The University of Pretoria Herald
Squad10 Aug 2026
Veli Mothwa keeps University of Pretoria in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 8 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Market10 Aug 2026
Luke Daniels says no to Tusker
“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
Divine Lunga turns down University of Pretoria
The clubs had agreed and the player had not. A snub, and a public one: Mamelodi Sundowns keep him, and the supporters here are left wondering what he had heard about the place.
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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Jomo Cosmos watching Risen Albert
The interest is real enough to have reached print. University of Pretoria have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Mamelodi Sundowns tell University of Pretoria: Matías Esquivel 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
Mamelodi Sundowns take the points off University of Pretoria
Beaten 0‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market10 Aug 2026
Khama Mokotjo steps up from the University of Pretoria academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Khama Mokotjo 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Erick Dala steps up from the University of Pretoria academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Erick Dala 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.
In brief
- Squad Words at University of Pretoria training over how hard people work
- The dugout Thando Buthelezi gets it from the manager
- The dugout Lebogang Mkhize faces the questions