The Bloemfontein Celtic Sentinel
Market17 Aug 2026
Bloemfontein Celtic say no — this time
The offer from SuperSport United for Percy Mkhize was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Bloemfontein Celtic
Thamsanqa Dala 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.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words at Bloemfontein Celtic training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Hlompho Lorch 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.
Squad17 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Percy Mkhize
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Percy Mkhize, and the manager let it.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Themba Jali takes the honours
Marked 7.87 on an afternoon he ran from the first whistle to the last. Whatever else went wrong, Bloemfontein Celtic had the best player on the pitch.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Andile Khune signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Andile Khune and Bloemfontein Celtic agree another 3 years.
Match15 Aug 2026
Bloemfontein Celtic share the spoils with Bidvest Wits
A 1‑1 draw with Bidvest Wits leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
Market17 Aug 2026
No place for Dean Jali in the plan
“The manager did not use many words, and he did not need to.” Dean Jali has his answer from Bloemfontein Celtic; what he does with it is the next window’s story.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Themba Zwane
Successful dribbles: 10. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
In brief
- Player ratings Antonio Van Wyk changes it off the bench
- Market Lebogang Ngcobo placed on the list
- Player ratings Lebogang Ngcobo ran the game