● Ajax winger Keagan Dolly admits there have been no talks of him joining Sundowns during the current window. ● Orlando Pirates football club administrators are already back at work preparing for the second leg of the PSL season and the busy January transfer period which lies ahead. The club also confirmed their caretaker coach, Eric Tinkler will assemble his squad for training on Wednesday where he will outline the training schedule during the course of the African Cup of Nations tournament. ● Bafana Bafana coach Shakes Mashaba says he is in dark about player bonuses ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations. Bonuses are an issue which has dogged the national team at various tournamentsover the years – most recently at CHAN last year. Mashaba says is not part of negotiations with SAFA, so is reluctant to make a comment. ● Rivaldo Coetzee says its important to keep his feet on the ground as he rises to stardom in Bafana colours. ● Ernst Middendorps appointment today means Chippa have now made 12 coaching changes in three seasons. ● Lebohang Mokoena and Bryce Moon are available on pre-contracts as their Sundowns deals expire in June. ● Amajita have begun serious preparations ahead of their tournaments in Qatar and Russia. ● Kaizer Chiefs are playing their cards close to their chest over the future of goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune. The 27-year-old’s contract at Naturena expires at the end of the season, meaning that as from this month he is free to sign a pre-contract with any other club. Khune has been linked with moves to Mamelodi Sundowns or Orlando Pirates, having so far failed to regain his fitness. ● Baroka FC have signed Dumisani Ngwenya from North West Shinning Stars on a two-year contract. ● Bafana Bafana s current 10-game unbeaten run is their longest spell without defeat since 2009/10 when they went 13 games without losing. ● Bafana Bafana duo, Darren Keet and Patrick Phungwayo, both missed today’s training session in Johannesburg as their departure for Gabon looms. Keet had to make a trip to the dentist this morning after experiencing toothache over the past few days, while Phungwayo is currently nursing an injury that could see him miss Bafana’s final warm up games. ● Kaizer Chiefs striker Bernard Parker has set his sights on breaking Benni McCarthys goalscoring record for Bafana Bafana. Parker, who made his international return against Zambia on Sunday after a 10-month absence, is third on Bafanas top scorers list with 23 goals - 10 shy of McCarthys mark, and six behind second-placed Shaun Bartlett. @brisco
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 18:17:46 +0000