# Sports Wrap

An episode of [The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1074292047), 16 Oct 2026, 7:15.

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Mandy Wiener speaks to EWN Sports Reporter, Tholakele Mnganga about the stories that made it big in the sporting world. The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener is 702 and CapeTalk’s flagship news show, your hour of essential news radio. The show is podcasted every weekday, allowing you to catch up with a 60-minute weekday wrap of the day's main news. It's packed with fast-paced interviews with the day’s newsmakers, as well as those who can make sense of the news and explain what's happening in your world. All the interviews are podcasted for you to catch up and listen to. Thank you for listening to this podcast of The Midday Report Listen live on weekdays between 12:00 and 13:00 (SA Time) to The Midday Report broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj and on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from The Midday Report go to https://buff.ly/BTGmL9H and find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/LcbDdFI Subscribe to the 702 and CapeTalk daily and weekly newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702 CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

## Transcript

[0:00] Speaker 1: Sports rap sports rap with tolukele mganga tolukele mganga joining
[0:06] Speaker 1: us in the studio to speak about the world of
[0:09] Speaker 1: sport this weekend tolukele.
[0:11] Speaker 2: Welcome thank you mandy we had a voice.
[0:13] Speaker 1: Note somebody asked us about what the safa buses do
[0:17] Speaker 1: you know what happened to the safa buses.
[0:18] Speaker 2: No okay let's talk about the sports but maybe they
[0:22] Speaker 2: passed by safa houses or something It's a busy football
[0:26] Speaker 2: and cricket weekend. Let's start with the Bedway Premiership. We
[0:29] Speaker 2: know that Kaiser Chiefs, Orlando Pirates, Mamelodi Sundowns and Durban
[0:33] Speaker 2: City won't be involved in Bedway Premiership games because they've
[0:37] Speaker 2: got CAF Champions League and CAF Conference Cup commitments. So
[0:41] Speaker 2: the fans of those four teams won't be able to
[0:44] Speaker 2: watch them this weekend.
[0:45] Speaker 3: Then in the Premier League... Hey, Mandy, let's discuss the
[0:48] Speaker 3: Premier League. Let's discuss. How's your team doing? Not so well.
[0:52] Speaker 2: How's my team doing?
[0:53] Speaker 3: Not so well.
[0:53] Speaker 1: Not so well.
[0:55] Speaker 3: Godspeed to everybody in that league.
[0:57] Speaker 2: Of course, Manchester City, they're still unbeaten despite the defeat
[1:00] Speaker 2: to PSG in the league. I think with Manchester United...
[1:05] Speaker 2: It's so awkward because there's the quality in the team. Yes,
[1:09] Speaker 2: we did great by finishing in the top three last season.
[1:12] Speaker 2: And you would have thought that because the games are
[1:15] Speaker 2: so many now, they would have at least bought like
[1:17] Speaker 2: six to seven players. And especially when you see how
[1:19] Speaker 2: much investment Chelsea had in their team and how much
[1:22] Speaker 2: investment City did in their team. You thought that the
[1:24] Speaker 2: other club for Manchester would also be following that line.
[1:27] Speaker 2: But now that the players are also hitting out and saying,
[1:30] Speaker 2: we're only in October and we can see that we're
[1:32] Speaker 2: struggling in terms of the squad depth.
[1:35] Speaker 3: Very outspoken, huh? Very, very outspoken.
[1:37] Speaker 2: But I also think in the change room, the players
[1:39] Speaker 2: are very open and honest with each other about that.
[1:41] Speaker 2: So when it came a chance for Alessandro Martinez to
[1:44] Speaker 2: make a public statement, he was like, I have one
[1:46] Speaker 2: chance and I have to make sure I'm very clear
[1:48] Speaker 2: about what the feeling is. But also I think there's
[1:51] Speaker 2: limitations to how much Michael Carrick can truly work with
[1:55] Speaker 2: this team today. But the other thing is, even if
[1:57] Speaker 2: you fire him now, where do you go? Because the
[2:00] Speaker 2: top managers have already got jobs. And even if you're saying, okay,
[2:04] Speaker 2: we want to build long-term success, are you backing Michael
[2:08] Speaker 2: Carrick and are you believing that he can go toe-to-toe
[2:10] Speaker 2: and possibly maybe you wait a year or two and
[2:12] Speaker 2: maybe he can deliver silverware? But in the meantime, are
[2:15] Speaker 2: you willing to wait it out and deal with the
[2:18] Speaker 2: struggles and the winless runs while you wait for something
[2:21] Speaker 2: to happen?
[2:22] Speaker 3: Betway Prim and CAF this weekend?
[2:24] Speaker 2: Yes, with Mamelodi Sundowns, of course, we know that the
[2:26] Speaker 2: CAF Champions League champions at the moment. Orlando Pirates last
[2:30] Speaker 2: season fell in the second round of qualifying. So Coach
[2:33] Speaker 2: Adeslamadu saying ahead of their game against African Stars, it's
[2:36] Speaker 2: very important that they get the first leg away win,
[2:39] Speaker 2: then make sure that they build on it in the
[2:41] Speaker 2: second leg so they can get to the group stages.
[2:43] Speaker 2: They've said for them this season, it is a target
[2:45] Speaker 2: to make sure that they're winning. a second continental title.
[2:48] Speaker 2: The Confed Cup, Kaiser Chiefs will be desperate for a
[2:50] Speaker 2: victory there. So they can also go into the group stages.
[2:53] Speaker 2: So this is the qualifier for the group stages. The
[2:55] Speaker 2: first leg is this weekend, second leg next weekend. And
[2:59] Speaker 2: of course, we know at the end of the month,
[3:01] Speaker 2: the big game, the one that everybody's waiting for, they've
[3:03] Speaker 2: already started mudslinging. The game is sold out, the Soweto Derby.
[3:08] Speaker 2: So we have two weeks to prepare for that game
[3:11] Speaker 2: while both these teams are involved in African action.
[3:13] Speaker 3: Proteus, Can you explain to me.
[3:16] Speaker 2: Why it starts on a Sunday? Everybody keeps on... I
[3:19] Speaker 2: don't know.
[3:20] Speaker 3: Why does it start on a Sunday? And why is
[3:21] Speaker 3: the other one starting on a Tuesday? I have no.
[3:25] Speaker 2: CSA haven't exactly outlined and explained why the games are
[3:29] Speaker 2: starting on such odd days.
[3:31] Speaker 3: And you would think that... There must be a logical
[3:33] Speaker 3: reason for it.
[3:34] Speaker 2: Maybe for them, they feel like people will be able
[3:36] Speaker 2: to go into the stadiums easier on a Sunday.
[3:38] Speaker 3: I don't know why. Because obviously.
[3:40] Speaker 2: You'd want all eyes on you and especially it's summer.
[3:42] Speaker 3: It's hot. People want to be outside. Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
[3:45] Speaker 1: Especially when test matches only last three to four days.
[3:49] Speaker 2: And I was in Durban this past weekend. Even the
[3:52] Speaker 2: Saturday and Sunday, the Durban people did not show up
[3:54] Speaker 2: to the test match.
[3:55] Speaker 3: So I don't know if on their side, they were
[3:58] Speaker 3: worried about the riots, apparently.
[3:59] Speaker 2: Uh, Mandy, we do know about the rise heading into,
[4:01] Speaker 2: remember the fixtures are released way ahead of time.
[4:04] Speaker 3: So they have to look at it.
[4:06] Speaker 2: If they starting to speak financials and say, okay, because
[4:09] Speaker 2: remember before we, we had the games against Australia and
[4:12] Speaker 2: England to come, there was the whole argument from, from
[4:15] Speaker 2: test cricket to say, it's not making enough money because
[4:18] Speaker 2: supporters aren't coming to the games. This unfortunately adds to it,
[4:22] Speaker 2: but also you can't as an association say it's not
[4:25] Speaker 2: making enough money. If you're not willing to work financially,
[4:27] Speaker 2: with the social calendar of a lot of the people
[4:29] Speaker 2: that want to go to these games. And I think Durban, unfortunately,
[4:33] Speaker 2: the criticism from day one was there. Hopefully, Kweka does
[4:37] Speaker 2: come out with their numbers. Of course, we know that
[4:39] Speaker 2: Jobek and Pretoria are always ready for cricket games. Hopefully,
[4:41] Speaker 2: those will also be sold out. But CSA have to
[4:44] Speaker 2: start a game on a Friday. It just makes sense.
[4:46] Speaker 2: So we have the whole weekend in front of our
[4:48] Speaker 2: couches rather than waiting until Sunday, where a lot of
[4:51] Speaker 2: people are already starting to think about the rest of
[4:53] Speaker 2: the work week.
[4:54] Speaker 3: Very interesting. And the actual team itself, one change?
[4:58] Speaker 2: It's a change to the 17-man squad. They haven't finalized
[5:01] Speaker 2: the playing 11.
[5:03] Speaker 3: Oh, I didn't understand that.
[5:05] Speaker 2: So because Shukri Conrad does name his squad ahead of
[5:08] Speaker 2: time and then the day before, well, depending on whether
[5:10] Speaker 2: or not Timbapavuma will have he's 11 already sorted out
[5:13] Speaker 2: because he did that with the first test where he
[5:15] Speaker 2: went into his final pre-match press conference having already decided.
[5:19] Speaker 2: That's where the changes will be announced. We are expecting
[5:22] Speaker 2: Gahisor Abada back now that he's back from his hamstring injury.
[5:25] Speaker 2: We know that Ryan Rickleton will now take over the
[5:28] Speaker 2: wicket-keeping duties, taking over from Kyle Varena, Matthew Britska having
[5:32] Speaker 2: impressed in the ODI series against Australia. He probably will
[5:36] Speaker 2: start that second test against the Baggy Greens. So those
[5:39] Speaker 2: are the changes that are being discussed. But Shukru Conrad
[5:42] Speaker 2: and Tamar Pavuma are very honest with each other to say,
[5:45] Speaker 2: having had a disappointing showing in Durban, there's going to
[5:47] Speaker 2: be very realistic conversations about who they think can get
[5:51] Speaker 2: them a win that will level the three-match series.
[5:54] Speaker 3: Now rugby this weekend, it's the Investec.
[5:57] Speaker 2: It's the Champions Cup.
[5:58] Speaker 3: Champions Cup.
[5:59] Speaker 2: Yes.
[6:00] Speaker 3: I never get this right. This is different to the URC.
[6:03] Speaker 2: Yes. The issue is also, there's so many rugby competitions
[6:07] Speaker 2: that are happening at the same time, while there's also
[6:09] Speaker 2: international teams that are playing at the same time. Because
[6:12] Speaker 2: we know that Down Under, it's the second Bledisloe Cup
[6:15] Speaker 2: test between New Zealand and Australia. We know New Zealand
[6:18] Speaker 2: won the first test. They've already retained their trophy, 24th
[6:22] Speaker 2: year in a row that they've retrained their trophy. So
[6:25] Speaker 2: now in terms of club rugby, they are no longer
[6:29] Speaker 2: playing the URC, they're playing the Champions Cup, which is
[6:32] Speaker 2: not to be confused as well with a carry cup
[6:34] Speaker 2: because that's also ongoing at the same time. The Sharks,
[6:37] Speaker 2: the Bulls, the Lions and the Stormers are also involved
[6:41] Speaker 2: in that. So it's different competitions that you always have
[6:43] Speaker 2: to make sure you're keeping, you're cognizant of where on
[6:47] Speaker 2: the log the respective teams are. in the different competitions,
[6:50] Speaker 2: but it's always like towards March, April, where fans really
[6:54] Speaker 2: get into it because that's the business end of it
[6:56] Speaker 2: because there's just so many games happening at the same
[6:59] Speaker 2: time while also still trying to keep up with players
[7:01] Speaker 2: and making sure that they fit because, of course, the
[7:04] Speaker 2: goal between now and October next year is the Rugby
[7:07] Speaker 2: World Cup. We're slowly, slowly building up towards it.
[7:10] Speaker 1: Tolokele, thank you so much. Tolokele Mkanga speaking to us
[7:13] Speaker 1: about the world of sports.

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