The Chippa United Sentinel
Match8 Aug 2026
Nowhere to hide for Chippa United
0‑3 against Kaizer Chiefs, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.
Market10 Aug 2026
Sinoxolo Kwayiba 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 Chippa United can pretend not to have heard.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Chippa United
Goodman Mosele and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Lucas Toffoletti
Chippa United asked and Madryn said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Sinoxolo Kwayiba
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market10 Aug 2026
Chippa United promote Kermit Zungu from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Kermit Zungu 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
Chippa United promote Thamsanqa Khune from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Thamsanqa Khune 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
Andile Vilakazi steps up from the Chippa United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Andile Vilakazi 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
Sello Jaftha is a square peg at Chippa United
The system has changed and his position has not. A footballer can improve his form; he cannot improve the manager’s formation, and that is the whole of the problem.
In brief
- Boardroom Nobody left the Chippa United dressing room in a hurry
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Sammy Seabi
- The dugout Keagan Modiba answers for it