The SuperSport United Sentinel
Market10 Aug 2026
Evidence Williams says no to Zwolle
“I listened, I thought about it, and I am staying. That is the whole story.” The clubs had agreed a fee. Evidence Williams had not agreed to go, which turned out to be the part that mattered.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Kutlwano Letlhaku is a medical away from SuperSport United
The deal with Mamelodi Sundowns is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Market10 Aug 2026
SuperSport United say no — this time
The offer from CS Constantine for Siyabonga Kekana was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Thamsanqa Hlatshwayo signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Thamsanqa Hlatshwayo commits to SuperSport United for another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at SuperSport United
Thamsanqa Hlatshwayo and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Graduation day at SuperSport United
4 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Kwanele Nkabi
SuperSport United asked and Chippa United said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Ramahlwe Dolly falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Market10 Aug 2026
Rivaldo Tau steps up from the SuperSport United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Rivaldo Tau has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Rivaldo Khune joins the SuperSport United first team
- The dugout Thamsanqa Hlatshwayo knocks on the manager's door
- The dugout The manager’s verdict