Tso – What I Told Mdu Before Superb NBC Performance

Former Orlando Pirates midfielder Benedict ‘Tso’ Vilakazi has revealed what he told Kaizer Chiefs starlet Mduduzi Shabalala before his Nedbank Cup final performance, saying he’s happy with how things turned out in the game.

Shabalala came off the bench as Gaston Sirino’s replacement in Chiefs 2-1 win over Pirates in the final on Saturday.

His impact was immediate as a few minutes of him being on the field he started the movement that led to Yusuf Maart’s match and title winning goal.

Tso says he was frank with the 21-year-old a few days before the final that he needs to be himself and dig deep to contribute positively to his side

“I just said to him ‘boy, you just need to be yourself in the game and do what you can do best. I know it’s hard’,” said Tso on IDiski TV.

“‘Sometimes you find that you want to try something but it’s not working but what’s important is that you as an individual contribute even if you don’t have assistance but come with a plan because at the end of the day when you’ve got the ball the decision comes from you’.

“He said ‘grootman, it’s hard because sometimes you need assistance and you don’t get it’. Then I said unfortunately as a professional player when you are in that position you need to dig, show what you are capable of show us. I mean we can see that the boy is trying but he doesn’t have support but if you are not even trying you are as good as dead.

“Well done boy and this is what we want to see from you, to say yes there’s no movement but you tried something. I thought they had lost that action when he turned back but it happened that the ball went to [Ashley] Du Preez and Du Preez kept it alive and to the captain”.

Ngobeni: Pirates Made Me Feel You're Not Meant To Be There

After Patrick Maswanganyi had a mysterious disappearance from the Orlando Pirates squad late last year, former midfielder Clifford Ngobeni has revealed how the club has a bad history of protecting 'bad boys', even to the harm of other players.

It became a big topic of discussion in the football circles in December last year, after Maswanganyi missed back-to-back CAF Champions League matches against Al Ahly and Stade d'Abidjan, with no concrete reasons given.

Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro was at pains to explain why 'Tito' was not in the matchday squad, refusing to go into detail about a mysterious 'health' issue, opening room for the doubts that he was making up stories to cover up for the 27-year-old.

The incident was at the same time Monnapule Saleng also disappeared from the squad, where allegations emerged that the duo were not in the squad for disciplinary reasons.

Ngobeni, who joined The Buccaneers as one of the best midfielders in the country from Cape Town Spurs (formerly Ajax Cape Town) in 2010, has revealed how he was sidelined in favor of 'bad boys' in a team he competed with Andile Jali and Oupa Manyisa.

"In South Africa when you're a nice person they think you're a fool, they take you for granted. Bad boys in SA make it far. Pirates made me feel, no matter your discipline, humbleness, if you're not meant to be there, you're not meant to be there," Ngobeni said on Trap and Pass YouTube Channel.

"Competition, I was playing, it was me and Jali, (Isaac) Chansa was playing ahead as a ten, Oupa Manyisa (also) came up, that's when things started to be (shaky). As a footballer, it's fine to be sidelined but when you get another opportunity and get man of the match.

"And the next game you don't even play, you ask yourself (what happened?) and me where I come from we believe in merit. You play well, you play (the next game). I came to Pirates and things were completely different, different culture," Ngobeni alleged.

Pirates only won the double treble in the 2010/11 and 2011/12 seasons after Ngobeni had already left, with Jali and Manyisa combination arguably the best in the country at the time.

Why Chiefs Don't Need Marquee Signings Revealed?

Kaizer Chiefs are expected to spend big on players to compete with rivals Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates but former midfielder Keagan Dolly has hinted where the value is in recruitment.

Over the past decade, Chiefs have been bringing different personnel, with huge transfer fees, in the name of rebuilding but they have been getting the same results, of inconsistency and average performances.

Amakhosi were hopeful that their team could finally click with rated coach such as Nasreddine Nabi but the players have struggled to gel together.

What normally brings the team into form is a combination of certain players, whose telepathy drives the squad to be in the same rhythm.

Sundowns usually have this important element, even going back to the 'CBD' days ten years ago, where the combination of Leonardo Castro, Khama Billiat and Dolly inspired Masandawana to their first CAF Champions League crown, among other major honours.

After the former Montpellier midfielder reunited with Billiat and Castro to a limited influence at Chiefs a few seasons ago, he has revealed why his combination, particularly with the Zimbabwean did not need coaching.

"At Ajax, Man United came down for pre-season, I was in the team, they brought the likes of Paul Scholes, Rio (Ferdinand), a few of their big name players and a few of their youngsters, Jesse Lingard was coming through," Dolly said in an interview on The All Rounder SA podcast.

"I was sitting in the dressing room thinking about my first game against United, I had a decent game, that paved the way for me at Ajax, that's the year I met Khama Billiat, the partnership started there.

"I just understood the way he plays, the way he makes his runs, we connected since then, from there I didn't look back. At first we weren't really friends but on the field we understood each other. He makes it so easy, even if it's a bad pass from you, his first touch is amazing. He might look small in stature but he's very strong, he doesn't lose balls easily. He makes you look good," the Westbury native midfielder added.

The last time Chiefs had an effective and winning team, they did not have to spend much but the scouting of unknown talent such as Knowledge Musona, Simphiwe Tshabalala (signed from a National First Division side) and belief in youngsters such as George Lebese, Mandla Masango, Itumeleng Khune, to mention a few was enough to carry them.

Even though Amakhosi appear to be in need of a personnel upgrade, scouting the right quality players would still be the deciding factor, not necessary the so-called marquee signings.

Nabi On Team’s Criticism From Chiefs Fans

Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi has called on the Khosi faithful to play their role in upliftment following criticism on Thabo Cele’s substitution as well as captain Yusuf Maart constantly getting the stick.

Chiefs’ technical team and Maart have received so much criticism from the supporters throughout the season, some even questioning Maart’s leadership skills as the club captain and others even doubting Nabi’s coaching abilities.

In the Nedbank Cup final against Pirates, Chiefs supporters showed signs of not being happy when Thabo Cele was taken off for Sibongiseni Mthethwa.

Nabi addressed that the supporters should support them even in difficult times, also emphasizing the importance of Maart in the team.

“It’s true that the fans get too emotional and because they wanted it so bad to win the cup, sometimes their reaction is emotional,” Nabi said after their Ke Yona Cup triumph.

“We noticed when we subbed off Thabo Cele, they were not very happy, but we knew what we were doing.

“And on the other hand, Yusuf Maart has been suffering a lot, by being unfairly attacked and we see his contributions, his captaincy comes under question, but we saw what he contributes, we need the fans in our worst moments to lift us up…”

Revealing my man’s Name & Pics

Until recently, my husband was simply known as Mr. S or Chicco.

I, the talented SuperSport presenter, recently got married in a beautiful traditional lobola ceremony. I got engaged in February of this year and managed to keep the identity of my man under wraps.

Mr. S’ real or full name has finally been revealed as Jacob Ntshiana Chicco Seletisha.

A while ago, I took to my Instagram account where I shared one of our cosy pictures where my partner was wearing a t-shirt with the name Chicco printed on the back.

A close family relative who attended our nuptials took to her Instagram stories where she shared a video where the bride and groom were chauffeur driven in a luxurious black Range Rover after we said our "I dos."

This is the second time I, the 41-year-old sportscaster, have gotten married.

At the age of 19, I married Solomon Manana, with whom I had two sons, Joel and Solomon. Joel was born in 2002, and Solomon in 2007.

We divorced in 2006, a few months before Solomon’s birth.

While not much is known about my new husband, he is an avid fan of legendary Kwaito musician THEBE, full name Thebe Mogane. THEBE is known for the hit song Bula Boot.

Jacob Ntshiana Chicco Seletisha turned 40 years old in March, and his favourite musician THEBE was invited to perform at his birthday party.