Dithejane scores as Dladla’s Young Africans make it two wins in a row

Bafana Bafana attacker Puso Dithejane scored for Chicago Fire at the weekend, while South African interim coach Simo Dladla maintained his unbeaten start with Young Africans in Tanzania.

Dithejane struck after being set up by Robert Lewandowski as Chicago Fire defeated Colorado Rapids 4-2 in an entertaining match. Fellow South African Mbekezeli Mbokazi completed the full 90 minutes for Chicago.

Dladla’s Young Africans also continued their positive run, beating Kagera Sugar 4-0 to record a second successive victory. The result leaves them two points behind Tanzanian league leaders Simba SC, who have a game in hand.

South Africans feature across Europe

Relebohile Mofokeng played the entire match for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise as they claimed a 2-1 win over Beveren in Belgium.

Luke Le Roux likewise completed 90 minutes for Cercle Brugge, who secured a 2-1 victory against Antwerp.

In Scotland, Olwethu Makhanya was on the pitch for the full match as Rangers beat Aberdeen 1-0. The result sent Rangers through to the Scottish League Cup final.

Aden McCarthy played 45 minutes for Sabah FC in Azerbaijan, where they were beaten 3-2 by Turan Tovuz.

Gift Links made his third appearance since returning from injury, featuring for 28 minutes as Aarhus lost 2-0 to Brondby in Denmark.

Yusuf Maart came on for the final 18 minutes of Ried’s 1-1 draw with Altach in Austria. South African team-mate Jaedin Rhodes remained an unused substitute.

Defeats for Chauke, Singh and Human

Kgaogelo Chauke completed 90 minutes for Burton Albion in League One, but could not prevent them from suffering a 3-0 defeat by Wycombe in England.

Luther Singh played the first 45 minutes for AEL Limassol as they lost 2-0 to Omonia in Cyprus. Fellow South African Mihlali Mayambela made a one-minute appearance for Omonia.

Rowan Human also experienced a difficult outing in Albania, playing 84 minutes as Partizani were beaten 2-1 by AF Elbasani.

The result was Partizani’s sixth consecutive defeat.