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Unofficial Twitter page for South African & African soccer stats. Enlightening.🇿🇦 (Please DM for queries. Please credit for reuse. Not affiliated to Opta.)

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8 - This week's newsletter features a stat for each #dstvprem team that has qualified for the Top8, and some final day permutations for the five teams that can still end the season as Number 8. Newsletter. 🔗:
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1 - Ronwen Williams is the first goalkeeper in AFCON history to save four penalties in a single penalty shootout. Him. #AFCON2024
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5 - @Masandawana are the fifth side to be at the top of the #AbsaPrem table this season: Kaizer Chiefs - 379 days on top. Wits - 12 days. Baroka - 5 days. Polokane - 3 days. Sundowns - 1 day. Patience. #AbsaPremFinale
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3 - Ronwen Williams is only the second Bafana Bafana goalkeeper to keep three clean sheets at a single AFCON tournament, after Andre Arendse (4 in 1996). Destiny? #AFCON2023
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105 - The goal v Bumamuru today was Peter Shalulile's 105th goal for a PSL top-flight club, surpassing Tico Tico Bucuane (104) to become the highest foreign goal scorer in PSL top-flight history. Golden. #cafcl
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1 - Ronwen Williams is the first goalkeeper to make four saves in a single AFCON penalty shootout in Bafana Bafana's history. Hero. #AFCON2023
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1 - 2022/23 Sundowns are the first team in PSL history to beat both Orlando Pirates & Kaizer Chiefs home & away in the same season. Dominance. #DSTVPrem
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5 - This is the first time in PSL history that Kaizer Chiefs have conceded five goals in a game in any competition. Disarray. #dstvprem
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5 - No African team has reached the AFCON final and returned without lifting the trophy on more occasions than Nigeria (5 times). Bridesmaids. #AFCON2023
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3 - Pitso Mosimane was a @Masandawana player in 1997/98 when they won the first of three successive titles. Pitso Mosimane is the @Masandawana coach in 2019/20 when they won the last of three successive titles. Cycle. #AbsaPremFinale 📸 @BackpagePix
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14 - Bafana Bafana have completed 14 build-ups at #AFCON2023 (open-play sequences containing 10 or more passes) - more than any other side. In fact, no other side has more than 10. DNA.
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2 - Themba Zwane is the sixth player to net twice in an AFCON game for Bafana Bafana, but only the second to secure a brace in the first half of a game (after Benni McCarthy's four goals in 1998, also v Namibia). Dentists. #AFCON2023
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1 - This is the first time in PSL history that a player from both Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates secures a brace in the #sowetoderby . Dentists.
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18 - Ronwen Williams has now kept 18 clean sheets for Sundowns in the #dstvprem this season, a new record for a goalkeeper in a single PSL campaign. Congratulations. @ronwen30
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1 - Percy Tau is the first ever South African to win the CAF Interclub Player of the Year award. Recognised. #CAFAwards2023 🇿🇦
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19 - Monnapule Saleng has been involved in 19 #dstvprem goals this season (11G 8A), more than any other player in the division. Superstar.
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20 - Vuyo Mere made his PSL debut 20 years ago this week (18 August 2001 v Black Leopards) and is now appearing in his 21st different PSL season. Longevity. #DSTVPrem
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10 - Mamelodi Sundowns have won all 10 of their games in the #dstvprem this season, becoming the first side ever to win 10 straight games from the start of a PSL top-flight campaign. Perfect.
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16 - Themba Zwane's goal against CR Belouizdad is the 16th he's managed in CAF competitions, a new record for a PSL player. Continental. #cafcl
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30 - Aubrey Modiba recovered possession of the ball 30 times for Bafana Bafana in their three matches, the most ball recoveries by any player in the group stages at #AFCON2023 📷. Graft.
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7 - Sundowns have won all seven matches in all competitions in January 2023, the most wins by a team in in a single month in PSL history. Resolutions. #DSTVPrem Review➡️:
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5 - Ronwen Williams is the first Bafana Bafana goalkeeper to keep five clean sheets at a single AFCON tournament, eclipsing Andre Arendse’s four in 1996. Presence. #AFCON2023
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4 - Yet, only four of Osimhen’s shots were on target as many as our 3rd-best shooter (Percy Tau). Two of our players - Evidence Makgopa (5) & Teboho Mokoena (7) outshine him. Plus, no player at #AFCON2023 has more shots on target than Mokoena (7). Precision.
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1️⃣9️⃣ - That does not scare us, my friend. Have you heard of Victor Osimhen - the reigning African Footballer of the Year? He has taken more shots (19) than any other player at AFCON, and is the tournament leader for xG (3.1). Danger. ⚡️ #NGARSA #AFCON2023
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32 - Mamelodi Sundowns have tonight set a new outright record for the longest run without defeat in PSL history, going 32 #dstvprem matches unbeaten (W26 D6 since September 2022). Unprecedented.
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3 - Lyle Foster has scored his third goal of the season. No South African player has ever scored more in their first five English Premier League appearances. Entrance.
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12 - Aubrey Modiba recovered possession of the ball 12 times for Bafana Bafana against Mali on MD1, the most ball recoveries by any player in the first round of games at #AFCON2023 . Postman.
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16y7m9d - Aged 16 years 7 months 9 days, Siyabonga Mabena is the youngest player to score a league goal for Sundowns in PSL history, beating Siyanda Xulu's record for the club by 478 days (set in Nov 2009). Prospect. #dstvprem
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4 - Morgan Mammila is the first coach in Chippa United's PSL history to win four consecutive top-flight games. Heaven. #DStvPrem
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11 - Sundowns have won their 11th consecutive league game, only the third time in PSL history that a top-flight team has won 11 in a row: 🔘 2006/07 Sundowns 🔘 2022/23 Sundowns 🔘 2023/24 Sundowns Tradition. #dstvprem
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1 year
0 - Thomas Sweswe is the only player to complete 90 minutes without touching the ball, but end up as Man of the Match, doing this on 29 February 2011. Ghost.
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2 - Zakhele Lepasa is only the second player in PSL history to score a hat-trick in a Top8 tie, after Jimmy Kauleza in 2002 v Moroka Swallows, who was also playing for Orlando Pirates. Hot. #MTN8
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2 - Bafana Bafana have scored more build-up goals than any other side at #AFCON2023 (2) - defined as goals coming from open-play sequences that contain ten or more passes. Rhythm.
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5 - Rulani Mokwena is the first coach to win their first five league games in charge of Sundowns. Mlungisi. #DStvPrem
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8 - Zakhele Lepasa (10 goals in 8 appearances) is the fastest Orlando Pirates player to score 10 goals in a season since Tendai Ndoro (10 in 12 during 2016/17). However, Lepasa is the faster Pirates player to reach the mark in PSL history. Clinical. #MTN8
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4 - Ronwen Williams is only the second Bafana Bafana goalkeeper to keep four clean sheets at a single AFCON tournament, after Andre Arendse (4 in 1996). However, he is the first ever to keep four clean sheets in four consecutive games. Protector. #AFCON2023
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98 - The midweek brace v Royal AM took Peter Shalulile to 98 top-flight goals (27 at Highlands Park plus 71 at Sundowns, all comps) - and he's now placed 7th for all-time PSL top scorers. Finisher.
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10 - Zakhele Lepasa is the first top-flight player to score double-digit goals in all competitions this season. Inspired. #MTN8
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6 - No Sundowns player has ever scored more away goals in CAF competitions than Thapelo Morena (6). Marauder. #CAFCL
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5 - No PSL-era team has reached the Top8 final and returned without lifting the trophy as often as Mamelodi Sundowns (5 times). Bridesmaids. #MTN8Final
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110 - Peter Shalulile has scored his 110th goal for a top-flight club (27 at Highlands Park, 83 at Sundowns all comps). He goes joint-second with Daniel Mudau & Mabhudi Khanyeza for goals in the PSL era, behind only Siya Nomvethe. Superstar. #dstvprem
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3 - Orlando Pirates have now retained the Top8 title for a third time (2000, 2011 & 2023). No team has retained the Top8 title on more occasions. Heritage. #MTN8Final
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2 - Jose Riveiro is only the second Orlando Pirates coach in PSL history to complete a league double over Kaizer Chiefs. Brag. #SowetoDerby #dstvprem
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20 - Peter Shalulile is the first top-flight player to score 20 goals in all competitions this season. Stellar. #DStvPrem
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6 months
1 - Mamelodi Sundowns are the inaugural champions of the African Football League. Champions. #AFL
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2 years
4 - Andile Jali has been involved in all four domestic trebles completed by PSL sides (Orlando Pirates 2010/11, 2011/12 & Sundowns 2019/20, 2021/22). Starring. #NedbankCupFinal 🎯 @Abutii_Broadway
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20 - Peter Shalulile is the first Sundowns player to score 20+ goals in all competitions in successive seasons since Daniel Mudau (98/99 - 00/01). Consistency. #CAFCL
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8 - Mothobi Mvala made more interceptions than any other player during the group stage at #AFCON2023 (8). Anticipation.
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10" - Peter Shalulile's goal after 10 seconds is the fastest in MTN8 history, surpassing Daine Klate's goal after 34 seconds for Wits v Sundowns in the 2016 final. Flash. #MTN8
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🔢 - Most shots on target after two matches at #AFCON2023 : 14 - Bafana Bafana 🇿🇦 . . 11 - Morocco🇲🇦 10 - Egypt🇪🇬 10 - Cape Verde🇨🇻 9 - Senegal🇸🇳 8 - Six teams🌍 Accuracy.
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12 - Eric Tinkler has now won 12 matches against Kaizer Chiefs in his coaching career, more than he has against any other PSL opponent. Habit. #DSTVPrem
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2 - Tomorrow marks only the second time in PSL history that Sundowns face Kaizer Chiefs in a Cup game on the same day the Springboks play Ireland, after the 1998 Rothmans Cup final (28 Nov 98). Trivia.
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50 - Sundowns have become the fastest team ever to reach 50 points in a PSL top-flight season, doing so in just 20 games and breaking the record previously held by Kaizer Chiefs (21 games). Soaring.
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7 months
3088 - It has been 3088 days since Kaizer Chiefs last lifted a trophy. Answer.
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Disco Mkhwanazi 💛👆🤗⚽️
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Dear Bafo @OptaJabu 🤗🤗🤗💙💙 Konje it's HOW MANY DAYS since Kaizer Chiefs Last WON a Trophy 🏆 #OptaJabuStats I'll listen on Radio Thank You inadvance Bafo @OptaJabu
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37 - Mamelodi Sundowns have won their 37th game in 2023 (all comps). Only once before (38 wins in 1999) have they won more games in one calendar year. Unwavering. #CAFCL
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3 years
1 - August 2019: Percy Tau scored his 1st goal for @ClubBrugge on his debut. August 2020: Percy Tau has scored his first goal for @rscanderlecht on his debut. October 2021: Percy Tau has scores his first goal for @AlAhlyEnglish on his debut. Tradition.
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2001 - This is the second time in PSL history (and the first since April 2001) that Orlando Pirates have scored 4+ goals in back-to-back competitive games. Unlocked.
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9 - Sundowns have won their ninth #dstvprem game of the season (out of nine), setting a new record run for consecutive wins by a top-flight side from the start of a PSL season. Surge.
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2 years
50 - Peter Shalulile has become the fastest player to reach 50 goals for Sundowns in the PSL era, doing so in just 80 games and breaking the record previously held by Raphael Chukwu (84 games). Magic. #DSTVPrem
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6 months
30 - Last night was Rulani Mokwena's 30th league game as Sundowns head coach (P30 W24 D6 L0). He's the first coach in PSL history to lead a team over a 30-game period without defeat, and only the second to win 78/90 points across 30 games (1999 Ted Dumitru - P30 W25 D3 L2). Ace.
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1 year
6 - Jose Riveiro has won six consecutive #dstvprem games, equalling Roy Barreto (2002), Ruud Krol (2011) & Josef Zinnbauer (2020) for the longest winning league streak for Orlando Pirates in the PSL. Cooking.
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2 months
1,053 - Elvis Chipezeze spent 1,053 minutes laying on the floor during #dstvprem games at Baroka (13 mins per game), the only player with more than 1,000 floor minutes for a single top-flight club in PSL history. Sleepaholic.
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12 - @Masandawana are the first team in PSL history to win as many as 12 games at the half-way stage of a 16 team PSL season. Rampant. #DStvPrem
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48 - This weekend, Mamelodi Sundowns will be playing their 48th game of the season, more than any other PSL side. Workaholics. #cafcl
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7 months
16 - Kaizer Chiefs have now lost 16 games across all competitions since the start of 2023, a new record for the club in a single calendar year. Horribilis. #dstvprem
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3 years
1 - Arthur Zwane featured as a player in the first match a PSL side played away in Morocco (Pirates v Raja Casablanca in September 1997). 24 years later, he featured as a coach in the first match a PSL side won away in Morocco (Chiefs v Wydad in June 2021). Trivia. #TotalCAFCL
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25 - Orlando Pirates have now lost 25 league matches against Sundowns, more than against any other opponent in PSL history. Habitual. #DSTVPrem
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2 years
1 - Caleb Bimenyimana is the first player in PSL top-flight history to score a hat-trick of penalties in a single game. Wakanda. #DStvPrem
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1 - Sundowns are the only team yet to concede a goal in the #AFL , with four clean sheets in four games. Solidity.
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2 years
1 - Arthur Zwane is the first Kaizer Chiefs coach to win his first #SowetoDerby since Ernst Middendorp in 2005/06. Zwane played for Chiefs in that game, which was also on the 29th of October. Suited. #DSTVPrem
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8 months
17 - 17 points from 8 games is Golden Arrows' best start to a season in 15 years, since collecting 18 points from eight in 2008/09. Impressing. #dstvprem
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11 - That's interesting @OptaNGR , maybe that’s because you enjoyed a head start. Did you know that since making our tournament debut in 1996, Bafana Bafana (11) have been to more AFCON tournaments than Nigeria (10)? Regulars. #AFCON2023 #NGARSA
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Opta Nigeria
4 months
1️⃣5️⃣ - Nigeria are playing in their 15th semi-final at the Africa Cup of Nations, more than any other nation in the history of the competition. Game on @OptaJabu . Pedigree. #NGARSA #AFCON2023
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104 - Bradley Grobler's two goals tonight were his 103rd and 104th for a PSL club, now level with Tico-Tico Bucuane as the 5th highest scorer in PSL history. Example. #dstvprem
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1 year
11 - Kaizer Chiefs have lost 11 #dstvprem matches this season, their most league defeats in a single campaign in PSL history. Fading.
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6 months
133 - Lucas Ribeiro's goal was the 133rd league goal scored in a match involving Sundowns and SuperSport, extending the #tshwanederby 's record as the highest-scoring fixture in @OfficialPSL history. Entertainment.
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2 years
7 - Peter Shalulile has scored seven goals versus Kaizer Chiefs (2 for Highlands Park, 5 for Sundowns) - more than he has versus any other PSL side. Bully. #DSTVPrem
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103 - The goal v Golden Arrows was Peter Shalulile's 103rd goal in the top-flight, bringing him level with Collins Mbesuma as the 5th-highest scorer in PSL history. Dependable. #dstvprem
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1 year
16 - No player has been involved in more goals for Sundowns in all competitions this season than Cassius Mailula (16 - 12G 4A). Yield. #CAFCL
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802 - The win over Richards Bay brought Sundowns their 800th point at home in the PSL, the first club to reach this landmark. Comforts. #dstvprem
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3 - Peter Shalulile has won the Golden Boot for a third season (also 2019/20 & 2021/22), becoming the first PSL player to win the award three times. Machine.
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1 year
26 - Despite waiting until October for his first start, Monnapule Saleng (15G 11A) ended the season as the only top-flight player with double figures for both goals & assists in all competitions. Double-Double. 50 stats from the PSL season🔗:
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17 - Ronwen Williams has equalled the PSL top-flight record for clean sheets in one season, set by Moeneeb Josephs (17 also in 2009/10). Wall. #dstvprem
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7 months
17 - Luke Baartman (17y4m6d) is the second youngest player to score a goal in the #dstvprem this season, after Siyabonga Mabena (16y7m9d). Fledgling.
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29 - Peter Shalulile's #AFLFinal opener was the 29th goal he's scored for Sundowns in Cup competitions, making him the club's outright top Cup scorer in PSL history. Occassion. #AFL
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9 months
32 - This was the 32nd time in PSL history that Sundowns won a league game by a 4+ goal margin, the most of all PSL sides. Bullish. #DStvPrem
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2 years
42 - The goal v Al Ahly took Peter Shalulile to 42 goals for Sundowns since joining the club last season, overtaking Isaac Shai (41) to 8th place in all-time PSL-era goals for the club. Bounce. #CAFCL
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4 months
3.1 - Based on the quality of on-target shots he has faced, Ronwen Williams has prevented 3.1 goals at #AFCON2023 - more than any other goalkeeper at the tournament. Wall.
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2 years
15 - No PSL side has been to more Cup finals and returned without lifting the trophy as often as Orlando Pirates (15 times). Bridesmaids. #CAFCCFinal
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9 months
5 - Mamelodi Sundowns can become the 4th team in PSL history to win their opening five games of a top-flight season (after 1996 Chiefs, 2002 Pirates & 2014 Chiefs). Indeed, Chiefs hold the record with eight straight wins at the start of the 2014/15 season. Memories. #dstvprem
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10 days
69 - 69 points from 27 games is a new record at this stage of a PSL season. Indeed, no team has ever won more than 65 points after 27 games. Exceptional. #dstvprem
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100 - Peter Shalulile’s second goal v CR Belouizdad took him to 100 top-flight goals for PSL clubs (27 at Highlands Park plus 73 at Sundowns, all comps), becoming the 7th player to reach 100 goals in PSL history. Milestone. #CAFCL
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15 - Sundowns have now beaten all the opposing teams in the #DSTVPrem at least once this season, equalling a PSL 100% record set by Kaizer Chiefs in 2013/14 & 2014/15. Bullies.
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10 - Sundowns have also won 10 consecutive home league games, equalling the PSL record that was set by Sundowns in 1999. Homely. #DStvPrem
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21y 244d - Aged 21 years and 244 days, Cassius Mailula became the youngest Sundowns player ever to score 10+ goals across all competitions in a single PSL season. Gifted. #CAFCL
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100 - In their 100th match in charge at Sundowns this past weekend, Mngqithi & Mokwena earned their 63rd win – the best win rate of any Sundowns coach in their first 100 games (all comps, PSL era). Century. #MTN8
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1.7 - Orlando Pirates have scored 62 goals this season across 36 games at an average of 1.7 per game; the last time an Orlando Pirates side enjoyed a higher goals per game rate in a PSL season was in 2000/01 (1.8 gpg under Gordon Igesund). Abundance. #NedbankCup
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72 - Sundowns have earned 72 points this season (P28 W22 D6 L0), a new PSL record for a 30-game top-flight season (previously 71). Imperious. #dstvprem
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13 - Orlando Pirates are now unbeaten in all 13 Cup games under Jose Riveiro (W11 D2), the joint-longest a Pirates coach has gone unbeaten in Cups at the start of their tenure (Zinnbauer also 13). Maestro. #MTN8
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7 - Sundowns have won the @OfficialPSL title with seven games still left to play, the earliest title victory in terms of remaining matches in PSL history. Command. #DSTVPrem
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18y 6m 20d - Aged 18 years 6 months and 20 days, Mduduzi Shabalala is the 3rd youngest player to score a league goal for Kaizer Chiefs in the PSL, behind only Wiseman Meyiwa (17y 8m 18d) & Mandla Masango (18y 0m 28d). Talent #DSTVPrem
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1 - Peter Shalulile has become the first player in PSL history to score a hat-trick in back-to-back top-flight appearances. Historic. #DSTVPrem
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162 - Sundowns players have received 162 hugs during games since Rulani Mokwena became sole head coach in October 2022, more than any other side have received from their coach in that time. Affection. #dstvprem
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