South African coach Rulani Mokwena is living up to expectations in the Algerian league in charge of Mouloudia Club d’Alger. Mokwena, 38, took over the reigning Ligue 1 champions in July on a two-year contract. He had previously coached in North Africa, where he spent eight months with Moroccan club Wydad Casablanca – until May this year, following his departure from Mamelodi Sundowns. In African Times’ previous reports, Mokwena had opened up on the lessons he picked up in Morocco.…

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…

Orlando Pirates striker Tshegofatso Mabasa recently rejected a move to North Africa, but that has not stopped clubs from the region from pursuing him. African Times can confirm Moroccan club MAS Fez were willing to buy Mabasa from the Buccaneers for a reported fee of R17 million, and with a club-to-club agreement seemingly in place, the decision was left to Mabasa, and he turned it down in favour of staying at Pirates. However, this publication has been informed that Algerian…

Orlando Pirates are R1.3 million poorer after breaking rules of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The Buccaneers have copped a fine of R1.3 million from Africa’s football authority, owing to how things unfolded from their CAF Champions League clash against Algerian side MC Alger on 9 April at Orlando Stadium. “The CAF Disciplinary Board charged Orlando Pirates with misconduct and failure to organize adequate security in the CAF Champions League fixture against MC Alger (9 April, 2025),” reads a…