The Black Aces Herald
Market24 Aug 2026
Dean Phiri 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 The request is on a desk at Black Aces, and it is not being withdrawn.
Market24 Aug 2026
Jomo Cosmos come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Black Aces did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Black Aces
Bradley Modiba 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.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Andile Mothiba 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.
Match22 Aug 2026
Black Aces come up short against Mamelodi Sundowns
Mamelodi Sundowns left with the points after a 0‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Hlompho Zwane
Successful dribbles: 19. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Market24 Aug 2026
Cukaricki expected to open talks for Bradley Mokotjo
Both sides expect a conversation in the coming days. Black Aces will name a price, and everything after that is arithmetic.
Squad24 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Erick Billiat
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Erick Billiat, and the manager let it.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Sandile Khumalo left out for tactical reasons at Black Aces
The shape wanted a different profile against this opponent, which is a real football answer and no comfort at all to the man it is about. He did nothing wrong and he did not play.
In brief
- Market Talks stall between Black Aces and Ramahlwe Mokotjo
- Player ratings The referee tires of Kermit Mkhize