The Black Aces Herald
Squad26 Oct 2026
Bongani Khune damages knee ligaments — 26 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 26 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
The terraces26 Oct 2026
The boos come down from three sides
“We pay for this every fortnight. The least we want is somebody who looks like he cares.” 8 of the 30 senior players walked off into it; the rest were not playing.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Tempers go at Black Aces
Aden Dreyer 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.
Squad26 Oct 2026
No hiding place for Gift Mahlangu
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Gift Mahlangu, and the manager let it.
Match24 Oct 2026
Chippa United take the points off Black Aces
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Player ratings26 Oct 2026
Nobody could get near Dean Mokoena
Successful dribbles: 18. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Black Aces pick somebody else ahead of Kermit Vilakazi
There is no complaint available here and everybody involved knows it, which does not make the walk to the bench any shorter. Form is the only currency in football that cannot be borrowed against.
Loan watch26 Oct 2026
The goals keep arriving from Lebogang Ngcobo’s exile
8 goals in 8 games at Asante Kotoko — numbers that travel home faster than he does. Somebody at Black Aces updates a spreadsheet every Monday, and it makes better reading each week.
Player ratings26 Oct 2026
Ronwen Jali could not find anything
5.72. Every footballer has these and most of them happen away from a full ground; his did not, and he will be aware of that all week.
In brief
- Player ratings Bradley Mokotjo could not find anything
- Player ratings A day to forget for Morgan Tau