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Siphiwe Tshabalala

Former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Siphiwe Tshabalala made his second start for Turkish side Erzurumspor who recorded a 1-0 victory against Antalyaspor, writes DYLAN APPOLIS.

Siphiwe Tshabalala

The 34-year-old returned to Erzurumspor’s starting line up and lasted 82 minutes in their 1-0 victory over Antalyaspor on Saturday.

The win sees the Turkish outfit move up to 14th place in the Super Lig standings with 14 points from 13 games played.

Percy Tau

The former Mamelodi Sundowns star played the entire 90 minutes for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, who were held to a 0-0 draw by KVC Westerlo on Saturday.

Tau is currently the third highest scorer for Union with four goals and five assists from 14 games so far this season.

The Belgian second tier outfit hold their place in third on the Proximus League table with 28 points from 16 games.

Lars Veldwijk

Lars Veldwijk lasted the entire 90 minutes for Sparta Rotterdam as they played out to a goalless draw with PSV Eindhoven II in the Dutch second division on Friday.

Although he did not get on the scoresheet ,Veldwijk has been in fine form for Rotterdam this campaign, having already scored 13 goals from 15 games in all competitions.

Sparta have now dropped down to second place in the Keuken Kampioen Divisie level on 32 points with current log leaders Go Ahead Eagles Deventer.

Thulani Serero

The former Ajax Cape Town played the full 90 minutes for Vitesse as they claimed a 3-1 victory over Willem II in the Eredivisie.

The Dutch side have now secured their second straight win which sees them remain fourth on the Eerdivisie table with 21 points after 13 games.

Lebogang Mothiba

The Bafana Bafana forward came on as a second half substitute and played the final 30 minutes during Strasbourg’s 1-0 defeat Nimes in the French Ligue 1 on Saturday evening.

Mothiba may not have gotten on the scoresheet but he has been in impressive for for the French outfit this season, having already bagged seven goals from 13 games in all competitions.

Following their defeat to Nimes, Strasbourg dropped down to ninth on the Ligue 1 standings with 18 points after 14 games.

May Mahlangu

Mahlangu was an unused substitute as Bulgarian outfit Ludogorets managed to defeat Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1-0 to remain top of the Parva Liga standings with 41 points after 16 games.

Lebogang Phiri

The 24-year-old managed to make his fourth start for Guingamp following their 2-1 defeat to Stade Reims in the French Ligue 1.

Guingamp’s poor run of form this seasons sees them remain at the bottom of the league standings after claiming just seven points from 14 matches.

Photo: Erzurumspor Twitter