The SuperSport United Sentinel
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Bongani Mothiba runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 34. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Market10 Aug 2026
SuperSport United say no — this time
The offer from FC Copenhagen for Kermit Dolly was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Francesco Peretti signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Francesco Peretti and SuperSport United agree another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at SuperSport United
Francesco Peretti 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
Graduation day at SuperSport United
2 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Kermit Billiat falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Squad10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Khama Modiba
“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
One of our own: Bongani Mphela joins the SuperSport United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Bongani Mphela 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: Teboho Jali joins the SuperSport United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Teboho Jali is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Player ratings Francesco Peretti stands above it all
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at SuperSport United
- Market Itumeleng Mokotjo told to find a new club