The Chippa United Sentinel
Squad7 Feb 2028
Bunu Sale gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Bunu Sale has just signed for Chippa United, and for once the answer mattered.
Squad7 Feb 2028
Tempers go at Chippa United
Nkosingiphile Ngcobo 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.
Squad7 Feb 2028
Words at Chippa United training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Bongani Zungu 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.
Squad7 Feb 2028
The manager makes an example of Nkosingiphile Ngcobo
“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.
Match5 Feb 2028
Black Aces take the points off Chippa United
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Player ratings7 Feb 2028
Nobody could get near Bongani Zungu
Successful dribbles: 18. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Market7 Feb 2028
A long bet from Chippa United on Ezra Tika-Lemba
He is 20, and nobody at Chippa United signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
Market7 Feb 2028
Chippa United sign Maro Edirin, one for the future
Maro Edirin is 19, and Chippa United have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
Market7 Feb 2028
A long bet from Chippa United on Becker Tcheuani
He is 20, and nobody at Chippa United signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
In brief
- Market Hlompho Zungu brings the grey hairs Chippa United lacked
- Player ratings Boy Madingwana could have had three
- Player ratings An afternoon Kamohelo Mareletse will want back