Le frère de Michael Olise, Richard, non conservé par Chelsea

Pendant que son frère Michael s’envole avec l’équipe de France pour la Coupe du monde, Richard Olise quitte le club de Premier League de Chelsea où ils étaient en fin de contrat.

Chelsea a dévoilé sur ses différents canaux, le départ de quatre joueurs en fin de contrats le 30 juin prochain. Brodi Hughes, Richard Olise, Sam Rak-Sakyi et Jimi Tauriainen ne porteront plus les couleurs des Blues l’an prochain.

Aucun match avec l’équipe première de Chelsea

Frère de Michael dans l’avion avec l’équipe de France, pour participer au Mondial, Richard Olise, 21 ans, quitte un club où il est arrivé à 9 ans et où il est resté une dizaine d’années. Olise a évolué dans toutes les catégories d’âge de l’académie du club londonien. Enfin, il a connu une fois le groupe de l’équipe première lors d’un déplacement à Astana en Ligue Conférence la saison dernière. « Nous remercions tous nos joueurs sortants pour leur contribution au cours de leur passage chez les Blues et leur souhaitons bonne chance pour la suite de leur carrière. », a conclu le club anglais dans son message mwafrika.life

The post Le frère de Michael Olise, Richard, non conservé par Chelsea appeared first on AfricaFootUnited.

Aux Comores, l’interpellation de deux responsables du quotidien « La Gazette des Comores », principal quotidien indépendant du pays, suscite de nombreuses réactions. Arrêtés lundi 8 juin dans la soirée par la gendarmerie, le directeur de publication El-had Saïd Omar et le journaliste Toufé Maecha sont visés par une enquête ouverte par le parquet. Les autorités évoquent des publications susceptibles de troubler l’ordre public.

Investec Champions Cup winners Bordeaux have failed to qualify for the Top 14 play-offs, which reinforces the enormity of doing a European and Domestic Double and emphasises what a quality effort it is for Leinster to make it to two finals in one season.

Friday Night Lights – URC Grand Final

Leinster fell to Bordeaux in the Investec Champions Cup final and will host the Bulls in the United Rugby Championship final on Friday night, 19th June at Croke Park in Dublin.

Leinster

Leinster finished the URC league season in second place and beat the Lions and Stormers in the quarter-final and semi-final.

They are the defending champions, having beaten the Bulls 32-7 in the 2024/25 final, played at Croke Park in Dublin.

Leinster coaches Leo Cullen and Jacques Nienaber have done remarkably well to get to three out of a possible four finals in the last two seasons.

Bordeaux were brilliant in the Investec Champions Cup, winning all their eight matches, but their European focus came at a cost when they dropped seven Top 14 matches in 14 while balancing the demands of the Investec Champions Cup.

They finished the Top 14 in eighth place with 12 defeats in 26 matches, for 70 league points.

Bordeaux-Bègles 2025/26 Top 14 regular season record

Season summary

• Played: 26
• Won: 14
• Lost: 12
• Points For: 822
• Points Against: 719
• Points Difference: +103
• Competition Points: 70
• Final Position: 8th

The 12 defeats

Away defeats (8)

• Racing 92 44-32
• Stade Français 28-7
• Toulouse 56-13
• Montpellier 28-24
• Clermont 34-19
• Pau 39-17
• La Rochelle 45-15
• Toulon 27-22

Home defeats (4)

• Pau 34-33
• Stade Français 33-28
• Montpellier 23-21
• Clermont 34-31

All four home defeats were by six points or fewer, and three were by three points or fewer:

The most revealing statistic is that Bordeaux went 9-4 at home and 5-8 away in the Top 14. They lost four home matches and eight away matches, yet still won the Investec Champions Cup.

The timeline is also important:

• They lost to Pau on 1 March.
• Beat Toulouse on 22 March.
• Won four straight Champions Cup knockout matches (Leicester, Toulouse, Bath, Leinster).
• During that same period they lost league matches to La Rochelle, Montpellier, Toulon and Clermont.

Bordeaux prioritised Europe and became champions of Europe, but their domestic campaign suffered.

Only a select elite (5 clubs) have won the Investec Champions Cup and their domestic league in the same season. The great Toulon team that won three successive Champions Cup titles managed just the one Top 14 title in those seasons.
No URC team, in the five years of the competition, has won the title and the Champions Cup.

No English team in the past five years has won the Prem and Champions Cup.

Toulouse are the only team to do the double in one season in the past five seasons. They were the first club to win the double and their three double title wins in a season is the most among all European clubs.

Champions Cup + Domestic League Double Winners

Relebohile Mofokeng has been awarded the Orlando Pirates Player of the Month for May, as voted by the fans.

The 21-year-old played a pivotal role in a highly successful season for the Buccaneers, contributing to two domestic cup titles and helping secure the Betway Premiership title.

He maintained his consistency throughout the final stretch of the league campaign, leading the team in chances created while wearing the Bucs colors in May.

This stellar performance earned him another Orlando Pirates Player of the Month award, marking his fourth for the recently concluded season; he also received the accolade in December, February, and March.

Mofokeng may have played his last game for Pirates

In this voting process, “President yama-2000,” triumphed over tough competition from his teammates by securing 18% of the votes.

Kamogelo Sebelebele followed closely with 17%, while Patrick Maswanganyi garnered 16%. Defenders Lebone Seema and April winner Oswin Appollis each received 15%, highlighting the collective excellence that brought another Treble to the Soweto Giants.

Throughout the season, Mofokeng scored 11 goals and provided nine assists for the Buccaneers, marking his best year in the club’s colors. Having already won seven trophies with the team, it seems likely that this talented 21-year-old attacker will play abroad next season.

Mofokeng is one of the eight Pirates players in the Bafana Bafana squad to play in the FIFA World Cup. He is almost certain to get minutes and his performance will determine whether he moves to a big league or not.

Will Mofokeng impress at the World Cup?

The Ndungane twins remain one of the most unique success stories in South African rugby history, with both brothers going on to represent the Springboks at international level.

While identical twins Akona and Odwa Ndungane both enjoyed distinguished careers in the green and gold, it was Akona who finished with more Test appearances for South Africa.

Having long since hung up their boots, these days the twins are Hollywoodbets brand ambassadors.

Only Springboks

Born in Umtata on 20 February 1981, the pair attended Hudson Park High School. They remain the only two Springboks produced by the East London (now KuGompo City) school.

Akona earned 11 Test caps for the Springboks between 2006 and 2007 after making his international debut against Australia in Brisbane.

The former winger quickly established himself as a dangerous attacking threat and became a regular feature in the national squad during his brief Test career.

He is Springbok #774.

Renowned for his pace

His twin brother, Odwa, made his Springbok debut two years later in 2008 and went on to win nine Test caps between 2008 and 2011.

Like his brother, Odwa played on the wing and was renowned for his pace, finishing ability and work ethic.

He is Springbok #798.

First set of Springbok twins

Although Odwa enjoyed a longer professional career and became a fan favourite during his time with the Sharks, he fell just short of matching Akona’s Springbok tally.

However, Odwa did score more tries (two – against Australia and Wales) than Akona (one – against England) in the green and gold jersey.

The brothers made history as the first set of twins to represent the Springboks, adding a remarkable chapter to South African rugby folklore.

Both players overcame significant adversity on their journey to the top.

Raised in the Eastern Cape, the twins rose through the ranks to become professional rugby players before eventually earning the highest honour in South African rugby.

Factfile: Akona Ndungane

Factfile: Odwa Ndungane

Your best memory of either of the Ngungane twins?

Let us know by clicking on the comment banner below …