The Black Aces Herald
Market12 Apr 2027
Khama Dala has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Black Aces they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Squad12 Apr 2027
Remember the name: Thamsanqa Vilakazi
He is 20, he is averaging 7.07, and older professionals have started passing to him in the difficult minutes. That last part is the real scouting report.
Squad12 Apr 2027
Mandla Jali 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.
Squad12 Apr 2027
A row about effort at Black Aces
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Siphamandla Sabelo was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout12 Apr 2027
No hiding place for Williams Lorch
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Williams Lorch, and the manager let it.
The dugout12 Apr 2027
Ace Sali knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Black Aces, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
- Market The Thamsanqa Vilakazi talk will not go away
- Squad Questions about Gift Erasmus on the training pitch