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Her proud father Ricardo Naidoo gives credit to his little champion for committing herself to chess game.

As the African Champion U-8 girl and FIDE Woman Candidate Master in December 2019, she has been offered an opportunity to play simultaneously with a Grand Master Levon Aronian.

Eight-year old Kajol Naidoo got Knights and Rooks rolling in her advantage after bagging in 8 of 8 games today in the South African Junior Chess Championship (SAJCC) taking place in Birchwood hotel Gauteng’s East Rand.

The Buccaneers next host Mamelodi Sundowns who failed to capitalise on a numerical advantage against Bidvest Wits yesterday.

Meanwhile the striker was pleased with his performance on the night adding that he hopes to get more hat-tricks this season.

Orlando Pirates coach Josef Zannibauer says he is happy to have a goal poacher like Gabadinho Mhango.

But Seema says they were confident they could come back against a tiring Stellenbosch side, and he made tactical changes that paid off.

Celtic Coach Lehlohonolo Seema says that it was a tough first half as Stellenbosch came at them strongly.

Barker says he had hoped his team could still find a late equaliser, but in the end Celtic were just sharper, and they now need to focus on game away to Highlands Parks on Saturday.

Bloemfontein Celtic came from a goal behind at half-time to beat Stellenbosch FC 2-1 at the Cape Town Stadium in an Absa Premiership game last night.

City coach Clinton Larsen was disappointed with the result but not with the performance saying his side did better in the second half.

Gabadinho Mhango scored a hat-trick to help Orlando Pirates annihilate Polokwane City with a 4-1 drubbing in the Absa premiership at the Peter Mokaba stadium yesterday.

Sundowns and Wits are involved in the group stages of both the CAF Champions league and CAF Confederation Cup respectively.

The two teams played to a 1-1 draw in Durban last month. Wits are lying third on the log with 27 points in 13 matches.

The Brazilians also had a penalty shout in the second half when a ball from Vilakazi appeared to hit one of the defender’s hand in the second half, but the referee waved play on.

Mamelodi Sundowns and Bidvest Wits played to a goalless draw in a league match at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria last night.

City has the worst defence in the league, conceding 23 goals in 16 games. Sithebe says they are well aware of the issues their opponents have at the back and must look to exploit it when going forward.

With four fixtures remaining in the month of January, Usuthu midfielder Siyethemba Sithebe believes this is the ideal opportunity for them to climb out of the bottom half of the log.

AmaZulu coach Jozef Vukusic says his team’s ability to bounce back will be key in their fight for survival this season.

Also in attendance at this function is the senior team led by head coach Ernst Middendorp, they play against Highlands Park in the Absa Premiership game tomorrow evening at FNB stadium.

Chiefs has planned a series of events throughout this year to celebrate this 50th anniversary milestone and some of these would also include some international exhibition matches including the legends and the current senior team.

The function which is still underway is being attended by former Chiefs players including founding members like John “Banks” Sethlodi, Vusi “Computer” Lamola including legends from different eras from the 70’s until now.

Chiefs, arguably Southern Africa’s biggest club in terms of fan base is also the most successful football club dating back to the 1970’s when it comes to trophies.

Kaizer Chiefs chairman Kaizer Motaung says during the days of the struggle, they were more than just a footballing club but also a vehicle to drive resistance against apartheid government.

Da Gama also added that he is looking at filling in the left back spot as that department has been blighted by injuries.