‘Like someone asking, how does Coca-Cola taste?’: legends describe derby feeling

‘When the players come out and you feel the cheer or the jeer, it is another world,’ says Komphela of Pirates-Chiefs monolith

31 January 2025 – 04:30

At some stage during their respective careers, they were the main characters in the ongoing Soweto derby sequel. ..

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