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Al Ahly humble Kaizer Chiefs.

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 Al Ahly humble Kaizer Chiefs Egyptian club Al Ahly won a record-extending 10th CAF Champions League title on Saturday with a 3-0 final victory over 10-man South African rivals Kaizer Chiefs in Casablanca. Mohamed Sherif scored his sixth goal of the competition after 53 minutes to put the Cairo Red Devils ahead at an empty Stade Mohammed V because of the coronavirus pandemic. A brilliant goal from Mohamed 'Afsha' Magdy on 64 minutes left little doubt about the outcome in a disappointing finale to the marquee African club competition. Amr el Sulaya rubbed salt into the wounds of Chiefs with a third goal on 74 minutes, slamming a back-heel past Nigerian goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi. Chiefs were struggling to contain Ahly late in the first half when they suffered a massive blow with the red-carding of Happy Mashiane. The forward stamped on the right leg of full-back Ahmed Tawfik and, after initially flashing a yellow card, the Burundi referee checked the foul on a monitor and changed ...

SAFA announced a new coach.

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  South Africa Football Association (SAFA) has finally announced Hugo Broos as the new coach of Bafana Bafana. Broos is replacing Molefi Ntseki who was sacked last month. Broos won the prestigious Coach of the Year award four times in his career. Twice coaching Club Brugge in both 1992 and 1996, once with Anderlecht in 2004 and finally in 2007 with KRC Genk. He also won the Africa Cup of Nation with Cameroon in 2017. SAFA CEO, Tebogo Motlanthe has confirmed that the mandate of the new coach is to qualify to the 2022 world cup. After receiving more than 200 applications. Broos, who has been jobless since he parted ways with Belgian First Division A club KV Oostende in 2019, has signed a five-year contract with the national team.

SAFA part ways with Ntseki.

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 Bafana Bafana head coach Molefi Ntseki has been sacked, after the SAFA National Executive committee has made a decision on Wednesday morning. This comes after the coach failed to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon next year. The National Executive Committee has sincerely apologised," said Motlanthe. "And,  the National Executive Committee has said that they will sit around again and strategies on how to deal with going forward"   "The NEC undertook a process last night, to decide on the way forward with the coach and what happens to the coach. And, today by 10 o'clock the NEC had responded, in parting ways with the coach, but there are still admin issues which needs to be attended to" Coach Molefi Ntseki was appointed in August 2019 after Stuart Baxter resigned.  He played nine games won four, draw two and lose three.

Chippa United unveil Ace.

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Chippa United have announce the signing of midfielder, Oupa Manyisa. The experience midfielder will be at the club until the end of this current 2020/21 South African domestic football season, with an option of one year extension.   Manyisa is one of the decorated players carrying 31 international caps for Bafana Bafana, and won the league three times. He was signed by newly-promoted TTM at the start of this season but a dispute with the club over his contract means he never kicked a ball for them.   “I am elated to have a player of Oupa's talent and experience joining us, he will have an integral role in this team as we head to the last stretch of the season with the league and the Nedbank Cup. We do have a tough schedule with back-to-back fixtures and we are aiming at finishing strong in our remaining matches,” coach Dan Malesela said.  “With captain Andile Mbenyane also still recovering from his groin injury, Oupa will provide the experience that this tea...