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The Citizen
3 days ago
- Business
- The Citizen
Andre Arendse addresses SuperSport sale rumours
SuperSport United interim coach Andre Arendse has broken his silence on the rumours of the club's possible sale, admitting it... Stan Matthews, CEO of SuperSport United and Andre Arendse, caretaker coach of United after a Betway Premiership 2024/25 match against Golden Arrows at Lucas Moripe Stadium in Pretoria on the 29 May 2025 © Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix SuperSport United interim coach Andre Arendse has broken his silence on the rumours of the club's possible sale, admitting it has had an effect on his squad. The comments came after Matsatsantsa a Pitori retained their Betway Premiership status with a 1-1 draw against Golden Arrows on Thursday afternoon. ALSO READ: SuperSport retain their Betway Premiership status The fixture was replayed three months after being abandoned due to a power failure. It resumed with just 45 minutes of the second half remaining. Despite the unusual circumstances, the draw was enough to keep SuperSport in the Premiership. The result sees United finish 14th on the log after collecting 27 points from a revised 28-game season. Cape Town City also ended on 27 points, but Arendse's men edged them out on goal difference. City will now enter the PSL relegation play-off mini-league alongside Motsepe Foundation Championship sides ORBIT College and Casric Stars, who finished second and third respectively. Speaking after the Arrows match, Arendse acknowledged that ongoing speculation surrounding the club's future unsettled the dressing room. 'The only thing I can tell you and this is a genuine answer. Those are things that are completely out of my hands and the team,' he said. 'Those are boardroom issues but did it have a negative impact on the team when it broke? Yes, of course. That is natural, you have people thinking about their futures, families, livelihoods and it's something that will weigh a little bit heavy on you. 'My job was to try and take that pressure and stress off the players in these last set of games that we had to get through and let them be free to play. I did that as best as I could but those things do weigh heavy. 'The board has not talked to me and said anything. We will continue as if we're a football club that still exists for now. Until those issues are confirmed one way or another, any answer I give you is speculation. To answer your question, you know just as much as I do.' ALSO READ: Bafana's Broos – I can't select Chiefs players Reflecting on the season, Arendse was candid about United's struggles. The club managed just six wins, alongside 13 losses and nine draws. Their lack of firepower was evident, netting only 18 goals while conceding 30. 'It has been a very up and down season. It has been a weird season because a lot of clubs will tell you that we played one game and had to wait another month for a game, Arendse concluded. 'We had breaks and we also waited for other games to be played. It has been a very tight programme and all of a sudden you are not picking up results for whatever the case may be. ALSO READ: Ahly confirm appointment of ex-Pirates coach Riveiro 'I will sit down and do a complete report about the entire season and think about where it could have gone wrong, when it could have been right and where we need to fix things if we are to come out of this situation as a club.'
IOL News
4 days ago
- Sport
- IOL News
SuperSport United survive the chop following dramatic Premiership finale against Golden Arrows
SuperSport United endured a nerve-wracking 45 minutes to secure their place in the top-flight next season, playing to a 1-1 draw in the resumption of their Premiership fixture against Golden Arrows at Lucas Moripe Stadium on Thursday afternoon. The draw came at a crucial time, allowing Matsatsantsa a Pitori on 27 points to leapfrog Cape Town City on the same amount of points into 14th position, pushing the Cape side down to 15th due to a better goal difference. City will now wait to learn the outcome of an investigation in the NFD Motsepe Foundation Championship regarding Durban City's alleged use of an ineligible player to determine who they will face in the promotion play-offs. Abafana Bes'thende still had a mathematical chance of reaching the top eight, but it would have required scoring six goals in one half – a highly unlikely outcome, given their season average of less than a goal per game. The responsibility to guide Matsatsantsa to safety fell to interim coach Andre Arendse, who took over to complete the job left unfinished by then-head coach Gavin Hunt.
The Citizen
5 days ago
- Sport
- The Citizen
Arendse wants error-free SuperSport in crunch final half
'There are a couple of elements that we've got to think about going into that game,' the SuperSport head coach told SABC Sport. Andre Arendse says his SuperSport side cannot afford to make a mistake against Golden Arrows. Picture: Philip Maeta/Gallo Images One half of football and no mistakes – that is SuperSport United head coach Andre Arendse's message ahead of the resumption of his side's crucial Betway Premiership clash with Golden Arrows today. ALSO READ: Pirates looking to end season on a high SuperSport go into the game needing a point to avoid finishing the campaign in the relegation play-offs. SuperSport's controversial waiting time The game was originally abandoned in February with the scores tied at 1-1 at half time, after a power failure at the Lucas Moire Stadium in Atteridgeville. After a controversially-long wait of about three months, it was decided that the game will resume where it left off. 'There are a couple of elements that we've got to think about going into that game. We're going to only one half. We go into it with one point already, which is more or less what we need, for example,' Arendse told SABC Sport. 'We have to go into the game with that mindset but at the same time, we cannot afford to be on the back foot. So, we cannot afford to close up shop because then we are going to invite unnecessary pressure and when you do that, you are prone to mistakes. 'We cannot afford one single mistake in that half of football that's to come.' SuperSport are helped by the fact that Golden Arrows sealed their survival in the Premiership with a 3-2 win over Sekhukhune United last weekend. Arrows' MTN8 longshot Barring an absolute thrashing of SuperSport, Arrows have no chance of sneaking into next season's MTN8. Arrows can get to 33 points with a win, the same points as Chippa United in 8th. But their goal difference is -12 to Chippa's -6. That means Arrows would have to beat SuperSport 7-1, scoring six times in 45 minutes, to leapfrog Chippa in the table. ALSO READ: Sundowns' Komphela – 'We won't drown in Sorrow' As such Mnqqithi's side have little to play for, leaving the onus on SuperSport to get a result and put Cape Town City in. the play-offs instead of them.
TimesLIVE
21-05-2025
- Sport
- TimesLIVE
Defiant SuperSport coach Andre Arendse confident they will save the club
SuperSport United caretaker coach Andre Arendse is confident they will avoid the dreaded PSL playoffs despite the 1-0 loss to Orlando Pirates in Polokwane on Tuesday. The loss has dealt SuperSport a huge blow as they remain second from the bottom where they are tied on 26 points with Cape Town City and are faced with a tricky situation to avoid dropping to the playoffs. They return to Peter Mokaba Stadium on Saturday to face Richards Bay, where a win will be the priority as they continue with the mission to save the club from possible relegation to the Motsepe Foundation Championship. Asked to reflect on the loss to Pirates, who have already secured second spot, Arendse bemoaned lack of luck as defender Nyiko Mobbie was denied by the woodwork in the second half from close range. 'There is such a thing called luck in the game and we don't have it now,' said Arendse, who took over from Gavin Hunt. 'On another night the header [by Mobbie in the second half] hit the post and goes into the net. But this time it hit the post and goes outside. That's the small margins I am talking about from a luck perspective.' Arendse said though they are determined to save the club, he admitted they are running out of time. 'We are going to have to do it the hard way and there is no doubt about that. We have the next match [Richards Bay] on Saturday and we must prepare properly for that to keep the team going. 'It is a bit deflating that we lost to Pirates. I thought we pushed them hard in the game, we looked solid defensively, we kept our shape nicely but there was one lapse in concentration and we gave them the goal as we have done in past games. 'We have to fix that and we have to do it quickly because we are running out of games. We are going to do this and there is no doubt in my mind this group of players are going to see this team over the line. I look forward to seeing that.'
TimesLIVE
20-05-2025
- Sport
- TimesLIVE
SuperSport's survival hopes dealt massive blow with loss to Pirates
SuperSport United's ambitions to avoid the dreaded PSL promotion play-offs suffered a huge blow when they lost 1-0 to Orlando Pirates during their Betway Premiership encounter at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on Tuesday. United interim coach Andre Arendse was desperate for all the three points on offer to move one place away from the danger zone but they were outdone by Mohau Nkota's well-taken goal in the second half. After this match, United remain second from the bottom where they are tied on 26 points with Cape Town City and are faced with a tricky situation to avoid dropping to the play-offs. It is down to the wire but United have a slight advantage over Cape Town City in their basement battle because they have two matches remaining while the Capetonians have one. The other team that is part of this battle of the basement dwellers is third from the bottom Golden Arrows, who have 27 points but have two games to complete their campaign.
