Christian Mhleli Xaba

Focus plus daily improvement plus time equals genius. The real risk lies in riskless living...✊

[Kaya ON 959 @KayaON959]

One of the most celebrated midfielders in the history of South Africa joined @DJFreshSA & Thato on their first show of #KayaBreakfast!

👥Doctor Khumalo, legendary South African footballer

What a delightful chat with '16V' & the team.

#KayaBreakfast #YourFreshStart #Kaya959StreetSquad #WeLoveThisPlace

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[Kaya ON 959 @KayaON959]

What a wonderful gift.

The United Stations team presented a lovely gift to Fresh just after the first show.

#KayaBreakfast #YourFreshStart #Kaya959StreetSquad #WeLoveThisPlace

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[Kaya ON 959 @KayaON959]

It's your fresh start!
It's time for #KayaBreakfast with Fresh & Thato!

🌅 #FrontPage
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🌅 #BusinessUpdate with Gugulethu Mfuphi
🌅 #FreshMix

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[robertmarawa @robertmarawa]

🔴 MOROCCO ARE THROUGH TO THE LAST 16 OF THE FIFA WORLD CUP IN A CRAZZZZZZY PENALTY SHOOT-OUT!!! 🔴

THE DUTCH GO HOME!!!

[robertmarawa @robertmarawa]

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[SportyTV @SportyTV]

🗣️ Mokofeng with @KamoMotecwane right after his World Cup debut! ✨🇿🇦

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[El Capitano⚪ @_izodlalaiTv]

No integrity at all from coach Cedric Kaze and Khalil Ben Youseff.

Both coach Kaze and Khalil have started speaking against the same things they gladly accepted while at Kaizer Chiefs. No backbone, you start to understand that they don't operate with principles, they chase immediate opportunities no matter what its worth.

Listening to Khalil speak now, it's clear that success was always going to be difficult under his guidance with Kaze. He openly admits he never liked the co-coaching arrangement, questioning the football logic behind management's decision to implement it. He points out that top clubs rarely operate that way and laughs at this. He started by highlighting how decisions can become difficult to make when you don't agree but each strongly believes in his own approach. He later mentions that they had disagreement with substitutions with Kaze, an area we always looked like a team without a coach. Yet, the contradiction is that he was willing to accept the role and become part of the very structure he now criticizes.

The same applies to coach Kaze. Today, he confidently speaks about the unrealistic expectations management had given the quality of the squad[reaching CAFCL spot]. But he, too, accepted the position that became available after his head coach was removed with this mandate without hesitation.

The Kaizer Chiefs management and their inconsistency in decision-making have played a major role in the club's struggles over the years. These interviews and many more, keep revealing this. Khalil and Kaze got the job because they were an easy excuse to get rid of a coach who demanded better from those who have power to change things at the club. They did not get the job because they were good enough. That's why they now laugh at the demands and arrangements they had to face at the club.

This is what happens when a club looks for shortcuts instead of establishing a clear football structure and supports its own decisions. The unfortunate reality is that Kaizer Chiefs' management continues to avoid accountability in such situations, rather direct the poor performance to someone else. Even after years of disappointing performances, they still seem unwilling to recognize that many of the club's problems originate from the decisions made in the boardroom rather than on the pitch.

[Andile Ncube @AndileNcube]

As confirmed yesterday, couldn’t be a secret no more

[Kaizer Chiefs @KaizerChiefs]

Chiefs appoint Fernando da Cruz as head coach

Kaizer Chiefs are pleased to confirm the appointment of Fernando da Cruz as Head Coach. He has signed a two-year contract with a one-year option, effective 1 July 2026.

Born in France, Da Cruz comes highly qualified with a UEFA Pro Licence, the highest coaching certification in football.

He worked briefly with Chiefs during pre-season two years ago before joining the Moroccan Football Federation, where he served as Technical Director until the end of June. He will officially take charge of Amakhosi at the beginning of July.

#Amakhosi4ife

[Redi Tlhabi @RediTlhabi]

Let's talk another time. It was a bronze medal day #Comrades2026. Too overwhelmed to share more. Later.

[Mazola J. Molefe @superjourno]

⚽️ Amad Diallo - a goal that secures Africa’s first victory at the World Cup.

🌍 👏🏾 🇨🇮

[Newzroom Afrika @Newzroom405]

[BREAKING NEWS] George Kusche wins 2026 Comrades Marathon in a time of 5:16:06.

#Newzroom405

[Joseph S Blatter @SeppBlatter]

A FIFA World Cup host country must guarantee two fundamental principles: the safety of the country — and the unrestricted entry of all qualified teams, officials and referees. The case of referee Omar Artan from Somalia is against one of these obligations. FIFA must never compromise the universality of football. #Fifa #Somalia #GianniInfantino #CAF #OmarAtan #DonaldTrump

[SABC Sport @SABC_Sport]

⚽️ ℙ𝕊𝕃 ℙ𝕃𝔸𝕐𝕆𝔽𝔽𝕊 ⚽️

🗣️ "𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥"

Milford FC coach Xanti Pupuma's reaction after securing their spot in the #BetwayPrem!

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[El Capitano⚪ @_izodlalaiTv]

Everything about Bafana Bafana's game plan against Mexico screamed "unprepared team." 📝

■ We have three analysts, yet we somehow concluded that Mudau is a better wing-back option than Sebelebele. We started two strikers together for the first time, while deploying three defensive midfielders behind them.🚮

The formation was poor. The player profiling was even worse.

■ In which season has Mudau ever excelled as an attacking outlet?

There's a reason Sundowns often use him as a third centre-back when pressing high, allowing Modiba greater attacking freedom on the opposite side. Mudau can get forward, but he's unreliable in the final third. He has the pace, but his final ball lacks quality, which limits the team's attacking threat from the right.

As a wing-back yesterday, he looked completely uncomfortable. When we needed attacking qualities from that position, he provided none.

■ The back three served no purpose.

Mbokazi and Okon were involved. Sibisi was simply there. He finished with zero duels won and zero tackles won. Even Ronwen Williams recorded more clearances than Sibisi. The team looked disorganised without the ball and struggled to build from the back. Mexico not scoring 5 is not a sign that the 3 CBs worked, it's another sign that as poor as we were, Mexico were not as good as we made them look. We feared them!

We saw this same issue in Morocco, where it took until after the 80th minute to abandon the ineffective three-centre-back system. Yet we repeated it on one of the biggest stages without properly testing it in friendlies beforehand. We played all friendlies leading to the World Cup with the 4231. 

That points to a coach who is tactically limited and confused. He doesn't understand the strengths and weaknesses of his players.

At half-time, already trailing and struggling to create anything with 8 defensive-minded players on the field, the solutions were obvious:

■ Remove Sibisi and introduce Maseko on the right wing. Add pace, creativity, skill and directness to attack Mexico's defensive weaknesses.

■ Remove Sithole, who continues to struggle in the No.6 role. Bring on Mofokeng as a No.10 and allow Adams and Mokoena to control the game from a double pivot.

■ Remove Foster, move Rayners to lead the line alone, and introduce Appollis on the left. Rayners thrives on running into space, and with more creativity behind him and wider attacking threats, Bafana Bafana could have exploited Mexico's high defensive line. We have the attacking pace sitting on the bench!

Those changes would have asked questions of Mexico. They would have allowed our players to play the football they are actually good at playing. The short combination between the lines. 

You can lose a football match. That's part of the game.

What is unacceptable is setting your team up in a way that gives them little chance of winning in the first place. 

■ It didn't even take Appollis 5 minutes to register a shot on target. Foster and Rayners had spent the entire game failing to trouble Mexico. The Appollis effort was eventually discounted because of the Zwane incident, but it immediately showed the attacking intent and quality we had been missing all night.

Cowardly tactics. Poor player profiling. A wasted opportunity to show the world what South African football is capable of.

[lindamntambo23 @LindaMntambo1]

The final whistle, what a journey 🙏🏽

[Orlando Pirates @orlandopirates]

Wishing our #17, Evidence Makgopa, a Happy Birthday! 🎉🎉🎉 🎂🎂🎂

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#OrlandoPirates
#OnceAlways

[Modibe Vladimir Modiba @mmodiba10]

Honestly, Minister @GaytonMcK must be congratulated for this.

From taking photographs ko Kasi, Vino Snap will now OFFICIALLY be a photographer at the upcoming FIFA World Cup 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[Gayton McKenzie @GaytonMcK]

Everytime I attend Kasi football games he will be there, his presence so obviously motivate the players and his lens showcases future stars. He will bring hot content 🔥🔥🔥🔥