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Absa Premiership

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/ 18 December 2008

Pirates crush Bloemfontein Celtic

Orlando Pirates crushed bottom club Bloemfontein Celtic 3-0 in a one-sided Absa Premiership fixture played on Wednesday night.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 17 December 2008

Platinum Stars hold high-riding Ajax

Platinum Stars held high-riding Ajax Cape Town to a 1-1 draw in an Absa Premiership match at Mafikeng Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 16 December 2008

Teko Modise doubtful for Celtic clash

Midfield magician Teko Modise is a doubtful starter for Orlando Pirates’ clash against bottom club Bloemfontein Celtic on Wednesday night.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 11 December 2008

AmaZulu too good for Arrows

AmaZulu’s revival continued at a rain-soaked King Zwelithini Stadium in Umlazi on Wednesday night when they defeated Golden Arrows 2-0.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 9 December 2008

AmaZulu target Arrows

AmaZulu head coach Clive Barker is expecting plenty of fireworks when Usuthu face Golden Arrows in Durban on Wednesday night.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 8 December 2008

Downs coach gives players ‘rude wake-up call’

Mamelodi Sundowns players got a rude wake-up call from their new coach after the under-achieving Downs were beaten 1-0 by Moroka Swallows on Sunday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 7 December 2008

Krol promises ‘whole new ball game’

Ajax Cape Town are on top of the Absa Premiership and of the world as they prepare for this Saturday’s Telkom Knockout final against Orlando Pirates.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 7 December 2008

Ajax sink Bucs on home turf

Ajax Cape Town won a vital psychological battle over Orlando Pirates when they edged out the Buccaneers 1-0 in an Absa Premiership clash.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 6 December 2008

AmaZulu shock Wits

AmaZulu super-sub Brad Ritson’s goal in the 86th minute earned Usuthu a 3-2 win over Wits in a hard-fought Absa Premiership clash on Friday night.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 2 December 2008

Bartlett signs for Bloemfontein Celtic

Former Bafana Bafana captain and one of the country’s top strikers, Shaun Bartlett, has signed for Bloemfontein Celtic.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 26 November 2008

Santos edge Thanda Royal Zulu 1-0

In a lacklustre match played on Wednesday afternoon, Santos claimed a much-needed haul of three points with a 1-0 win over Thanda Royal Zulu.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 25 November 2008

Pep talk works for Teko

It took a quiet pep talk by Orlando Pirates chairperson Irvin Khoza to get star player Teko Modise back to focusing on the business at hand.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 23 November 2008

Bucs win 4-2 in Soweto

Orlando Pirates refused to allow Thanda Royal Zulu to spoil their home-coming party at the Orlando Stadium on Saturday night.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 23 November 2008

Chiefs ravage Wits at home

Chiefs ravaged Bidvest Wits with an impressive showing in an Absa Premiership match at a packed Bidvest Stadium on Saturday night. Chiefs won 4-1.

By Shahied Joseph
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/ 22 November 2008

Santos back on song

Santos returned to winning form with a much-needed 2-0 win over Maritzburg United at the Athlone Stadium on Friday night.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 14 November 2008

Big day loses its magic

Once the Chiefs vs Pirates derby was the highlight of the season. Now it barely matters that Orlando Pirates have begun to fall asleep.

By Lucky Sindane
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/ 13 November 2008

Krol gets it right again

Orlando Pirates coach Ruud Krol inspired Bucs to a hard-fought 1-0 win over Platinum Stars in a closely fought showdown on Wednesday night.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 12 November 2008

Arrows crush Ajax

Golden Arrows humiliated Ajax Cape Town when they walloped them 4-0 in a one-sided Absa Premiership match on Wednesday afternoon.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 12 November 2008

AmaZulu win tough battle against Celtic

AmaZulu registered a hard-fought 1-0 win over Bloemfontein Celtic in an Absa Premiership match played on Wednesday afternoon.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 6 November 2008

Floodlight failure halts Santos-Stars clash

Platinum Stars and Santos will resume their clash at 4.25pm on Thursday after floodlight failure interrupted their Wednesday evening encounter.

By Shahied Joseph
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/ 6 November 2008

Arrows down Maritzburg United

Golden Arrows scored early, then absorbed pressure for almost three-quarters of the match, to run out 1-0 winners over Maritzburg United on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 2 November 2008

Wits too strong for Thanda Royal Zulu

Bidvest Wits joined SuperSport United at the top of the table on 13 points following their 1-0 win over Thanda Royal Zulu on Sunday afternoon.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 2 November 2008

Ajax end SuperSport’s unbeaten run

Ajax Cape Town beat SuperSport United 1-0 at a noisy, but largely deserted, Athlone Stadium on Saturday night.

By Sy Lerman
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/ 1 November 2008

Free State Stars, Pirates play to 1-1 draw

The never-say-die attitude of Free State Stars paid off when Saitjheni Tsotetsi netted in time added-on to earn a point against Pirates on Saturday.

By Shahied Joseph
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/ 28 October 2008

Have Pirates turned the corner?

Orlando Pirates supporters and officials are hoping that new coach Ruud Krol has finally turned the corner after a disappointing start to the season.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 27 October 2008

Swallows eye derby double

Moroka Swallows are aiming at a unique ”Soweto double” when they meet struggling Orlando Pirates in an Absa Premiership showdown on Wednesday night.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 23 October 2008

‘Sundowns are back in business’

Mamelodi Sundowns got their season back on track with a well-deserved 3-0 win over injury-hit AmaZulu in an Absa Premiership clash on Wednesday night.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 20 October 2008

Downs look to break mini-slump

Big-spending Mamelodi Sundowns are determined to bounce back during a tough seven-day period where they will play three challenging matches.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 6 October 2008

‘No excuses’ says Ertugral after defeat to Birds

Kaizer Chiefs coach Muhsin Ertugral’s warning that Moroka Swallows are going to be a force to be reckoned with this season has proved to be spot on.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 5 October 2008

Stars shine over Bay United

Free State Stars registered their first victory of the Absa Premiership season when they beat Bay United 3-2 at the Welkom Stadium on Sunday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 5 October 2008

Birds defeat old foe

Moroka Swallows turned in one of their best displays for years to beat their old enemy Kaizer Chiefs 2-0 in an Absa Premiership Soweto derby.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 2 October 2008

Wits, Stars slam performance of referee

Wits coach Roger de Sa and his Platinum Stars counterpart, Miguel Gamondi, slammed the match referee after Wits won 1-0 on Wednesday night.

By Billy Cooper
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