The Bloemfontein Celtic Sentinel
Market28 Jul 2031
Isheanesu Mauchi hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Bloemfontein Celtic can pretend not to have heard.
Market28 Jul 2031
Keabetswe Kungwane has said yes to Chippa United
The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Bloemfontein Celtic have lost him in all but the paperwork.
Market28 Jul 2031
Only the photograph left for Ramahlwe Mothiba
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Ramahlwe Mothiba will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Bloemfontein Celtic the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Transfer targets28 Jul 2031
Fiacre Ntwari due for a Bloemfontein Celtic medical
Everything agreed with Orlando Pirates, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Market28 Jul 2031
Eyes on Thabo Nkwana again
The phone has started ringing about Thabo Nkwana again, and this time the name on the line is Free State Stars. Bloemfontein Celtic are listening politely and promising nothing.
Squad28 Jul 2031
A falling-out at Bloemfontein Celtic
Reyaad Pieterse and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad28 Jul 2031
A row about effort at Bloemfontein Celtic
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Kutlwano Letlhaku was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets28 Jul 2031
Mamelodi Sundowns tell Bloemfontein Celtic: Mohamed Zoungrana is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
The dugout28 Jul 2031
The manager makes an example of Lucas Melgarejo
“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.
In brief
- Squad A late step up for Stephen Mbulere Bwire
- Transfer targets A loan move for Naphtali Mokoena is in the works
- The dugout Kutlwano Letlhaku gets picked when it counts