Kick Off

ALSO LAST MONTH…

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• Mamelodi Sundowns issue a strong denial to former Vaal Profession­als player Peter Khoabane’s allegation­s that he was paid to fix a match in Masandawan­a’s favour in the late 1990s.

• Stuart Baxter becomes the second Kaizer Chiefs coach in the PSL era to be in charge for 100 DStv Premiershi­p games. He brings up his century in the Soweto Derby win over Orlando Pirates. He is still some way behind Muhsin Ertugral (156 games) though.

• The DStv Premiershi­p game between AmaZulu and Marumo Gallants has to be postponed for 24 hours after a clash if kits. Both clubs are set to face a PSL Disciplina­ry Committee.

• Baroka FC midfielder Gerald Phiri Jnr completes a move to Sudanese side Al Hilal.

• Bafana Bafana star Percy Tau scores twice on debut for Al Ahly in their 4-1 Egyptian Premier League win over Ismaily.

• TS Galaxy get a first win of the season in the DStv Premiershi­p at the ninth attempt after netting a late winner against Baroka FC.

• Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane is nominated for the Internatio­nal Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) Manager of the Year award for 2021 alongside names such as Pep Guardiola and Zinedine Zidane.

• Kaizer Chiefs retire the No. 20 jersey in honour of club legend Howard Freese. They do so for the former Amakhosi captain’s “significan­t” contributi­ons to the club.

• Former Platinum Stars coach Allan Freese is back in the GladAfrica Championsh­ip after being appointed as the new head coach of Cape Town All Stars.

• Polokwane City replace coach Innocent Mayoyo with former Royal Eagles tactician Phuthi Morafe. TTM bring in former Moroka Swallows coach Zeca Marques to lead their squad.

• Second-tier Cape Town Spurs appoint former Bafana Bafana striker Shaun Bartlett as their new head coach.

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