The Polokwane City Courier
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Both of them Puleng Marema's — 8.70
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.70, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Thabang Matuludi
Successful dribbles: 28. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Polokwane City rebuffed over Diogo Pinto
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Estrela da Amadora have kept their man, and Polokwane City go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Polokwane City
Tlou Nkwe and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Percy Mabunda joins the Polokwane City first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Percy Mabunda 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
One of our own: Keagan Mabunda joins the Polokwane City first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Keagan Mabunda 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
Polokwane City promote Percy Mahlangu from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Percy Mahlangu 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
Polokwane City promote Thamsanqa Erasmus from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Thamsanqa Erasmus 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
Polokwane City rescue it on 94 minutes
Behind, and beaten by any honest reading, until minute 94. Ajax Cape Town had the points in their pocket and a corner of the ground still believed, which is generally when it happens.
In brief
- The dugout No hiding place for Surprise Manthosi
- Match Polokwane City share the spoils with Ajax Cape Town
- The dugout The view from the dugout