The Free State Stars Chronicle
Squad10 Aug 2026
Percy Zungu stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Percy Zungu and Free State Stars agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Free State Stars
Lebogang Zwane 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 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. Keagan Tau 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.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
Free State Stars supporters have found a favourite in Thamsanqa Billiat
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Thamsanqa Billiat has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Andile Zungu joins the Free State Stars first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Andile Zungu 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
Themba Furman steps up from the Free State Stars academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Themba Furman 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
One of our own: Erick Dala joins the Free State Stars first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Erick Dala is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Match8 Aug 2026
Free State Stars see off Jomo Cosmos
Three points for Free State Stars, 1‑0 the final word against Jomo Cosmos in a contest settled by the finer margins.
In brief
- Squad Mandla Erasmus gets it from the manager
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Bongani Modiba
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Free State Stars