The Golden Arrows Herald
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Isaac Cissé could not have asked for more on his first appearance — 7.42
Debuts are survived rather than enjoyed. This one was enjoyed: 7.42, 1 goals, and a manager already being asked whether he starts again next week.
Market10 Aug 2026
Golden Arrows turn down Jomo Cosmos for Kwanele Nayo
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Velemseni Ndwandwe runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 23. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Golden Arrows
Nduduzo Sibiya 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
3 academy players handed senior numbers at Golden Arrows
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 Golden Arrows training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Brandon Theron 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
Golden Arrows promote Gift Mokotjo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Gift 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Hlompho Mkhize joins the Golden Arrows first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Hlompho Mkhize 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
Golden Arrows promote Thamsanqa Jali from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Thamsanqa Jali 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.
In brief
- Match Isaac Cissé rescues a point for Golden Arrows
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Golden Arrows
- Squad Thokozani Khumalo dropped after a run of poor form