South African winger Thembinkosi Lorch played a match to remember for Wydad Casablanca against Juventus, but the Moroccans could not avoid a defeat in the FIFA Club World Cup. Juventus overcame Wydad 4-1 at the Lincoln Field in Philadelphia, United States (US), on Sunday evening, local time. Nonetheless, Lorch’s performance was a major talking point. The 31-year-old ran his socks off, troubling the Italian team’s defence more often than not. Juventus took the lead inside ten minutes and added a…

Thembinkosi Lorch will look back on the match against Manchester City with fond memories despite the negative result. Unsurprisingly, the favourites, Manchester City, beat Wydad Casablanca 2-0 in their FIFA Club World Cup encounter played at the Lincoln Field in Philadelphia on Wednesday evening. Lorch, who’s on loan at Wydad from Mamelodi Sundowns, started the match alongside another South African forward, Cassius Mailula. The 31-year-old Lorch was rated the second-best player on the pitch by Sofascore, who put down a…

Moroccan club Wydad Casablanca has reportedly tabled an offer for Thembinkosi Lorch. The 31-year-old attacker is currently on loan at Wydad from Sundowns. While Wydad wants to secure Lorch permanently, they must negotiate with Sundowns as the player remains contracted to the Brazilians. The Red Castle has offered 5 million Moroccan Dirhams (approximately R9.8 million) for Lorch, but previous reports have suggested Sundowns would be happy with R15-R20 million. In the meantime, Lorch is looking forward to staying at Wydad.…

Moroccan club Wydad Casablanca is working around the clock to secure the futures of South African duo Thembinkosi Lorch and Cassius Mailula. Lorch and Mailula are on loan from Mamelodi Sundowns and Toronto FC, respectively. Wydad is reportedly keen to make the deals permanent. According to Moroccan publication Le Site Info, Mohamed Amine Benhachem, the club’s interim coach and sporting director, and technical director Hassan Benabicha have both recommended to the management to finalize these permanent transfers. Both deals will…

Wydad Casablanca’s player of the month for March, Thembinkosi Lorch, was in his element as he settled a big match on Saturday. Third-placed Wydad hosted AS FAR, who are second, fully aware that failure to collect maximum points would be detrimental to their chances of finishing second and qualifying for the 2025/26 CAF Champions League. With the score at 1-1, Lorch stepped up and fired home in the 67th minute to hand Wydad the win at the Stade Larbi Zaouli.…

South African forward Thembinkosi Lorch has been honoured by Moroccan club Wydad Casablanca. The 31-year-old has been named the club’s Player of the Month for March. He got the nod ahead of Mohamed Moufid and Mohamed Rahyi, who were also nominated. On loan from Mamelodi Sundowns, ‘Nyoso’ has impressed, and Wydad has apparently thought of keeping him beyond the expiry of his loan spell. However, there are no guarantees that Wydad coach, Rulani Mokwena, who brought Lorch to the club,…

South African forward Thembinkosi Lorch has hit the ground running in Morocco. Two months into his stay at Wydad Casablanca—on loan from Mamelodi Sundowns—Lorch has been nominated for Wydad’s Player of the Month for March. The 31-year-old has featured six times for Wydad, scoring a goal, and his contribution has not gone unnoticed. If he wins the award, he’d follow in the footsteps of countryman and teammate Cassius Mailula, who bagged the award in January. In recent times, reports have…