'There will always be hope as long as I am here‚' says Maritzburg coach Eric ...Countdown to Bafana Bafana's biggest week of the year begins.Benni McCarthy says Stuart Baxter should have been bolder when selecting Bafana ...Polokwane City dent Cape Town City's title hopes with a draw,Isco and Bale get Zidane’s second coming off to winning start.Angry Kelly Khumalo on Senzo Meyiwa: 'Why have there been no arrests? Jump to. The former Bloemfontein Celtic striker has left 20-year-old Nthabeleng Mokoena […] Get all the sports news you need, direct to your inbox.Chippa United chief operations officer Lukhanyo Mzinzi says they are busy working on retaining, for the rest of the season, players from other teams whose loan contracts with them expired on June 30.The current Premier Soccer League (PSL) season is expected to resume after the action was suspended for the past three months due to the coronavirus pandemic.One of the key Chippa players, Thabo Rakhale, has parted ways with the club and what could make them in dire need of the loaned players is their fight against relegation.The Chilli Boys are currently placed 12th on the PSL standings, six points above basement side Black Leopards.“We thought by today [Tuesday] we would know when we are resuming play," Mzinzi told. Sports. Chavani came under heavy criticism for denying Chippa what looked a legitimate goal to draw level with Chiefs in their Absa Premiership encounter at Orlando Stadium on Wednesday night.Amakhosi captain and goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune went down in the area during a corner-kick after colliding with teammate Erick Mathoho and before Boikanyo Komane headed into an empty net in the 79th minute.However, the referee waved the goal away and instead awarded a foul to Khune, much to the dismay of Chilli Boys players and supporters, including those of title rivals Mamelodi Sundowns.Ebrahim, a former top South African referee himself, has since explained why the decision by Chavani was correct. ",4th Floor, 125 Buitengracht Street, Cape Town, 8001.Copyright © Kick Off, 2020.
At the same time, the Chiefs goalkeeper comes out to challenge for the ball but collides with his own teammate, who had in turn been impeded by Moyo. Even newcomer Leonard Fournette isn't safe: 'He's hard on me'. NEWLY signed Chippa United player, Lerato Manzini, is rumoured to be equally attacking on and off the field. Chippa United were forced to settle for a 1-1 home draw against Highlands Park in their Absa Premiership fixture at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Sunday.The point was good enough to lift the Port Elizabeth-based professional side out of the relegation playoff spot.But Chippa did not show any sense of urgency in the first half and appeared to take a laid back approach to the game.The Lions of the North took all the spot light and attacked with all they had in search of an opening goal.The visitors' first attempt at goal came just 10 minutes as an unmarked Sabelo Nyembe fired a sizzling strike at Chippa’s goalkeeper Mbonngeni Mzimela but without success.After the first half hour the Chilli Boys made some attempts to break into Highlands half but were received by an alert Highlands backline.It was only in the 36th minute when coach Clinton Larsen’s troops got a shot on target but Andile Mbanyane’s attempt also failed to find the net.After a few more chances, Nyembe eventually managed to put his team into lead after he received a pass from teammate Luckyboy Mokoena which he latched onto to find the back of the net despite a couple of deflections.But Highlands' celebrations were short lived as Lerato Manzini levelled the score line to make it 1-1.Emotions ran high after referee Philip Tinyani blew the whistle for halftime and there was a commotion among the players. He does not jump up but, instead, impedes the Kaizer Chiefs defender [Mathoho] from contesting for the ball in the air," Ebrahim said in a SAFA statement.