Williams Dolly

Left Midfielder - SuperSport United
26 Dec 2026
Saturday
Process

Marked for Williams Dolly

14 Edition

The SuperSport United Sentinel

2 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match

SuperSport United refuse to drop out of the race

Position 1, 31 points, and the result everyone checks first is now theirs. The word is still not being said around the ground, which is how you know everyone is thinking it.

The terraces

The ground has had enough

“We travel everywhere and we get this.” 10 of the 28 senior players heard it walking off, and the ones who did not hear it were not playing.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Themba Zwane

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Match

Mamelodi Sundowns take the points off SuperSport United

Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Player ratings

Nobody could get near Khama Billiat

Successful dribbles: 16. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Boardroom

SuperSport United release $351.8K for the manager

The board have put money on the table rather than an encouraging word. What happens to it now is somebody else's problem, and somebody else's job.

Squad

A place in the month's best eleven for Rivaldo Phiri

Four or five weekends of consistency, judged against everybody in the division doing his job. Rivaldo Phiri has come out of that comparison in the side, and SuperSport United have had the benefit of every one of those afternoons.

Squad

Percy Vilakazi dropped after a run of poor form

The one version of being left out a player cannot argue with, and the one he takes worst. Somebody else has been better and the team sheet says so, in public, every week until it changes.

The terraces

Everybody has an opinion about Themba Zwane

He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.

In brief

Back issues
13 Edition

The SuperSport United Sentinel

26 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Triumph

Player ratings

No sign of nerves from Themba Zwane at 21 — 9.47

The hardest thing about being 21 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Themba Zwane did not need any: 9.47, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.

Squad

3 goals for Themba Zwane

The match ball belongs to Themba Zwane, whose 3 goals turned a difficult afternoon into a procession.

Match

Nobody wants to play SuperSport United right now

4 wins in a row changes how opponents warm up: quieter, more glances across. Runs end, everybody knows that — but nobody in this dressing room is planning for it.

Match

SuperSport United see off Ajax Cape Town

Three points for SuperSport United, 3‑1 the final word against Ajax Cape Town in a contest settled by the finer margins.

The terraces

SuperSport United supporters have found a favourite in Themba Zwane

There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 21-year-old it feels ownership of. Themba Zwane has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.

Squad

No hiding place for Luther Dolly

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

In brief

12 Edition

The SuperSport United Sentinel

19 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Triumph

Match

SuperSport United are at home on the road

6 straight away victories. Sides that win away are usually sides that can defend and can counter, and the table has begun to reflect what those journeys have earned.

Squad

Mandla Lorch says SuperSport United went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Match

Nobody wants to play SuperSport United right now

3 wins in a row changes how opponents warm up: quieter, more glances across. Runs end, everybody knows that — but nobody in this dressing room is planning for it.

Player ratings

Nobody could get near Thulani Mokotjo

Successful dribbles: 20. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Squad

Percy Vilakazi 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 SuperSport United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Match

SuperSport United see off Bidvest Wits

Three points for SuperSport United, 1‑0 the final word against Bidvest Wits in a contest settled by the finer margins.

Player ratings

Luther Dolly was on a different afternoon to everybody else

8.13. 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.

Squad

Kermit Grobler stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Kermit Grobler and SuperSport United agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad

No hiding place for Williams Dolly

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

In brief

11 Edition

The SuperSport United Sentinel

12 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match

Whatever happens, SuperSport United do not lose

8 games unbeaten now. Some were earned and some were survived, but a habit is forming — and habits are the hardest thing in football to play against.

Match

SuperSport United find a way past Golden Arrows

Golden Arrows made SuperSport United work for it, but the scoreboard read 2‑1 at the end and the table does not ask how.

Squad

Tempers go at SuperSport United

Percy Vilakazi 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.

Player ratings

Ninety minutes of Thulani Mokotjo at his very best

Marked 8.63. Players have careers without a single afternoon like this in them, and he has just had one in front of everybody at SuperSport United.

Squad

Rivaldo Phiri signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Rivaldo Phiri commits to SuperSport United for another 4 years.

Squad

No hiding place for Sifiso Ngcobo

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

Player ratings

Nobody could get near Khama Billiat

Successful dribbles: 13. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Player ratings

Off the pace: Kermit Grobler

A mark of 4.68 tells the story without any need for embellishment. He will want the tape of this one quietly lost.

Squad

Williams Dolly dropped after a run of poor form

The one version of being left out a player cannot argue with, and the one he takes worst. Somebody else has been better and the team sheet says so, in public, every week until it changes.

In brief