The Chippa United Sentinel
Match19 Aug 2034
5 matches without a win for Chippa United
The run now stands at 5, and the questions being asked around Chippa United are no longer polite ones.
Player ratings21 Aug 2034
Nobody could get near Bongani Zungu
Successful dribbles: 25. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad21 Aug 2034
Tempers go at Chippa United
Boy Madingwana 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.
Squad21 Aug 2034
Words at Chippa United training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Abdoulaye Yoro 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.
Squad21 Aug 2034
When it matters, Dumisani Msibi plays
It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.
Match19 Aug 2034
Chippa United share the spoils with Platinum Stars
A 1‑1 draw with Platinum Stars leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
Squad21 Aug 2034
Chippa United pick somebody else ahead of Ayabulela Konqobe
There is no complaint available here and everybody involved knows it, which does not make the walk to the bench any shorter. Form is the only currency in football that cannot be borrowed against.
Market21 Aug 2034
Ramahlwe Lorch placed on the list
Chippa United have made Ramahlwe Lorch available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
Market21 Aug 2034
Siyabonga Mokoena leaves for nothing
Contract settled, hands shaken, no fee changing hands. Siyabonga Mokoena leaves Chippa United the quiet way, and the wage bill breathes a little easier.
In brief
- Market Luther Khune leaves for nothing
- Boardroom Chippa United keep producing them