The Premier Soccer League reigning champions, Mamelodi Sundowns, have pulled off a major coup at the start of the January transfer window. In a surprising move, the Brazilians have welcomed winger Monnapule Saleng to Chloorkop, joining from rivals Orlando Pirates. “𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘭𝘶𝘣,” announced the Tshwane club. The move shook the football fraternity, considering Saleng was on loan at Orbit College and was expected to see out the season with the North…

MC Alger coach Rulani Mokwena will be on the opposite side of the pitch against his former employers Mamelodi Sundowns after the two sides were drawn in the same CAF Champions League group. The green and red will meet the Brazilians in Group C, alongside Al Hilal (Sudan) and St Éloi Lupopo from Sudan and DR Congo, respectively. The 2025/26 CAF Champions League group stage draw took place at the studios of CAF Broadcast Partner, SuperSport in Johannesburg on Monday. It has…

Egyptian powerhouse Al Ahly and South African champions Mamelodi Sundowns are some of the big guns that have made it to the group stage of the 2025/26 CAF Champions League. As per CAF, the race to reach the group stage has produced 14 confirmed qualifiers, with two remaining berths to be decided next week. Record 12-time Champions League winners Al Ahly continued their relentless pursuit of a 13th crown, advancing after a professional 2–0 aggregate victory over Aigle Noir. In…

The Premier Soccer League’s least busy side, Mamelodi Sundowns, has finally completed another signing. The reigning PSL champions have uncharacteristically been inactive in the transfer window, with their only confirmed signing being Fawaaz Basadien from Stellenbosch. Sundowns, however, have made their move in the form of new signing Katlego ‘Tsiki’ Ntsabeleng, who is not new to the club’s Chloorkop base. He played youth football for Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs. The 27-year-old winger has joined the Brazilians on a one-season…

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has shared details of a meeting where he knocked some sense into Khuliso Mudau’s head. Mudau, who is arguably the best right-back in Africa, has been at loggerheads with his employers, Mamelodi Sundowns, and only returned to training this week. Unfortunately, the 30-year-old did not make the Bafana Bafana team to play FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifiers next month against Lesotho and Nigeria on 5 and 9 September, respectively. “First of all, I made contact…

Legally, Lucas Ribeiro Costa has no leg to stand on against his employers, Mamelodi Sundowns. This is the view of sports attorney Raymond Hack, who discussed the matter at length with media publication SoccerBeat. For background, Ribeiro claims he has “just cause” to terminate his contract with Mamelodi Sundowns, who have been accused of driving “up the (transfer fee), again and again, in an unreasonable manner, without any regard for the player’s personal interests, which made the deal (with Qatar…

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso has suggested his team is not yet ready for “high-demanding” games early in the 2025/26 season. The Portuguese was speaking after the Brazilians lost on penalties to Orlando Pirates in the semi-finals of the MTN8 in Atteridgeville, Pretoria, over the weekend. Cardoso argued that Sundowns’ participation in the FIFA 2025 Club World Cup means the reigning Premier Soccer League (PSL) champions did not have enough rest time and also not enough time for their pre-season…

MT Sports Agency, the company that manages Dr. Pitso Mosimane’s career and South Africa’s celebrated coach have lost their legal battle against Mamelodi Sundowns. MT Sports and the club’s former head coach, Mosimane, have been ordered to repay millions of rand to the Tshwane club. As per SABC Sport, Judge Shaanaz Mia of the South Gauteng High Court has ruled the defendants, MT Sports and Mosimane, shall pay R7,912,905.00 in agents’ commission fees, plus 7% interest per annum from 10…

After equaling Siyabonga Nomvethe’s Premier Soccer League (PSL) top scorer record, Mamelodi Sundowns striker Peter Shalulile has set his sights on the Golden Boot. Shalulile is the talk of town after scoring his 129th PSL goal in a 2-0 league win over Magesi FC in midweek. This equalled Nomvethe’s tally, and one more goal from Shalulile will ensure he is the outright PSL top scorer of all time, which is since the 1996/97 – the league’s inaugural season. Shalulile wants…

Brazilian forward Lucas Ribeiro Costa has set the cat among the pigeons by labeling Mamelodi Sundowns his “former club”, claiming there is a “dispute” between the two parties. Ribeiro, 26, has been a subject of intense transfer speculation, with reports that Qatar SC was close to signing him and also that his home country club, Fluminense, is also in the picture. Sundowns, however, are accused of attempting “to drive up the (transfer fee), again and again, in an unreasonable manner,…