The Bloemfontein Celtic Sentinel
Market1 Feb 2027
Erick Zwane asks to leave Bloemfontein Celtic
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Market1 Feb 2027
Bloemfontein Celtic say no — this time
The offer from Najran for Erick Zwane was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Boardroom1 Feb 2027
The scrutiny sharpens at Bloemfontein Celtic
Nobody upstairs has said anything, which is the loudest thing they could do. Results buy silence in this game; the account at Bloemfontein Celtic is running low.
Squad1 Feb 2027
A one-man rearguard from Bruno Grassi
There were 6 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Squad1 Feb 2027
Tempers go at Bloemfontein Celtic
Mandla Jali was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad1 Feb 2027
Words at Bloemfontein Celtic training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Morgan Dala is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The terraces1 Feb 2027
The crowd has taken to Erick Zwane
At 23 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
Squad1 Feb 2027
Khama Zungu gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Player ratings1 Feb 2027
Nobody could get near Keagan Ngcobo
Successful dribbles: 15. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
In brief
- Match Bloemfontein Celtic share the spoils with Orlando Pirates
- Market Still no ink between Bloemfontein Celtic and Sebastián Ramírez
- Market The Luther Mabunda talk will not go away