Teboho Phiri

Goalkeeper - Ajax Cape Town
28 Apr 2027
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Marked for Teboho Phiri

31 Edition

The Ajax Cape Town Post

1 Mar 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

The dugout1 Mar 2027

Morgan Zwane says Ajax Cape Town went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Squad1 Mar 2027

Tempers go at Ajax Cape Town

Siyabonga Mabena 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.

Player ratings1 Mar 2027

Tashreeq Matthews runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 19. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Match27 Feb 2027

SuperSport United take the points off Ajax Cape Town

Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Squad1 Mar 2027

A row about effort at Ajax Cape Town

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

The dugout1 Mar 2027

Rivaldo Kekana faces the questions

“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Rivaldo Kekana after 0‑1, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.

The dugout1 Mar 2027

A promise honoured at Ajax Cape Town

Something was said to Evidence Mahlangu and then it happened. In this industry that passes for remarkable, and the dressing room noticed faster than any supporter could.

The dugout1 Mar 2027

Tloto Leepile 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.

Market1 Mar 2027

Morgan Zwane told to find a new club

“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Morgan Zwane has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Ajax Cape Town.

In brief

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The Ajax Cape Town Post

25 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Market25 Jan 2027

Bradley Erasmus has said yes to Platinum Stars

The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Ajax Cape Town have lost him in all but the paperwork.

Player ratings25 Jan 2027

Siyabonga Mabena, 19, plays like he has been here for years — 8.23

A mark of 8.23 means one thing beside a twenty-nine-year-old's name and something else entirely beside a 19-year-old's. Nobody at the ground needed telling which this was.

Market25 Jan 2027

Khama Ngcobo 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 Ajax Cape Town, and it is not being withdrawn.

The dugout25 Jan 2027

Teboho Phiri keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Ajax Cape Town may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Squad25 Jan 2027

A falling-out at Ajax Cape Town

Ronwen Furman and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Transfer targets25 Jan 2027

Ajax Cape Town rebuffed over Armstrong Oko-Flex

Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Levski have kept their man, and Ajax Cape Town go back to a list with one name crossed off it.

The terraces25 Jan 2027

Ajax Cape Town supporters have found a favourite in Jabu Mokone

There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 21-year-old it feels ownership of. Jabu Mokone 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.

Match23 Jan 2027

Ajax Cape Town find a way past Black Aces

Black Aces made Ajax Cape Town work for it, but the scoreboard read 1‑0 at the end and the table does not ask how.

The dugout25 Jan 2027

No hiding place for Riyaaz Koopstadt

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Riyaaz Koopstadt, and the manager let it.

In brief

  • Player ratings Dillan Solomons was unplayable
  • Squad Words at Ajax Cape Town training over how hard people work
  • The dugout The manager’s verdict