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Another own goal!
The powers-that-be at the Betway Premiership headquarters are at it again! A week after failing to reschedule league matches to make way for Mamelodi Sundowns’ first leg CAF Champions League match against Pyramids FC, the League has now opened itself to scrutiny by giving the impression that they have bent their own rules.
5 min |
May 29, 2025
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RUFUS MOKOTI (PART 2)
4 min |
May 29, 2025
Soccer Laduma
That's the path our league is taking
Football in South Africa is changing.
8 min |
May 29, 2025
Soccer Laduma
It was a betrayal, plain and simple
Cape Town Spurs' dramatic fall from the DStv Premiership to the third-tier ABC Motsepe League has left many South African football lovers in disbelief. One of those hardest hit is veteran defender Clayton Daniels, a former captain and stalwart who helped lead the Urban Warriors to top-flight promotion just two years ago. In a candid and emotional conversation with Soccer Laduma's Delmain Faver, Daniels opens up about the broken promises that followed that historic promotion, the treatment of players who sacrificed for the badge, and the turbulent decision-making that he believes ultimately doomed the club. The 40-year-old also lifts the lid on his fractured relationship with Ernst Middendorp, the coach he personally recommended, only to be shown the exit door weeks later.
6 min |
May 29, 2025
Soccer Laduma
Ninth place is not good enough
Hola Soccer Laduma readers, I'll be honest with you, finishing ninth with Kaizer Chiefs... that’s not something I’m proud of. It’s not something the club should ever accept. We are a club built on success and tradition. So, for us to end the season outside the Top Eight, it’s painful. It’s very disappointing.
5 min |
May 29, 2025
Soccer Laduma
The resurgence of Barcelona
For nearly half a decade, Barcelona have experienced a drastic regression by their own high standards.
4 min |
May 29, 2025
Soccer Laduma
We are good enough to beat anyone
On the FIFA U17 World Cup draw
5 min |
May 29, 2025
Soccer Laduma
There was a lot at stake
South Africa’s U20 side Amajita made history by winning their maiden CAF U20 Africa Cup of Nations title after beating Morocco 1-0 in the final in Egypt last Sunday.
6 min |
May 22, 2025
Soccer Laduma
RUFUS MOKOTI (PART 1)
Former SuperSport United left-back Rufus Mokoti started his football career in the dusty streets of Seshego in Polokwane at the age of eight, playing for Seshego United.
4 min |
May 22, 2025
Soccer Laduma
Downs must feel us
Mamelodi Sundowns will be playing the first leg of the CAF Champions League final against Egyptian side, Pyramids FC, at Loftus Versveld Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
5 min |
May 22, 2025
Soccer Laduma
My motivators are Ribeiro and Zwane
After a promising start to the season under Manqoba Mngqithi at Mamelodi Sundowns, 19-year-old Kutlwano Letlhaku has found the going tough with Miguel Cardoso at the helm in terms of game time.
4 min |
May 22, 2025
Soccer Laduma
The great collapse of Man United
Manchester United's collapse this season is nothing short of spectacular, with the club now poised for their worst-ever campaign in Premier League history.
3 min |
May 22, 2025
Soccer Laduma
Someone is trying to disturb Durban City
I don't know much about the news surrounding Durban City.
5 min |
May 22, 2025
Soccer Laduma
United can't keep hiring and firing coaches
Former AmaZulu FC and Bafana Bafana striker, George Dearnaley, shares his thoughts on the ongoing crisis at Old Trafford.
2 min |
May 22, 2025
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Football allows for miracles
Amir Abdou, one of Africa’s most respected coaches, recently visited South Africa to explore the local football landscape and consider new professional opportunities.
7 min |
May 22, 2025
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How Sundowns reached the Champions League final
It's taken Sundowns nine years to finally reach another CAF Champions League final since 2016, and it has required significant work behind the scenes. Soccer Laduma examines how Sundowns achieved this milestone.
1 min |
May 22, 2025
Soccer Laduma
BLACK LEOPARDS' CYRIL CHIBWE (PART 1)
Hola Cyril, it's good to have you back with us on In Touch after quite a few years. Since the last time we spoke, you probably have some more stories for us.
3 min |
May 22, 2025
Soccer Laduma
Good players deserve good coaches
Orlando Pirates have been linked with Frenchman Bruno Ferry following the departure of coach Jose Riveiro.
6 min |
May 22, 2025
Soccer Laduma
This isn't a team that got lucky
Hola Soccer Laduma readers
6 min |
May 22, 2025
Soccer Laduma
Kwinika to delay hunt for new club
There could be a twist in how Kaizer Chiefs handle the future of defender Zitha Kwinika, sources at Naturena have indicated.
3 min |
May 22, 2025
Soccer Laduma
The goalkeeping nightmare Chiefs have to sort out
Newly crowned Nedbank Cup winners, Kaizer Chiefs have a lot to do before the start of next season and high on their list is sorting out a goalkeeping department that has let the team down on quite a number of occasions in the last few campaigns.
4 min |
May 22, 2025
Soccer Laduma
We are resilient, we are fighters
Jody Ah Shene grew up in a violent and drug-infested area of Ocean View in Cape Town and watched in horror as his father fell victim to the violence around him when he was nine years old.
7 min |
May 22, 2025
Soccer Laduma
MAYO PARTS WAYS WITH CHIPPA UNITED
Khanyisile Mayo has officially parted ways with Chippa United following an injury-disrupted spell at the Gqeberha-based outfit.
4 min |
May 15, 2025
Soccer Laduma
We are not ready for it
Congratulations to coach Nasreddine Nabi, his technical team, the players, supporters, management and everyone associated with the club on the historic 2-1 Nedbank Cup final victory against archrivals, Orlando Pirates at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
6 min |
May 15, 2025
Soccer Laduma
MAKE YOUR POINT
It would be unjust and ungrateful of us Chiefs supporters if we failed to acknowledge and appreciate the great effort and shift that our players put up on Saturday at Moses Mabhida.
9 min |
May 15, 2025
Soccer Laduma
It affected us deeply
Former Royal AM left-back Thabo Matlaba has experienced more ups than downs in the last few months - from seeing his side go under SARS curatorship, to the team being expelled by the PSL before he joined Golden Arrows.
7 min |
May 15, 2025
Soccer Laduma
The rise of Pyramids FC
Throughout the history of Egyptian football, Al Ahly have established a hegemony within the domestic game.
4 min |
May 15, 2025
Soccer Laduma
Don't fire Nabi!
It is an open secret that Kaizer Chiefs coach, Nasreddine Nabi - barring the recent historic 2-1 Nedbank Cup final triumph against bitter rivals Orlando Pirates on Saturday at Moses Mabhida Stadium - hasn't covered himself in glory since taking charge of the Naturena-based club at the beginning of the season.
5 min |
May 15, 2025
Soccer Laduma
They have to be intentional
I thought it was a good cup final.
3 min |
May 15, 2025
Soccer Laduma
Sekhukhune monitoring Maart as contract nears end
Sekhukhune United are believed to be keeping a close eye on the situation of Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Yusuf Maart, with his contract at Naturena set to expire at the end of June.
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