The University of Pretoria Herald
Squad9 Aug 2027
Real improvement from Siphelele Mthembu at University of Pretoria
Form comes and goes; this has not gone. Siphelele Mthembu is 22, and the version of him training now would not have got into the side he was in a year ago.
Boardroom9 Aug 2027
Lebogang Mkhize signs on for the long haul
University of Pretoria moved before anybody else could: a new deal for Lebogang Mkhize, agreed quietly and announced loudly. Boards extend managers for many reasons; the good one is the one this looks like.
Squad9 Aug 2027
Tempers go at University of Pretoria
Kegan Johannes 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.
Boardroom9 Aug 2027
5 academy players handed senior numbers at University of Pretoria
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.
Squad9 Aug 2027
Words at University of Pretoria training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Siyanda Msani 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.
Match7 Aug 2027
The goals have deserted University of Pretoria
3 matches, no goals, and a training ground that has tried everything. It will end — droughts always do — but nobody at University of Pretoria can tell you which week it ends in.
Match7 Aug 2027
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.
Squad9 Aug 2027
No hiding place for Veli Mothwa
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Veli Mothwa, and the manager let it.
Market9 Aug 2027
One of our own: Hlompho Mabunda joins the University of Pretoria first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Hlompho Mabunda is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market University of Pretoria promote Dean Lorch from within
- Market University of Pretoria promote Itumeleng Mokotjo from within
- Market University of Pretoria promote Ramahlwe Grobler from within