Itumeleng Khune

 

Bafana look to walking wounded

Sy Lerman

Needing all the help they can get on the evidence of their insipid 2-0 defeat against Nigeria on the weekend, Bafana Bafana were on Monday urgently seeking to rehabilitate their walking wounded before the vital second African Nations Cup qualifier against Equatorial Guinea at the Super Stadium on Saturday.

We voted for Khune, say coaches

Zodidi Mhlana

Itumeleng Khune and not Teko Modise should have been named the Premier Soccer League's (PSL) best footballer this season if coaches had voted along the lines they suggested to the Mail & Guardian this week. The credibility of the selection is being compared to that of the Zimbabwean election.

Chiefs canter past Celtic

Sy Lerman

Bloemfontein Celtic were beaten 2-0 by Kaizer Chiefs at Loftus on Wednesday night in an Absa Premiership clash, with the Free State side outperformed by a team who playing their best soccer of the season. Amakhosi's late surge has effectively earned them a place in next season's Top Eight competition.

Chiefs overcome Pirates in derby clash

Sy Lerman

Who said seven is a lucky number? Not Orlando Pirates, that's for sure. In a derby encounter of much action and excitement for the near-capacity 40 000 crowd at Mmabatho Stadium on Saturday afternoon, the Buccaneers lost 1-0 against Kaizer Chiefs and extended to seven the number games they have gone without a victory against their tradition-steeped rivals.

All action, no satisfaction for Chiefs, Santos

Sy Lerman

It was all action, but little satisfaction for Kaizer Chiefs and Santos in a helter-skelter 1-1 Premiership draw at the Absa Stadium in Durban on Saturday night that left both teams' objectives unfulfilled. Chiefs are no better off from sharing the spoils than they were before the game.