Ligue des Champions UEFA : Yaya Dukuly lance son aventure avec le NK …

Arrivé lors du mercato estival, Yaya Dukuly n’a pas tardé à se mettre en évidence sous ses nouvelles couleurs.

Ce mardi, à l’occasion du barrage retour de la Ligue des Champions UEFA, le NK Celje, où évolue l’attaquant australo-guinéen, a validé son billet pour le tour suivant. Battus 2-1 à l’aller par l’Ararat Armenia, les Slovènes ont renversé la situation en s’imposant 2-0 à domicile, avec notamment une réalisation de Dukuly. akupunkturabielsko.pl

Entré à vingt minutes du terme, l’ancien joueur d’Adelaide United a parfaitement négocié son entrée en jeu. À la 83e minute, il a ouvert le score et placé les siens sur la voie de la qualification.

Avec cette première réalisation sous le maillot du NK Celje, Yaya Dukuly lance idéalement son aventure en Slovénie. Déjà remarqué depuis son arrivée, le jeune attaquant confirme progressivement son potentiel et pourrait jouer un rôle important dans les ambitions du club pour l’exercice 2026-2027.

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Coach Tom Dawson-Squibb has made five changes to the Stormers XXIII’s starting lineup for Saturday’s Currie Cup clash against the Pumas in Nelspruit.

Four of the changes come in the forward pack, with props Mhleli Khuzwayo and Herman Lubbe, and loose forwards Wandile Mlaba and Keke Morabe coming in.

In the only backline change, wing Joel Leotlela makes his first appearance of the season, in place of Suleiman Hartzenberg, who picked up a minor injury against the Cheetahs at Athlone Stadium on Sunday.

JC Mars is included on the bench, providing backline cover along with halfbacks Ezekiel Ngobeni and Kyle Smith.

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“We are very happy to have the likes of Wandi, Keke and Herman back in the starting lineup after featuring in the match against New Zealand last week, and we expect them to add some grunt up front,” said Dawson-Squibb.

“It is always tough to go to Mbombela Stadium, and we will need to be on the money throughout to secure the win, but it is a challenge that we are looking forward to.”

STORMERS XXIII – 15 Dylan Miller, 14 Joel Leotlela, 13 Markus Muller, 12 Cornel Smit, 11 Mfundo Ndhlovu, 10 Jean-Luc du Plessis (c), 9 Stefan Ungerer, 8 Wandile Mlaba, 7 Louw Nel, 6 Keke Morabe, 5 Gary Porter, 4 Tom Barnard, 3 Herman Lubbe, 2 Vernon Paulo, 1 Mhleli Khuzwayo.
Bench: 16 Altus Rabe, 17 Hencus van Wyk, 18 Danie Kruger, 19 Luan Botha, 20 Xola Nyali, 21 Ezekiel Ngobeni, 22 Kyle Smith, 23 JC Mars.

Weekend teams

Photo: Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images

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All Blacks legend Ma’a Nonu stole the spotlight with a powerful response to New Zealand’s iconic haka during their dominant victory over the Sharks at King’s Park in Durban.

As the All Blacks launched into their traditional pre-match haka, Nonu stood face-to-face with his former international teammates before delivering an emotional response of his own, sending the Durban crowd into raptures.

The moment was particularly special for Nonu, a 103-Test All Blacks veteran and two-time Rugby World Cup winner. Now on the opposite side, his response highlighted the enduring pride, respect and connection he still has with the iconic New Zealand jersey and its traditions.

The crowd erupted in applause as the memorable exchange unfolded between one of the All Blacks’ modern-day greats and the current generation of New Zealand internationals moments before kick-off.

The emotional exchange added another unforgettable moment to a historic occasion, as the Hollywoodbets Sharks welcomed the All Blacks to Kings Park for the first time in a clash that brought together one of South Africa’s premier provincial sides and one of rugby’s most iconic international teams.

WATCH: Ma’a Nonu perform haka against All Blacks

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Orlando Pirates head coach Abdeslam Ouaddou has warned his strikers that they need to come to the party as he targets Caf Champions League success in the new season.

Pirates’ solid start

Pirates have got off to a winning start to the new campaign, beating Milford FC in the Premiership and Durban City in the MTN8.

They needed extra time to beat City in a 2-1 victory, however and have yet to really spark in attack.

Ouaddou is clearly determined for his side not to rest on their laurels after winning the Premiership last season to complete a domestic treble.

Their one major disappointment last season was getting knocked out by FC St Eloi Lupopo in the final qualifying round for the Champions League group stages.

“We don’t have to forget that this season is very important for us,” Ouaddou told reporters after Thapelo Mokobodi’s last minute extra time penalty had secured the win over Durban City.

“It’s very, very important, we must confirm what we did last season. But more than that, there is another competition that we failed last season and for me, it’s a really big, big target. So I need my strikers to wake up quickly to help the team.”

Pirates’ next match comes this evening in the Premiership away to AmaZulu.

It remains to be seen if Norwegian striker Sebastian Petersen is available to make his Pirates debut against Usuthu.

Pictures coming out of the Pirates camp, however did show Pedersen training with his teammates. It does seem like the Buccaneers could do with the help of the 27-year-old centre forward, especially with Evidence Makgopa looking set to be out injured for some time.

Arthur Zwane’s AmaZulu won their first league game of the season at Stellenbosch but lost a topsy-turvy MTN8 quarterfinal 4-3 at home to Sekhukhune on Sunday.

Zwane – “We’ve got to redeem ourselves’

“Now we have Pirates, we’ve got to redeem ourselves,” Zwane told SuperSport TV after the loss to Babina Noko.

“It’s not going to be an easy one, and we’re playing against a Pirates team that won at the weekend.

“So we’ve got to make sure that now the players do the right things in terms of recovery, and they eat well and drink a lot of water, so that they can be fully recovered when the time comes.”

“We conceded four goals. It’s unlike us. We are not a team that does that easily, you know, conceding goals like this. And yeah, hopefully we will learn from this one and rectify those mistakes.”