The Black Aces Herald
Market17 Aug 2026
Andile Mabunda 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 The request is on a desk at Black Aces, and it is not being withdrawn.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
No sign of nerves from Morgan Ngcobo at 20 — 7.81
The hardest thing about being 20 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Morgan Ngcobo did not need any: 7.81, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Black Aces
Gift Zungu 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.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Morgan Dala 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.
Match15 Aug 2026
Black Aces come up short against SuperSport United
SuperSport United left with the points after a 1‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad17 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Themba Hlatshwayo
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Themba Hlatshwayo, and the manager let it.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Gift Zungu
Successful dribbles: 16. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A Black Aces teenager takes the young player award
Morgan Ngcobo is 20, and for one weekend he was the best of everybody his age in the division. Nobody should build a career on it and everybody quietly does.
Market17 Aug 2026
Kermit Jali is free to find somewhere else
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Black Aces has been clear about where Kermit Jali stands, which is more than many ever get.
In brief
- Market Black Aces and Bradley Mothiba are talking past each other
- The terraces The stands have heard the Morgan Ngcobo talk too
- Market Black Aces put Sifiso Mphela up for sale