Jali debuts in Belgian league

ANDILE Jali came off the bench with 30 minutes to go to make his league debut for Belgian side KV Oostende as they were held 0-0 by Gent on Saturday.

The former Orlando Pirates midfielder had featured in the Belgian Cup in midweek, and was given another half-an-hour at the weekend as he works his way towards his first start.

Darren Keet was restored to the Kortrijk starting line-up for the 2-2 draw with Anderlecht, though he did concede a goal deep into injury time to turn victory into a draw.

Keet had been dropped for the last round of league matches after some patchy form, but made an instant comeback against Anderlecht, a game in which his side let a two-goal lead slip.

Ayanda Patosi played the final few minutes of his sides 3-1 win over Charleroi. He has not started for Lokeren since Boxing Day.

Kagisho Dikgacoi started for Crystal Palace as they made it three wins from their last four English Premiership matches with a comfortable 3-1 home success over West Brom.

Dikgacoi was unlucky not to get on the scoresheet himself when his effort was cleared off the line by West Brom's Youssouf Mulumbu, and next up for him is a trip to Goodison Park to play Steven Pienaar's Everton on Wednesday.

Both Bongani Khumalo and Dean Furman started for Doncaster Rovers as they lost 1-0 at Brighton and Hove Albion in the English Championship.

Khumalo found himself playing as a make-shift striker in the final 10 minutes as his side chased the game, but could not manufacture a goal to get them a point.

Tokelo Rantie came off the bench for Bournemouth as they came from two goals down to earn a credible 2-2 draw at Bolton Wanderers.

Bolton manager Dougie Freedman had been keen to sign Rantie from Malmo but was beaten to the punch by Bournemouth, and the Bafana Bafana star almost scored twice late on, both times denied by goalkeeper Adam Bogdan.

Kgosi Ntlhe was an unused substitute for Peterborough United as they kept their League One promotion play-off hopes alive by scoring twice to win 2-1 at Leyton Orient.

Former Kaizer Chiefs left-back Keegan Ritchie was sent-off 34 minutes into his first friendly game for new club Slavia Prague as they lost 1-0 to CSKA Sofia from Bulgaria.

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