The Free State Stars Chronicle
Market10 Aug 2026
Morgan Grobler asks to leave Free State Stars
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Erick Furman signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Erick Furman commits to Free State Stars for another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Free State Stars
Erick Furman 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.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Free State Stars
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words at Free State Stars training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Bradley Erasmus 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Free State Stars promote Lebogang Tau from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Lebogang Tau 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
Free State Stars promote Khama Manyama from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Khama Manyama 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
Free State Stars promote Kermit Mokotjo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Kermit Mokotjo 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Bradley Erasmus 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
- Player ratings Erick Furman takes the honours
- Match Free State Stars share the spoils with Jomo Cosmos
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Free State Stars