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Diski Talk: Orlando Pirates all set for their Nedbank Cup defense

Lebogang Tsele — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:24:39 +0000

Orlando Pirates coach Julio Cesar Leal has promised that another good performance will come and that the Buccaneers will get back to their winning ways as they face off against Ethekwini Coastal fc this weekend. Expectations are that it will be the minnow side that will have to contend with an Orlando Pirates side that is reeling from their African Champions League disappointment.

Diski Talk: No Crisis at Orlando Pirates

Lebogang Tsele — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 07:55:23 +0000

After reports claiming a mutiny aboard the Buccaneers ship, head coach Julio Cesar Leal has come out to dispel the rumors. Speaking ahead of the start of Orlando Pirates’ Nedbank Cup defense this weekend against amateur side, Ethekwini Coastals, in Umlazi, Leal said his relationship with the players is good and would like to see it improve more,

Diski Talk: Gordon Igesund upbeat ahead of Sundowns clash

Lebogang Tsele — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 03:22:24 +0000

Limping from a 3-0 defeat at the hands a youthful Kaizer Chiefs, Moroka Swallows head coach, Gordon Igesund, said the birds wouldn’t wallow in the loss. Speaking ahead of their highly anticipated encounter against log leaders Mamelodi Sundowns, Igesund said it was not surprising that other teams and their supporters hope Swallows walks away with a win.

Diski Talk: Orlando Pirates team to beat for Telkom KnockOut

Lebogang Tsele — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:27:22 +0000

Drawn to face Golden Arrows in the semi-finals of the Telkom Knockout tournament, Orlando Pirates is the team to beat following their 2-1 win over Moroka Swallows. Following the draw ceremony held at the PSL offices in Johannesburg, Orlando Pirates skipper Lucky Lekgwathi said the match up would not be an easy one.

Diski Talk: Skipper Lefa Tsutsulupa happy not to be at the bottom

Lebogang Tsele — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:22:25 +0000

Moroka Swallows captain Lefa Tsutsulupa said he is looking forward to facing treble champions Orlando Pirates. Confident and self-assured, the Birds skipper said the team is doing well and are feeling lees pressure than they did last season when the club was facing relegation

Diski Talk: Vladimir Vermezovic explains his skipper decision

Lebogang Tsele — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 06:45:29 +0000

Kaizer Chiefs coach Vladimir Vermezovic spoke on Wednesday on the reasons he striped former skipper Jimmy Tau of his armband saying Tau contravened the club’s rules. The club’s football manager Bobby Motaung also stressed that there had been no dressing room friction between Vermezovic and Tau after Chiefs 2-1 league loss to Golden Arrows three weeks ago, as reported.

Diski Talk: Kaizer Chiefs on the backfoot ahead of TKO clash

Lebogang Tsele — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:02:10 +0000

As the Telkom KnockOut fixtures get underway, defending champions Kaizer Chiefs will attempt to put their best foot forward as they travel to Rustenburg to face a highly motivated Platinum Stars on Sunday the 23^rd of October. Coming from a week that has seen Kaizer Chiefs face charges of a rift between captain and coach, and facing a side that boasts a four-match undefeated home record, Amakhosi seem a club on the backfoot.

Diski Talk: Coach Julio Leal on why Orlando Pirates need to win

Lebogang Tsele — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:25:09 +0000

Currently occupying the sixth spot on the Premier League, Buccaneers are raring to go ahead of their clash with Mamelodi Sundowns on Saturday, September 24, 2011 at Orlando Stadium. Both teams come from bruising defeats and hope to turn things around as they come face to face.

Diski Talk: Banyana Banyana qualify for Olympics 2012

Lebogang Tsele — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:37:47 +0000

South Africa’s women’s national football team Banyana Banyana returned home to a heroines welcome after qualifying for the 2012 London Olympics. Banyana Banyana are the first ever South African women’s soccer team to qualify for the event since their formation in 1993. Congratulating the ladies on their success SAFA president Kirsten Nematandani said the team did the nation proud.

Diski Talk: Talking clash of the Bennies and the player to watch in the PSL

Lebogang Tsele — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:26:13 +0000

One of the most significant developments in the start of the 2011/2012 PSL season so far the ensuing clash of the Bennies with Benedict McCarthy for Orlando Pirates and Bernard Parker for Kaizer Chiefs going head-to-head to become the country’s top striker. We chat with veteran sports journalist Ramatsiyi Moholoa about the ensuing battle as well as who he thinks is the player to watch this season.