Sbonga Mgwaba

Defensive Midfielder - University of Pretoria
18 Sep 2027
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Marked for Sbonga Mgwaba

45 Edition

The University of Pretoria Herald

7 Jun 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad7 Jun 2027

A knee injury of the worst kind for Erick Zungu

21 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. University of Pretoria lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.

Boardroom7 Jun 2027

Bongani Williams has until the next board meeting

What was said behind closed doors has now been said in front of a microphone. Everybody at University of Pretoria can do the arithmetic, including the man it is aimed at.

Market7 Jun 2027

Bongumusa Nkosi puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at University of Pretoria, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad7 Jun 2027

Jody Ah Shene in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at University of Pretoria this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad7 Jun 2027

Luke Daniels stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Luke Daniels and University of Pretoria agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad7 Jun 2027

A row about effort at University of Pretoria

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Veli Mothwa was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Transfer targets7 Jun 2027

Door shut on Franco Saavedra

University of Pretoria asked and Gimnasia y Esgrima said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.

Market7 Jun 2027

Sibusiso Mthethwa told to find a new club

“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Sibusiso Mthethwa has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at University of Pretoria.

The dugout7 Jun 2027

Sibusiso Mthethwa 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.

In brief

Back issues
38 Edition

The University of Pretoria Herald

19 Apr 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

The dugout19 Apr 2027

Camagu Mdevulana: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” University of Pretoria have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad19 Apr 2027

Words exchanged at University of Pretoria

Jody Ah Shene and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Squad19 Apr 2027

A row about effort at University of Pretoria

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Luvoyo Phewa was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout19 Apr 2027

Sbonga Mgwaba 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.

The dugout19 Apr 2027

The manager has not finished forgetting Akhanyile Norawana's mistake

Publicly it is behind everybody. It is not behind the man who picks the team, and the only place that shows is a team sheet. He will get another chance; he will get it in a match that matters less.

The dugout19 Apr 2027

Thokozani Sekotlong knocks on the manager’s door

“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Thokozani Sekotlong trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.

In brief

28 Edition

The University of Pretoria Herald

8 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match6 Feb 2027

A hiding for University of Pretoria

Beaten 1‑4 by Kaizer Chiefs, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.

Boardroom8 Feb 2027

University of Pretoria spell it out for Bongani Williams

The board’s statement ran to three sentences and one of them mentioned results. Bongani Williams has managed long enough to translate: win soon, or the next statement is shorter.

Market8 Feb 2027

Sbonga Mgwaba puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at University of Pretoria, and it is not being withdrawn.

Match6 Feb 2027

The wait goes on for University of Pretoria

5 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.

Squad8 Feb 2027

Jody Ah Shene in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at University of Pretoria this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad8 Feb 2027

A row about effort at University of Pretoria

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Veli Mothwa was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Transfer targets8 Feb 2027

University of Pretoria rebuffed over Lautaro Carrera

Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Gimnasia y Esgrima have kept their man, and University of Pretoria go back to a list with one name crossed off it.

The dugout8 Feb 2027

The manager makes an example of Abel Mabaso

“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.

Player ratings8 Feb 2027

Nobody could get near Abubeker Nasir

Successful dribbles: 17. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

In brief

12 Edition

The University of Pretoria Herald

19 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Match19 Oct 2026

University of Pretoria sink to position 15

7 points, and a fixture list that is running out. The mathematics are not yet cruel, but they are no longer kind.

Player ratings19 Oct 2026

Luvoyo Phewa pops up at the right end — 7.19

7.19, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.

The dugout19 Oct 2026

Sbonga Mgwaba: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” University of Pretoria have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad19 Oct 2026

Veli Mothwa falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

Squad19 Oct 2026

Words exchanged at University of Pretoria

Samuel Julies and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

The terraces19 Oct 2026

University of Pretoria supporters have found a favourite in Ntando Nkosi

There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Ntando Nkosi has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.

Match17 Oct 2026

Luvoyo Phewa the difference as University of Pretoria beat Kaizer Chiefs

Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Luvoyo Phewa. 2‑0 against Kaizer Chiefs, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.

Player ratings19 Oct 2026

A defender's afternoon for Ntando Nkosi

Defensive actions: 19. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.

Player ratings19 Oct 2026

Abubeker Nasir stands above it all

Some games turn on a moment; this one turned on a man. 7.74 on the card, and the University of Pretoria support went home talking about one name.

In brief