The Black Aces Herald
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
A debut Itumeleng Zwane will not forget — 7.63
There is exactly one of these per career and it does not usually go like this. 1 on the scoresheet, 7.63 beside the name, and a crowd that had never seen him before chanting it by the end.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Gift Furman runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 31. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Age has not caught Morgan Dala yet — 7.92
At 34 he is supposed to be managing his minutes. Instead he was marked 7.92 and looked, for ninety minutes, exactly like the player everybody remembers.
Market10 Aug 2026
Thamsanqa Modiba 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 The request is on a desk at Black Aces, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Itumeleng Zwane signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Itumeleng Zwane and Black Aces agree another 3 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Itumeleng Zwane 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 Black Aces this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Graduation day at Black Aces
5 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 Shandre Campbell
Black Aces asked and KV Kortrijk said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
Black Aces supporters have found a favourite in Itumeleng Zwane
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 18-year-old it feels ownership of. Itumeleng 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.
In brief
- Match Morgan Dala the difference as Black Aces beat Bidvest Wits
- Market One of our own: Luther Dala joins the Black Aces first team
- Market Black Aces promote Ramahlwe Mokoena from within