Thulani Modiba

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29 Edition

The Black Aces Herald

15 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad15 Feb 2027

Thulani Furman breaks a bone — 51 days out

Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 51 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.

Player ratings15 Feb 2027

Erick Jali runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 32. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Market15 Feb 2027

Thulani Mokotjo hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Black Aces can pretend not to have heard.

Squad15 Feb 2027

Tempers go at Black Aces

Thulani Furman 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.

Match13 Feb 2027

Platinum Stars take the points off Black Aces

Beaten 1‑3, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Match13 Feb 2027

Black Aces hit back inside 1 minutes

Platinum Stars held the lead for 1 minutes, which is not long enough to enjoy it. Black Aces answered before the celebration had properly finished, and the shape of the afternoon changed with it.

Squad15 Feb 2027

Erick Mkhize left out for the big one

A player who expected to start watched it instead. The manager will call it a decision for the team; Erick Mkhize will call it something else in private.

Squad15 Feb 2027

Black Aces keep their word to Erick Mkhize

Clubs make promises constantly and the page usually only hears about them when they are broken. This one was honoured, and the dressing room noticed that faster than any supporter did.

Market15 Feb 2027

The Thulani Furman story refuses to die

It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Thulani Furman signs something — a contract at Black Aces or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.

In brief

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The Black Aces Herald

4 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad4 Jan 2027

Erick Mkhize breaks a bone — 32 days out

Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 32 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.

Match2 Jan 2027

10 matches without a win for Black Aces

The run now stands at 10, and the questions being asked around Black Aces are no longer polite ones.

Market4 Jan 2027

Thulani Furman hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Black Aces can pretend not to have heard.

Squad4 Jan 2027

Tempers go at Black Aces

Thulani Furman 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.

Match2 Jan 2027

Ajax Cape Town take the points off Black Aces

Beaten 1‑3, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Player ratings4 Jan 2027

Erick Jali was on a different afternoon to everybody else

8.21. There are performances a supporter describes to somebody who was not there and cannot quite convey; this was one, and the number does not help either.

Squad4 Jan 2027

Words at Black Aces training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Zoey Monyepao 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.

Squad4 Jan 2027

No hiding place for Zoey Monyepao

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Zoey Monyepao, and the manager let it.

Player ratings4 Jan 2027

Nobody could get near Ramahlwe Furman

Successful dribbles: 7. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

In brief

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The Black Aces Herald

14 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match9 Sep 2026

Cup progress for Black Aces

A 1‑0 win over Kaizer Chiefs, a place in the next round, and the quiet arithmetic every supporter does on the walk home: how many more until a final?

Market14 Sep 2026

Gift Vilakazi asks to leave Black Aces

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Squad14 Sep 2026

Words at Black Aces training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Luther Furman 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.

Match12 Sep 2026

Maritzburg United take the points off Black Aces

Beaten 1‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Squad14 Sep 2026

No hiding place for Ramahlwe Modiba

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Ramahlwe Modiba, and the manager let it.

Player ratings14 Sep 2026

Erick Jali takes the honours

Marked 7.12 on an afternoon he ran from the first whistle to the last. Whatever else went wrong, Black Aces had the best player on the pitch.

Squad14 Sep 2026

“I want to play”: Zoey Monyepao speaks

“I respect the manager and I am not going to sit here and pretend I am happy.” It is the most common sentence in football and it has never once been the end of a story.

Squad14 Sep 2026

Erick Mkhize 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.

Player ratings14 Sep 2026

Sifiso Mabunda runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 8. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

In brief