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,…

Wydad Casablanca coach Rulani Mokwena appears ready to throw in the towel after another disappointing result in Morocco. Mokwena has endured a frustrating first season with Wydad, missing out on the league title, and on Saturday night, crashed out of the Throne Cup, losing 1-0 to Moghreb Atlético Tetuán in the Last 16. The South African mentor, who’s on a three-year deal, was hopping mad after the match. “Either we change the mentality or we change the players… or we…

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…

“I look forward to reconnecting soon, refreshed and re-energized, ready to embrace new challenges and opportunities.” With these words, Wydad Casablanca mentor Rulani Mokwena has stepped away from social media amid the tough times he’s facing at the Moroccan club. Wydad supporters appear to be divided on Mokwena. In one corner, they’ve been calling for his head, and in the other, the cool heads believe he needs more time to bring silverware to the trophy cabinet of the 22-time Moroccan…

Eighteen months ago, Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos was critical of Cassius Mailula’s move from Mamelodi Sundowns to Major League Soccer (MLS) side, Toronto FC. Broos, who shoots from the hip, insisted at the time that Mailula, who had very little PSL experience, was being thrown to the deep end at Toronto, where there were a couple of established forwards. The Belgian was proven right when Mailula was shipped out to Morocco’s Wydad Casablanca in August 2024. All is well…

One of South Africa’s youngest and brightest coaches Rulani Mokwena didn’t exactly hit the ground running at the helm of Morocco’s Wydad Casablanca. However, the 38-year-old is starting to show his hand, and Wydad are back to winning ways, with five league wins on the trot to propel themselves to second spot on the table, albeit 13 points behind the leaders RS Berkane with nine matches remaining in the 2024/25 Morocco Botola. There’s progress. Last season was nothing to write…

Mamelodi Sundowns chairman Tlhopie Motsepe has insisted that the team’s participation in the FIFA Club World Cup will be for all of Africa. The ‘Brazilians’ became the first team from the continent to welcome the FIFA Club World Cup trophy at their base, Chloorkop, Gauteng, yesterday, February 6, ahead of the tournament in June. The United States (US) will host the 32-team tournament, and Africa will be represented by four teams: Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), Al Ahly (Egypt), Wydad Casablanca…