ALSO LAST MONTH…
• Swallows FC axe Brandon Truter after the team wins only two out of their previous 31 DStv Premiership games. He is replaced by Englishman Dylan Kerr.
• Baroka FC send coach Thoka Matsimela to work with the DStv Diski Challenge side and replace him with the returning Kgoloko Thobejane.
• Chippa United suspend coach Gavin Hunt after a run of poor results and place midfielder Kurt Lentjies in charge of the team.
• Marumo Gallants appoint Dan Malesela as their new coach for the remainder of the season.
• Maritzburg United release midfielder Lifa Hlongwane after a mutual termination of his contract despite the fact he had featured in every game for them this season.
• Bafana Bafana midfielder Bongani Zungu plays his first competitive minutes since April when he turns out for Amiens’ reserve side in the French fifth tier. He helps them to a 2-1 win.
• Premier Soccer League prosecutor Nande Becker announces his resignation as of November 30. He said he was leaving “for personal reasons”.
• Former Bafana Bafana star Steven Pienaar took charge of his first match for Ajax Amsterdam’s Under-18 team as they claimed a 3-0 friendly win over domestic rivals AZ Alkmaar.
• Orlando Pirates qualify for the CAF Confederation Cup group stages, but Marumo Gallants fall just short, going down 1-0 on aggregate to TP Mazembe in the final play-off round. Mamelodi
Sundowns and AmaZulu qualify had already qualified for the CAF Champions League pool stages.
• CAF move a step closer to shaking up the format of football on the continent after endorsing a controversial plan to introduce an African Super League, though they are scant on details. • Orlando Pirates supporter Joy ‘MamaJoy’ Chauke ends her 32-year relationship with the Soweto giants and says she is now the number one fan of Royal AM.