivian striker Erwin Saarvedra will be heading back to Mamelodi Sundowns after spending a six month-long loan move in his home country at Club Bolivar. During his ruturn in the colours of a team where he made a name for himself, he found his form again which led to his parent club Sundowns recalling him to join the team ahead of the new 2024/25 Betway Premiership season. Many had written Saarvedra off and thought he was not Sundowns Material as he struggled to impress his then coach Rhulani Mokwena who is now in the books of Wydad Casablanca ,but his current form got downs to think twice about the Bolivian. Under Mokwena and Mngqithi leadership, he only managed to play only 14 games for downs. Erwin will hoping to break into the star packed team that Mamelodi Sundowns have in the upcoming season. Photo Cred: Getty images

AMAZULU FC MAJOR ANNOUCEMENTS: Amazulu fc also known as Usuthu made huge announcements in the early noon of today 29 July 2024 regarding their new kits for the upcoming season ,new signings and new financial power in terms of sponsorship . The team unveiled new playing kit for the 2024/25 season presented by their notable big name players Wayde Joste , Abbubaker Mobara ,Mbongeni Gumede ,Riaan Hanamub & Augustine Mulenga. Having parted ways with their sleeve sponsor Grindrod, who was with the club since 2021 and also their main sponsor Spar whom they end their 40 year relationship with, they announced Amandla Mobile and Zungu Investments as their sponsors whom are owned by the club’s chairman Sandile Zungu for the Betway Premiership club at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. Their signings for the new season so far are Kwanda Mngonyama, Luvuyo Phewa, Etiosa Ighodaro, Boniface Haba, Senzo Ndlovu, Leonardo Roy, and Thato Matli Photo Cred: The South African

NTWARI & DORTLEY TO WAIT FOR CHIEFS DEBUTS: Newly signed Goalkeeper Fiacre Ntwari and versatile defender Roshwin Dortley were announced by amakhosi hours before they faced off with Young Africans in the Toyota Cup at the Toyota stadium Yesterday in Bloemfontein. Ntwari made a name for himself in his home country in Rwanda where he played for AS Kigali before he joined TS Galaxy fc last season. His stellar performance for the rockets is what caught chiefs' attention. Dortley on the other hand came through the ranks of Ajax Cape Town (now Cape Town Spurs) where he made his professional debut for them in 2020 . He racked up 80 games for Spurs during his stay with the club.  The glamour boys stated that Ntwari signed a for year deal with an option for a further year while Dortley signed a 3 year deal with an option for a fourth. The pair are not the only signings amakhosi have made with Bongani Sam being spotted during the team's pre-season camp in Turkey but unfortunately pick...

NABI'S WORDS AFTER YANGA DEFEAT: Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasredine Nabi words after his team were thrashed 4-0 by Young Africans FC at the Toyota stadium on Sunday 28 July 2024.He highlighted that the match against the african giants helped him to learn the players and he isn't happy that he lost the match. "Today’s [Sunday] match helped me so much, why? Because it gave me an opportunity to know exactly a little bit about my players collectively and individually”. “I am very happy [that I saw my team]. I am not happy to lose any game. Even if I don’t win at training, I can’t be happy because I am a winner and I have a winning mentality.” “I don’t accept losing. Let me say I won today, as an example. All people will be saying Chiefs have hit a turnaround and praising my name.” “Today we observed some positive aspects. It’s not my problem if people don’t know football and don’t see [what we gained] today because we lost a friendly match. “But I know what negative today and ...

Many thought the appointment of highly rated former coach of Young Africans Nasredine Nabi will bring immediate good results that will bring smiles to the fans and supporters of the glamour boys ,but the Young Africans team had other ideas when they hammered Kaizer Chiefs 4-0 in the inaugural Toyota Cup at the Toyota stadium on Sunday 28 July 2024. Chiefs started well with Ranga Chivaviro making touches in the opponent's box ,youngster Mduduzi Shabalala showing prowess of his skills , their new signing Nkosana Mbuthu showing glimpse of hope under the first 40 minutes of his Chiefs debut but his mistakes proved to be the danger for his team which led to Young Africans putting the ball in the back of the net.  Chiefs faithfuls will be hoping that coach Nasredine Nabi and co will turn the table around in the new upcoming season .Will he bring the glory days at Naturena? We'll just have to wait and see. Photo Cred: Goal.com