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26 - Sipho Chaine's clean sheet against Milford midweek was his 26th this year, not his 27th, still the most for a Pirates keeper in a calendar year. Correction.
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27 - Against Milford during the week, Sipho Chaine kept his 27th clean sheet since the start of the year, the outright most for a Pirates keeper in a calendar year. Wall.
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27 - Against Milford during the week, Sipho Chaine kept his 27th clean sheet since the start of the year, the outright most for a Pirates keeper in a calendar year. Wall.
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20 - Iqraam Rayners has scored 20 goals in all competitions since the start of last season, more than any other PSL top-flight player. Undimmed.
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Orlando Pirates this season: Attacking Sequence Involvements ☠️ Here are the top 10 players for the most attacking open-play sequence involvements at Pirates (taking a shot, creating a shot or being involved in the build up to a shot) ahead of the #SowetoDerby (min. 300 mins)
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26 - Wandile Duba’s hat-trick was the 26th scored by a Kaizer Chiefs player in the PSL era. Chiefs are now the team with the most hat-tricks among all top-flight teams across competitions. Heritage.
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3 - Tshepang Moremi is just the third player in Orlando Pirates' PSL history to grab a brace in three different Cup competitions (also MTN8 & CAFCL in September 2025). Triptych.
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The other two are Sibusiso Zuma and Benedict Vilakazi.
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16 - Only Ashley du Preez (17) has scored more goals for Kaizer Chiefs in all competitions than Wandile Duba (16) since he made his debut in December 2022. Sharp.
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26 - Wandile Duba is the 26th player to score a hat-trick for Kaizer Chiefs and the first since Caleb Bimenyimana in October 2022 (PSL era, all comps). Hero.
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1 - Wandile Duba is the first Kaizer Chiefs player in the PSL era to score a hat-trick in a League Cup game (Coke/Rothmans/Telkom/Carling Knockout). Matchball.
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+3 - Kaizer Chiefs' 3-0 triumph over TS Galaxy in the #CarlingKnockout is their biggest margin of victory in a game under Fernando da Cruz. Statement.
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2013 - Orlando Pirates are leading 3-0 at half-time in a League Cup game (Coke/Rothmans/Telkom/Carling Knockout) for the first time since October 2013 v Golden Arrows (a game they went on to win 4-0). Cruise.
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5 - AmaZulu have won each of their last five games in all competitions, the club's joint-best winning run in PSL history (5 also under Benni McCarthy in 2001). Smiles.
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*5 also under Benni McCarthy in 2021, not 2001
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Beyond goals and assists: the PSL’s most influential players in attack. Our latest newsletter introduces Attacking Sequence Involvement (ASI), ranking which #betwayprem players are most involved in their team’s chances, not just G/A. Read for free here: ladumaanalytics.substack.com…
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4 - Golden Arrows' 4-0 win over Chippa United is the club's biggest winning margin in this competition, surpassing their 4-1 win over Kaizer Chiefs at the same stage of the 2008 Telkom Knockout. Rout.
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23 October 2026 - Sundowns have been eliminated from the #CAFCL before the group stages, exactly 10 years after they were crowned #CAFCL champions (23 October 2016). Reversal.
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11 - Sundowns have failed to reach the CAF Champions League group stages for the first time since 2015/16, ending the CAF record for consecutive group-stage qualifications they shared with Al Ahly. Eliminated.
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📩 In our latest newsletter...⏳
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