The Black Aces Herald
Market3 Aug 2026
Itumeleng Lorch wants more than Black Aces are offering
“I have ambitions, and I would like the club to share them.” Nobody has asked to leave and nobody has been shown the door — but a player chooses that sentence carefully, and a boardroom hears it exactly as it was meant.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Khama Erasmus in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Black Aces this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Words at Black Aces training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Itumeleng 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.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Kermit Mokoena signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Kermit Mokoena commits to Black Aces for another 2 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Itumeleng Lorch asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Market3 Aug 2026
Nobody at Black Aces has picked up the phone to Percy Lorch
24 months to run and not a word offered. A club that lets the calendar negotiate for it usually ends up losing to the calendar.
In brief
- Market Kermit Lorch told to find a new club
- Market Experience through the door at Black Aces