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Ligue des champions : Todibo, Kadile et Udol aptes pour le déplacement de Lens à Prague
Le RC Lens enregistre plusieurs retours importants avant son entrée en lice en Ligue des champions. Jean-Clair Todibo, Junior Kadile et Matthieu Udol sont disponibles pour affronter le Slavia Prague, jeudi à 21 heures, à l’Eden Arena.
Todibo et Kadile peuvent faire leurs débuts
Arrivés dans les derniers jours du mercato, Jean-Clair Todibo et Junior Kadile n’avaient pas pu intégrer le groupe retenu contre Lorient samedi dernier. Les deux recrues ont depuis repris normalement l’entraînement et peuvent désormais prétendre à une première apparition sous le maillot lensois. Todibo, prêté par West Ham, pourrait même être directement aligné par Dino Toppmöller pour ce rendez-vous européen. amunra-online.pl
Udol rassure, Titraoui et Abdulhamid absents
Autre bonne nouvelle pour le Racing, Matthieu Udol est également apte. Touché à la cuisse droite contre Lorient, le piston gauche a repris la séance collective mercredi et a reçu le feu vert avant le déplacement en République tchèque. En revanche, Yassine Titraoui, touché aux ischio-jambiers, et Saud Abdulhamid, victime d’un hématome à une cuisse, ne sont pas disponibles.
Après deux défaites consécutives en Ligue 1, Lens va donc pouvoir compter sur plusieurs renforts pour lancer sa campagne européenne. Face au Slavia Prague, Toppmöller dispose notamment d’une nouvelle solution en défense avec Todibo, tandis qu’Udol pourrait conserver son rôle sur le côté gauche.
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Ligue des champions: le FC Barcelone s'amuse face à Feyenoord (5-1)
A l'image de ses débuts tonitruants en championnat d'Espagne, le FC Barcelone a parfaitement lancé sa Ligue des champions en surclassant le Feyenoord Rotterdam (5-1), grâce notamment à un doublé de Raphinha, mercredi au Camp Nou.Les Barcelonais, leaders de la Liga grâce à leur carton plein (4 victoires) et un total impressionnant de 17 buts, ont affiché la même efficacité offensive en C1 face aux Néerlandais. Il n'a fallu que trois minutes au capitaine blaugrana Raphinha pour ouvrir la marque. Trouvé par Lamine Yamal, l'actuel meilleur buteur de Liga (6 buts) a devancé un défenseur, puis en a éliminé deux autres grâce à une feinte du gauche, avant de loger une frappe au fond des filets. C'est ensuite l'une des recrues estivales du Barça, Karim Adeyemi, qui a assuré le spectacle en doublant la mise d'une superbe frappe enroulée du droit (22e). Après la pause, Raphinha, décidément inarrêtable en ce début de saison, s'est offert un doublé après un service parfait de Pedri (57e). Le champion du monde espagnol Lamine Yamal a corsé l'addition d'un magnifique coup franc (77e), avant d'offrir le cinquième but à la recrue Gabriel Jesus, buteur de la tête (85e). Feyenoord avait réduit le score par Sem Steijn (82e). Lors de la prochaine journée (13 octobre), le Barça se déplacera à Istanbul pour affronter Galatasaray avant d'aller se mesurer une semaine plus tard au Paris SG, double tenant du titre.
Boccia Star Nolufefe Mgoqi Proves Nothing Can Slow Her Roll
It is often said that what really matters is invisible to the eye, and Nelson Mandela Bay receptionist Nolufefe “Nolu” Mgoqi is living proof of the maxim.
The 30-year-old has used a wheelchair since the age of 10, and it has not for a single minute stopped her from achieving in life, whether professionally, personally or on the field of play.
Aside from being the face of Gqeberha steelmaker Coega Steels, she is a wife, a mother and an eight-time Eastern Cape representative in the sport of Boccia, a precision game similar to bowls that is popular among athletes with physical disabilities.
The sport has taken her across the country, and with a ninth provincial cap on the horizon, her story stands as a reminder that talent, determination and the right support can carry an athlete far beyond any perceived limitation.
A diagnosis of muscular dystrophy at an early age might have felled others, but Nolufefe Mgoqi has proven, time and again, that the human spirit is capable of overcoming even the biggest of challenges.
She grew up in Gqeberha’s Motherwell township and completed her entire schooling at Northern Lights, a special education school in Cotswold. It was there, in Grade 6, that her physiotherapist suggested she give Boccia a try.
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Eight provincial caps later, she is glad she did. Her steady rise from a Grade 6 beginner to a fixture in provincial colours speaks to years of quiet, determined work. The trials for the Eastern Cape team are held annually at Cape Recife School, and such is her consistency that her selection has become close to a formality.
Boccia, pronounced “bot-cha”, involves participants throwing, kicking or rolling leather balls towards a white target ball which, as in bowls, is known as the jack. The game rewards accuracy and composure rather than power, opening the door to athletes across a wide range of physical abilities.
Players like Nolufefe Mgoqi, who are not able to throw or kick the balls, use a ramp to roll them towards the target. These competitors can call on a ramp assistant to help position the device for aiming purposes.
Her assistant just so happens to be her husband, Anele Mgoqi, who is hearing-impaired. The two met just out of high school and have been together ever since, building a partnership that now stretches across every corner of their lives.
In addition to being teammates on the court and parents to seven-year-old Uyinene, they are also work colleagues. Both joined Coega Steels four years ago, with Anele Mgoqi plying his trade as a machine operator while Nolufefe Mgoqi welcomes visitors at the front desk.
Nolufefe Mgoqi feels blessed despite having had to overcome so much in her young life, and a large part of her gratitude is reserved for her employer.
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Given the severity of her disability, travelling by bus and sleeping in hostels during tournaments are far from ideal. After sharing her dilemma with a colleague ahead of the 2025 interprovincial tournament in the Western Cape, she was advised to approach company director Anand Susainathan to see if the company could assist in any way.
“They sponsored Anele and I with flights and accommodation and everything that I needed. It is wonderful that my workplace supports me like this.”
Eastern Cape Boccia Star, Nolufefe Mgoqi
It is the kind of backing that turns participation into possibility for athletes with disabilities, for whom the logistics of competing can be as demanding as the competition itself.
With her husband at her side and a ninth Eastern Cape cap within reach, Nolufefe Mgoqi keeps rolling with South Africa’s best.
Main Photo Caption: Eight-time Eastern Cape boccia representative Nolufefe Mgoqi continues to inspire on and off the court. The Coega Steels receptionist, who has used a wheelchair since the age of 10, is closing in on a ninth provincial cap in the precision sport. All Photos: Supplied
Photo 2 Caption: Nolufefe Mgoqi and husband Anele Mgoqi form a formidable team at home, at work and on the boccia court.
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Proteas legends take third at TWH Legends Cup
Pat Symcox led the Proteas legends into a different sporting arena as they battled the Springboks and Bafana Bafana at Pearl Valley.
The Proteas traded bats for golf clubs at the inaugural TWH Legends Cup: Clash of the Codes, finishing third after two days of competition at Pearl Valley.
Symcox led a lineup stacked with talent. Barry Richards, Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher, Vernon Philander, Stephen Jeffries, Morne Morkel and Craig Matthews all featured as the cricket legends collected 10 points in the Ryder Cup-style event, narrowly behind the Springbok and Bafana Bafana teams, who finished level on 11½ points.
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The Springbok legends were eventually crowned champions on a count out, but the format gave some of South African sport’s best-known former players the chance to renew old rivalries in very different surroundings.
Symcox was also involved in some of the lighter moments across the two days, chirping his fellow competitors ahead of the long-drive challenge as the three sporting codes competed for bragging rights.
There was plenty at stake on the course. A watch worth R1.8 million was on offer for a hole-in-one at the par-three 13th, with former Springbok captain John Smit coming closest when his tee shot finished just a few feet from the flag.
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More than a dozen amateur activations accompanied the legends’ competition, including nearest-the-pin contests and a long-drive challenge on the ninth.
The Marquee Group’s Beat the Pro hole featured Sunshine Tour professionals Jordan Burnard and Cole Stevens, while TWH Bridging Finance served as headline sponsor.
For Symcox and the Proteas legends, there was no trophy this time, but just 1½ points separated them from the two teams at the top as cricket, rugby and football came together for the inaugural event.
Habari Media CEO Kevin Ferguson was full of praise for how the inaugural event came together. “A huge shout out to the Compleat Golfer team and headline sponsor TWH, who have had a strong association with other Habari properties like SA Rugby Magazine,” he said. “A big thank you to the respective team captains and their playing squads, who showcased their ability to be top golfers as much as they were soccer, rugby and cricket internationals.
“Pearl Valley was the perfect choice of course for our inaugural event. And the three squads were the perfect representation of legends in the South African sporting landscape.
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