The Black Aces Herald
Player ratings14 Dec 2026
Siyabonga Lorch runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 38. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad14 Dec 2026
Keagan Mkhize keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Black Aces may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad14 Dec 2026
Tempers go at Black Aces
Ítalo 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.
Match12 Dec 2026
Black Aces get the job done against Polokwane City
A 1‑0 win over Polokwane City, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Squad14 Dec 2026
Ramahlwe Mothiba 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.
Player ratings14 Dec 2026
Ramahlwe Mothiba in the eights
A performance of 8.11 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
In brief
- Squad No hiding place for Flávio Boaventura
- Market Bongani Modiba placed on the list