The Free State Stars Chronicle
Match5 Sep 2026
Free State Stars throw away a 2-goal lead
2 in front and in complete control, and it finished with Platinum Stars the happier side. There is no version of this afternoon that Free State Stars will enjoy reviewing.
Market7 Sep 2026
Free State Stars turn down Dinamo Zagreb for Sifiso Khune
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Player ratings7 Sep 2026
Both of them Lebogang Zungu's — 8.43
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.43, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Player ratings7 Sep 2026
No sign of nerves from Morgan Kekana at 21 — 8.17
The hardest thing about being 21 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Morgan Kekana did not need any: 8.17, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Market7 Sep 2026
Teboho Erasmus 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 The request is on a desk at Free State Stars, and it is not being withdrawn.
Match5 Sep 2026
4 matches without a win for Free State Stars
The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Free State Stars are no longer polite ones.
Match5 Sep 2026
A bad afternoon for Free State Stars against Platinum Stars
3‑4 to Platinum Stars, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Morgan Kekana 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.
Match5 Sep 2026
Free State Stars are shipping goals every week
Two or more conceded in each of the last 4 matches. It is not one mistake repeating itself, which would be the easier thing to fix; it is a different one every week.
In brief
- The terraces Free State Stars supporters have found a favourite in Morgan Kekana
- Squad No hiding place for Teboho Vilakazi
- Squad Mandla Mothiba named in the team of the month