The University of Pretoria Herald
Match8 Aug 2026
Chastening afternoon for University of Pretoria
A 0‑3 beating by Mamelodi Sundowns was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Market10 Aug 2026
Luke Daniels says no to AFC Leopards
“I listened, I thought about it, and I am staying. That is the whole story.” The clubs had agreed a fee. Luke Daniels had not agreed to go, which turned out to be the part that mattered.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
The paperwork begins on Zuko Mdunyelwa
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. University of Pretoria have done the hard part with Mamelodi Sundowns, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at University of Pretoria
Samuel Julies 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.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Manchester City tell University of Pretoria: Pierce Charles is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market10 Aug 2026
University of Pretoria promote Bradley Vilakazi from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Bradley Vilakazi 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Ramahlwe Grobler joins the University of Pretoria first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Ramahlwe Grobler is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Morgan Ngcobo steps up from the University of Pretoria academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Morgan 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words at University of Pretoria training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Luvoyo Phewa 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.
In brief
- Boardroom Nobody left the University of Pretoria dressing room in a hurry
- The dugout Keagan Mokoena answers for it
- Player ratings Ronaldo Maarman runs at them all day