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The Herald
26-05-2025
- Sport
- The Herald
Mandla Ncikazi happy with Orlando Pirates' ‘positive' season
Bucs drew their penultimate game 1-1 against AmaZulu at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday. Pirates, still playing catch-up due to their continental schedule, and Magesi are the only side to have one more game to honour. 'The growth that has been mentioned, the narrowing of the gap [to Downs], the records that have been broken [such as Bucs' most wins in a league season, 19], the youngsters that have been introduced, those are positives,' Ncikazi said after the game in Durban. 'Yes, we fell short on some objectives we wanted and one can only learn from that and improve going into the next season.' Midfielder Simphiwe Selepe, 20, who scored his first Premiership goal against AmaZulu, is Pirates' latest development product to be given a chance in the first team this season, following in the footsteps of players such as Mbekezeli Mbokazi, Mohau Nkota, Yanga Madiba and Siyabonga Ndlozi.
IOL News
15-05-2025
- Sport
- IOL News
Ticketing meltdown: Over 50,000 tickets sold for Nedbank Cup Final despite 49,000-seat limit
Moses Mabhida Stadium Image: Supplied Get your news on the go, click here to join the IOL News WhatsApp channel. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Next Stay Close ✕ During the briefing, it was revealed that Moses Mabhida's capacity for the Nedbank Cup final will be 49,000. However, after hospitality and complimentary tickets were given out to the clubs and other stakeholders, 41,000 were available for general sale to the public. Stadium Management SA's Grobbelaar said Shoprite and Checkers retail outlets sold 4,956 tickets, Open Tickets sold 2,435, while 44,121 tickets were sold by Computicket, bringing the number of tickets sold to 51,512. As a result of tickets being oversold, all platforms ceased sales, and according to Grobbelaar, they then had to issue refunds. '10,510 tickets were paid for, but were over capacity, and those people had to be refunded.' He went on to add: 'There were no tickets issued than the capacity allows for.' PSL acting CEO Mato Madlala said they were immediately aware when the Open Tickets platform crashed, and immediately started looking for solutions. 'We then spoke to Computicket, and asked them to use their server so that people can purchase tickets,' said Madlala. However, due to Computicket and Open Tickets not communicating, they could not update the number of tickets sold, which led to more tickets than seats available being sold. Madlala concluded by saying she was happy that the ticketing issues had since been brought under control. IOL Sport
The Herald
12-05-2025
- Sport
- The Herald
Wild scenes at Moses Mabhida, countrywide, as Chiefs win a trophy
Soccer 12 May 2025 Sibongiseni Mthethwa does a victory dance after Kaizer Chiefs win the 2024-25 Nedbank Cup final against Orlando Pirates at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Saturday. Image: Gerhard Duraan/BackpagePix Kaizer Chiefs ended their trophy drought on the cusp of it becoming a decade with their 2-1 Nedbank Cup final victory against arch-foes Orlando Pirates at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday. Such a huge result for the club, bringing to an end their excruciatingly long barren spell for the once trophy machines and some relief to embattled coach Nasreddine Nabi, prompted wild scenes of celebration on the pitch and in the stands. Gaston Sirino put Chiefs ahead early from a 10th-minute penalty before Makgopa's 17th-minute equaliser. Yusuf Maart scored the 80th-minute winner.
News24
10-05-2025
- Sport
- News24
Amakhosi ajabulile as they roar to first cup triumph in 10 years
Once dubbed the cup kings of local football, this is Kaizer Chiefs first trophy in exactly 10 years. The last time Chiefs won a trophy was on 9 May 2015 when they lifted the premiership title. Captain Yusuf Maart scored the winning goal, becoming the second Chiefs skipper to lift a trophy since Tefo Mashamaite in 2015. Long at last, Kaizer Chiefs are champions again! Following last week's Soweto derby league defeat to Orlando Pirates, Chiefs turned the tables on their township rivals in a derby many would argue mattered the most. Chiefs captain Yusuf Maart scored the winning goal as Amakhosi beat Pirates 2-1 in Durban at a packed Moses Mabhida on Saturday. For a second successive weekend, Chiefs scored early in the Soweto derby. This time they made it count after Pirates levelled matters and threatened to again snatch a come-from-behind win. Last Saturday, Chiefs let an eighth-minute lead slip as they lost 2-1 at FNB Stadium. On Saturday, Gastón Sirino put Chiefs ahead from the penalty spot in the 10th minute to send the packed venue into a frenzy. The penalty appeared to be a soft call from referee Masixole Bambiso, but the replays showed that it was the right decision. This was after Pirates right-back Deano van Rooyen clipped Pule Mmodi's heels inside the box. But the lead lasted just nine minutes as towering Pirates striker Evidence Makgopa put the Buccaneers back in the match with a headed goal at the far post from a Deon Hotto free kick. Makgopa also scored the equalising goal in last weekend's derby before Relebohile Mofokeng, who was largely anonymous in the final, scored the winning goal. Chiefs right-back Dillan Solomons, who had his hands full against Hotto, fouled Mofokeng near the box for the free kick that led to the equalising goal. Chiefs cowered after conceding the goal, inviting pressure from Pirates, but the first half ended 1-1 as clear-cut scoring opportunities were few and far between. HELTER-SKELTER SECOND HALF The best chance of the second half went to Mmodi, who rattled the post in the 77th minute. But Chiefs spectacularly regained their lead through their leader in the 79th minute, when Maart volleyed past Pirates keeper Sipho Chaine with his weaker left foot, following good work from substitutes Ashley du Preez and Mduduzi Shabalala. Mostly vilified for his often-costly mistakes and uninspiring performances, Maart will be remembered as the man who prevented Amakhosi from completing a 10th season without a trophy. Maart is also the second captain after Tefo Mashamaite in 10 years to lead Chiefs to a cup final victory. Chiefs controlled the game after regaining their lead, and it was only in the dying minutes that Pirates threatened to score. For Chiefs coach Nasreddine Nabi, the cup win will probably buy him some time following a period during which his job came under jeopardy as the club continued to blow hot and cold. The win will remind those who want him gone that his credentials are still intact, having arrived at the start of the current campaign highly rated. While the cup win is a welcome relief, the Chiefs hierarchy will have a tough decision to make as plans for next season start in earnest. The Tunisian will also go down in the history books as the coach who brought smiles back to millions of Chiefs supporters. The last time Chiefs won a trophy was on 9 May 2015 when they lifted the premiership title.
TimesLIVE
08-05-2025
- Sport
- TimesLIVE
Fans vow to invade Moses Mabhida — even without tickets
Though fans who thought they received tickets, only to find they were unsuccessful, for Saturday's Nedbank Cup final have been warned not to go near Moses Mabhida Stadium, some have threatened they will make the trip to Durban and attempt to gain entry. Chaos surrounded ticket sales since they went up for purchase at 10am on Monday for the Soweto derby cup final between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates (3.30pm). Scores of supporters complained they have bought tickets online with providers Open Tickets and Computicket, but then did not receive them or any indication that they will receive them. Others were turned away from retailers and told to buy on the internet, but Open Tickets' online system was reportedly overwhelmed and many were unsuccessful. Many supporters who thought they had their purchase confirmed received messages via email or WhatsApp that there had been over-selling and they were in fact not successful. [WATCH] Stadium Management SA managing director Bertie Grobbelaar says the 41 000 general tickets that were up for sale for the Nedbank Cup final were sold out within 90 minutes after being made available. #Newzroom405 — Newzroom Afrika (@Newzroom405) May 7, 2025 The PSL confirmed on Thursday Open Tickets' and Computicket's systems crashed due to overwhelming demand on Monday, resulting in tickets being over-sold past the stadium's 41,000 capacity allocated for the public by about 10,000 extra tickets. It said those who were accidentally sold non-viable tickets have been or are being refunded. However, many fans spent thousands of rand on travel and accommodation in Durban, believing they had been successful buying tickets. Some vowed to go to Moses Mabhida and try to buy tickets from touts. Tsietsi Mkansi, a staunch Chiefs fan from Sandton, had long made plans to travel to Durban for the derby final. He said he could not purchase a ticket because of the chaos that ensued once they went on sale this week, despite having already forked out R15,000 on flights and accommodation. 'I booked accommodation, a flight and hired a car after Chiefs beat Sundowns in the semifinals [in Tshwane mid-April]. Overall, I have spent R15,000, so I don't know what to do, but I will still go to Durban, hoping I can buy tickets there. There are three of us travelling,' Mkansi said. 'When I tried to buy a ticket, I received a reference number, saying I would get one, but this morning I got an email telling me my ticket wasn't generated. I was so disappointed.' Tebogo Matlala, a Chiefs supporter from Polokwane, explained how he and his four friends find themselves 'compelled' to go to Durban even without tickets, hoping they will buy them from touts outside the stadium. 'We arranged accommodation — four single rooms at R1,300 per night each,' Matlala said. 'The plan was always to drive down to Durban with my three brothers. The problem started on Monday when we couldn't buy tickets. As the SAPS, we will be very strict on the ground. If you know you don't have tickets to watch the game, rather stay away or go somewhere else where you can watch the match [on TV] instead of coming to the stadium to cause unnecessary conflict. SAPS Maj-Gen Phumelele Makoba 'We just received reference numbers, but today we got notifications that we couldn't secure tickets and we be refunded. We will still go there and I hope we can buy tickets from people outside the stadium.' However, KwaZulu-Natal deputy police commissioner responsible for policing and operations Maj-Gen Phumelele Makoba promised a strict response to deal with fans who try to descend on the sold-out venue without tickets. 'As the SAPS, we will be very strict on the ground,' Makoba said. 'If you know you don't have tickets to watch the game, rather stay away or go somewhere else where you can watch the match [on TV] instead of coming to the stadium to cause unnecessary conflict.' The final will be the second Soweto derby on successive weekends after Pirates beat Chiefs 2-1 in a Betway Premiership clash at a packed FNB Stadium on Saturday. Chiefs are aiming to avoid going to a decade without silverware in the final. Pirates want to give outgoing coach José Riveiro the perfect send-off of another cup trophy — he has won five out of six — with a third successive Nedbank Cup winners' medal, which would also give the Spaniard a record six derby wins in a row in all competitions.
