The Free State Stars Chronicle
Player ratings7 Sep 2026
Nobody could get near Erick Furman
Successful dribbles: 58. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Mandla Vilakazi damages knee ligaments — 30 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 30 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Market7 Sep 2026
Hlompho Vilakazi 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 The request is on a desk at Free State Stars, and it is not being withdrawn.
Match5 Sep 2026
5 matches without a win for Free State Stars
The run now stands at 5, and the questions being asked around Free State Stars are no longer polite ones.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Tempers go at Free State Stars
Donay Jansen 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.
Match5 Sep 2026
Itumeleng Mokoena’s goal not enough for Free State Stars
Itumeleng Mokoena scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to Platinum Stars, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
In brief
- Squad Bradley Erasmus gets it from the manager
- Squad Bradley Zungu dropped after a run of poor form
- Player ratings Itumeleng Mokoena changes it off the bench
- Market Window shut, Andile Grobler still here