The Chippa United Sentinel
Squad12 Oct 2026
Tempers go at Chippa United
Goodman Mosele 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.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Real improvement from Keanu Stevens at Chippa United
Form comes and goes; this has not gone. Keanu Stevens is 21, and the version of him training now would not have got into the side he was in a year ago.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Ace Sali is slowing down
At 37, 3 points below where he was, and a body that has started charging interest. It happens to all of them and it is still the hardest paragraph on this page.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
The manager makes an example of Azola Tshobeni
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Bennet Mokoena asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Squad12 Oct 2026
No place for Ace Sali in the new shape
He is not being dropped. There is simply nowhere in the formation Chippa United are playing to put a man who does what he does, which is a harder thing to be told than any team sheet.
In brief
- Looking ahead Sammy Seabi goes back to face Polokwane City
- Market Sinakhokonke Mthembu linked with a move away
- Looking ahead Looking ahead: Polokwane City at home
- The dugout Abbubaker Mobara keeps his manager's vote