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Lungu’s last-gasp strike takes Pirates to MTN8 semifinals

Timeslive · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · · 582 words · By Sazi Hadebe
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Gamphani Lungu’s astonishing shot inside the area in the last minute of extra time set Orlando Pirates well on their way to defend the MTN8 trophy once again — they have won it for the past consecutive four years — ousting a spirited 11-man Durban City 2-1 in…

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Gamphani Lungu’s astonishing shot inside the area in the last minute of extra time set Orlando Pirates well on their way to defend the MTN8 trophy once again — they have won it for the past consecutive four years — ousting a spirited 11-man Durban City 2-1 in…

Why it matters

Lungu had been thrown on as a late substitute and got the winner when it looked like the matter would be settled by penalty shoot-outs after 90 minutes ended in a 1-1 stalemate.

Common ground

Though there were hardly any early signs of the visitors posing any threat to Abdeslam Ouadou’s team, Pirates had a sloppy start to this match and were tentative in their attacks.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2026-08-08-lungus-last-gasp-strike-take…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 19 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “ousting a spirited 11-man Durban City 2-1 in the first of the competition’s last-8 matches at Orlando Stadium on Saturday”
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The event (Orlando Pirates defeating Durban City 2-1 in an MTN8 match) is reported in the web search results, although some search results for 'Orlando' were irrelevant (referring to Florida).
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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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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 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: “they found City level with them after some shoddy defending at the back allowed Jean Lubumba to cancel Maswanganyi’s goal”
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Claim 3: “Bucs coach Ouaddou responded by strengthening his side with the introduction of Kabelo Kgositsile and Boitumelo Radiopan for Oswin Appollis and Mbuthuma”
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Claim 4: “departed stars who include PSL’s Player of the Season Relebohile Mofokeng, a key playmaker for Pirates in the last two seasons”
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Claim 5: “Gamphani Lungu’s astonishing shot inside the area in the last minute of extra time set Orlando Pirates well on their way to defend the MTN8 trophy once again”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Gamphani Lungu scored a winning goal in the last minute of extra time for Orlando Pirates against Durban City in an MTN8 match.
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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 — Gamphani Jones Lungu (born 19 September 1998) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a winger for South African Premiership club Orlando Pirates and the Zambia national football team.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamphani_Lungu
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Orlando Pirates Football Club, referred to as simply Pirates, is a South African professional football club based in Orlando, Soweto that plays in the South African Premiership, the country's top-tier…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Pirates_F.C.
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Claim 6: “his header off a Camren Dansin cross missed the upright”
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Claim 7: “City midfielder Brooklyn Poggenpoel was already on a yellow card when he hacked Tshepand Moremi inside the area”
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No evidence was found after searching for Brooklyn Poggenpoel or Tshepand Moremi.
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Claim 8: “Kgositsile, one of the players promoted by Pirates this season”
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Claim 9: “striker Yanela Mbuthuma was unlucky to see his tap-in missing the upright by a few centimetres after connecting with a good cross from Patrick Maswanganyi”
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The provided search results for this claim were entirely irrelevant (Speedtest by Ookla), providing no information about Yanela Mbuthuma or Patrick Maswanganyi.
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web search NEUTRAL — Test your internet speed with Speedtest by Ookla, a reliable tool for measuring broadband performance worldwide.
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Claim 10: “Abdeslam Ouadou’s team”
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Abdeslam Ouaddou is mentioned as explaining Orlando Pirates' situation in a news snippet, implying he is the coach, but no other authoritative source confirms his official title.
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web search NEUTRAL — Monoprix S.A. (French pronunciation: [mɔnɔpʁi]) is a major French retail chain with its headquarters in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France, near Paris. [1] The company's stores combine food retailing with…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoprix
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Claim 11: “midfielder Thalente Mbatha was the first to test City’s goalkeeper Fredrick Aasare”
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Wikipedia and FotMob confirm Thalente Mbatha is a midfielder for Orlando Pirates. The specific action in the match is reported in the narrative, but his identity is verified.
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web search NEUTRAL — Thalente Wandile Mbatha is a South African soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier Soccer League side Orlando Pirates and the South Africa national team.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalente_Mbatha
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web search NEUTRAL — Orlando Pirates, born on March 6, 2000, who is right-footed. Follow Thalente Mbatha on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehens…
https://www.fotmob.com/players/1124424/thalente-mbatha
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Claim 12: “they have won it for the past consecutive four years”
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Sources conflict on the number of consecutive wins. One source claims they won four in a row, another claims three consecutive seasons, and another simply says they have won it four times total.
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web search NEUTRAL — Pirates win fourth MTN8 title in a row.As such, Pirates became the first team to successfully defend the trophy for a third straight year, with the Maroons coming up just short in back-to-back seasons…
https://supersport.com/football/news/dc90fc55-72fb-42f7-b702…
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web search NEUTRAL — Orlando Pirates have won the MTN8 competition for three consecutive seasons.Bucs have lifted this competition’s trophy three consecutive times.
https://sundayworld.co.za/sports/soccer/limpopo-soccer-fans-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Pirates have won the MTN8 trophy four times.ALSO READ: Maela doubtful for MTN8 final. The win gave the Buccaneers R8 million-worth of reasons to put behind them their defeat to Kaizer Chiefs in the So…
https://www.citizen.co.za/sport/soccer/local-soccer/saleng-w…
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Claim 13: “Former Chiefs co-head coach Khalil Ben Youseff, now calling shots at City”
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Claim 14: “Maswanganyi sent City’s gloveman the wrong way to give the home side a deserved lead in the 37th minute”
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Claim 15: “Lungu had been thrown on as a late substitute”
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Only one relevant source mentions Lungu coming on from the bench; other search results for 'substitute' or 'partner' were irrelevant/hallucinated by the search engine.
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https://www.who.int/zh/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/comprehe…
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Claim 16: “Referee Alfred Chavani gave Poggenpoel his marching orders”
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No evidence was found after searching for Referee Alfred Chavani or the red card event.
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Claim 17: “90 minutes ended in a 1-1 stalemate”
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The claim that the match was 1-1 after 90 minutes is implied by the fact that it went to extra time and ended 2-1, but only the primary narrative source explicitly describes the stalemate. Other search results were generic 'score' pages.
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Claim 18: “former Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Gaston Sirino combined with former Bucs right back Bandile Shandu before Sirino laid a good pass for Lubumba to tap in”
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Claim 19: “pulled off Sirino for Samkelo Maseko”
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