The Bloemfontein Celtic Sentinel
Match27 Feb 2027
The wait goes on for Bloemfontein Celtic
31 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Player ratings1 Mar 2027
No sign of nerves from Williams Manyama at 20 — 7.60
The hardest thing about being 20 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Williams Manyama did not need any: 7.60, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Squad1 Mar 2027
Kermit Mphela says Bloemfontein Celtic went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad1 Mar 2027
Tempers go at Bloemfontein Celtic
Kutlwano Letlhaku 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.
The terraces1 Mar 2027
Bloemfontein Celtic supporters have found a favourite in Williams Manyama
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 20-year-old it feels ownership of. Williams Manyama has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Player ratings1 Mar 2027
Nobody could get near Kutlwano Letlhaku
Successful dribbles: 19. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
In brief
- Squad Words at Bloemfontein Celtic training over how hard people work
- Squad The manager makes an example of Thamsanqa Zungu
- Match Williams Manyama rescues a point for Bloemfontein Celtic
- Market The Gift Zwane question follows Bloemfontein Celtic around