The SuperSport United Sentinel
Match2 Nov 2026
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 terraces2 Nov 2026
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.
Squad2 Nov 2026
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.
Match31 Oct 2026
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 ratings2 Nov 2026
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.
Boardroom2 Nov 2026
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.
Squad2 Nov 2026
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.
Squad2 Nov 2026
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 terraces2 Nov 2026
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
- Player ratings Off the pace: Themba Jali
- Squad The division's best last weekend was a SuperSport United man
- Player ratings A day to forget for Williams Dolly