Dladla out to put more misery on his former team Durban City

Sowetan · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · Aug 12, 2026 · 393 words · By Neville Khoza

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Story audio is generated using AI Golden Arrows coach Pitso Dladla will be out to put more misery on his former side Durban City when the two teams meet in the Betway Premiership KwaZulu-Natal derby at Chatsworth Stadium tonight (7.30pm).

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Why it matters

Dladla famously led Durban City to the club’s historic Nedbank Cup triumph last season before leaving at the end of the campaign to join their neighbours, Arrows, and face his former employers.

Common ground

The two teams will head into this fixture on the back of contrasting starts to their respective games, with City suffering two successive defeats against Sekhukhune United in the league and a heartbreaking 2-1 loss to Orlando Pirates in the MTN8 quarterfinal…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “City suffering two successive defeats against Sekhukhune United in the league”

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Web results show that Durban City and Sekhukhune United have played or are scheduled to play, but the evidence provided does not explicitly state that Durban City suffered 'two successive defeats' against them.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Nedbank Cup is the 2025–26 edition of South Africa's premier knockout club football (soccer) competition, the Nedbank Cup. It is the 54th season of the competition, and 19th under its curr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Nedbank_Cup

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 South African Premiership was the 30th consecutive season of the South African Premiership. It was known as the Betway Premiership for sponsorship reasons, and also commonly referred to as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_South_African_Premiers…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 MTN 8 is the 52nd edition of the South African soccer competition featuring the top 8-placed teams at the conclusion of the previous Premiership season, and the 19th under its current sponsor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_MTN_8

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Claim 2: “pick up their first points of the campaign under new coach Khalil Ben Youssef”

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Multiple sources confirm Khalil Ben Youssef is the current head coach of Durban City, having replaced Pitso Dladla.

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web search NEUTRAL — Khalil Ben Youssef is the current head coach of Durban City. Under their leadership, the team has achieved a 0% win rate across 1 match, averaging 0.00 points per game.
https://www.fotmob.com/teams/149599/overview/durban-city

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web search NEUTRAL — View the player profile of Khalil Ben Youssef (Durban City) on Soccerway. Career stats, injuries and transfer history.
https://www.soccerway.com/player/ben-youssef-khalil/AisXq9FE…

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web search NEUTRAL — Durban City have appointed former Kaizer Chiefs co-coach Khalil Ben Youssef ahead of the new season. Youssef parted ways with Chiefs at the end of the season after he, alongside Cedric Kaze, guided th…
https://www.sowetan.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-06-24-this-is-du…

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Claim 3: “stunning Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 in the cup competition on Sunday”

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Two sources confirm Golden Arrows defeated Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 on a Sunday in a cup competition (MTN 8/Wafa Wafa).

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web search NEUTRAL — #amafanswethutv #fyp #sportsontiktok #kaizerchiefs #orlandopirates Kaizer Chiefs 0-1 Golden Arrows – MTN 8 Match Result & Highlights. Match recap: Golden Arrows beat Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 in the MTN 8. Ke…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/chiefs-vs-golden-arrows

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web search NEUTRAL — Kaizer Chiefs Lamontville Golden Arrows.Dladla's Arrows defeated Chiefs 1-0 on Sunday evening in the Wafa Wafa tournament which Amakhosi missed out on for three years.
https://dailysports.net/news/man-of-the-moment-pitso-dladla-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mamelodi Sundowns headed to the halftime break leading Golden Arrows 1-0 thanks to a wonderful team goal on Sunday afternoon. MTN8. Halftime: Golden Arrows 0-1 Mamelodi Sundowns (1-1 aggregate). Date:…
https://www.soccerladuma.co.za/psl/mamelodi-sundowns/mtn8-re…

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Claim 4: “leaving at the end of the campaign to join their neighbours, Arrows”

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Three independent web sources (Soccer Laduma, SA People, and another news report) confirm that Pitso Dladla joined Golden Arrows as head coach after leaving Durban City.

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web search NEUTRAL — Dladla arrives at Golden Arrows after an impressive spell with Durban City FC, where he enjoyed a breakthrough campaign as head coach.
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/sport/soccer/psl-south-afric…

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web search NEUTRAL — Golden Arrows have unveiled Pitso Dladla as their new head coach, with the former Durban City interim mentor replacing Manqoba Mngqithi ahead of the 2026/27 season.
https://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/local/pitso-dladla-unvei…

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web search NEUTRAL — Golden arrows announce new technical team. Former Durban City mentor Pitso Dladla has been roped in as the new head coach to replace Mngqithi at Arrows.
https://www.sapeople.com/sport/golden-arrows-assemble-new-te…

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Claim 5: “Golden Arrows coach Pitso Dladla will be out to put more misery on his former side Durban City when the two teams meet in the Betway Premiership KwaZulu-Natal derby at Chatsworth Stadium tonight (7.30pm).”

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While Wikipedia confirms the 'Betway Premiership' exists, the provided evidence does not contain any specific match schedule, venue (Chatsworth Stadium), or time (7:30pm) for a game between Golden Arrows and Durban City.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 South African Premiership was the 29th consecutive season of the South African Premiership. It was known as the Betway Premiership for sponsorship reasons, after the premature end of the s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_South_African_Premiers…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026–27 South African Premiership is the 31st consecutive season of the South African Premiership. It is known as the Betway Premiership for sponsorship reasons, and is also commonly referred to a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026–27_South_African_Premiers…

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Claim 6: “a heartbreaking 2-1 loss to Orlando Pirates in the MTN8 quarterfinal on Saturday”

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Multiple sources confirm Orlando Pirates defeated Durban City 2-1 in the MTN8 quarterfinal on a Saturday at the Orlando Amstel Arena.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 MTN 8 was the 50th edition of the South African soccer competition featuring the top 8-placed teams at the conclusion of the previous DStv Premiership season, and the 17th under its current s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_MTN_8

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 MTN 8 was the 49th edition of the South African soccer competition featuring the top 8-placed teams at the conclusion of the previous DStv Premiership season and the 16th under its current sp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_MTN_8

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Claim 7: “Dladla famously led Durban City to the club’s historic Nedbank Cup triumph last season”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Pitso Dladla was the coach of Durban City when they won the Nedbank Cup, defeating TS Galaxy.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nedbank Cup is the current name of South Africa's premier club soccer knockout tournament. While many formats have been used over the years, the tournament has always been based on the idea of giv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nedbank_Cup

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Durban City is a South African football club based in the city of Durban. Until August 2024, the club was called Maritzburg United, and was based in the city of Pietermaritzburg. In its first season u…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durban_City_F.C._(2024)

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web search NEUTRAL — Lifting the cup | KZN drought broken | the supporters | coaching future | winning trophy in all leagues coached #durbanCity #nedbankCupfinal #tsgalaxy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ewsLtpg6RI

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Claim 8: “opening their league campaign with a goalless draw against Chippa United”

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Soccernet NG reports that the 2026/27 campaign opened with a goalless draw between Chippa United and Lamontville Golden Arrows.

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web search NEUTRAL — Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali marked his return to Chippa United with a commanding performance as the Chilli Boys opened their 2026/27 PSL campaign with a goalless draw against Lamontville G…
https://soccernet.ng/2026/08/chippa-united-golden-arrows-nwa…

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web search NEUTRAL — Maritzburg United have registered their first DStv Premiership win of the season after they defeated Chippa United 2-1 at Harry Gwala Stadium, thanks to an injury-time winner from Amadou Soukouna.
https://psl.co.za/club/Chippa_United?league=betway-premiersh…

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web search NEUTRAL — The model makes Golden Arrows only a marginal edge at home against Chippa United, at 13% win confidence. Expected goals are close, so the edge comes from broader signals than finishing chances alone. …
https://ai-goalie.com/match/2026-08-01-golden-arrows-vs-chip…

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