The Free State Stars Chronicle
Match26 Dec 2026
17 matches without a win for Free State Stars
The run now stands at 17, and the questions being asked around Free State Stars are no longer polite ones.
Match28 Dec 2026
Free State Stars are in real trouble now
Position 15, 11 points, and a fixture list with fewer games left in it than excuses. The arithmetic is not cruel yet, but it has stopped being kind.
Squad28 Dec 2026
A one-man rearguard from Bongani Modiba
There were 6 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Squad28 Dec 2026
Tempers go at Free State Stars
Erick Billiat 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.
Match26 Dec 2026
Free State Stars come up short against Ajax Cape Town
Ajax Cape Town left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad28 Dec 2026
Andile Tau gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
In brief
- Squad Sandile Khumalo left out for tactical reasons at Free State Stars
- Player ratings Gift Furman spends the afternoon fouling
- Player ratings Thulani Mokoena runs at them all day