The Black Aces Herald
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Morgan Dala runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 39. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Market10 Aug 2026
Morgan Dala hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Black Aces can pretend not to have heard.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Luther Erasmus signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Luther Erasmus and Black Aces agree another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Black Aces
Evidence Mphela 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.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
3 academy players handed senior numbers at Black Aces
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words at Black Aces training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Gift Zungu is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market10 Aug 2026
Themba Mphela steps up from the Black Aces academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Themba Mphela 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Thamsanqa Ngcobo steps up from the Black Aces academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Thamsanqa Ngcobo 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Black Aces promote Ronwen Jali from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ronwen Jali has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Squad Kermit Ngcobo gets it from the manager
- Match Black Aces share the spoils with Bidvest Wits
- Boardroom Black Aces turn down the training-ground plan