The Free State Stars Chronicle
Squad5 Oct 2026
Bongani Modiba 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 Free State Stars this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match3 Oct 2026
Free State Stars get the job done against SuperSport United
A 1‑0 win over SuperSport United, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Player ratings5 Oct 2026
Nobody could get near Thamsanqa Mokoena
Successful dribbles: 18. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad5 Oct 2026
No hiding place for Erick Mkhize
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Erick Mkhize, and the manager let it.
Player ratings5 Oct 2026
Nothing got past Bongani Modiba
Headers, blocks, tackles, interceptions — 16 of them, and not one goal behind him. The sort of performance that never makes a highlight reel and wins football matches.
Player ratings5 Oct 2026
Thabiso Sesane takes the honours
Marked 7.41 on an afternoon he ran from the first whistle to the last. Whatever else went wrong, Free State Stars had the best player on the pitch.
In brief
- Squad Bradley Kekana named in the team of the month
- Squad Words at Free State Stars training over how hard people work
- Market The Thamsanqa Mokoena talk will not go away
- Market Khama Mabunda placed on the list