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KHAMA Billiat who played a starring role in Kaizer Chiefs’ 1-0 win against Primeiro de Agosto on Tuesday to put the Soweto club through to their first-ever Caf Champions League group stages‚ says Amakhosi need to test themselves against the competition's giants. Chiefs became the first South African club to beat Primeiro in Angola with their 1-0 first round‚ second-leg win at Estadio 11 de Novembro after a 0-0 draw at FNB Stadium on December 22. Billiat was on form on the afternoon and produced the excellent run out of defence down the left and cross to set up Leonardo Castro’s 41st-minute winner. The Zimbabwean‚ along with Castro, a Champions League winner at Mamelodi Sundowns in 2016‚ thanked Chiefs’ management for putting on the charter flight to Luanda. Angola has shut its borders to South Africans due to rising COVID-19 numbers in this country‚ but made special dispensation for Amakhosi. “It’s a great feeling. I think credit goes to the technical team‚ and the entire team for their preparation‚ and us coming here with the charter flight – we really appreciated it‚” Billiat said. “And the whole effort that the chairman [Kaizer Motaung] is putting into the guys‚ and everyone. “It’s really important for us as well to go and test ourselves with the rest of the Champions League giants. “It gives us confidence as well going back to our domestic competitions‚ and we really want to go all the way. 'We want to make a difference‚ and push ourselves to the limit and see how far we can progress in Africa. “It’s really important and we give credit to the guys. 'We worked so hard‚ we stuck to the plan‚ and it wasn’t easy. It’s going to be very tough but we can only learn and grow as a team‚ and make sure we gel together and fight for one another.” Chiefs and their new coach Gavin Hunt — plagued by a two-window Fifa transfer ban — have had a shocker of a start in the DStv Premiership‚ with one win in eight matches. A club with a reputation for not having taken continental football seriously‚ often balking at the cost‚ have shown intent to progress in the 2020-21 Champions League‚ beating Cameroon’s PWD Bamenda (also 1-0) in the preliminary round. As Hunt throws in youngsters to build for the future — Njabulo Blom and Darrel Matsheke played beyond their years in Chiefs’ central midfield in Luanda — the Champions League group phase may well provide the best possible finishing school for such prospects. Chiefs were missing influential Lebohang Manyama‚ Willard Katsande and Itumeleng Khune on Tuesday. “Ja‚ it shows the quality that we have. Everyone is important. We really need to step up when they’re [senior players] not around‚ we really need to do what they were going to do‚” Billiat said. “And we speak to them on the phone‚ they motivate us in the group‚ they’re part of the team and we are together. “It really means a lot. They give us confidence and calm us down just sending their motivational texts on the (WhatsApp) group. “And we really know we need to fight for them‚ because we know that if they had been here they would do
Many people have been killed since clashes began on Monday. Scores too had been killed in the run up to the vote as protestors marched against Conde's bid for a third term.
BY HENRY MHARA SIMBA STARS . . . (1) 4 FC PLATINUM . . . . . . 0 (Simba Stars qualify to the Caf Champions League group stages on 4-1 aggregate) A LATE collapse by FC Platinum against Simba Stars of Tanzania in the Caf Champions League match yesterday saw the Zimbabwean representatives crash out of the tournament in the first round. After winning the first leg 1-0 in Harare, the Norman Mapeza-coached side needed just to avoid a defeat to qualify for tomorrow’s group stage draw. However, a haphazard and at times chaotic second half performance saw them collapsing in front of at least 30 000 fans that were allowed into the Benjamin Mokapa Stadium in Dar-es Salam. The home side scored a controversial first half penalty, converted by Erasto Nyoni, a goal that set themselves on the way to a comfortable victory. Ralph Kawondera missed a sitter for FC Platinum on the 58th minute, a goal that could have levelled matters and completely changed the complexion of the match. Three minutes later, he and his team were made to rue the missed chance as Shomari Kapombe side-footed a rebound following a mistake by goalkeeper Francis Tizayi, who spilled a long range shot. As the clock ticked 90 minutes, the score remained 2-0 and the game was well within reach for FC Platinum who just needed to score an away goal to go through. But John Bocco took the match beyond the visitors when he rolled in a cutback in the 91st minute before Clatous Chama made the win emphatic with a 94th minute penalty after he had been impeded inside the box by Gift Bello. FC Platinum played the match under protest after results of their COVID-19 tests done on the squad were released to their opponents first, while they only had access to them hours before the match. With five of the players returning positive tests to the virus, Mapeza was forced to make changes to his squad a few hours before kick-off. Four of the five affected players including goalkeeper Petros Mhari and midfielders Rainsome Pavari and Silas Songani, were set to start the match. Despite the pre-match hiccup, the hugely altered FC Platinum side initially looked comfortable as they allowed the home side to enjoy the ball but barely threatening. Mapeza’s men were first breached on the half hour mark when Luis Miquissone beat the offside trap, but Tizayi made a brilliant save to keep the shot out. A minute later, the Tanzanian outfit were awarded a penalty after Tawana Chikore pulled down his marker. FC Platinum players protested the decision, arguing that the referee had made a bad call. They had good reason to feel aggrieved as television replays showed that the incident happened way outside the area. It took over eight minutes for the visiting players to return to the field of play, and after the prolonged remonstrations, Nyoni hit the roof of the net to level the aggregate scores. FC Platinum players, still feeling hard done, were clearly losing their heads as they complained bitterly every decision that went against them going into the half-time break. Caf could be forced to look further in
Former Bafana Bafana star Benni McCarthy has backed Gavin Hunt to 'put smiles on Kaizer Chiefs fans faces'.
The draw for the MTN8 semi-finals took place this weekend following the thrilling quarterfinal action. Take a look at all of the highlights below
Usually, SA giants Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns would meet annually in the Shell Helix Cup.
By Atlanta Daily World Staff Report via NNPA ATLANTA – In one of the most unique get-out-the-vote efforts this year, 18 Georgia NAACP branches over 19 counties have launched an ambitious plan to get more than 40,000 African American voters to the polls across the state on the last Saturday of early voting. It’s called […]
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Ahmed Mohamud Yusuf, CEO of Hormuud, explains why, in Africa's battle against COVID-19, telecoms will prove to be an essential public service
We are already beginning to see Covid-19 take hold across vast swathes of Africa.
The ability to deliver accurate public health information to large populations as well as the ability to counter misinformation--has only been made possible by mobile networks.
We rely just as much on mobile networks to allow us to track and trace the spread of the pandemic, and even the consultation process with medical professionals will rest on mobile phone communication.
In fact, Somalia is one of the most connected populations on the continent, and most of the population owns a mobile.
What international bodies who hope to tackle the pandemic have to recognize is how fundamental mobile connectivity will be in wider Africa's battle against the Coronavirus.
Three vital points are up for grabs at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday afternoon when Polokwane City host PSL log leaders Kaizer Chiefs.
All the latest news in South Africa right here as COVID-19 cases continue to surge and the State Capture Inquiry continues.
Former Sofapaka goalkeeper Ismail Wetanga has sensationally claimed that he was once offered Sh2 million to throw away a Kenyan Premier League game.
The Ugandan keeper joined Batoto Ba Mungu in June 2019 from Ethiopia's Coffee but only lasted six months at the Kenyan club.
Wetanga has been without a club since but reports suggest he is on the verge of joining Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa's top league.
Wetanga's claims come amid confirmed reports of match fixing in the Kenyan Premier League.
Kenya players Moses Chikati, Festus Okiring and Festo Omukoto were banned for four years while Ugandan national George Mandela was banned for life.
Jozef Zinnbauer has confirmed that the decision to axe star players just hours before kick-off against Mamelodi Sundowns were taken by the coaching staff.
There's never a dull news day in South Africa, and that's very much the case on Tuesday 3 November. Here are all the top headlines for the day ahead.
A number of players are out of contract in the PSL ahead of the upcoming transfer window.
Follow live updates of the Nedbank Cup semifinal fixture between Mamelodi Sundowns and Bidvest Wits here.
For Black History Month, The Voice is asking a diverse range of Black people what it means to embrace a bold, Black British future. This week, Tobi Kyere discussed how Black British people are building spaces for themselves, in difficult circumstances
Mamelodi Sundowns have won the 2019/20 PSL title, snatching the championship away from Kaizer Chiefs on a dramatic final day.
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It comes down the the final day as Mamelodi Sundowns bid to snatch the PSL title from underneath Kaizer Chiefs when the Brazilians take on Black Leopards.
